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Activating and Using the PDF Module
The RightFax PDF module enables conversion of level 1 and level 2 To activate the PDF Module, you must have licensed a RightFax
PostScript and PDF (portable document format) documents to server type that includes this module, or purchased and licensed
TIFF format on the RightFax server for fax transmission. No this module separately. For information on activating new
configuration on the RightFax server is necessary because the components on the RightFax server, refer to the RightFax
server automatically determines whether the document to convert Installation Guide.
is PostScript, PDF, or the standard PCL-5 format. After the RightFax PDF Module has been activated on the RightFax
When this module is activated, you have the option to use a server, you must enable PostScript processing on at least one
PostScript print driver to create the RightFax printer on each RightFax WorkServer module (described in the next section) and
RightFax client computer. RightFax users can print native copy the PostScript fonts you want to support onto the RightFax
PostScript and PDF documents directly to the RightFax printer, and server.
also send rich PDF files (files that include full color and editable
data) to e-mail addresses.
Enabling PostScript Processing on a WorkServer
Important The RightFax PDF conversion engine does not support
conversion of PDF files that contain embedded TrueType (CID) fonts that After the PDF module is activated, run the WorkServer
use “Identity-H” encoding. configuration program from Windows Control Panel on the
RightFax server to display the WorkServer Configuration dialog
Activating the PDF Module on the RightFax
Server
The files required by the RightFax PDF Module are installed on all
RightFax servers during the server installation. However, the PDF
Module must be licensed and activated before its functionality will
be enabled.
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box. In the component tree in the left pane, select the WorkServer Adding PostScript Fonts
that you want to perform PostScript processing. You can enable
PostScript processing on as many WorkServers as you want. To correctly convert Type 1 PostScript fonts in PostScript and PDF
files, the fonts must be copied into the RightFax\Fonts folder. When
Figure 0.1 The WorkServer Configuration dialog box it is activated, the RightFax PDF module supports 35 basic
PostScript fonts including Times, Helvetica, Courier, and Symbol.
To add additional font conversion support, copy the PostScript
fonts you want to support into the RightFax\Fonts folder on the
RightFax server. Be sure to include both the .pfm and .pfb
components of the PostScript fonts.
To enable PostScript processing, click PostScript in the Services
list.