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--- faq:makepdf [2016/03/15 16:56] – [Foxit Reader] update to current version 7.3 Colin Liebenrood
+++ faq:makepdf [2021/02/19 18:41] (current) – [Producing PDF Files] Added W10 facility Colin Liebenrood
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 make a Portable Document Format (PDF) file from it and send that. How? See below.
-A PDF file can be displayed by using a suitable program.  The standard program for this is //Adobe Acrobat Reader//, often pre-installed on a new computer. Otherwise, it is readily available at no cost with some purchased applications, or by download from http://www.adobe.com/. There are alternatives, one of which is //Foxit Reader//, to be described below.
+A PDF file can be displayed by using a suitable program.  The standard program for this is //Adobe Acrobat Reader//, often pre-installed on a new computer. Otherwise, it is readily available at no cost with some purchased applications, or by download from http://www.adobe.com/. There are alternatives, one of which is //PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0//, to be described below.
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 They all involve installing a Windows Printer-driver that either produces a PDF file as output or an intermediate
 file that can be converted to the PDF form.
+Windows 10 now includes //Microsoft Print to PDF// that you can select as a printer. This works perfectly well for
+PediTree Reports, Tables and Trees, either in Portrait or Landscape format.  The default paper size is A4, but other sizes can be selected.
 The writer uses PDFCreator. This appears as a Windows printer called (guess what) //PDFCreator//.
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 After payment, an email will provide a link to download the installer (c. 26Mb) and a password that is needed during installation. After download, run the installer, pasting in your password as requested.  You will be asked to choose some installation options: I suggest you **deselect** //PDF Architect//, as this takes a long time to download and install.  You can always change your mind about this at a later date.
-==== Foxit Reader ====
+==== PDF-XChange Viewer 2.0 ====
-This is a free alternative to Adobe Reader, which is somewhat faster to load and display your files. I use this myself. It can be downloaded from http://www.foxitsoftware.com/.
+This is a free alternative to Adobe Reader, which is somewhat faster to load and display your files. I use this myself. It can be downloaded from https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer.
-Since I first found and installed this reader, both it and the installation process have been developed, not always helpfully in my view.  Some hints on avoiding the disadvantages follow.
-=== Installation ===
-When running the downloaded installer, look carefully for options to install other programs or 'helpful' features and deselect them, especially special browser add-ons.
-There's no option to omit one feature from the installation, called //Foxit Cloud//. This provides the ability to store your PDFs and settings 'in the cloud' --- namely on a server somewhere.  You don't have to sign up to it, but it's something I don't want at all (and it uses some extra memory).  In the current version, it is built-in and cannot be removed.  (I have altered the settings of Windows Firewall to block Foxit Reader's access to the Internet.)
-== Configuration ==
-On installation, Foxit has a modern ribbon-style toolbar. I don't care for this style, but the current version provides no alternative. However, you can hide it (press Ctrl+F11).
-One other irritation is that updating Foxit destroys your settings.  There's no way around this, I fear.
+There is a note saying that this has been discontinued and replaced by another product (which I haven't tried).  However, you can still download PDF-XChange Viewer and use it.
+This is smaller and less troublesome in many ways than my previous recommendation (Foxit Reader).  It doesn't get involved with cloud storage and has a nice clean interface.