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Specifying PDF Output Via Word or FrameMaker

If you are building either Microsoft Word or Adobe FrameMaker targets, you can send the output to Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). When you use this feature, Flare generates both the native Word or FrameMaker documents, in addition to a PDF file.

Note: You can also create PDF output directly, without going through Word or FrameMaker. See About PDF Output.

Creating a PDF via Microsoft Word

In order to send output to PDF via Microsoft Word, you need to have the following setup:

• You must have Microsoft Word 2007 installed. Previous versions of Word do not support this functionality.

• You must download and install the following free add-in from Microsoft:

  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en

Note: With Word 2007 and this add-in from Microsoft, there is no need to have the Adobe Distiller installed.

How to specify PDF output via Microsoft Word

1. Open the appropriate Word target.
2. In the Target Editor, do one of the following:

   Use the Output File field on the Basic tab:

   1. Select the Basic tab.
   2. In the Output File field, enter the name that you want to use for the main output file and add the .pdf extension at the end of it. For example, if you want your main output file to be called "MyNewManual," you would enter the following in this field: MyNewManual.pdf

   OR

   Use the check box on the Printed Output tab:

   1. Select the Printed Output tab.
   2. Click the check box next to Generate PDF for FrameMaker and MS Word Output.

   Note: If you use this second check box option, it will overrule any file extension specified for the output file name on the Basic tab.

3. Press CTRL+S or click to save your work.

Note: Flare supports Microsoft Word 2003 and newer versions.

Creating a PDF via Adobe FrameMaker

In order to send output to PDF via Adobe FrameMaker, you need to have the Adobe Distiller installed.

How to specify PDF output via Adobe FrameMaker

1. Open the appropriate FrameMaker target.
2. In the Target Editor, do one of the following:

   Use the Output File field on the Basic tab:

   1. Select the Basic tab.
   2. In the Output File field, enter the name that you want to use for the main output file and add the .pdf extension at the end of it. For example, if you want your main output file to be called "MyNewManual," you would enter the following in this field: MyNewManual.pdf

   OR

   Use the check box on the Printed Output tab:

   1. Select the Printed Output tab.
   2. Click the check box next to Generate PDF for FrameMaker and MS Word Output.

   Note: If you use this second check box option, it will overrule any file extension specified for the output file name on the Basic tab.

3. Press CTRL+S or click to save your work.

Note: Flare supports FrameMaker 7.0 and newer versions.

WHAT'S NEXT?

After you perform this task and complete the other tasks in preparation for printed output, you are ready to build the print target.

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