Maintain Original Document Size
Submitted by roxie2401 on Sun, 2008-07-06 13:44.
How can I keep pdfCreator from adding additional "white space" or increasing the margins to my doucments?
When I create the PDF, pdfCreator adds space at the top (and bottom), which changes the appearance of the original material.
Is there an option that I have missed that will keep the original document size?
Also, if I create a PDF of a scanned document (say a utility bill), pdfCreator always make it a fixed paper size (say 8.5 x 11). If I use cutePDF or PrimoPDF they both create the PDF file the same size as the original - whatever the scanned size, that is the size of the PDF.
How do I get rid of this extra white space?
I far perfer pdfCreator but I want the document to retain the original size.
Am I missing something?
I had this problem as well. I even downloaded pdf995 and spent an entire day trying to get it to use my paper size, but it didn't work either. But I think I have solved this.
I am assuming that your file (I'm using Word) is at the correct specifications.
Then, go into start/settings/control panel and choose printer. Choose PDFcreator - this should be classified as a 'printer'. Right-click and select properties. Select the Paper tab up the top.
At the top will be a number of different paper sizes. Select the one you want.
Or, simply select "Custom" (above Restore Defaults).
Here you are able to give the exact size in mm or inches of the paper size you want.
I'm using 150 x 230, which I had to create using the custom button. It worked (though it turned the paper 90 degrees, which is easy to fix).
Someone mentioned that later versions of Acrobat affect paper size. I'm using Acrobat 5. You can always download an earlier version on Oldversion.com.
I hope this helps anyone with the same problem.