Knowledge base

Set options for Save dialog and configure after-save actions.

Define new printing profiles or manage existing ones.

The Overlay page of the Printing Preferences window allows you to enable and configure the options for inserting/overlaying a PDF document onto an existing one.

The window can be opened by choosing the Printing Preferences menu item when novaPDF is selected in the Devices and Printers window and clicking the Overlay tab. This tab is also accessible from the printing Windows application in the Print dialog if you press the Properties (Preferences) button when novaPDF is selected.

The following tutorial shows how to configure the Page tab from the novaPDF Printing Preferences window. novaPDF is a PDF converter that allows creating 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.

Configure title, subject, author, creator and choose viewer application for the generated PDF files.

The About page of the Printing Preferences contains information about the version and edition you have installed, features of the installed edition and options to register, purchase or contact the support team. You can also manage your licenses within the tab if you have multiple licenses installed.

The Watermarks page of the Printing Preferences window allows you to add image and text watermarks on the generated PDF pages. The images and text can also be modified in the page as the user prefers.

Configure novaPDF to send generated PDF via email. Configure email address and email server details.

Reduce size of PDF file by compressing and down-sampling images and by compressing texts.

Choose which fonts to be embedded or not into PDF files. Embed font subsets.

Protect generated pdf files with a password. Configure the level of protection and restrict certain document permissions.

Enable and customize the detection of bookmarks in the original document.

Automatic detection of links in text and customize links appearance in resulting PDF file.