When I print to a PDF file from Journal, text th

[Data_Bus]

When I print to a PDF file from Journal, text that is highlighted in yellow is no longer visible. The highlight is there, but no text can be seen. Anyone know how to fix this?

Details: I'm using Journal with XP SP2 and the full version of Adobe Acrobat 7.0. I have a journal document with yellow highlighted ink on it. I select Print, then Adobe PDF for the printer. In Acrobat the text shows up as a solid yellow blob.

Any help would be appreciated.
Jeff

[skinny_fat]

I don't have Adobe Pro, but I use CutePDF and the same thing happens to me. I thought it was the price I paid for using a freeware program, but I guess not.

[bcdechert]

I'd venture that the "text" you are highlighting is actually in a image format rather than text - a subtle distinction with PDF. If you are getting solid color bars where high lighting had been this may be the case. Try converting (OCR) the PDF, then high lighting and printing to see if the problem recurs.

[skinny_fat]

Hmm... I'm only speaking for myself, but I don't think the background ink is in an image format. I just think the PDF printer doesn't do translucency.

This is what it looks like in Journal:



and here is what it looks like as a pdf:



if I zoom in I can clearly see that the text is in vector format:



also, check out what happens if I draw the highlighter first and then ink over it (notice the background graph paper is still obscured):

[Data_Bus]

Here's what it looks like in journal, then what it looks like when it is printed into Acrobat using the Adobe PDF printer driver.


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[Jim Artis]

Data_Bus ~ aka Jeff,

You presented an interesting and challenging problem. I call it a bug. The testing done by you and skinny_fat validate that text in highlighted journal text is masked when the pdf file is created.

The question is where is the problem being created: Journal, the print driver, or the reader.

I tested with Journal, OneNote, PDF Annotator and Word. The result was the same, except for MS Word 2003. Please see the image below printed from Word with the PDF Converter and read with Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.



From my testing, I conclude the applications above, except MS Word, do not give us the utility we need from Microsoft Journal and OneNote. If it works from Word, why not the other Microsoft Products. I will report this as a bug with Journal and OneNote.

Jeff, thanks for the question. Good testing skinny_fat.

ADDED ON EDIT:
I also printed PDF files from GoBinder and experienced the same result with highlighted text, i.e., the highlight mask the underlying text.

[skinny_fat]

Jim,

I thought I would try to do it in word too, but using ink. This is what I got:



As you can see, the transparency is all weird. Hope this helps.

[Jim Artis]

Thanks skinny-fat,

That was my next test. I'm a bit surprised this problem exist with inking, given the O/S, and Journal, OneNote, and Word are all microsoft products.

I also downloaded and tested other PDF converters. They did not give a better result. I addition, I searched the Internet, adobe.com, and microsoft.com for anything on this problem--nothing.

Now, I'm trying to submit a bug-report. I can not find a means to do so on Microsoft's website. Further, because of the OEM in my product ID, I'll have to report the problem to Motion Computing.

Oh well...

[Jim Artis]

Given that I cannot report this problem to Microsoft, the following has been submitted by e-mail to Motion Computing:

quote:Microsoft requires I correspond with my OEM.

Please see the following:

http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/to...TOPIC_ID=23240

The problem is that highlighted text in Microsoft Journal and OneNote mask the text when the document is printed to a PDF file. The does not happen when a PDF file with highlighted text is printed from Microsoft Word.

Of Course I have Windows XP Table PC Edition, SP2 with each of the Microsoft products bundled with my M1400 at time of purchase.

We'll see what come of this...

[Jim Artis]

skinny_fat,

Like your image below, my highlighted ink in Word was also degraded when printed as a PDF file.

quote:Originally posted by skinny_fat

Jim,

I thought I would try to do it in word too, but using ink. This is what I got:



As you can see, the transparency is all weird. Hope this helps.