Installing and configuring the Adobe Print Driver on a MassLynx PC - WKB19759

OBJECTIVE or GOAL

Install and configure the Adobe Print Driver, to provide printing to PDF on a MassLynx PC.

ENVIRONMENT

MassLynx 4.1/4.2

PROCEDURE

1. Log in as an administrator and install Adobe Acrobat 9, accepting the default settings.
   Note: You might need to restart the computer.
2. When the installation is complete, double-click the Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard icon on your desktop.
3. Read and accept the license agreement, and then close Adobe Acrobat.
4. For each user account on the host PC, follow these steps to configure the printing preferences:
5. In the Windows Control Panel, ensure that Adobe PDF appears in the list of installed printers.
   Note: Do not rename the Adobe PDF printer instance.
   Recommendation: Do not select Adobe PDF as the default printing device.
6. Right-click Adobe PDF and select Printing Preferences.
7. On the Adobe PDF Settings tab, ensure that the following options are selected:

Default Settings: Standard
Adobe PDF Security: as appropriate
Adobe PDF Output Folder: Prompt for PDF file name
Adobe PDF Page Size: as appropriate

8. Ensure that the "Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts" and the "Delete log files for successful jobs" options are enabled and that all other options are cleared.
9. Click Apply, and then click OK.
   
   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Description at Adobe webpage how to manually install Adobe PDF printer