PDFill FREE PDF Writer

Completely FREE PDF Writer, PDF Printer, PDF Creator or PDF Converter. It is installed as a "printer subsystem to create highest quality PDF that is distilled directly from Postscript using latest version of FREE GhostScript. With just a push of a button,  virtually any Windows applications (HTML, Microsoft?Word, PowerPoint, Excel, AutoCad, and More) can be converted into business quality PDF documents. The free programmatic access is available for the advanced user. A PDF Button inside Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel is added to save PDF in one click!

1.  PDF Optimization
2.  PDF Description
3.  PDF Security
4.  PDF View Preference
5.  PDF Presentation
6.  PDF Page's Rotate and Crop
7.  Output Options
8.  Install or Uninstall PDFill PDF&Image Writer
9.  Quick Start to Create PDF or Image files
10.  Frequent Asked Question and Technical Support

1. PDF Optimization:   Includes five PDF output Settings, each of which can be used to produce PDF files at an optimized file size and quality level, depending on how the PDF document will be used.

PDF Output Settings:  The default value is Prepress.

• Screen: Produces a PDF optimized for screen viewing, which is low-resolution output similar to the Acrobat Distiller "Screen Optimized" setting. This configuration creates small PDF files and reduces image resolution to 72 dpi.
  

• Ebook: Produces a PDF optimized for eBook usage, which is medium-resolution output similar to the Acrobat Distiller "eBook" setting. This configuration creates average-sized PDF files and compresses all images, optimizing the file for downloading and viewing on a variety of screens.
  

• Printer: Produces a PDF optimized for printing to most home and office printers, which is similar to the Acrobat Distiller "Print Optimized" setting. This configuration creates high resolution PDF files, but does not embed fonts.
  

• Prepress: Produces a PDF optimized for printing to commercial-quality printers, which is similar to Acrobat Distiller "Prepress Optimized" setting.  This configuration creates large PDF files and will automatically embed all fonts and high resolution images for best results when printed on a system other than the one on which the PDF was generated.
  

• Default: Produce a PDF intended to be useful across a wide variety of uses, possibly at the expense of a larger output file.

PDF Resolution (dpi): Sets the resolution for pattern fills and for fonts that must be converted to bitmaps. The default value is 300 dpi.

Max Inline Image Size (Bytes): Specifies the maximum size of an inline image, in bytes. For images larger than this size, GhostScript will create an XObject instead of embedding the image into the context stream. The default value is 4000.  It may be advantageous to set a small value if the source document is expected to contain multiple identical images, reducing the size of the generated PDF.

Auto Rotate Pages: Controls the automatic orientation selection algorithm. There are 3 options: None Page, All Pages and Page by Page; the default is All Pages.

Process Color Model: Sets the color space to be used for device-dependent colors in the PDF output. There are 3 options: Device Gray, Device RGB, or Device CMYK; the default value is Device RGB.

Compress Embedded Fonts: Defines whether the embedded fonts will be compressed in the output. The default value is true; the false setting is intended only for debugging.

The following registry table sets the properties of the generated PDF: 

Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlotSoft\Writer\PDF_Optimization
USEOPTIMIZATION	Integer	This Flag must be set 1 to use the Optimization options (0/1).
Settings	Integer	Flag to use PDF Settings: 0 for Screen, 1 for Ebook, 2 for Printers, 3 for Prepress, 4 for Defaults.
Resolution	Integer	PDF Resolution in dpi.
Max_Inline_Image	Integer	Max Inline Image Size in Bytes
Auto_Rotate_Page	Integer	Auto Rotate Pages: 0 for None, 1 for All and 2 for Page by Page
Color_Model	Integer	Process Color Model: 0 for Device Gray, 1 for Device RGB and 2 for Device CMYK
CompressFont	Integer	Flag to Compress Embedded Fonts

2. PDF Description: Add the basic information about the document, including title, author, subject, keywords, created, creator, producer and PDF version information.

The following registry table sets the properties of the generated PDF: 

Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlotSoft\Writer\PDF_Description
USEDESCRIPT	Integer	This Flag must be set 1 to use the Description options (0/1).
TITLE	String	title
AUTHER	String	author
SUBJECT	String	subject
KEYWORD	String	keywords
CREATIONDATE	String	created
CREATOR	String	creator
PRODUCER	String	producer
PDFVERSION	String	PDF version information (1.2, 1.3, 1,4 or 1.5)

3. PDF Security: Protect your PDF files with password in different encryption level. Prevent PDF files from being printed, copied, changed,  extracted, signed, filled, assembled and/or merged.

4. PDF View Preference: Set the view options when the PDF is open.

• Opening Page Layout: The page layout to be used when the document is opened (choose one).
  • SinglePage - Display one page at a time.
  • OneColumn - Display the pages in one column.
  • TwoColumnLeft - Display the pages in two columns, with odd numbered pages on the left.
  • TwoColumnRight - Display the pages in two columns, with odd numbered pages on the right.
• Open Page Display Mode: The page mode how the document should be displayed when opened (choose one).
  • UseNone - Neither document outline nor thumbnail images visible.
  • UseOutlines - Document outline visible.
  • UseThumbs - Thumbnail images visible.
  • FullScreen - Full-screen mode, with no menu bar, window controls, or any other window visible.
• HideToolbar -  hide the viewer application's tool bars when the document is active.
• HideMenubar - hide the viewer application's menu bar when the document is active.
• HideWindowUI - hide user interface elements in the document's window (such as scroll bars and navigation controls), leaving only the document's contents displayed.
• FitWindow - resize the document's window to fit the size of the first displayed page.
• CenterWindow - position the document's window in the center of the screen.
• Exit Full-Screen Mode: The document's page mode, specifying how to display the document on exiting full-screen mode. It is meaningful only if the page mode is FullScreen (choose one).
  • UseNone - Neither document outline nor thumbnail images visible
  • Outlines - Document outline visible
  • UseThumbs - Thumbnail images visible

The following registry table sets the properties of the generated PDF: 

Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlotSoft\Writer\PDF_View
USEVIEW	Integer	This Flag must be set 1 to use the view options (0/1).
LAYOUT	Integer	Flag to Open Page Layout (0/1/2/3)
DISPLAY	Integer	Flag to Open Page Display Mode (0/1/2/3)
HIDETOOLBAR	Integer	Flag to HideToolbar (0/1)
HIDEMENUBAR	Integer	Flag to HideMenubar (0/1)
HIDEWINDOWUI	Integer	Flag to HideWindowUI (0/1)
FITWINDOW	Integer	Flag to FitWindow (0/1)
CENTERWINDOW	Integer	Flag to CenterWindow (0/1)
EXITFULL	Integer	Flag to Exit Full-Screen Mode (0/1/2)

5. PDF Presentation: Set Page display duration, type and duration of the transition effect when displaying a PDF document as a presentation or slide show.

• Each Page's Display Duration (second) - Specifies the advance timing of the page when a presentation is being played in a non-interactive mode. It describes the maximum amount of time the page is displayed before the viewer automatically turns to the next page; the user can advance the page manually before the time is up.

• Type of the Transition Effect - Specifies the implementations of presentation modes: Horizontal Blinds, Vertical Blinds, Bottom-Top Wipe, Diagonal Glitter, Dissolve, Inward Box, Left-Right Glitter, Left-Right Wipe, Outward Box, Right-Left Wipe, Horizontal Split, Out Horizontal Split, In Vertical Split, Out Vertical Split, Top-Bottom Glitter, Top-Bottom Wipe.

• Duration of the Transition Effect (Second) - Specifies the time of transition.

The following registry table sets the properties of the generated PDF: 

Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlotSoft\Writer\PDF_Presentation
USEPRESENT	Integer	This Flag must be set 1 to use the Presentation options (0/1).
DISPLAYTIME	Integer	Each Page's Display Duration (second)
TRANS_TYPE	Integer	Type of the Transition Effect
TRANS_TIME	Integer	Duration of the Transition Effect (Second)

6. PDF Page's Rotate and Crop: Page Rotation by 90/180/270? crop box with margins...

If all 0, there will be no page rotation or crop.

The following registry table sets the properties of the generated PDF: 

Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlotSoft\Writer\PDF_ROTATECROP
USEROTATECROP	Integer	This Flag must be set 1 to use the Rotation and Crop Options (0/1).
Rotate_Degree	Integer	Page Rotation in degree (0/90/180/270)
Crop_Left	String	Left Margin of Crop Box in points.  "12.50"
Crop_Right	String	Right Margin of Crop Box in points.  "0.00"
Crop_Bottom	String	Bottom Margin of Crop Box in points.
Crop_Top	String	Top Margin of Crop Box in points.

7. Output Options: Use default folder or name, view file after saving...

• Use default Folder: The PDF file will be saved under this folder automatically. Click the right Button to select the folder location.

• Use Default File Name: The PDF file name for the saved file. 

• Use Print Job Name: Use the file name parsed from Print job name.

• View File after saving: The PDF will be displayed automatically after the saving.
• To the existing PDF File: Replace it with Warning, Replace it with NO warning, Append or Prepend it.
• Simple GUI (Hide this dialog in Saving File): This option dialog will be hidden during the saving. If either the default folder or the default file name is not defined, the Save As Dialog comes out, you can switch the File Type of PDF, PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF or TIF.
• Add Time Stamp on File Name: Append Time Stamp onto File Name.

Post Process options allow you to specify an action to take once the PDF creation process is complete after "Create PDF File" is clicked. 

• Do Nothing: If selected, the created PDF will be saved to disk and no further action will be taken.
  
• Email PDF: If selected, the created PDF will be saved to disk, and a copy attached to a blank email message using your default email editor.
  
• Merge PDF: If selected, the created PDF will be saved to disk and then sent to the Free PDFill PDF Tools: Merge to merge with other PDFs.
  
• Split or Reorder PDF: If selected, the created PDF will be saved to disk and then sent to the Free PDFill PDF Tools: Split or Reorder so that the PDF Pages will be split or reordered.
  
• Reformat PDF: If selected, the created PDF will be saved to disk and then sent to the Free PDFill PDF Tools: Reformat so that the multiple PDF Pages will be reformatted into one page.
  
• Header or Footer PDF: If selected, the created PDF will be saved to disk and then sent to the Free PDFill PDF Tools: Heater and Footer so that the information, such as date, time, page numbers, or the title of the document will be added in the top or bottom margins of each PDF Page.
  
• Watermark PDF by Text: If selected, the created PDF will be saved to disk and then sent to the Free PDFill PDF Tools: Watermark by Text so that the stylized text stamp will be added onto each PDF Page.
  
• Watermark PDF by Image: If selected, the created PDF will be saved to disk and then sent to the Free PDFill PDF Tools: Watermark by Image so that the image stamp will be added onto each PDF Page.

The following registry table sets the properties of the generated PDF File: 

Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PlotSoft\Writer\OutputOption
LASTPDFORIMAGE	Integer	Flag to use PDF Writer  (0)
USE_DEFAULT_FOLDER	Integer	Flag to Use default Folder Location (0/1)
DEFAULT_FOLDER_PATH	String	Path name for the default Folder
USE_DEFAULT_FILENAME	Integer	Flag to Use Default File Name (0/1)
DEFAULT_FILENAME	String	File Name for the default PDF file
USE_PRINT_JOBNAME	Integer	Flag to Use Print Job Name (0/1)
VIEW_FILE	Integer	View File after saving (0/1)
HIDE_DIALOG	Integer	Hide this option dialog in saving File (0/1)
TIME_STAMP	Integer	Flag to use time stamp on the file name (0/1)

Notes:

• To save a PDF,  Set LASTPDFORIMAGE to 0.

• To hide the "Save As" Dialog,  USE_DEFAULT_FOLDER must be 1 with valid DEFAULT_FOLDER_PATH;  USE_DEFAULT_FILENAME must be 1 with valid DEFAULT_FILENAME  or USE_PRINT_JOBNAME must be 1.

• To hide this dialog, HIDE_DIALOG must be 1.