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Q: Print to PDF using Remote Desktop

I have been working on this for a couple of days an no one seems to be able to help me. I want to be able to add a printer that will allow me to convert to pdf for iMac. Before you answer - realize it is more complicated than you think. I am using a remote desktop program that is PC based. The remote desktop recognizes any printers I add, which is good. But as you know, the configuration of a print option for PC vs. MAC is very different. With a MAC, the OS X system automatically gives me the option to save as a pdf and is a separate function of the printing. Whereas, with a PC, I just need to 'print to pdf.' I have tried different APPS which add this to my MAC and it works on the MAC side. Examples include PDFWRITER and PDF PRINTER. These are two softwares I installed on my mac and functioned well and actually added drivers. The problem is, that these two programs do not ask me for a destination - thus when I am using remote desktop - I also do not get a destination question and so it appears to be created - but there is nowhere to find it and I have tried multiple searches to locate it - even *.pdf, and it doesn't work...To make a long story short - I need a pdf printer driver that has a functioning of asking me for the desired destination of my pdf...please help!

Posted on Aug 20, 2016 9:45 AM

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  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Aug 20, 2016 10:56 AM in response to rtomaha
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    Aug 20, 2016 10:56 AM in response to rtomaha

    bullzip and many other windows pdf readers other than adope comes with a build in printer which print to a pdf file think the first one back in the day was cutepdf it was prior to 2000

  • by dwbrecovery,

    dwbrecovery dwbrecovery Aug 31, 2016 10:22 AM in response to rtomaha
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    Aug 31, 2016 10:22 AM in response to rtomaha

    Hi rtomaha,

    Can you check:

    When in a Mac app, you can use in the Menu at the top:   File -> Print  then at the bottom left of the window is a  "PDF" button to click and select "Save as PDF" and then choose a destination to save.

     

    HTH

    Cheers, dwbrecovery