GP 9.0 print to pdf

[ehojr]

I wanted to inquire on the capabilities to print to pdf form within great plains..when you print to screen the option appears but is grayed out?

 

[winthropdc]

The built in feature requires Adobe PDF Writer installed.

You can use 3rd party packages like CutePDF to print to PDF as though it is a printer.

David Musgrave [MSFT]
Escalation Engineer - Microsoft Dynamics GP
Microsoft Dynamics Support - Asia Pacific

Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions)

http://www.microsoft.com/Dynamics

http://blogs.msdn.com/DevelopingForDynamicsGP

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[fmcmurray]

HI David

Thanks for the update on this issue. One of my clients s pushing to know why they have to use Adobe...any words other than Microsoft says?

If not, no worries.

Thanks

Fred

 

[VictoriaYudin]

Hi Fred,

Are you asking why the Dynamics GP 'send to PDF' functionality only works if you have Adobe Acrobat installed? Or are you asking whether that's really the case?

I am not sure I can answer the why...but I can definitely tell you that the 'send to PDF' functionality will ONLY work if you have a 'full' version of Adobe Acrobat installed because that is how GP is coded. Standard or Professional won't make a difference.

If your client doesn't want to get Acrobat, they will have to set their GP printer to whatever PDF writer they are using to be able to create a PDF from GP.


Victoria Yudin
Dynamics GP MVP 2005 - 2008
Flexible Solutions - home of GP Reports

http://www.flex-solutions.com/gpreports.html

 

[fmcmurray]

Hi David

One other question, which version of Adobe is required to ungray the selection...my client values the simplicity of the menu option.

Thanks Again for you assistance

Fred @ AccessTek

 

[fmcmurray]

HI Victoria

Thanks for the reply...you answered both of my questions. acrobat standard is acceptable...and that GP was coded to work only with Adobe.

Thanks Very much

Fred