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Russ Ward
Legend
July 15, 2009
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Can't make a PDF from a 40" x 24" template

  • July 15, 2009
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PDF gurus,

I have a doc with a page size of 40" x 24" that I can't seem to convert to PDF. When I Save As PDF, I get the correct page size but an empty document. When I print to postscript and distill, I get an 8.5x11 block of the original file. Not reduced, just a letter-sized block taken out of the center, looking correct for the small bit of the file that was captured.

Have I exceeded some limitation here or am I doing something wrong? I've tried it on FM7, 8, and 9 with the same results. FWIW, all fonts in the doc are 125pt or bigger and all text is white with a big black frame behind it.

I've attached the file in FM7 format if anyone is interested.

Thanks,

Russ

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    Arnis Gubins
    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    July 15, 2009

    Russ,

    FWIW, it worked just fine on my setup outputting to E-sized landscape. Attached is the PDF.

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    Russ WardAuthor
    Legend
    July 15, 2009

    Thanks Arnis. I'm using Acrobat 9 as installed with the TCS 2.0. I have not applied the hotfix and I'm a bit hesitant to do so, as the behavior I see does not seem to be as described on the hotfix page.

    What does it mean to "output to E-sized landscape?"

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    Art Campbell
    Inspiring
    July 15, 2009

    I think Arnis is just picking the next size larger sheet, E in the European page sizing, which is a 34" x 44"... rather than try a custom page size.

    Arnis Gubins
    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    July 15, 2009

    Russ,

    Have you applied the Microsoft hotfix for the PDF drop-out issue to your configuration? See: http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2008/07/hotfix_for_framemaker_1.html

    Which version of Acrobat are you using? There was an issue with 5 or 6 and large fonts, but I can't remember the details.

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