Knowledge base
How to print an entire Excel workbook to a single PDF file
When you try to create a PDF with novaPDF and choose to print the Entire Workbook from Microsoft Excel, each sheet will be saved as a different PDF file.
This happens because one (or multiple) sheets in your workbook have a different dpi setting for printing. Because of this, Excel assumes that each individual sheet has to be sent for printing separately, so it will send it in the same way to the PDF printer which will prompt to create a PDF from each sheet.
List of free PDF viewers (readers)
novaPDF only creates PDF files, it does not include a PDF reader/viewer. Every now and then we receive an email about why we don't develop a PDF viewer, given that our PDF creator is excellent.
How to unblock the License Management page
The licenses management section can be blocked if novaPDF detects multiple license/unlicense requests for the same computers in a network.
How to distribute public profiles via Group Policy
This article explains how to install novaPDF via Group Policy and automatically distribute a public profile to all client computers.
How to deactivate novaPDF
The deactivation in novaPDF has to be done if you want to move the novaPDF license to another computer or if your computer crashed and you want to activate novaPDF on another computer.
ASP.NET PDF generator - SDK sample
Hello World (ASP.NET PDF generator) sample is a simple ASP application that generates one PDF file containing the text "novaPDF says Hello World from ASP.NET".
Convert DXF to PDF
This tutorial will show you how to convert a .DXF file to a PDF document by using novaPDF. If you do not have novaPDF installed, use the Download page to download and install it.
How to activate novaPDF manually
novaPDF needs to be activated after purchasing a license. This article describes how to activate novaPDF manually in case the automatic online activation fails.
How to activate novaPDF online
novaPDF requires activation to verify that your copy is genuine and to prevent this way software counterfeiting.
Merge PDF files with novaPDF
novaPDF is a PDF creator that allows generating PDF files from any Windows application that supports printing. This tutorial shows how to merge PDF files with novaPDF, by adding content before, after, on front of or as a background for the existing content of a PDF file.
Convert a Hancom Word (formerly ThinkFree) document to PDF
The following tutorial explains the process of converting a Hancom Word (formerly ThinkFree) created file format to a PDF document. To be able to make the conversion you will need the novaPDF printer driver installed on your computer.
Conversion to PDF from Lotus Notes suite
This article refers to the process of converting an IBM Lotus file to a PDF document by using a PDF printer driver such as the novaPDF one. For the conversion to be completed, download the novaPDF application from the Download page and install it on your computer.
Code Samples for novaPDF SDK
novaPDF SDK includes as part of its documentation several code samples that help developers integrate it faster in their applications, depending on the programming language it is written in. This section includes several code samples showing the various possibilities to send programmatically a print job to the novaPDF SDK printer.
Adding PDF bookmarks with novaPDF
This tutorial shows how to add automatically bookmarks to a PDF file using novaPDF, even if in the original document there are no bookmarks. This way the resulting PDF will have shortcuts to the most important sections in the document.
Adding PDF watermarks with novaPDF
novaPDF is a PDF creator that allows generating PDF files from any Windows application that supports printing. This tutorial shows how to have text or image watermarks added in the PDF file even if in the original document there are no watermarks.
How to license novaPDF OEM
You can use the novaPDF Co-Branding tool to customize the setup you have to integrate with novaPDF OEM.
How to license novaPDF SDK
You can use the novaPDF Co-Branding tool to customize the setup you have to integrate with novaPDF SDK or novaPDF OEM.
Convert to PDF with novaPDF
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.
Activation - FAQ
This section contains answers for frequent questions regarding the activation process of novaPDF and issues that might occur during activation. For a tutorial on how to activate please see this article instead: How to activate novaPDF
Create PDF files from Corel PaintShop Pro
The following tutorial explains how to convert a PSPIMAGE/PSP file to a PDF document with the help of the novaPDF printer driver and the Corel PaintShop Photo Pro. To be able to complete the conversion, you will have to download and install novaPDF first if you haven't already done so.
Converting a help file (chm) to PDF
The following tutorial explains how to convert a .chm (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help) file to a PDF document by using novaPDF and a CHM file viewer (HTML Help, xCHM or SumatraPDF).
Convert PSD files created with Adobe Photoshop to PDF
This article tutorial explains how to convert a Photoshop PSD file to a PDF document. For the conversion to take place, you need Adobe Photoshop installed along with a pdf printer driver such as novaPDF.
Convert DjVu to PDF
DjVu (deja vu) is an open source file format currently maintained by Caminova. Because the format is not widely distributed, many users prefer to convert it to a popular format such as PDF when exchanging documents. You will also need a DjVu reader/viewer (Internet Explorer is able to open these formats too) and novaPDF as a PDF converter.
How to install novaPDF
The following tutorial shows how to install novaPDF on your computer. The installation process is very straight-forward and it's basically a one-click installation process.
Convert images created with Adobe Fireworks to PDF
The following tutorial describes the conversion of a file created with Adobe Fireworks (now discontinued) to a PDF document with novaPDF.