Credit goes to Rick Borstein for these flatteners. Rick has a fantastic blog called Acrobat for Legal Professionals blogs.
You might want to check out his site if you have a moment, he has tons of helpful articles for using Adobe Acrobat for those of us in the legal world. Click on the link below to download the flattening script and instructions on how to install and use the flattener.
Change the PostScript options. Select PostScript Options from the list on the left. Select any PostScript options that aren't selected and deselect any options that are selected. If this option eliminates the problem, experiment with each of the PostScript options in step 3 to determine which specific option is causing the problem.
Enable the PostScript error handler in Windows. Right-click the printer you are using, and then choose Printer Properties. Select the General tab, select Printing Preferences, and then click Advanced. If you do not see this option, your printer does not have a PostScript Error Handler. Delete Acrobat temporary files in Windows. Excess temporary files can cause Acrobat to freeze or appear to freeze when you print. To delete temporary files using Disk Cleanup:.
Close any open applications. Open Computer. On the General tab, click Disk Cleanup. Click OK, and then click Yes to confirm deletion.
Click OK to close the system drive Properties dialog box. To delete temporary files using the command line:. Insert the appropriate command at the end of this text line, and then press Enter:. Print with Windows in Simplified mode. In Windows To manually disable startup items:.
Quit all applications. Right-click the taskbar and choose Task Manager from the menu. Click the Processes tab. Select a process, click End Process, and choose Yes. Try to print your PDF file. To re-enable startup items and services, follow these steps:. Move the icons and shortcuts from step 2 above back into their respective Startup folders. Restart the computer. In Windows XP:. Click the Startup tab, and write down the names of any deselected items. Click the General tab, and choose Selective startup.
Deselect Load Startup Items. Verify that Process System. Click Disable All. Click OK, and restart Windows. Note: When you restart, click OK when the dialog box appears to notify you that the System Configuration Utility has changed the way Windows starts. Click Cancel when the System Configuration Utility appears. Attempt to print your PDF file. Deselect any items you wrote down in step 3 of "Disable startup items and services. In Windows Vista or Windows Click Start, type msconfig in the search box, and press Enter.
On the Startup tab, click Disable All. Select Save. Attorneys back Attorneys. Courts U. Supreme Court. Gregory Judge J. King Judge G. Thacker Judge Pamela A. Harris Judge Julius N.