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Create PDF from Browser Using Acrobat Plugin
Hi. I have the ability to create a PDF directly from within Internet Explorer using the "Convert Web Page to PDF" menu option with Adobe Acrobat Professional (the version that normally lets you create PDFs). I thought I had this ability in Firefox at some point, but it's not there now. I've tried the Acrobat "Repair Installation" option, but it still doesn't appear.
As I use Firefox most frequently, I'd like the ability to do this within Firefox. How do I properly install this plugin?
I don't have a problem using the actual application to create a PDF, but I'd like to have the plugin ability as well.
Going to "about:plugins" in Firefox shows me the following Adobe Acrobat plugin info only:
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Adobe Acrobat
File name: nppdf32.dll
Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/pdf Acrobat Portable Document Format pdf Yes
application/vnd.adobe.x-ma rs Acrobat Portable XML Document Format mars Yes
application/vnd.fdf Acrobat Forms Data Format fdf Yes
application/vnd.adobe.xfdf XML Version of Acrobat Forms Data Format xfdf Yes
application/vnd.adobe.xdp+ xml Acrobat XML Data Package xdp Yes
application/vnd.adobe.xfd+ xml Adobe FormFlow99 Data File xfd Yes
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Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Dave
Browser-Create-PDF.jpg
As I use Firefox most frequently, I'd like the ability to do this within Firefox. How do I properly install this plugin?
I don't have a problem using the actual application to create a PDF, but I'd like to have the plugin ability as well.
Going to "about:plugins" in Firefox shows me the following Adobe Acrobat plugin info only:
--------------------------
Adobe Acrobat
File name: nppdf32.dll
Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape
MIME Type Description Suffixes Enabled
application/pdf Acrobat Portable Document Format pdf Yes
application/vnd.adobe.x-ma
application/vnd.fdf Acrobat Forms Data Format fdf Yes
application/vnd.adobe.xfdf
application/vnd.adobe.xdp+
application/vnd.adobe.xfd+
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Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Dave
Browser-Create-PDF.jpg
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I should say: that plugin above is the screen reader/form filler. The creator is IE only for some reason.
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Thanks very much for the information. It's really too bad it's not available for firefox.
Thanks,
Dave
Thanks,
Dave
Meh, it's one of those things I can live without. Control-P, switch to the Acrobat printer gets the same effect.
Is there a way to programatically generate the PDFs from IE content, from this Adobe plugin or any other tool?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Easier to program the web application to convert the HTML to PDF on the fly.
cinglez, if you have a new question, post it as such. You'll get more responses that way.
cinglez, if you have a new question, post it as such. You'll get more responses that way.