PDFCreator is purely free and is now working well enough to install and use pretty generally: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ --Matt Jeff Steward wrote: >As an alternative to Acrobat Pro, I use PDF995 (http://www.pdf995.com) >to print to PDF files. The qualitiy is quite good when creating PDF's >from TMS reports. > >-----Original Message----- >From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >On Behalf Of Wilker, Jenny >Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:33 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: An Image Export Breakthrough > > >To all TMSers that have been having trouble exporting files with images >lately: >We just had a breakthrough here that you may or may not know about. I >was >talking to Tyrone McCloud, our network administrator, about the problem >with >exporting Crystal Reports with images (stretching, doubling, strange >cropping). He suggested the following method and it works! >1. Make sure that Adobe Acrobat Professional is installed on your >computer. >(You need to be able to create PDF files, not just read them.) >2. Run your report in TMS. >3. When the report displays, go to printer setup and select Adobe PDF >for >your printer. (You are going to print to file rather than export.) >4. Then click on the print icon. Name your file and save it where you >want >it. >Your PDF file will be created quickly and will open up in Adobe Acrobat. >And hopefully look gorgeous! Mine does. >This method does mean you have to install Professional on your users' >computers, but we figure this can be on a case by case basis. >Cheers, >Jenny > > > > >________________________ >Jenny Wilker, Ph.D. >Manager, Collection Information >Information Services >Philadelphia Museum of Art >215-684-7746 > >