CHM To PDF Converter PRO Manual
CHM To PDF Converter PRO Manual
CHM To PDF Converter PRO Manual
by Theta - Software
Overview
CHM To PDF Converter is a sophisticated program that easily and fast converts CHM (Compiled Help File)
files to PDF format. It converts automatically the CHM Table of Contents to PDF Outline. It supports the usual
PDF features, including compression and 128 bit encryption.
Technical Support
For Technical support for CHM to PDF Converter you may contact Theta-Software thru e-mail at
[email protected] . You may also find information of CHM To PDF bug fixes, new releases and
FAQs thru the WEB at http://www.theta-software.com.
Page Options
Page options concern settings for the generated *.emf files and must be set BEFORE generating the PDF
Project (*.hppj).
From Page Options dialog you can set:
PDF Project page margins in centimeters or inches, can be set by changing the values of the
corresponding boxes.
Print Scale can be set from the Print Scale Track Bar. Value of 100% is the normal print scale.
Font Scale can be set from the Font Scale Track Bar. Value of 100% is the normal font scale.
URL Color and Underlined URL options are NOT working if a Style Sheet file (css) is linked to a topic.
Page Size and Orientation are determined by the current Default printer of your system. If you want to
change the page size of the created PDF change the page size of your default printer before creating your
PDF project. Different current system printer may result to slightly different results regarding margins
and fonts. See a list of acceptable printer drivers.
See also:
PDF Editor
Add an Index
You can add an Index at the end of the document.
This Index is based on the original Index of the project found in the decompiled CHM and located in the folder
where the CHM where decompiled. If no Index file (*.hhk) is present then Index addition is not performed.
In Order to add the Index:
1. Press Insert | Index (at the end of the document) to display the corresponding dialog.
2. Set the font, color and size for the Index.
3. Press Insert.
Warning:
Index entries are not assigned a page number when:
No associated page exists in the document. This can happen when you choose to include in your project only
files existing in the decompiled Table of Contents.
When the index entry item is a "See Also" one or .
See Also:
Page Options
Insert a Table of Contents
Outline Control
PDF Editor incorporates an Outline Control that is used to accommodate the Table of Contents found in the
decompiled CHM File.
The first column accommodates the Table of Contents and the second one is used to associate a PDF
Bookmark or a page, existing in current document, to a specific node.
See Also:
Inserting Bookmarks
Creating Active Links
See Also:
Outline Control
Creating Active Links
Inserting Bookmarks
Inserting Bookmarks
During PDF Project generation each page is given by default a name which serves as a bookmark. Also each
page can be referenced by its page number.
Apart from this the user can insert a bookmark wherever in the document. To do this:
1. Click Insert | Bookmark menu to display the corresponding dialog.
2. Give a bookmark name
3. Press OK
See Also:
Creating Active Links
Creating PDF Bookmarks
See Also:
Creating Active Links
Outline Control
Master page
CHM To PDF Converter Master Page is a unique feature that allows editing a page which its contents appear
in all or selected pages of the document.
You can use master page to create
Navigation buttons
Headers and Footers
Page Logos
shapes
Inserted objects in master page can:
be assigned an action (they can to serve as hyperlinks)
Appear in specific pages of the document
Formatted from the drawing toolbar
Also special fields can be inserted from "Insert Field" button. You can insert
Page numbering
Number of pages
Date
Time
Page name
You can switch to Master page from View | Master Page menu or from the tab "Master page" below PDF
Editor.
Important Note
Master Page can be turned ON by pressing "Master Page OFF" button. When the master page is off then it is
not used in the final PDF conversion. However its content is saved when you save the *.hppj project.
See Also:
Drawing in CHM To PDF
CHM To PDF Converter offers a powerful canvas to draw and manipulate custom shapes and images.
The Drawing Toolbar contains almost all buttons used to carry out the drawing functionality in CHM To PDF.
Draw Object
Formatting Object
Merging Topics
In CHM To PDF you can use the "Edit | Merge With Next Topic" menu to merge the current topic with the next
one.
Note
Table of contents target is automatically updated.
Warnings
This operation can take place in saved projects
This operation cannot be undone unless you Close the Project without Saving.
See Also:
Deleting Topics
Deleting Topics
In CHM To PDF you can use the "Edit | Delete Topic" menu to delete the current topic (not current page).
Warnings
This operation cannot be undone unless you close the project without saving.
See Also:
Merging Topics
See Also:
Compression
Encryption
Text rendering
See Also:
Encryption
Text rendering
Page Options
Encryption
Currently CHM to PDF supports the 40-bit and 128 bit PDF encryption. The later also causes the PDF to use
PDF version 1.4. Check Encrypt File - to switch on encryption.
Security (40bit,128bit (Acrobat Reader 4 or later) )
You can change between:
Owner Password
The password is required to edit an encrypted PDF file. If you don't set a password here a password will
be randomly created when you enable Encryption.
User Password
This is the password which will be used to encrypt the file. If you don't provide a password the rights for
the user can be still restricted using 'Encryption'. But the user will then not be prompted for a password.
Also Check:
Enable
Enable
Enable
Enable
See Also:
Compression
Text rendering
Page Options
See also:
General
Compression and Encoding
Encryption
Important Notes
Page Size is determined by the current Default printer of your system. If you want to change the page size
of the created PDF change the page size of your default printer before creating your PDF project.
Different printer drivers may give different font and table border positioning. Therefore, final PDF file is
dependent upon the default printer. A list of tested and acceptable printer drivers is:
WinFax Printer Driver
HP 640C/642C/648C
HP2000C
CHM To PDF Converter works with any Printer Driver but is recommended to choose any of the
above list. Apart from this you can experiment with any other printer driver if output is not
satisfactory.
Active hyperlinks are not created automatically but formatting is extremely close to that of the
original CHM File as a virtual print out takes place for each HTML topic file. Active Hyperlinks can be created
within PDF Editor .
In order to generate PDF's that support font color any color printer driver must be installed on your
system and set as default (there is no need to install the printer device itself).
See Also:
Requirements
Tips
Conversion Limitations
CHM To PDF Converter does not support:
Dynamic HTML (Expanded Texts, menus, popups etc.)
VBScripts and Java Scripts
Known Problems
Table cells that do not fit to a single page may lose their Top Border for the second page that the cell starts,
and so on. This border can be covered in PDF Editor with the Draw Line functioning of the program (Click
Draw Line Button and Draw a line wherever in the project canvas. (Copy - Paste functioning is available for
drawing objects and pictures)
See also:
Important Notes
Tips
Tips
1. Solving content exceeding page margins problem
Text, Large Images and Tables may exceed page size regarding the horizontal dimension. Normally you
can solve this problem when you:
Decrease the Print Scale and Increase the Font Scale (from Page Options Dialog). By this way images
will be smaller and text larger.
Change the paper size of the default printer
Change the Page Margins
2. Updating content
CHM To PDF Converter can update its content without needing to reconvert the whole CHM file.
3. Solving the table Cell Border problem
Table cells that do not fit to a single page may lose their Top Border for the second page that the cell
starts, and so on. This border can be covered in PDF Editor with the Draw Line functioning of the
program (Click Draw Line Button and Draw a line wherever in the project canvas. (Copy - Paste
functioning is available for drawing objects and pictures)
See also:
Limitations
Requirements
Requirements
A Printer Driver must be installed on your system (There is no need to install the printer device itself). If the
Printer Driver is NOT a Color one then text in generated metafiles are going to be in Black and White.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or later is required to view the created PDF files
Download free Acrobat Reader from Adobe's web site.
CHM To PDF Converter runs on: Win 98/Me/2000/XP/2003
If your system is running under Win 95/NT and CHM decompilation must take place then HH.EXE (HTML
Help Engine ) must be installed on your system. Download HHUPD.EXE from Microsoft MSDN.
See Also:
Important Notes - Limitations