Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW?

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#52392 - 08/06/04 08:21 AM Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW?
AsianTenorGuy Registered: 07/29/03 Loc: Baton Rouge, Louisiana	How can I do it? _________________________ Sometimes....when I am putting oranges in a circle, I think of my thoughts and they make me laugh. (Celebrity Jeopardy) 05 LSU Tenor Line Son!
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#52393 - 08/06/04 08:37 AM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: AsianTenorGuy]
multi-Thomm Registered: 12/31/00 Loc: here	ok easy, click graphic tool, the click the graphic tab. scroll to export pages, and click change "type" form EPS to TIFF set for all pages set resolution hit ok once its a tiff yu can open it up in adobe pro, and save it as a PDF
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#52394 - 08/06/04 02:50 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: multi-Thomm]
jimi_thing Registered: 06/12/03 Loc: Greenville, PA	Or, you can skip a million steps and go here: http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp It installs itself as a printer, and when you want to create a PDF out of ANYTHING that is able to be printed, click file and print and select it as your printer. It will then ask you where you want to save it _________________________ PSU Blue Band - Tenors 2007
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#52395 - 08/06/04 05:04 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: jimi_thing]
kevin_fu Registered: 06/16/00 Loc: Southern MD	yea, cutepdf is the way to go! The only thing is that you cant combine multiple files to make one PDF (such as a finale file, a word file, some pictures, etc) _________________________ -Kevin Instructor/Tech Northern HS - Owings, MD \| Winter '03 - Fall '04 Patuxent HS - Lusby, MD \| Fall '06 Huntingtown HS - Huntingtown, MD \| Fall '07 Project PIW - Pittsburgh, PA \| '05 - Cymbals Promote Tolerance\|Go Redskins!
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#52396 - 08/06/04 07:43 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: kevin_fu]
AsianTenorGuy Registered: 07/29/03 Loc: Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Nice...thanks that worked. _________________________ Sometimes....when I am putting oranges in a circle, I think of my thoughts and they make me laugh. (Celebrity Jeopardy) 05 LSU Tenor Line Son!
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#52397 - 08/22/04 10:25 AM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: AsianTenorGuy]
r123moore Registered: 06/11/04 Loc: Georgia	If you Adobe Acrobat it should have also come with the adobe distiller, which does the same thing that Cute Pdf does. _________________________ Director of the Division 1 FDC - The Gladiators The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far as is needed? R123Moore
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#52398 - 08/22/04 01:51 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: r123moore]
kevin_fu Registered: 06/16/00 Loc: Southern MD	...if you purchase it. CutePDF on the other hand is 100% free. _________________________ -Kevin Instructor/Tech Northern HS - Owings, MD \| Winter '03 - Fall '04 Patuxent HS - Lusby, MD \| Fall '06 Huntingtown HS - Huntingtown, MD \| Fall '07 Project PIW - Pittsburgh, PA \| '05 - Cymbals Promote Tolerance\|Go Redskins!
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#52399 - 10/23/04 01:39 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: kevin_fu]
PercussionistBug Registered: 01/04/04 Loc: Randleman, NC	How can I save multipule documents (Finale and Word) into one PDF file, like some schools do when they make a drumline book? _________________________ Randleman High School 2001 - Bass 2002 - Bass 2003 - Snare 2004 - Had to quit band. Greensboro College 2005 - Snare 2006 - Tenors 2007 - Administration wouldn't let the band march. 2008 - Tenors 2009 - THE A&T Marching Machine? We'll see... 2010 - UNT? FSU? Who knows where I'll be...
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#52400 - 10/25/04 02:46 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: PercussionistBug]
Middle Age Man Registered: 06/26/01 Loc: Hewitt, NJ	Quote: *Percussionistbug said:* How can I save multipule documents (Finale and Word) into one PDF file, like some schools do when they make a drumline book? Re-read the thread. _________________________ The Cavaliers - Baritone 1993 Hawthorne Caballeros - Baritone 1988, Contra 1989-1995, Bass 6/5 1996-1998 Pequannock HS - Marching Instructor 1995 Saddle Brook HS - Percussion Instructor 1995 Lodi HS - Percussion Instructor 1996-2003
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#52401 - 11/04/04 09:22 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: Middle Age Man]
HCHSDrummer05 Registered: 07/26/04 Loc: Hattiesburg, MS (USM)	Aight I downloaded CutePDF and did exactly what you guys said, but when I open my file in adobe acrobat reader, my file is all screwed up, like the font is not what the same as when I use Finale........Anyone know why this is occuring?..... _________________________ Harrison Central High School '04/05: Plates/4th Bass \| '05/06: Snare \| '06/07: Snare (MCM and Synergy Auditionee, '07/08) Teaching: Instructor, Harrison Central 9th \| Marching Tech, HCHS
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#52402 - 11/05/04 01:15 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: HCHSDrummer05]
Middle Age Man Registered: 06/26/01 Loc: Hewitt, NJ	You need to embed the fonts into the document. If you don't do that you just get a series of squares and lines where the notes should be. _________________________ The Cavaliers - Baritone 1993 Hawthorne Caballeros - Baritone 1988, Contra 1989-1995, Bass 6/5 1996-1998 Pequannock HS - Marching Instructor 1995 Saddle Brook HS - Percussion Instructor 1995 Lodi HS - Percussion Instructor 1996-2003
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#52403 - 11/05/04 02:11 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: Middle Age Man]
HCHSDrummer05 Registered: 07/26/04 Loc: Hattiesburg, MS (USM)	..........and how do I do that? _________________________ Harrison Central High School '04/05: Plates/4th Bass \| '05/06: Snare \| '06/07: Snare (MCM and Synergy Auditionee, '07/08) Teaching: Instructor, Harrison Central 9th \| Marching Tech, HCHS
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#52404 - 11/05/04 03:44 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: HCHSDrummer05]
Middle Age Man Registered: 06/26/01 Loc: Hewitt, NJ	I don't use CutePDF so I can't really tell you, however, in Adobe Acrobat there is a checkbox option when you "print" the file that lets you select whether or not to embed the fonts. There might be a similar option in CutePDF. _________________________ The Cavaliers - Baritone 1993 Hawthorne Caballeros - Baritone 1988, Contra 1989-1995, Bass 6/5 1996-1998 Pequannock HS - Marching Instructor 1995 Saddle Brook HS - Percussion Instructor 1995 Lodi HS - Percussion Instructor 1996-2003
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#52405 - 11/07/04 07:27 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: Middle Age Man]
HCHSDrummer05 Registered: 07/26/04 Loc: Hattiesburg, MS (USM)	I don't see anything like that. _________________________ Harrison Central High School '04/05: Plates/4th Bass \| '05/06: Snare \| '06/07: Snare (MCM and Synergy Auditionee, '07/08) Teaching: Instructor, Harrison Central 9th \| Marching Tech, HCHS
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#52406 - 02/23/05 05:21 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: HCHSDrummer05]
OU110Snare Registered: 05/17/02 Loc: Athens, Ohio	Personally, I use PDF995; All you do is hit 'print' from file, select the pdf995 as default printer, and it prints exactly what's on your screen - whether it's a Word document or a Finale file. _________________________ -Shawn Bailes OUMB Alum AIM: Drums4UGuy Bailesie's MySpace Marching 110 MySpace
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#52407 - 04/24/05 11:48 AM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: OU110Snare]
m00tp01nt blank Registered: 04/24/05	There's a free alternative called PDFCreator which I personally use as a default software printer. It's at sourceforge.net. You can always trust open source programmers to come up with something good every once in a while.
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#52408 - 05/24/05 06:30 AM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: m00tp01nt]
studsnare27 Registered: 06/17/04 Loc: Imperial Mo	I was wondering why you need it to be a PDF. Why don't you just leave it as a tiff. A tiff is supported by more systems. Is there a different advantage or something. _________________________ My mom says that my line is better than yours! Intrepid Percussion Ensemble
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#52409 - 05/24/05 02:44 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: studsnare27]
kevin_fu Registered: 06/16/00 Loc: Southern MD	Not true. More people know how to use PDFs because more software packages are using the PDF to hold help manuals and the corporate world loves PDFs. PDFs are very ubiquitous. I guarantee you'll get more people who know how to use a PDF than how, or what will open a tiff. _________________________ -Kevin Instructor/Tech Northern HS - Owings, MD \| Winter '03 - Fall '04 Patuxent HS - Lusby, MD \| Fall '06 Huntingtown HS - Huntingtown, MD \| Fall '07 Project PIW - Pittsburgh, PA \| '05 - Cymbals Promote Tolerance\|Go Redskins!
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#52410 - 06/10/05 04:04 AM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: studsnare27]
DLWebmaestro Registered: 04/25/00 Loc: Drumlines.org Server	Quote: I was wondering why you need it to be a PDF. Why don't you just leave it as a tiff. A tiff is supported by more systems. Is there a different advantage or something. http://www.caseshare.com/info.cfm?ID=189 _________________________ I'm a whore Performing Great Mills HS: '92-'96 -> Front Ensemble, Plates, Snare \| Baltimore Ravens: '00-'03 -> Snare Teaching Thomas Stone HS: '97-'99 \| Patuxent HS: '99
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#52411 - 06/11/05 08:15 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: DLWebmaestro]
studsnare27 Registered: 06/17/04 Loc: Imperial Mo	I use win2pdf. it converts any file in any program to a pdf. It works like a printer. You choose it as your printer so the image is sent to the program not your actual printer. win2pdf _________________________ My mom says that my line is better than yours! Intrepid Percussion Ensemble
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#52412 - 06/12/05 02:54 AM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: studsnare27]
kekiahij005 Registered: 10/12/04	heres probably the simplest option...get a mac. all new macs come with "print as pdf" as a print option. in order to make a "book" you would need to use a layout program like quark or adobe indesign. Edited by kekiahij005 (06/12/05 02:56 AM)
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#52413 - 06/12/05 04:53 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: kekiahij005]
DLWebmaestro Registered: 04/25/00 Loc: Drumlines.org Server	Ah yes... get a whole new/different computer/OS just so you can make PDFs... makes perfect sense to me! Nothing spells "simple" like buying an over-priced, non-upgradable computer and learning an entirely different OS. _________________________ I'm a whore Performing Great Mills HS: '92-'96 -> Front Ensemble, Plates, Snare \| Baltimore Ravens: '00-'03 -> Snare Teaching Thomas Stone HS: '97-'99 \| Patuxent HS: '99
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#52414 - 06/15/05 09:24 PM Re: Turning finale files into PDFs: HOW? [Re: studsnare27]
Irondrummer Registered: 08/25/03 Loc: NorthWest, Ohio	http://www.primopdf.com/ Very basic, and because of this, it creats PDF files faster than Adobe Acrobat does. Of course, it doesn't have all the extra stuff Adobe has. _________________________ -Mike FAQ GO BUCKEYES!
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