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RPM Text Markup to PDF Transform

Screenshots in this article are from RPM 7.0.

Converts files with text markup into PDF.

Purpose

We knew that the demand for “print to PDF” was huge by the number of times we recommended to people, per day, how to use the text print action to print to one of the free PDF programs like PDFCreator, for instance; and by how often Adobe Distiller came up as well.

In RPM 5.0 we added this transform, text markup to PDF. In RPM 5.1 we upgraded this transform to use UTF-8 input directly, rather than making you choose what the output encoding was going to be. Now your PDF files can support any input code page that your Windows system can support. We’ve improved the support for Windows True Type font catalogs as well, so Asian fonts now work correctly.

Note: we do not yet support right to left languages at this time.

What this transform does not take: RPM converts text, PCL and SCS to PDF, but it does not accept IPDS. If your host emits IPDS — typically an AS/400 driving PSF — the product for that is ExcelliPrint, which receives IPDS as a printer would and can convert it to PDF. RPM and ExcelliPrint are separate products; if you are unsure which data stream your host sends, ask us before you buy.

Setup

PDF Attributes

  • Paper Type Select the paper type to be used in the output file.
  • Keywords Make it easier for automated agents, like search engines and indexing software, to determine the file’s contents.
  • Subject The subject of the file.
  • Author The author of the PDF file. Select Use job owner to fill it with the user who sent the print job.
  • Title The title of the file. Select Use job title to fill it from the incoming job.

Overlay Elite only

  • Add Image or PDF overlay Select this, then tick each overlay to apply. The list shows the overlays you set up under Settings > Overlays; each one sets its own image, position, scale and pages. See Watermarks and overlays.

Striping Elite only

Shades bands of lines, like green-bar paper, so tabular reports are easier to read.

  • Apply striping Turn striping on.
  • Pages Which pages are striped, such as Every Page.
  • Bar Color The color of the shaded lines.
  • Start Line / End Line The first and last lines of the page to stripe.
  • Color Lines The number of lines in each shaded band.
  • White Lines The number of unshaded lines between bands.

Security Elite only

  • Owner Password Add an owner password to the PDF file. Whoever has it can change the permissions below.
  • Open Password Add a password that is required to open the PDF file.
  • Allow Read, Allow Print, Allow Copy, Allow Editing Content, Allow Editing Notes and Annotations What someone who opens the file may do with it.