Anyone else having a problem with...

[Dannyalcatraz]

Viewing CB files saved as PDFs?

I've tried on my iMac and iPod Touch- no joy. On the iMac, I can't find a program that will read it: not Preview; nothing in the MS Office suite. I get error messages that the file is an unrecognized format or that the file may be corrupted. On my iTouch, I simply get a virtually featureless grey screen.

But it's not just a "Mac issue," since at least 2 other guys in my group who are definitely PC guys have been trying to do likewise on laptops to no avail.

Hints, suggestions & solutions?

 

[CroBob]

Get something that allows you to print the character sheet into a PDF, like "CutePDF", then try the PDF file you make with it.

 

[hemera]

Just tried using adobe on my pc here at the office, and no issue. I'll test the native pdf printing feature on my macbook when I get home. Sometimes the native pdf of osx goes all wonky on me, and I have to use a 3rd party program.

 

[Scribble]

what did you use to pdf it?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Well, the CB has a "Save as PDF" option- that's what we've been trying.

 

[Scribble]

It does?

Crazy I had no idea it had that.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Get something that allows you to print the character sheet into a PDF, like "CurePDF", then try the PDF file you make with it.

I went looking and got redirected to "CutePDF"- is that the one?

It does?

Crazy I had no idea it had that.

Yep- as I recall, it's hidden in the "Print" menu when you're looking at the character sheet.

 

[Kelvor Ravenstar]

Tested this out on my MacBook just to be sure, and it worked fine for me. Isn't the print to pdf in the CB just the Mac's native print to pdf function?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Damn if I know- never tried making PDFs before (never needed to). Its possible I simply didn't notice the option.

And if it is, that doesn't explain my PC-using buddies...nor why my Mac would be telling me the created PDF is an unfamiliar format.

 

[Scribble]

The option must be a native mac thing, as I don't have an option to print to pdf (outside of my installed pdf printers)