So I just downloaded Oggdudes rather impressive character generator and want to use it. Alas I don't want to expend the massive amounts of ink it would require to regularly print my planned adventures and am trying to find out if there's a way to export a created adventure (ie the stuff you'd print) and make it some sort of readable word file or pdf that I could transfer to my ipad or somehow access it via this way. Anyone know if this is possible? I'm sure I could find a way to do it with enough playing around with it but if anyone could help expedite this process it'd be greatly appreciated.

When you go into print, select as your printer Microsoft XPS document. This saves the document and normally opens as a PDF when clicked on, if it doesn't open as a PDF automatically then right click and select open with Adobe.

That is how I normally do it. Could be other computers don't have that feature.

Search for "PDF" in the FAQ. Basically, install a PDF print driver and "print" to it. It'll create a PDF for your characters, encounters, group sheets, vehicles, etc.

The one I use is doPDF .

When you go into print, select as your printer Microsoft XPS document. This saves the document and normally opens as a PDF when clicked on, if it doesn't open as a PDF automatically then right click and select open with Adobe.

That is how I normally do it. Could be other computers don't have that feature.

Search for "PDF" in the FAQ. Basically, install a PDF print driver and "print" to it. It'll create a PDF for your characters, encounters, group sheets, vehicles, etc.

The one I use is doPDF .

You might have to do what Oggy said first for what I recommended, but check it out either way.

Thanks all

XPS was Microsoft's attempt at cornering the PDF market. Didn't work out so great I didn't even know that they were compatible and that Adobe actually read them. Good to know.

In any case, you might have difficulty viewing XPS files on a non-Windows device.

Let us know if you had to use Oggy's idea first, for simplicity's sake I have seen others ask this.

XPS was Microsoft's attempt at cornering the PDF market. Didn't work out so great I didn't even know that they were compatible and that Adobe actually read them. Good to know.

In any case, you might have difficulty viewing XPS files on a non-Windows device.

Normally what I did was convert to XPS and open/save it again as a PDF, Then transferred to another device. Had to use it that way all the time so no one could alter policy letters.

Let us know if you had to use Oggy's idea first, for simplicity's sake I have seen others ask this.

Will do once I get an encounter made up. Currently just adding descriptions for all of the talents from my purchased books.

Good luck with that, probably going to be a pretty big file.

when all else fails, I use PrimoPDF. Nice free PDF print driver.

when all else fails, I use PrimoPDF. Nice free PDF print driver.

That would work like microsoft XPS?

when all else fails, I use PrimoPDF. Nice free PDF print driver.

That would work like microsoft XPS?

Well...Microsoft XPS has never worked for me...so I can't speak to the comparative functionality file size has never been an issue for me when using PrimoPDF. Seems to print in normal PDF file size ranges.

I don't use any Apple products.

I print to the Microsoft XPS thing, then I'm able to upload to Google Drive. Works well for me. Google Drive has no problems with the XPS files.

I'd do the same if my laptop wasn't so clunky but it is so the tablet works better for me as it's much easier to carry around and keep on the table while taking up very little space

Sounds like some other programs will do the same as Microsoft xps and may even be better.

I sometimes print to one note. Depends on what you want to read them on

Take a look at NitroPDF Reader ( http://www.nitropdf.com/pdf-reader ) as well, it's a lightweight PDF viewer and includes a PDF printer driver (i.e. creates PDFs instead of printing to paper when you select "Print..." from any program)