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Posted by Stubby on February 8, 2008, 9:48 am
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> >>
> >> | thought I would snip a new thread on this.
> >> | ---
> >> | 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"
> >> |
> >> | 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.
> >> |
> >>
> >> Use PDFCreator from SourceForge.
> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
> >>
> > 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.
>
It worked fine today. Thanks!
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