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Can't print landscrape when flattening a form

2008-09-03 13:52:00

mcorson66

Registered: Mar 27 2008

Posts: 9

Answered

I have a PDF form that I created to be printed in landscape. When I print to an actual printer, it works fine.

When I flatten it using the Adobe PDF PRinter, it prints portrait when using Adobe 7.0.9. However, if I use Adobe 8 or 9, it prints landscape correctly.

Does anyone know if there was a problem in version 7 or if there is a setting I'm missing?

I have 2 users each on a different version of Adobe.

Thanks,

2008-09-03 13:58:44

gkaiseril

Registered: Feb 23 2006

Posts: 4307

One of the many reasons not to print a PDF to the PDF/Acrobat printer. You should use JavaScript to flatten the pages.

George Kaiser

2008-09-04 05:52:55

mcorson66

Registered: Mar 27 2008

Posts: 9

Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately, we are not going to be able to switch all of our forms over to using JavaScript for flattening just yet. you mentioned one of the many reasons. Any other heads up you can give me? Or point me in a direction to find out?

We were using cutepdf printer and just recently switched everything over to Adobe PDF Printer.

Thanks

2008-10-13 17:41:00

Merlin

Registered: Mar 1 2006

Posts: 766

I hope that this free tool can help you, it adds a flatten item in the Acrobat's tools menu : [url]http://abracadabrapdf.net/articles.php?lng=en&pg=15[/url];-)

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