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Installing PDFCreator
PDF Creator is free open source pdf file creation software that is available for download here.
Note:
If PDFCreator has already been installed on your computer you can skip this step and go directly to the Creating PDFs from FutureTax section.
Download and run the installation file. Choose English (default) or select a different language from the drop-down menu. Click OK:
Click Next >
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Read over the license agreement. Click the radio button next to I accept the agreement
. Click Next >
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Click the radio button next to Standard installation
(default). Click Next >
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Leave the name of the printer alone (defaults to PDFCreator
) or enter a custom name. Click Next >
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Leave the folder to install into alone (defaults to C:\Program Files\PDFCreator
) or enter a custom folder name. Click Next >
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Select any additional languages you would like to install, if any, by clicking the check boxes next to the languages' names. When finished, click Next
>
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Leave the Start Menu folder name alone (defaults to PDFCreator
), enter a custom name, or click the check box next to Don't create a Start Menu Folder.
Click Next >
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If desired, customize the installation (defaults are acceptable). Click Next >
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Click Install
. This should about 30 seconds:
If you do not want to restart the computer now, click the radio button next to No, I will restart the computer later
. Click Finish
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Creating PDFs from FutureTax
To create a PDF from FutureTax, do the following while FutureTax is already open:
Select Print...
from the File
menu:
Select PDFCreator
(or whatever you named your PDFCreator printer) from the drop down box next to Name
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Click OK
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Replace any fields you feel are appropriate. (Note: These are only used internally by PDF viewers. They have no real importance.) Click Save
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Select a location and file name to save the PDF as. Click Save
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Your default PDF viewer (most likely Adobe Acrobat Reader) will automatically open the PDF file. You may look over the file to ensure it converted correctly.