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From: Mike Dee on 9 Apr 2010 04:15 In article <slrnhrsumr.cda.moss(a)sweetums-6.local>, Larry Moss <moss(a)airigami.com> wrote: > On 2010-04-08, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > I've been trying to figure out how to put multiple pages of music into a > > .pdf without buying a fancy Adobe whatever. I can save as .pdf with my > > print program, but the only way I can put multiple pages of music > > together is to paste them as .jpeg into AppleWorks and shrink them, > > which is a lot of work. It does work, however. > > PDFLab can do what you want. > http://www.iconus.ch/fabien/products/pleng/pleng.html Yes, Snow Leopard and beyond excepted. Tho' I think I'd read of a work around in SL for this excellent utility? > There's a PayPal button on the page, so there may be a cost after you try > it. I can't find a price on the page, so I have no idea if you can pick > your price or if the price shows up in some nag box after you use it. I've > had it on my machine for long enough, I can't recall what (if) I paid. It's > done what I've needed and it's quite simple to use. Its more of a donate if you like it button, but no nags and its a freeware. -- dee
From: Phillip Jones on 9 Apr 2010 08:48 Nick Naym wrote: > In article slrnhrsumr.cda.moss(a)sweetums-6.local, Larry Moss at > moss(a)airigami.com wrote on 4/8/10 8:54 PM: > >> On 2010-04-08, erilar<drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: >>> I've been trying to figure out how to put multiple pages of music into a >>> .pdf without buying a fancy Adobe whatever. I can save as .pdf with my >>> print program, but the only way I can put multiple pages of music >>> together is to paste them as .jpeg into AppleWorks and shrink them, >>> which is a lot of work. It does work, however. >> >> PDFLab can do what you want. > > But not in Snow Leopard. > > >> http://www.iconus.ch/fabien/products/pleng/pleng.html >> >> There's a PayPal button on the page, so there may be a cost after you try >> it. I can't find a price on the page, so I have no idea if you can pick >> your price or if the price shows up in some nag box after you use it. I've >> had it on my machine for long enough, I can't recall what (if) I paid. It's >> done what I've needed and it's quite simple to use. > would PDFpen work? the Pro version is $99 which beats acrobat Pro at about $299.00 -- Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. "If it's Fixed, Don't Break it" http://www.phillipmjones.net http://www.vpea.org mailto:pjones1(a)kimbanet.com
From: erilar on 9 Apr 2010 09:22 In article <hpn7nd$kqs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Phillip Jones <pjones1(a)kimbanet.com> wrote: > would PDFpen work? the Pro version is $99 which beats acrobat Pro at > about $299.00 I'll check it out. $99 would be possible. $299 is WAY too much for the amount I'd use it. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo
From: erilar on 9 Apr 2010 09:23 In article <C7E3EA36.58577%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > In article drache-B399E6.18330008042010(a)news.eternal-september.org, erilar > at drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid wrote on 4/8/10 7:33 PM: > > > I've been trying to figure out how to put multiple pages of music into a > > .pdf without buying a fancy Adobe whatever. I can save as .pdf with my > > > > print program, but the only way I can put multiple pages of music > > together is to paste them as .jpeg into AppleWorks and shrink them, > > which is a lot of work. It does work, however. > > > > Someone here must know a better way that I don't have to buy something > > fancy for, I hope. > > Well, the Preview Help file provides instructions for "Copying pages from > one PDF document to another." Having said that, the instructions do seem a > bit confusing, and I've had hit-and-miss results following them (I quickly > opt to use Adobe Acrobat, an app I've had for years, courtesy of Adobe). I just have Adobe Reader, and what I want to do is CREATE an occasional -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.mosaictelecom.com/~erilarlo
From: Phillip Jones on 9 Apr 2010 10:05
erilar wrote: > In article<C7E3EA36.58577%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > Nick Naym<nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >> In article drache-B399E6.18330008042010(a)news.eternal-september.org, erilar >> at drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid wrote on 4/8/10 7:33 PM: >> >>> I've been trying to figure out how to put multiple pages of music into a >>> .pdf without buying a fancy Adobe whatever. I can save as .pdf with my >>> >>> print program, but the only way I can put multiple pages of music >>> together is to paste them as .jpeg into AppleWorks and shrink them, >>> which is a lot of work. It does work, however. >>> >>> Someone here must know a better way that I don't have to buy something >>> fancy for, I hope. >> >> Well, the Preview Help file provides instructions for "Copying pages from >> one PDF document to another." Having said that, the instructions do seem a >> bit confusing, and I've had hit-and-miss results following them (I quickly >> opt to use Adobe Acrobat, an app I've had for years, courtesy of Adobe). > > I just have Adobe Reader, and what I want to do is CREATE an occasional > You have that already built into the Mac. go to print and choose PDF the when clicked give name and choose destination. -- Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. "If it's Fixed, Don't Break it" http://www.phillipmjones.net http://www.vpea.org mailto:pjones1(a)kimbanet.com |