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How to produce a pdf score

Instructions for typesetters using graphical sheet music editors

The instructions below on installing printer drivers and postscript utilities are primarily meant for users of graphical sheet music editors under the Windows operating systems. Procedures for other operating systems like Apple MacOs may differ somewhat. The instructions for generating pdf output from sheet music editors are based on Finale but are probably not that different with other programs.

3 main approaches to producing pdf scores are described:

  1. generating the pdf score immediately on your own pc - requires installing a Windows to-file pdf printer driver
  2. generating the pdf score on your own pc based on an initial postscript score - requires installing a Windows to-file postscript printer driver plus Ghostscript/Gsview
  3. generating the pdf score by means of an on-line pdf conversion service based on an initial postscript score - requires installing a Windows to-file postscript printer driver

Installing to-file printer drivers

Generating a pdf score

WIMA has merged with IMSLP

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2001-02-08, Werner Icking (1943-2001), GMD
2008-08-12, Christian Mondrup, Werner Icking Music Archive