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Posted by Laura on February 6, 2008, 9:56 am
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>> | thought I would snip a new thread on this.
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>> | JimH wrote:
>> >> P.Schuman wrote:
>> >>> Hank Arnold (MVP) wrote:
>> >>>> JimH wrote:
>> >>>>> JM wrote:
>> >>>>>> Recent versions of TTax include the option to print a PDF file
>> >>>>>> copy of the return - a welcome addition. I keep these copies on
>> >>>>>> file. Have even started scanning in earlier copies of TTax
>> >>>>>> returns and saving to the HD - as I attempt to migrate to the
>> >>>>>> "paperless" society - and clean up my messy file cabinets. Have
>> >>>>>> difficulty throwing the old ones away - even though I probably do
>> >>>>>> not need to keep.
>> >>>>> I use a free open source program called PDFCreator. It creates a
>> >>>>> virtual printer on your computer. This lets you print anything to a
>> >>>>> PDF file. Just select the PDFCreator printer, and a file is
>> >>>>> created.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I use it constantly for online receipts, etc. Just google
>> >>>>> PDFCreator for a free download from sourceforge.
>> >>>> CutePDF is another one tat works well and is free..
>> >>>
>> >>> BTW - since this is a Quicken newsgroup,
>> >>> there is a Quicken installed version of the PDF writer -
>> >>> my printers on XP shows it as.... Quicken PDF Printer on LPT1:
>> >>>
>> >> As far as I can tell, the Quicken PDF writer won't permit printing
>> >> from any other applications.
>> >>
>> | wow - just tried it - yup - produces some weird error message...
>> | "Printer Not Activated - error code 30"
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>> | I have used a "packaged" version of the common PDFcreator
>> | called PDF995 for $9.95... or free with web-invoked ads.
>> | http://www.pdf995.com/
>> |
>> >> Apart from that, I tried it, and the files it creates don't seem to
>> >> show up anywhere on my computer. I printed a quick report, and saved
>> >> it as "G:temptemp.pdf". A search of my computer shows a shortcut in
>> >> "recent documents" that points to that file, but the actual file does
>> >> not exist. I don't know where it went, but I'll stick with PDFCreator.
>> |
>> | I just tried it from Quicken, and it works ok,
>> | just like with PDFcreator - a dialog should ask where you want it,
>> | and then it saves it there.
>> |
>> | BTW - I get the same "error code 30" from TurboTax -
>> | you would think they would think they would at least allow the "family"
> to
>> | use it.
>> |
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>> Use PDFCreator from SourceForge.
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
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> I get an error during the download process.
Why error are you getting? It downloaded just fine for me. I would try
again...maybe pick a different mirror site to download from.
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