I'm using XP and Acrobat 5.0. Everytime I print to the PDF Writer, I get a message that 'This doent failed to print.' When I open the printer, the status reads 'Error. Linux/UNIX For Intermec Printers Introduction. I recently tried to print a PDF document on a PC installed with adobe reader over a network printer connected directly to another PC. ARCHIVED: In the STCs, why did my color print job fail? Save the file in PDF format before printing.
Troubleshoot printing, PDF export . When attempting to resolve a printing or exporting issue, the first step is to determine the conditions under which the problem occurs.
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For example, was the error a one- time problem, or can it be reproducedconsistently when printing or exporting all documents, some documents, or a specific document? The steps and tests below help you define how and when your issue occurs so that you can find a solution.
If the error doesn't recur, a temporary communication problem, low system resources, or other temporary environmental factors could have caused it. If you can print or export without problems after you first restart the computer, but the error occurs again later, troubleshoot the problem at the system level. If the error doesn't recur, an issue with the printer's memory could have caused the problem. If the error recurs, move on to step 3. If you can successfully print or export a new document, but not the original document, troubleshoot the problem at the document level.
If you can print from another application (e. Word. Pad, Text. Edit), or export/save as a PDF from another application (e. Illustrator, Photoshop), troubleshoot the problem at the application level. If another printer is available, try printing the document to that printer. If that works, then make sure that the original printer is turned on and is online.
Remove and reconnect the printer cables, and then run a self- test on the printer to check for mechanical failure or damaged cables. If none of these steps identifies the problem, troubleshoot the problem at the system level. If your issue occurs when exporting to PDF from In.
Design to Acrobat Standard, Pro, or Pro Extended, try printing to Adobe PDF Printer. Try one or more of the following steps. Note: Depending on which printer you use, locations of settings may vary and may be different from what's listed in the following procedures. Check your printer documentation. Damaged documents may occur after being converted from a previous version of In. Design or from a Quark.
XPress document. Exporting to In. Design Markup Language (IDML) or In. Design Interchange format (INX) can eliminate problematic data. Choose File > Print. Click the Setup button. If the following dialog appears, click OK: . If Send Post. Script Error Handler is not set to Yes, click it and choose Yes from the pop- up menu.
Choose File > Print. Click the printer. Choose Error Handling from the menu below the Presets menu.
Select Print Detailed Report, and then click Print. If a Post. Script error is causing the problem, the Post.
Script error handler prints a page with error information. See Troubleshoot Post.
Script errors. Choose File > Print. Click Graphics, and then choose None from the Send Data menu. Click Print. Choose File > Export and select Adobe PDF (Print) as the format or . Remove 5. 0% of the graphics by deleting pages, or graphic frames on a single page. Then, print or export the document after each change to determine whether a damaged graphic in the group removed is causing the error. If the document prints or exports after a change, revert the change and remove the other 5.
Confirm that the error recurs, then delete 5. Once you identify graphics that consistently produce the error, delete and replace them. You may need to reexport a graphic from the application in which you created it.
A successful print job without the graphics can also indicate inadequate printer memory. Symptoms include fonts being substituted, missing graphics, or incomplete printouts. Try printing in ranges of pages, or simplify the publication to see if it prints with fewer graphics. Or try printing at a lower resolution.
Note: If the document contains only graphical elements, then you receive a blank page when you print only if the option to print blank pages is enabled in In. Design. Select Print Blank Pages in the General section of the Print dialog box. Choose File > Print. Click Graphics. In the Fonts section, choose None from the Download menu.
Click Print. You can't exclude fonts when exporting, but you can minimize the number of fonts used. Choose Type > Find Font. In the Fonts in Document list, click the first font, then hold the Shift key and click the last font to select all the fonts in the list. In the Replace With: Font Family list, choose a font that you know works in other documents, such as Arial or Verdana. Click Change All.
Click Done. Choose File > Export and select Adobe PDF (Print) as the format. Choose a location and click Save. Click Export. If the document successfully prints or exports, the problem could be related to one of the fonts used in the document. If the document uses a large number of fonts, excluding the fonts makes the document less complex. Save the document as a new name, and then test the fonts one at a time to determine if they are damaged.
If a font consistently demonstrates a problem, check for multiple active instances of the font, or download the font from the manufacturer again to ensure the font isn't corrupted. To view the status of links, choose Window > Links. Unlink or relink any files in which the filename is preceded with a question mark or other symbol. For more information about In.
Design links, see Managing graphics links. Sometimes errors are a result of a particular function in the print or export process, as it is handling some specific content in the document. Eliminate as many of these types of settings as possible.
If eliminating settings resolves the issue, enable them again in groups to isolate the problem to a particular setting. Note: Depending on which printer you're using, some of the settings may be unavailable. Choose File > Print to open the Print dialog box.
Then change the following settings in the following panes: Set copies to 1. Select Pages to disable Spreads. Clear Print Master Pages, Print Non- printing Objects,and Print Visible Guides and Baseline Grids. Set print layers to Visible & Printable Layers. Set paper size to Defined by Driver. Set scale width and height to 1.
Disable Thumbnails and Tile. Disable Marks, Bleed,and Slug. Set color to Composite Leave Unchanged. Disable Trapping, Text as Black, and Simulate Overprint.
In the Ink Manager, disable Ink Aliasing. Set images to Send Data to None or All. Set fonts to Download to None or All. Set Post. Script to Level 2. Set data format to ASCII. Set color handling to Let Post.
Script Printer Determine Colors. Enable Preserve CMYK Numbers.
Select all the pages, right- click, and then choose Page Attributes > Spread Flattening > None (Ignore Transparency). Remove third- party plug- ins from the In.
Design Plug- ins folder, and then restart In. Design. If the problem recurs, move the plug- ins back to the In. Design Plug- ins folder.
If the problem doesn't recur, identify conflicting plug- ins: Choose Help > Configure Plug- Ins (Windows) or In. Design > Configure Plug- Ins (Mac OS).
Select All Plug- Ins for the Set and then clear all the options in the Display section except Third Party. Create a list of these plug- ins.
Quit In. Design and move these plug- ins out of the Plug- in folder: Windows: /Program Files/Adobe/Adobe In. Design . Create a new user account (don't delete your original one), log in to the new account, and try to print or export the document again. Choose Start > Control Panel > User Accounts. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences > Users & Groups. See Troubleshoot damaged In. Design documents. If you receive an error when printing any In.
Design document, try one or more of the following tasks to identify the cause of an application- level problem. When In. Design is behaving erratically, deleting preferences (also referred to as “trashing preferences” or “removing preferences”) and re- creating them often solves the problem. There are two ways to re- create preferences: Automatically: This method quickly deletes your current preference files and then regenerates a new set of default preference files. However, any custom settings you may have had are lost.- or- Manually: If you don't want to lose your custom settings, rename your current preference files before regenerating a new set of default preference files. That way, if new preferences don't solve your print or export problem, you have a backup of your original preference files (including any custom settings), which you can use to replace the new preference files.
Quit In. Design. Relaunch In. Design and immediately hold down the appropriate keys for your OS: Mac OS: Control+Option+Command+Shift.
Windows: Control+Alt+Shift. A dialog box appears, asking if you want to delete In.
Design preference files. In. Design launches with regenerated default preferences. Rename the two preference files (e.
The preference files are located here: Mac OS XIn. Design Defaults: Users/. Learn how to show hidden files. In. Design Saved. Data: /Documents and Settings/.
Learn how to show hidden files. In. Design Saved. Data: /Users/. In.
Design creates a new set of default preference files. If your print or export problem persists, then you can restore your original preferences by renaming your old preference files back to their original names: In. Design Saved. Data and In. Design Defaults. Install the most recent driver for your printer: Choose File > Print. Click Setup, select a printer, click Preferences, and then click Advanced. Expand Document Options, and then expand Post.
Script Options. Choose Post. Script Output Option.
Choose Optimize for Speed from the pop- up menu, and then click OK. Click OK and then click Print. See the documentation included with the printer for instructions on how to disable this feature. If the problem occurs when you print over a network, connect the computer directly to the printer and try printing again. If you can't connect directly to the printer, save the document as a Post.
Script file. Using the command prompt on a computer that can be connected directly to a printer, send the file to the printer.