Can I Save Private Messages as a PDF with Math Equations Included?

[bob012345]

Is there an easy way one can save their private messages to a pdf file for a permanent record? I mean the entire conversation including all the math? Thanks.

 

[Ibix]

Print to file? Depending on your OS you may need a program (we used to have Adobe Acrobat at work - the full version, not just Reader) to provide a "printer" that creates files.

 

[BillTre]

Print to file? Depending on your OS you may need a program (we used to have Adobe Acrobat at work - the full version, not just Reader) to provide a "printer" that creates files.

Lots of programs able to handle pdf's can print them out. In Apple-land print to file is a system thing and available everywhere.

 

[Ibix]

Lots of programs able to handle pdf's can print them out.

Indeed. Google is your friend here.

 

[bob012345]

Of course if I have a file I can make a pdf but just cutting and pasting my posts does not keep the LaTeX formatting intact. What I want is to save an entire conversation directly into a readable file keeping all the mathematical notation intact. If it is not possible now could it be possible in the future?

What I am doing is using the PM system as a venue to teach my nephew some math and there is a limit to the number of PM's allowed so I thought I could save the conversation and then delete it from the PM system and start again.

 

[Ibix]

I think you're missing the point of the suggestion. If your OS and/or installed programs support it, you view the first page of your conversation and click print in your browser. You select the PDF "printer" and it produces a PDF file version of the page which you can save somewhere. Go to the next page of conversation, rinse and repeat. No cutting and pasting necessary.

BillTre says Macs can do this natively and I think Linux does it too. I've done it on a Windows machine with the full Acrobat installed, and I'm sure with a bit of Googling you can find free programs that do it.

 

[bob012345]

I think you're missing the point of the suggestion. If your OS and/or installed programs support it, you view the first page of your conversation and click print in your browser. You select the PDF "printer" and it produces a PDF file version of the page which you can save somewhere. Go to the next page of conversation, rinse and repeat. No cutting and pasting necessary.

BillTre says Macs can do this natively and I think Linux does it too. I've done it on a Windows machine with the full Acrobat installed, and I'm sure with a bit of Googling you can find free programs that do it.

Ok, thanks.

 

[bob012345]

Ok, thanks, I tried that and it works but it seems to leave some of my LaTeX equations. I'm working on figuring that out now.