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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / October 2004Perfect pdfs
Is there a way to create perfect (not only screen resolution) on the mac without Acrobat? If so, what is the cheapest way? > Is there a way to create perfect (not only screen resolution) on the > mac without Acrobat? If so, what is the cheapest way? Print to the PDF "printer" that is installed with OSX. >> Is there a way to create perfect (not only screen resolution) on the >> mac without Acrobat? If so, what is the cheapest way? > Print to the PDF "printer" that is installed with OSX. But I then only get screen resolution on it, no? Is there a cheap way get pdfs with a higher resolution without Acrobat? >>> Is there a way to create perfect (not only screen resolution) on the >>> mac without Acrobat? If so, what is the cheapest way? >> Print to the PDF "printer" that is installed with OSX. > But I then only get screen resolution on it, no? No, you'll get the full resolution of the source document that you are printing. > Is there a cheap way get pdfs with a higher resolution without Acrobat? Maybe you could give an example of what specifically you're doing? Dave Hinz >>>> Is there a way to create perfect (not only screen resolution) on the >>>> mac without Acrobat? If so, what is the cheapest way? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dave Hinz I am writing a book (in Appleworks) and I want to send the manuscript to publishers as a pdf-file. But I want it to have a higher resolution than screen-resolution. I was told, by a "guru" that the "save as pdf"- option made to low a resolution for publishing. I am also thinking about selfpublishing it, but I do not have much money to buy software with at the moment. Therfor it has to be cheap. I do however want it to look a good as possible. > I am writing a book (in Appleworks) and I want to send the manuscript > to publishers as a pdf-file. But I want it to have a higher resolution > than screen-resolution. I was told, by a "guru" that the "save as pdf"- > option made to low a resolution for publishing. I don't know what publishers require. But it's simply not true that printing to PDF on Mac OS X will give you screen-resolution documents.  SignatureTom "Tom" Harrington Macaroni, Automated System Maintenance for Mac OS X. Version 2.0: Delocalize, Repair Permissions, lots more. See http://www.atomicbird.com/ >I am writing a book (in Appleworks) and I want to send the manuscript >to publishers as a pdf-file. I'd suggest you speak to the publishers first--most publishers have extremely specific requirements about file format, and absolutely, positively will not accept, or even look at, any file or submission that does not meet their submission guidelines. SignatureArt, literature, shareware, polyamory, kink, and more: http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html > I am writing a book (in Appleworks) and I want to send the manuscript > to publishers as a pdf-file. But I want it to have a higher resolution [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > with at the moment. Therfor it has to be cheap. I do however want it to > look a good as possible. Your "guru" is wrong. Any fonts and graphics you use in your document will be embedded as-is, they won't be scaled down. The resolution will be identical to the original document. Try it yourself: Use the Save as PDF option on a document, open it with Adobe Reader, and zoom in on it. Compare it to the original Appleworks document at the same zoom factor. In fact, there are utilities available which shrink PDF files; one of the things they do is scale the embedded graphics down to a desired resolution. > I am writing a book (in Appleworks) and I want to send the manuscript > to publishers as a pdf-file. Beware, the OS X pdf engine doesn't always work properly. For example, the symbol used for bullet points (at least the solid, default one in Word) will not appear in the pdf file. My solution to this is to use the hollow bullet symbol instead. My advice is to check your pdf document carefully against your Appleworks document before sending it to anyone. > > I am writing a book (in Appleworks) and I want to send the manuscript > > to publishers as a pdf-file. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > My advice is to check your pdf document carefully against your > Appleworks document before sending it to anyone. I cannot reproduce this issue. The standard Mac bullet character ('€', creating by typing <option-8>) looks fine for me in PDFs created via the standard Mac OS X 10.3.5 print dialog in TextEdit as well as Word 2004. I tried manually typing the bullet character in both applications, and also had Word 2004 create it automatically as part of a bulleted list. Have you tried applications other than Word? Are you using Word 2004, Word X, or an older version? Have you uninstalled/deactivated any standard Mac OS X or Microsoft Office fonts? - Daryl Forrest > > > I am writing a book (in Appleworks) and I want to send the manuscript > > > to publishers as a pdf-file. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I cannot reproduce this issue. Hi Daryl, I am using Word X, but I don't think it matters. I did not say the option-8 symbol, which pdf's fine, I said the default solid symbol for bullet points used in Word (try creating a bullet list in Word in the standard way). This is a well-known issue, check groups.google. The point is that some symbols/fonts (even commonly-used ones) do not come out on the pdf. Cheers. > I am using Word X, but I don't think it matters. I did not say the > option-8 symbol, which pdf's fine, I said the default solid symbol for > bullet points used in Word (try creating a bullet list in Word in the > standard way). This is a well-known issue, check groups.google. The > point is that some symbols/fonts (even commonly-used ones) do not come > out on the pdf. I have essentially the same problem -- or at least something very similar -- with bullets in PowerPoint presentations not being properly converted to PDF. If the original font in the PowerPoint version is Helvetica, the bullets come out as what I believe are Japanese yen symbols in the PDF version -- and I've been told this is a known problem. |
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