AutoPrint also allows you to print both PDF and Word files, although both of these types require that Acrobat Reader or Word be installed, respectively. AutoPrint uses these applications to do the actual printing, and we do not provide technical support or guarantees for reliable printing these files types as the printing process is mainly outside our control.

Please note that this facility is provided as a courtesy only.

PDF Files.

The PDF files can be copied to a destination directory after printing.

You need to have installed Acrobat Reader, which you may obtain from adobe.com.

You also need to set the path so that Acrobat Reader's executable can be found. Do this as follows:

Click: Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Advanced | Environment variables | top box | PATH

then append c:\program files\adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader (or wherever you installed acrobat reader to - make sure the path is correct for the version of Acrobat that you have installed). Use a semi-colon as separator. Remember to add this after the existing path!

Without these paths set AutoPrint will not be able to find Acrobat Reader and it will not work.

AutoPrint expects your Reader version to be called acrord32.exe, so you may need to change this file name as required.

Test that the path is correct by opening a DOS (command) window and typing in 'acrord32.exe' (no quotes) at the c:\ prompt.

N.B. Close and re-open the DOS window after any changes to the path as the window reads its environment variables when it opens.

Once Acrobat Reader opens, your path is correct and you may close the window.