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Re: automatic saving pdf files in pages
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Re: automatic saving pdf files in pages


  • Subject: Re: automatic saving pdf files in pages
  • From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:58:36 -0400
  • Thread-topic: automatic saving pdf files in pages

On 9/21/10 5:29 AM, "Jarda Kotesovec" <email@hidden> wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> I was wondering if would be possible solve the following issue in
> Pages with apple script.
>
> I need to force Pages to save document in PDF format at the moment
> when you save it as a native Pages document.  Normally user have to
> save it (as a native pages document) and then pick up "File -> Export
> ... -> PDF -> Next.. -> Export" to have pdf copy as well. I need to
> save these clicks (exporting to pdf) in term of faster workflow.
>
> Any feedback is really appreciated.

Here's the simple way, (Assuming you don't need custom settings like
password protection, etc.)

set theDocfolderPath to (path to documents folder) as text

tell application "Pages"
    set theName to name of document 1
    set theName to text 1 thru -(2 + (count of "pages")) of theName & ".pdf"
    save document 1 in (theDocfolderPath & theName) as alias
end tell


Basically, you save, but to a file with a .pdf extension, and you get a PDF
file. I do this all the time, works quite nicely.

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