pdf export adds random numbers in row on some pages

[jmus]

So exports ok, then there are a few numbers on bottom of page... a few 3's just there for no reason.

Is this a known issue?

Finale v26 on windows 10 64 bit

Jill

[zuill]

This is a known issue. It is a result of using the built-in Export to pdf feature. That should be avoided. Instead, use the Print method, and choose a pdf printer. I use CutePDF.

Zuill

[miker]

Or, use the graphics tool, and export as PDF.

[zuill]

Unfortunately, the Graphics Tool pdf export has the same bug, so I would avoid that. I just tested it on a 3 page file, and the exact same triplet 3 appeared at the bottom of the page that appeared when I used the File Menu Export to pdf. Additionally, the 2 files exported from Finale were 266 kb. Printing to CutePDF created a file that was 59 kb, and it didn't have the erroneous 3 at the bottom of the page.

My suggestion: don't export with either option in Finale. Those are broken tools. Instead, Print to pdf.

Zuill

[motet]

MM needs to switch over to GhostScript (PDF renderer which CutePDF and other free PDF writers use).

[jmus]

This is a known issue. It is a result of using the built-in Export to pdf feature. That should be avoided. Instead, use the Print method, and choose a pdf printer. I use CutePDF.

Zuill

Thanks Zuill,

[David Ward]

The Graphics Tool to PDF route seems to work OK in the Mac version and gives a smaller file than does Print to PDF (on a Mac). Odd that something that's supposed to be cross-platform (PDF) seems variously unreliable in Finale.