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Contents 3 Table of Contents Part I novaPDF SDK 11 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................... 11 2 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 11 Installation .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 System requirements.......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Components .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Network use .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Multiple printers .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 3 Integration................................................................................................................................... 16 How to integrate .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 How to make the ..........................................................................................................................................................release build 16 Customize your setup.......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Co-Branding Tool.......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Folders ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Files ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Settings ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Add/Modify Printer ......................................................................................................................................... 20 General ................................................................................................................................... 20 Profile ................................................................................................................................... 21 Page defaults ................................................................................................................................... 21 Other defaults ................................................................................................................................... 21 Permissions ................................................................................................................................... 22 Results ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Build an installation.......................................................................................................................................................... package bundle 22 Installation package.......................................................................................................................................................... bundle 24 4 novaPDF COM................................................................................................................................... 27 How to register COM.......................................................................................................................................................... 27 How to use the COM.......................................................................................................................................................... 28 How to set printer.......................................................................................................................................................... options 29 Private and public.......................................................................................................................................................... profiles 29 How to register for.......................................................................................................................................................... messages 29 How to use events.......................................................................................................................................................... 30 Multithreading applications.......................................................................................................................................................... 30 Use temporary printers.......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Working with Layout.......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Working with Actions.......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Reference .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 Profile option strings......................................................................................................................................................... 33 Windows messages......................................................................................................................................................... 63 What is INovaPdfOptions......................................................................................................................................................... 65 INovaPdfOptions......................................................................................................................................................... 71 AddAction ......................................................................................................................................... 71 AddAction2 ......................................................................................................................................... 72 AddBookmarkDefinition......................................................................................................................................... 72 AddBookmarkDefinition2......................................................................................................................................... 74 AddCustomProperty ......................................................................................................................................... 75 novaPDF SDK 11 User Manual Copyright © 2021 Softland 3 4 novaPDF SDK 11 AddCustomProperty2......................................................................................................................................... 75 AddNovaPrinter ......................................................................................................................................... 76 AddNovaPrinter2 ......................................................................................................................................... 77 AddNovaPrinterExt ......................................................................................................................................... 77 AddNovaPrinterExt2 ......................................................................................................................................... 79 AddOverlay ........................................................................................................................................