PrimoPDF Installation Instructions

Installing PrimoPDF

System Requirements

In order to install PrimoPDF, your computer should be equipped with the following:

  • Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT®, or Windows XP®
  • A minimum of 30 MB of available disk space
  • Additional disk space may be required, depending on the size and type of files being converted.

To install PrimoPDF:

  1. Download PrimoSetup.exe from www.PrimoPDF.com.
  2. When prompted for a destination, navigate to your desktop and click OK.
  3. On the desktop, double-click the file named PrimoSetup.exe. 4 .Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Uninstalling PrimoPDF

To uninstall PrimoPDF:

  1. Click Start, then click Settings > Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Click the Install/Uninstall tab, if your version of Windows includes it.
  4. From the list of programs, select PrimoPDF.
  5. Click Add/Remove.
  6. Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall PrimoPDF.

Using PrimoPDF

PrimoPDF installs as a PDF printer. This means you can use PrimoPDF to print your documents to PDF from any Windows application.

To print a document to PDF with PrimoPDF:

  1. With the document open, click File > Print.
  2. Select PrimoPDF from the list of printers.

Set other printing options as you normally would. Note: Do not select the Print to File check box.

  1. Click OK. The PrimoPDF window appears.
  2. Enter a name and location for the PDF file or click Browse to select a name and location.
  3. Select which configuration to use. The following two options are available:

 

  • For Print Optimized for printing PDF files to standard laser printers.
  • For Screen Optimized for onscreen viewing.

6. Click OK.

If you have PDF viewing software on your computer, the PDF file will automatically open in your viewer.


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PrimoPDF is covered under the Aladdin Free Public License (AFPL) and the source code (including changes to Redmon) can be downloaded here.
PrimoPDF also uses AFPL Ghostscript (the source code can be downloaded here) and Redmon (the original source code can be downloaded here).
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