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View all articles (reset filter)Convert OXPS to PDF: How to open and create PDFs from OXPS
This tutorial shows how to open OXPS files and convert them to PDF documents. Open XML Paper Specification (or OpenXPS) are meant as an alternative to PDF files, though still not as popular.
Convert Email to PDF
This tutorial shows how to convert e-mail messages to PDF (using novaPDF) from the following mail clients: Microsoft Outlook, the Windows Mail app or Thunderbird.
Converting a help file (chm) to PDF
The following tutorial explains how to convert a .chm (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help) file to a PDF document by using novaPDF and a CHM file viewer (HTML Help, xCHM or SumatraPDF).
Convert SVG to PDF: How to create PDFs from vector graphic files
The following tutorial shows how easy it is to convert a SVG file to a PDF document by using novaPDF along with multiple applications capable of opening the scalable vector graphic file (SVG).
Convert comma separated values (CSV) files to PDF
The following article is about converting a csv file format to a pdf document by using several programs with support for the file and the novaPDF printer driver.
PDF example files created with novaPDF
novaPDF is a PDF creator for Windows that can convert any printable document to a PDF file. On this page you can find several PDF example files that were created by novaPDF from various programs.
Converting Open Document Text files to PDF with novaPDF
The following tutorial has been created to show how to convert an ODT (Open Document Text) file format to PDF using novaPDF along with the word processing tools with support for this specific file format.
Converting ArchiCAD 3D models to PDF
The following tutorial describes the PLN to PDF conversion from the ArchiCAD application by using a PDF converter such as novaPDF.
Create PDF from OpenOffice/LibreOffice Calc spreadsheets (ODS)
This tutorial shows how to convert an ODS file format to a PDF by using novaPDF along with some popular spreadsheet applications that have support for opening the format. If you do not have novaPDF installed, use our Download page to download and install it on your computer.
Convert AI to PDF: How to save Illustrator files as PDFs
This tutorial shows how to convert an Adobe Illustrator file to a PDF document even if you do not have Illustrator installed. There are other external applications that can open AI files and those can be easily converted to PDF with novaPDF.
Convert Quickbooks to PDF
QuickBooks Simple Start is the freeware edition of the popular QuickBooks accounting software from Intuit. Users can handle their finances, sales, expenses and time their efforts as efficiently as possible. However sharing related, this software can become a pain as all the people collaborating on a project would need QuickBooks installed on all their computers to be able to open the documents. An advantage would be to have all the files in PDF format. This way the files can be shared and managed easier by different teams. With the help of a converter such as novaPDF, this process of conversion is seamless. Just download and install novaPDF from our Download page.
Convert source code to PDF from Dreamweaver
This article is about converting a Dreamweaver created file to a PDF document by using the novaPDF converter. If you do not have novaPDF installed on your computer yet, use our Download page for downloading and installing the application.
How to install (or uninstall) novaPDF silently
Install and configure novaPDF 7 (or older) by using the command line.
Print to PDF from Wolfram Mathematica
The following article explains how to convert a nb file type to a PDF document by using the novaPDF driver along with the Wolfram Research Mathematica application.
Reduce PDF file size
With novaPDF you can reduce the size of the generated PDF file either directly from the save PDF window or by modifying the printing profile.
Convert images created with Adobe Fireworks to PDF
The following tutorial describes the conversion of a file created with Adobe Fireworks (now discontinued) to a PDF document with novaPDF.
Print to PDF from Adobe InDesign
You can easily convert InDesign documents (.INDD files) to PDF documents directly from Adobe InDesign by using novaPDF.
Create PDF files from Corel PaintShop Pro
The following tutorial explains how to convert a PSPIMAGE/PSP file to a PDF document with the help of the novaPDF printer driver and the Corel PaintShop Photo Pro. To be able to complete the conversion, you will have to download and install novaPDF first if you haven't already done so.
How to add hyperlinks to a PDF
This tutorial shows how to create clickable active PDF links using novaPDF. This is a PDF creator that allows generating 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.
Conversion to PDF from Lotus Notes suite
This article refers to the process of converting an IBM Lotus file to a PDF document by using a PDF printer driver such as the novaPDF one. For the conversion to be completed, download the novaPDF application from the Download page and install it on your computer.
Code Samples for novaPDF SDK
novaPDF SDK includes as part of its documentation several code samples that help developers integrate it faster in their applications, depending on the programming language it is written in. This section includes several code samples showing the various possibilities to send programmatically a print job to the novaPDF SDK printer.
VCL Converter (Delphi PDF) - SDK sample
The VCL Converter (Delphi PDF) sample demonstrates how to convert an existing file by printing it to novaPDF Printer using the
ShellExecute
function. It also demonstrates how to set different options and manage profiles in your novaPDF development.Delphi PDF - Hello World sample
Hello World (Delphi PDF) sample is a simple Windows console application that prints one page with the "Hello World from Delphi!" text to the novaPDF Printer.
It demonstrates the basic use of the INovaPDFOptions interface. The printing job is made with calls to the global Printer object defined by Delphi. Text is printed using Canvas.TextOut method.
It generates a "Hello World.pdf" file in the working folder.
Installing novaPDF OEM with command line parameters
novaPDF OEM is a virtual PDF printer that developers can use when needing a post-processing PDF solution. Installing novaPDF OEM should be done only via the command line parameters, as this is the only way it can be configured. Parameters used for this purpose are detailed in this article.
Word OLE (Delphi PDF) - SDK sample
Convert MS Word document to PDF from Delphi using Word OLE automation.