Convert to PDF with novaPDF

Summary:
novaPDF is a PDF converter that allows creating PDF files from any Windows application that supports printing. This tutorial shows some examples on how to convert to PDF from various popular Windows applications, as well as describing the general method for converting documents to PDF.


Details:
novaPDF installs itself as a virtual printer driver so there is no exe file to run in order to convert to a PDF file. To create PDF files you just have to print your documents to the novaPDF Printer, like you would print to a normal printer, and the PDF will be created and saved to the designated location (or you will be prompted to enter a location where the PDF should be saved).

Convert to PDF WordPad documents (rtf to PDF)

To create PDF files from Microsoft WordPad documents (rtf to pdf):

1. Open the WordPad document that you want to convert to PDF file
2. Go to File->Print and select novaPDF from the Printers' list
3. Click on Print and choose a location where to save the PDF file (auto-save can be configured too by accessing the Properties->Save tab of the novaPDF Printer)

Convert to PDF Notepad text files (txt to PDF)

To create a PDF from a Notepad file (txt to pdf):

1. Open the Notepad document that you want to convert to PDF file
2. Go to File->Print and select novaPDF from the Printers' list
3. Click on Print and choose a location where to save the PDF file (auto-save can be configured too by accessing the Properties->Save tab of the novaPDF Printer)

Convert to PDF from other Windows applications that support printing

Since novaPDF is installed as a virtual printer, the process of creating PDF files from a document is similar to that of printing the document. Only difference is that instead of the normal printer, you will have to select novaPDF Printer. Once a location where to save the PDF is set, novaPDF starts converting the file and will display the PDF after is created (this can be changed in novaPDF’s Properties though). These are the steps for creating a PDF from any application that supports printing:

1. Open the document that you want to convert to PDF
2. Select the Print option from that application’s menu and from the Printers' list choose novaPDF (most applications have the Print option in the File section)
3. After novaPDF is selected as a printer, click on Print and choose a location where to save the PDF file
4. Once the location is chosen novaPDF will start converting the document and when it finishes the PDF will be opened with the default PDF viewer (this can be changed by accessing the Properties->Save tab of the novaPDF Printer Properties window)

Starting with version 6, novaPDF now includes a PDF merging (combining) option, so it's easier to add content to an existing PDF file. This way you can print a document to PDF, and after that print other documents (from the same or other programs) to the same pdf (before, after or as background/foreground for the existing PDF). You can read more about the PDF merging/combining/overlaying option here: Merge PDF files with novaPDF

You can watch below a video tutorial on how to convert to PDF from Word, Wordpad and Notepad using novaPDF (if the video plays in poor quality, see this article on how to play videos in high quality):

This tutorial explains how to convert to PDF from Microsoft Wordpad (rtf to PDF), from Notepad (txt to PDF) as well as a general description on how to convert to PDF from other applications. If you have any suggestions for improvement leave a comment or rate the article.

Applies to:

• novaPDF Printer 1.x - 6.x or above
• Microsoft Notepad 5.x
• Microsoft WordPad 5.x

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