PDF Studio does not provide a PDF printer driver like Adobe does. In general, we found that packaging with our own PDF printer driver is not needed as nowadays the latest operating systems come with a PDF printer and most business applications include a Save As PDF function. To print any documents to PDF on older operating systems, there a number of free PDF printer drivers, available for download. Once installed, these printer drivers will show under the list of printers in your print dialog, allowing you to save any file or web page to PDF.
On Mac
Reading and Printing PDF Couldn’t Be Easier. Many of the documents we interact with. Just click Print and select CutePDF Writer as your printer. It’s that simple. Select a file in any application that prints and open it. Choose “File” “Print”.; Choose “CutePDF Writer” as the printer in the print dialog box, and click “Print”. (Do Not select 'Print to File' option.)Enter a new file name for your PDF.
Convert any document to PDF from the Print dialog, by choosing the option to save a document as PDF.
Windows 10 now comes with a PDF printer. When printing just select Microsoft Print to PDF from the printer list.
Microsoft Office 2010 and above comes with a “Save As PDF” function in each application (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
For Office 2007, Microsoft distributes a free add-in to Save As PDF.
CutePDF Writer and PrimoPDF are free PDF printer drivers that will show up under the print dialog and allow to print any file to PDF.
On Linux
Cups-pdf can print to PDF (Shows as a printer under your printer list)
OpenOffice Writer can export files as PDF.
LibreOffice can export files to PDF.
Installing Cups On Linux
Some users have reported the below steps for their installations:
Install On Ubuntu:
Uninstall ‘cups’ from the Ubuntu Software Center
Reboot the system
Re-installed ‘cups’ from the Ubuntu Software Center but this time with all available ‘Add-ons’
You should now be able to print using the Cups-pdf
Install On Lubuntu:
Pdf Printer Free Download
Open the Terminal (Alt/Ctrl/T)
Type “sudo synaptic package manager” & input system password.
Find ‘cups’ packages and install all of them
Apply changes (to install the packages).
Close synaptic package manager & exit (‘exit’) the terminal
You should now be able to print using the Cups-pdf
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Instead of a physical printer, you can select Adobe PDF in almost any Windows or Mac OS application. Print to PDF creates an electronic copy of your file that you can save to disk.
Note: Printing a file to PDF using the Adobe PDF printer flattens the file.
Note:
Ensure that Acrobat is installed on your computer, otherwise, the Adobe PDF printer or the Save As Adobe PDF option won't appear. Don’t have Acrobat? Try Acrobat for free.
Watch this video tutorial to use the Adobe PDF Printer to create PDFs from almost any application.
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Choose Adobe PDF as the printer in the Print dialog box.
To customize the Adobe PDF printer setting, click the Properties (or Preferences) button. (In some applications, you may need to click Setup in the Print dialog box to open the list of printers, and then click Properties or Preferences.)
Click Print. Type a name for your file, and click Save.
For more information on Adobe PDF printer settings, see Using the Adobe PDF printer.
The Adobe PDF printer is not available on Mac. However, you can use the Save As Adobe PDF option to print a file to PDF on Mac.
Note:
In macOS Mojave (v10.14), when you try to print a document to PDF using the System Print Dialog > Save As Adobe PDF, the following error message is displayed: 'This workflow contains the action Save As Adobe PDF, which is provided by a third party. Third party actions must be explicitly enabled.'