38: Print Troubleshooting 101 - Adobe ACROBAT 9 HOW-TOS Manual

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Don't Print Everything
In a pinch, you can try
printing the file in sections.
You may find the printing
problem comes from one
object on one page, and
that single error could pre-
vent the document from
printing. Once you isolate
the problem, you might
have to re-create a page,
but that is much simpler
than starting over.
Picking Pages
You can use Acrobat's Pages
pane to select portions of a
document to print—great
for trying to troubleshoot a
print issue:
•
To select a group of
pages, click the first page
to select it, hold down
the Shift key, and click
the last page to select it.
Acrobat selects all pages
in between as well.
•
To select noncontiguous
pages, click the first page
to select it, hold down
Ctrl (Command), and
click the other pages you
want to print.
C h a p t e r f i v e
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Here are some basic tips and hints that you may find handy in times of
stress (usually one minute before a deadline!). If you're having trouble
printing a PDF, try the following:
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Rewrite the file. Choose File > Save As, and resave the file as itself (don't
change the name). Click OK when prompted to overwrite the exist-
ing file and prevent storing multiple copies of the same file. When
you choose Save As and resave it as a PDF, Acrobat overwrites all the
stored versions created each time you save the file, sometimes clear-
ing a stored problem.
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Try using the Examine Document process to remove elements from the
file. The problem may be solved by removing content such as metadata
and data from other applications. (See #32, "Using the Examine PDF
Process, " for information on using the Examine Document process.)
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Re-create the PDF file using a different method; for example, if you
originally converted the file using PDFMaker, try again using Acrobat
Distiller.
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If you are using a Web file, download the PDF again and try printing
once more.
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Try exporting the file as an image file, and print the exported image
pages (refer to #35, "Saving Image PDF Files, " for information on image
exports). Although you won't solve the problem, you will have your
printed output.
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Print the file as an image. Sometimes a document won't print because
of errors in interpreting the text or font information—neither of which
is required when printing an image of the page. Click the Advanced
button at the bottom left of the Print dialog (shown in Figure 36b)
to open the Advanced Print Setup dialog, and then select the Print
Creating Output: Saving, Exporting, and Printing
print troubleshooting 101
From the Library of Daniel Dadian