Font embedding means that font information is included directly within the PDF file. Embedding fonts ensures the PDF can be viewed or printed on any computer, with text appearing exactly as it does in the original file. Embedding fonts can increase PDF file size (since more information needs to be included), but can be helpful [...]
For decades, paper has been the primary (and sometimes only) means for record-keeping for organizations from all industries, in all shapes and sizes. Businesses have been built around hard copies and paper trails, and it can be difficult for some to imagine letting go of these tangible “security blankets” they’ve grown accustomed to. However, as [...]
October 20, 2008 – 4:49 pm
With a basic understanding of how Microsoft Excel files print, you can easily create the PDF output you need using the PrimoPDF free pdf creator. And by standardizing print settings across sheets, you can convert your entire workbook to a single PDF.
To standardize print settings across multiple worksheets
From Microsoft Excel, select the first sheet and [...]
October 16, 2008 – 8:56 pm
In all the excitement of our PDF Download 2.0 (Firefox add-on) release a month or so back, we barely mentioned a cool little free HTML to PDF service we launched at the same time.
The new Web-to-PDF feature in PDF Download 2.0 uses a Web server to quickly convert any (unsecured) Web page into a pretty [...]
If you’ve read Richard’s post regarding the release of Nitro PDF Professional 5.4, then you’re probably already aware of the update to Nitro Pro’s forms functionality. Calling it an ‘update’ though, doesn’t really do it justice. We have totally rebuilt forms from scratch and it is much different and improved compared with previous versions. If you’re [...]
April 13, 2008 – 11:30 pm
If you read documents shared via the internet, chances are they will be either Microsoft Word (DOC) or PDF files. Given that these two ubiquitous file formats are often used (and misused), it’s not surprising many people get a little confused when trying to grasp how they differ and what the purpose of each is. And [...]
This week is an exciting time for the Nitro team. We’ve just announced a major partnership with activePDF, developers of the leading free PDF creator, PrimoPDF. What’s made PrimoPDF so popular is the quality of the PDF files it produces, it’s ability to create different kinds of PDF files, and the fact it doesn’t require registration, display annoying [...]
February 22, 2008 – 2:37 pm
On our web site and in our marketing materials we’ve used words like ’streamlined’ and ‘easy-to-use’ to describe the PDF creation functionality we support in our range of products. I thought I’d try to explain what we really mean when we say it and why it can be important to you if you regularly create [...]
February 21, 2008 – 10:15 am
For a bit fun I’ve recently been receiving tweets whenever anyone mentions Adobe Acrobat. Below are the three most humorous.
And yes, I know Acrobat is a competitor to our Nitro Pro and this post probably looks like a cheap shot, but I couldn’t resist because they’re just plain funny.
“Hey Adobe Acrobat, thanks for installing yourself [...]
February 11, 2008 – 10:22 am
The two biggest things to look at when you want to reduce the size of PDF files are removing objects and downsampling/shrinking the images it contains.
1. Re-create the PDF to reduce PDF file size
A handy trick for reducing PDF file size is to re-create or ‘re-fry’ your PDF. By creating the PDF again you can strip out plenty [...]
