[G4] Creating PDF in PageMaker

[John Cappello]

I re installed Page
Maker as well as Acrobat, now I am getting a type 2 error when I try  
to create a PDF.  What is a type 2 error?
John
On Aug 1, 2012, at 11:57 PM, L M Andrews wrote:

> Hi John,
>
>> PI have tried everything you suggested, same result.  Let me explain
>> again.  I can create a PDF file with any other doc in PageMaker 7 in
>> OS 9.2
>> using the same size doc it just won't let me do it with this one.  I
>> get as far as exporting to PDF, Export and save and that's when it
>> stops.  My computer doesn't freeze the Curser just sits there and the
>> little window which should show what is going on stays blank.  Don't
>> know if there is anything I have to change in the PDF options?
>> John
>
> Sorry, coming into this a bit late.  Long-time PageMaker user back  
> since
> the Aldus days.  PageMaker's printing (including exporting to PDFs)  
> has
> always been finicky, funky, flaky, well, pick your own f-word.
>
> Since you've got a print deadline let's focus on how you can do it  
> for now,
> and treat this as a one-off quick solution..  Also,  as someone else
> mentioned, if you can normally export to PDF, then it's clear that
> something is wrong with this file--more like with some asset you've  
> place
> in it, such as a graphic or (most likely) a font problem.
>
> Here are some options to try:
>
> 1)  Can you print to a postscript (.ps) file from PM's print menu.   
> You'll
> need to have a postscript printed selected in the chooser, and it  
> can be a
> "Virtual Printer" rather than a "real" printer.
>
> 2) If you can't (PM complains) print the postscript file, then  
> you'll need
> to look into the PM file for offensive assets and remove or replace  
> them.
>
> 3) If the postscript file printed properly, you'll have several  
> options to try.
> First in OS 9:
> 3.1. Ask your printing company if they'll accept the .ps file.
> 3.2  If your toolset includes Illustrator, try opening the ps file  
> in it
> and saving to PDF if you must have  PDF.
> 3.3  If you have PhotoShop, do the same as above, and when opening  
> it'll
> ask for the dpi to raster, then use 300 dpi at least, and save the  
> file as
> a Photoshop PDF (it'll be big).
> Or in OS X
> 3.4  Switch to OS X and try opening the ps file in Mac's Preview
> application, and saving it from there.
> 3.5  If the results aren't good, one other possibility would be to  
> open the
> Terminal application in OS X and use "ps2pdf" (Google for details).  
> There
> are other open source apps that can run on OS X to handle ps files as
> needed.
>
> In any case, it depends what your printer (company) needs to print  
> from.
>
> Not currently using PM, but I remember the sudden file corruptions  
> and also
> how I'd make a backup copy in the Finder every 20 - 30 minutes to  
> have a
> recent clear version to go back to when stuff happened. And it  
> always did.
>
> Finally, there's a PageMaker mailing list with old-hands who know PM
> inside-out, and you can subscribe here:
> List-Subscribe: <mailto:PAGEMAKR-subscribe-request at LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU>
>
> Good luck and let us know what happened.
> L
>
>
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