Another Character Builder Question

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#1

ace_rimmer

Jan 05, 2009 0:07:54
Is there a way to save the sheet so that i can print it somewhere that doesnt have the program? like the Library, because i dont have a printer, so i cant actually print the characters i make.

Thanks
#2

mycroftb

Jan 05, 2009 10:02:12
One way to do this is to install and use a virtual printer driver. Use the app and print as you would normally, but select the virtual printer as the device to print to. The virtual printer software will then prompt you to save it as a data file. (Most apps will send a whole document as one print job, however, the Character Builder sends a separate print job for each page, so you'll have to save each page individually.)

Once you have the data file, transport it somehow (burn to CD, save to USB memory stick, email to yourself and check your email there, etc.). Open the document using a viewer, and print from there.

As far as which virtual printer to use, you probably already have the XPS Document Writer installed, that'll print to .XPS format. (According to the Microsoft site, it's installed with .NET.) The library may not have a viewer installed, though.

If the library doesn't have an XPS viewer, there's still a good chance it has an Adobe PDF viewer. PDFCreator is one PDF virtual printer I like to use, and works the same way.
#3

angrylinuxgeek

Jan 05, 2009 10:25:15
CutePDF will work fine and is free: http://www.cutepdf.com/