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Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:47 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
Hello.
I am trying to paste a diagram from chess pad to MS word 2010 standard edition, but when I convert the file into PDF, a board without colors and pieces show up! What would be wrong and what to do about it?

Thanks in advance

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 2:57 pm
by Adam Raoof
when you say "convert" you mean that you click the file menu then "save as" and then change the file format to pdf?

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 3:07 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
I click File->"Save and send"

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 3:11 pm
by Adam Raoof
Aha - that should work. However....

Save the file as a pdf somewhere, clicking the option "open file after saving"

see if that makes a difference

and then attach it to an email.

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:37 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
I saved it somewhere else
No difference.............................

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:43 pm
by Adam Raoof
ok - paste any file with a sample colour diagram and text into a new word document, save it

then save it as a pdf file

then attach both files to this thread

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:45 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Attached.
Thanks

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:51 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Chess base diagrams display OK, the problem is with ChessPad (2.0) diagrams

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:11 pm
by Adam Raoof
the problem is with the fonts - even if they render correctly on your screen when you use Chesspad 2 I think you may struggle to export them

however

why not install Greenshot (google it) and then clip the diagrams from Chesspad 2 directly from the screen into Word? That will certainly work

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:29 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
َAll these is because I want the diagrams textual. They are now graphical (combination of Arena and Gimp) and some customers said they don't show well in a great book like my translation of Play Winning Chess.

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 6:08 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
Yesterday I printed a diagram when I was in the office at univeersity.
They printed. I didn't convert the file and printed directly from word 2010

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:04 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Anyone ran into such a problem?

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:04 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Can I do anything else to import the fonts into PDF correctly?
In case I have to move the .docx file, what settings do I have to change on the target computer?

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:06 pm
by Adam Raoof
yes, when you create a pdf from word you have to choose the option to embed the fonts

How to Embed Fonts:

Within MS Word click File “Save As” ...
Under “PDF Options” check off “ISO 19005-1 compliant (PDF/A)” ...
Update your Adobe Printer. ...
Make sure Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts in unchecked. ...
Select the Fonts folder and highlight all of the fonts listed under the “never embed” tab and select.

Re: Diagram Publishing with Chess Pad

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 6:31 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
I have MS-word 2010 standard edition
Under “PDF Options” check off “ISO 19005-1 compliant (PDF/A)” ...
It is already unchecked
Update your Adobe Printer. ...
I use Foxit-reader
Make sure Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts in unchecked. ...
How?
Select the Fonts folder and highlight all of the fonts listed under the “never embed” tab and select.
Where?
I don't see such options