Knowledge base
How to configure the novaPDF Graphics tab
Reduce size of PDF file by compressing and down-sampling images and by compressing texts.
How to configure the novaPDF Links tab
Automatic detection of links in text and customize links appearance in resulting PDF file.
Error: "A program is trying to access email addresses you have stored in outlook. Do you want to allow this?"
"A program is trying to access email addresses you have stored in outlook" error message.
How to configure the novaPDF Security tab
Protect generated pdf files with a password. Configure the level of protection and restrict certain document permissions.
How to configure the novaPDF Signature tab
novaPDF configuration options for digitally sign pdf documents.
How to create a PDF file without displaying the Save PDF file as dialog
Create pdf files without diplaying the Save As dialog.
How to set novaPDF as a default printer
This tutorial shows how to set novaPDF as a default printer. novaPDF 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.
How to set programmatically the page related settings (page size, layout) via novaPDF SDK
The page related settings have a different behavior than the other settings (save, compression, fonts, security,...). While the last are specific to the novaPDF printer driver, the page related settings are used for all printer drivers and can be set by system calls (check the DEVMODE Windows structure).
Known issues regarding the add-in for Microsoft Visio
Fix for page size and hyperlinks position in Microsoft Visio.
Known issues with the add-in for Microsoft Publisher
Below are some minor issues with the add-in for Microsoft Publisher that we are trying to fix. This article will be updated accordingly when any of the issues below will be fixed. Users can also add comments if any of the issues apply to their configurations.
novaPDF does not appear in my Printers and Faxes after installation
After you install novaPDF it is recommended to restart your computer if the final window of the installation wizard tells you so. If novaPDF does not appear in your Printers and Faxes list after installation (or you get Printer not installed when trying to create PDFs), it means something went wrong with the installation.
[novaPDF SDK] - Are printer options related to each other? Do I need to set any option before I can set the Save Folder and Save folder options?
Do I need to set any option before I can set the Save Folder and Save folder options?
[novaPDF SDK] - Do I have to open or activate a profile before trying to set an option for the printer driver?
Do I need to activate a profile when I need to set its options via COM object?
[novaPDF SDK] How to generate a pdf file without the Save As dialog
What settings are needed to disable Save As dialog?
[novaPDF SDK] - I want to change novaPDF printer option settings, do I need novaPDF SDK for that?
Do I need novaPDF SDK to change printer options? Can I generate pdf files without the notice on the bottom of the pages mentioning novaPDF?
[novaPDF SDK] - If I set an option value via COM, will that be persistent, or will the option be reverted when the program terminates?
If I set an option via COM, that be persistent after the program terminates?
[novaPDF SDK] SetDefaultPrinter doesn't work after RestoreDefaultPrinter is called
novaPDF isn't set as the default printer after calling RestoreDefaultPrinter() function.
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.
Send PDF to Kindle
The newest model, Kindle Keyboard/Fire, and the Deluxe model, Kindle DX, natively support the PDF format, so converting the files from PDF to a digital book format is no longer needed for these versions of Kindle models.
Previous models, Kindle (1 and Touch), recognize digital books in .azw, .txt, .mobi or .prc formats. Thus, in order to view PDF files on this version of Kindle, you have to convert those to a format recognized by it. Read below how you can convert from a normal format to PDF and after that sending it to Kindle (1 and Touch).
What does "Mandatory post-processing operations to the resulting PDF File" mean for novaPDF OEM?
The mandatory post-processing operations to the resulting PDF files is a restriction for novaPDF OEM in order to stop developers from creating a PDF printer driver which would compete directly with our PDF printer driver and also to stop the end-users from simply creating PDF files with printer driver delivered via novaPDF OEM.
What PDF versions does novaPDF support and how can I change that?
When creating a PDF file we use a lower PDF version in order to maximize Adobe Reader compatibility, so by default novaPDF will create PDF 1.5 files. Additionally, novaPDF supports pretty much all the PDF versions available starting from 1.4 until the latest version.
What to do if novaPDF does not convert some of the Chinese/Japanese characters correctly
Windows 7 (or previous versions) by default does not install some supplemental language files when the main language used for the setup is English. Because of this, if you want to convert a document that contains characters from East Asian languages (such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese), some of these characters might not be correctly converted. The fact that these characters might not be converted is in fact an operating system issue rather than a novaPDF bug.
What to do if some equations (formulas) don't show in the PDF after conversion
Windows 7 (or previous versions) by default does not install some supplemental language files when the main language used for the setup is English. Because of this, some equations/formulas might not show in the PDF file, even if they are displayed in the original document the conversion was started from. So the fact that these equations are not shown in the PDF is more an operating system issue rather than a novaPDF bug.