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by longmanjay

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When a user that I support prints a pdf file, it comes out with no spaces between the words. How do I fix this.

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by p. dickason, cne, mcse, cca

I've seen that problem before and it was related to a printer driver problem. What kind of printer is it? The user who had the problem here was printing to a HP LaserJet 5 but I had to switch them to the HP LJ5P (notice the P) printer driver to correct this problem. Go figure. I can't explain it but it solved the problem. Hope this helps.
Pete

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by rucinski

Quite simply, Adobe does not understand font metrics. They swap their own font(s) without warning and there is no way to deactivate this feature. Considering their printer drivers "proprietary," a number of manufacturers are attempting to reverse engineer them for a resolution, especially the fax-server houses.

I have experienced both screen and print problems with PDF files. Since Adobe is basically a Mac house, their tech support is about as clue-full as an AOL user on a Mac.

Pete offers reasonable advice with regard to the "P" driver. The "P" stands for PostScript (can you say Mac?) You may have to purchase a PostScript cartridge for the printer.

While I have not solved the problem of footnotes appearing on the wrong page(s), opening -> Start ->Settings ->Printers, selecting the printer, then Properties and changing from Vector Graphics to Raster Graphics. (Can you say Mac mind-set?) You may have to change the Fonts setting from Download asTrueType to BitMaps.

It is a pain to have to constantly swap between Vector and Raster especially after printing 200 pages of kindling because the pagination changes.

There is also a difference between a file produced on a Mac and an Intel machine.

For distribution of academic or legal documents, I print to Exchange and the produce the paper from the resulting PDF. Royal PITA.

Bob

by drew_lgca

I have seen this problem a lot. It was to do with printer drivers. Download the lastest printer drivers and try each one until it works. I have seen a driver work with one PC and not work on another.

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