Drop.io – send us a file

6 03 2008
drop.io: simple private sharing




Save a file in PDF format – Help and How-to – Microsoft Office Online

23 10 2007




Download details: 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS

23 10 2007




How To Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP

27 09 2007




Mac OS X – Create PDF from any application:

25 09 2007

OS X version 10.4 or higher – With any document, in any application, go to the FILE menu and select PRINT. The PRINT dialog box appears.

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In the bottom left of the PRINT dialog box, click and hold on the PDF dropdown, and from the sub-menu, select SAVE AS PDF…

The SAVE AS dialog appears. Give your document a file name (You do not have to add .pdf at the end of the file name. This is done automatically for you.)

Select the location for your document to reside, and then click once on the SAVE button.

That’s it. You now have a pdf document saved in the location you specified!





Creating a plot “.plt” file in AutoCAD

31 08 2007

1. While in your drawing, click on the “Plot” button to bring up the plot
screen
2. In the plot device tab, select a HPGL/2 plotter. If one is not available,
you need to install an HPGL/2 plotter in AutoCAD. (The HP750Cplus is
a common plotter and the drivers are included in AutoCAD)
3. You will need to set your page settings in the Plot Settings tab
4. Select the appropriate page size, and make sure your pen tables (if
applicable) have been loaded as monochrome
5. Check to make sure your scale has been set, and that your drawing
fits on the page the way you want it to, by doing a “full preview”
6. In the plot device tab, you will need to select the “Plot to file”
checkbox and make sure you will be writing the file to the appropriate
directory
7. Give the file a name and click the “0K” button. This process will
generate a file with a “.plt” file extension