PdfPrinter is a printer driver, it transforms the generic printer commands generated by programs into PDF commands and stores them in a PDF file. The result is that you can now create PDF files from almost all programs that can print.
- PdfPrinter creates PDF version 1.2, 1.3 and the latest 1.4 files.
- You can set a number of properties of the PDF file, such as the title, the author, the subject, and the title.
- PdfPrinter compresses the file, making it less demanding on storage space and also making it faster and cheaper to email to another party.
- You can protect your file with Acrobat 3.x/4.x 40-bit encryption and Acrobat 5.x 128-bit encryption.
- PdfPrinter let''s you use the three non-symbolic standard Type 1 fonts Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. It is currently not possible to use the symbolic Type 1 fonts Symbol and ZapfDingbats. Neither is it possible to embed fonts.
The resulting PDF file can now be backed up, viewed on a desktop PC, stored in your corporate database, emailed to a client, etc.
There are some issues relating to PdfPrinter.
- Only characters that are part of the codepage 1252 character set are added to the PDF file, other characters are replaced by a space.
- Underlined and strikethrough fonts aren''t drawn properly, the lines are longer than the text.
- In Sheet, graphs aren''t drawn properly. This appears to be an issue in Sheet itself, as the graphics are drawn outside the clipping rectangle (the clipping rectangle specifies the valid area in which text and images are visible). The graphs can be made visible by unticking the Mask option on the Misc tab (the Sheet fix).