[Ham-Computers] Enlarging schematics received as .pdf files?

[John Burch]

Hi Mike:

Thanks for the tip - I'll go and try it now!

Thanks and 73 de John  WB6GHA
..

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike D." <hrg@cifnet.com>
To: <ham-computers@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 9:00 PM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Enlarging schematics received as .pdf files?


> Try this --
>
> Zoom in on the area you want to enlarge and print. Then use your PRINT
> SCREEN key. This essentially copies the image you see on your screen to
the
> clipboard. Then open up a Word Processor and click PASTE. You should see
the
> same enlarged image you see on your screen. Voila -- then print it out.
>
> I just tested it with a PDF file copied to MS Word.
>
> 73 de Mike, N9BOR
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> > I hope that this question isn't that far off topic...
> >
> > I just received a schematic for my Drake R-4A
> > It came as two pages in the Adobe .pdf format.
> >
> > It's real easy to read if I use the Adobe toolbar
> > option that allows me to "zoom in".
> >
> > Printing the page is another story though.  The
> > original schematic was 11" x 17" and I got the
> > schematic in two pages - two .pdf files.  One is
> > the left side and the other is the right side of the
> > original larger schematic.
> >
> > I can't figure out a way to print anything other
> > than the two halves of the original as 8" x 11"
> > pages from the two pages in the .pdf files.
> >
> > I sure would like somehow to be able to print
> > the schematic, in as many pages as might be
> > required, of the "zoomed in" page that Adobe
> > offers me in much greater detail.
> >
> > Any ideas on how this might be done?
> >
> > Thanks for your thoughts and ideas.
> >
> > John
>
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