Knowledge base
Digital PDF signature
You can digitally sign a PDF document either by creating or importing your certificates using the professional edition of novaPDF. This tutorial is applicable only if you have installed novaPDF Professional, so if it's not installed on your system visit the Download page to download and install it.
Print to PDF from Adobe InDesign
You can easily convert InDesign documents (.INDD files) to PDF documents directly from Adobe InDesign by using novaPDF.
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.
How to define a new printing profile and set it active
This tutorial shows how to open Profile Manager and also how to create a new printing profile and set it as the active profile.
Create PDF files from AbiWord
The following article explains how to convert an AbiWord native file format (abw) to a PDF document. The conversion is made with the novaPDF converter, which allows creating a PDF from any Windows program that has printing support. Use the Download page to download and install the novaPDF application on your computer to be able to make the conversion.
What's a PDF editor and why don't you develop one?
This section explains what is a PDF editor and also gives explanations on why we haven't created one as well (i.e. novaPDF can be used for creating PDF files, not editing them).
Convert LIT to PDF
This tutorial shows how to use ConvertLIT GUI, Stanza and novaPDF to convert a LIT (Microsoft Reader eBook) file format to a PDF document. novaPDF is a PDF converter that allows creating PDF files from any Windows application that supports printing. If you do not have novaPDF installed, use the Download page to download and install it.
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.
How to add hyperlinks to a PDF
This tutorial shows how to create clickable active PDF links using novaPDF. This is a PDF creator that allows generating PDF files from any Windows application that supports printing. If you don't have novaPDF installed, use the Download page to download and install it.
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
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.
How to register novaPDF
This tutorial shows how to register novaPDF 7.x (or previous). To view a tutorial on how to activate novaPDF 8.x (or newer) see this article: How to activate
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.
Printing Corel WordPerfect text documents (WPD) to PDF
This article explains how to convert a wpd file created with Corel WordPerfect to a PDF document with the help of the novaPDF printer driver. If you do not have novaPDF installed on your PC, use the Download page to download and install the application.
VCL Converter (Delphi PDF) - SDK sample
The VCL Converter (Delphi PDF) sample demonstrates how to convert an existing file by printing it to novaPDF Printer using the
ShellExecute
function. It also demonstrates how to set different options and manage profiles in your novaPDF development.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 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.
Delphi PDF - Hello World sample
Hello World (Delphi PDF) sample is a simple Windows console application that prints one page with the "Hello World from Delphi!" text to the novaPDF Printer.
It demonstrates the basic use of the INovaPDFOptions interface. The printing job is made with calls to the global Printer object defined by Delphi. Text is printed using Canvas.TextOut method.
It generates a "Hello World.pdf" file in the working folder.
Installing novaPDF OEM with command line parameters
novaPDF OEM is a virtual PDF printer that developers can use when needing a post-processing PDF solution. Installing novaPDF OEM should be done only via the command line parameters, as this is the only way it can be configured. Parameters used for this purpose are detailed in this article.
Word OLE (Delphi PDF) - SDK sample
Convert MS Word document to PDF from Delphi using Word OLE automation.
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.
Print Corel PhotoPaint images to PDF
The following article is referring to the conversion of a CPT file to a PDF document by using a PDF converter such as the novaPDF driver. If you do not have novaPDF installed on your computer, use the Download page to download and install the application.
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.