PCL to PDF Converter Command Line

How to convert PCL to JPG image and set image size with command line

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Do you want to convert PCL to JPG image and set image size? If so, EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line will be a good assistant for you.

What is PCL?

PCL is the standard print format for HP LaserJet-compatible printers. PCL files can be created from any Windows application by simply "printing to file" with a LaserJet-compatible printer and PCL driver set as the current Windows printer, or by redirecting a UNIX LaserJet-compatible printer queue to a file.

EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line is a powerful command line application. It can not only convert PCL to PDF, but also can convert PCL to image formats including JPEG, BMP, PS, TIFF, etc. During conversion from PCL to image, it also supports to set image size fro the created image.

The following instruction will show you how to use this application to convert a PCL file to JPG and customize the image size.

Step 1. Download and install

Please download EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line. Unlike other command line application that is unzipped in a ZIP file, the download file is an EXE file. So, please install it as normal. In the installed package, you can find an executable file—pcltool.exe which is the called program in the MS-DOS command prompt window.

Step 2. Type commands

In order to type commands, you need to open the MS-DOS command prompt window first. Before typing your commands, you can type the path of pcltool.exe and hit Enter button on the keyboard to know the usage and options of this software.

According to the application usage, please refer to the following command line template to type your commands.

pcltool [options] <pcl-file> [<pdf-file>]

Where,

  • pcltool: call the program—pcltool.exe.
  • [options]: set options to control the conversion
  • <pcl-file>: specify the input PCL file.
  • [<pdf-file>]: specify the output file.

To set image size, please use the following options.

  • -width <int>: Set page width to image file.
  • -height <int>: Set page height to image file.

For example,

"D:\eePDF PCL to PDF Converter v2.0\pcltool.exe" -width 800 -height 600 “D:\bill.pcl” “D:\ bill.jpg”

The above example is to convert bill.pcl to bill.jpg image with image width and height as 800 and 600 respectively.

In fact, this software can do far more than the above. If you want to know functions of it, you can have a try of EEPDF PCL to PDF Converter Command Line.

Office to PDF Converter

How to convert Office PowerPoint to PDF and add watermark at right bottom of PDF

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This article is mainly about how to convert Office PowerPoint to PDF and add watermark at right bottom of PDF with the application EEPDF Office to PDF Converter.

Portable Document Format (PDF) captures formatting information from a variety of desktop publishing applications, making it possible to send formatted documents and have them appear on the recipient’s monitor or printer as they were intended.

EEPDF Office to PDF Converter is a powerful Office tool that can not only convert Office Word to PDF, Office Excel to PDF, Office PowerPoint to PDF, RTF to PDF, etc., but also can convert various image formats including JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIF, TIFF, PCX, TGA, etc. to PDF. What’s more, you can add watermark to the created PDF.

To know how to convert Office PowerPoint to PDF and add watermark at right bottom of the created PDF, please do as follows.

Firstly, please download EEPDF Office to PDF Converter. After the download, please double click the downloaded file and follow the installation steps to install it on the computer.

Secondly, please launch this software and add the Office PowerPoint file you want to convert int the processing file list of the application. Click once on the button Add files on the right side of the file list and choose PowerPoint file from the opened file picker window. Please see it in the following snapshot.

convert Office PowerPoint to PDF with EEPDF Office to PDF Converter

Thirdly, please click Settings button below the file list to open the “Option” window, and then click the tab Watermark to switch to the “Watermark” panel. In the “Watermark” edit box, please input the watermark you’d like to add to the PDF file. In the drop-down list of “Position”, please choose “Right bottom”. After that, please remember to click the OK button at bottom of the “Watermark” panel to save the settings and go back to the main interface of this application.Please see it in the next snapshot.

add watermark at right bottom of PDF with EEPDF Office to PDF Converter

Lastly, please click the Convert to PDF And Save As button below the file list on the main interface to start to convert the added Office PowerPoint to PDF. This will generate a “Browse for Folder” saving window, please choose a folder to save the created PDF file.

Please see the conversion effects from the following snapshots.

Input PowerPoint file
                             Input PowerPoint file

Created PDF with watermark 
                             Watermark PDF file

This is the end of this article and you can get the full version of EEPDF Office to PDF Converter here.

Office to PDF Converter

How to create PDF from Office Word and add page number to the created PDF

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If you want to create PDF from Office Word and add page number to the created PDF, the application EEPDF Office to PDF Converter will be a good choice for you.

PDF (Portable Document Format) is independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it.

EEPDF Office to PDF Converter can create PDF from various file formats such as Office Word (DOC, DOCX), Office Excel (XLS, XLSX), Office PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX), RTF, image(JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIF, TIFF, GIF, PCX, TGA, JP2, J2K, JPC, JPX, PBM, PGM, PNM, PPM, PSD),etc. During the conversion it also allows you to add page number for the created PDF.

Free download EEPDF Office to PDF Converter and install it on the computer.

The following contents will show you how to use this tool to create a PDF file from an Office Word file and add page number at middle bottom of the created PDF.

Step 1. Add Word file

Please launch the software and you can see its main interface on the screen. To add the Office Word file into the applicator, you can use one the following methods。

  • Directly drag and drop the Word file into the application.
  • Click button Add files in the right toolbar of the main interface to open file picker window in which you can choose files.

Please see it in the next snapshot.

create PDF from Office Word with EEPDF Office to PDF Converter

Step 3. Add page number

In order to add page number at middle bottom of the created PDF, please do as follows:

  • Click button Setting at bottom of the main interface to open the “Option” interface.
  • Click tab Page Number on top of the “Option” interface to switch to the “Page Number” panel.
  • Choose a number type in the group box of “Number type”.
  • Select the item “Middle bottom” in the drop-down list of “Position”.
  • Click the OK button to apply the settings and go back to the main interface.

Please see it in the following snapshot.

add page number to the created PDF with EEPDF Office to PDF Converter

Step 4. Convert

Please click the button Convert to PDF And Save As at bottom of the main interface. In the opened “Browse for Folder” dialog box, please specify an output folder and click the OK button to save the created PDF files.

Please see the effects from the following snapshots.

Input Word filepng
                                            Input Word file

Created PDF file 
                                        Created PDF file

Note: The trial version will leave watermarks on the created PDF file and only can be used for limited times. To eliminate these limitations, please buy the full version of EEPDF Office to PDF Converter.

Office to PDF Converter

How to convert Office Excel (XLS, XLSX) to PDF and encrypt PDF with passwords

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The Windows application EEPDF Office to PDF Converter allows you to convert Office Excel (XLS, XLSX) to PDF and encrypt PDF with open password which prevents unauthorized users to open it and permission password that protects the PDF from editing, copying, printing, etc.

In the following contents, you will see how to use this application to convert an Office Excel to encrypted PDF.

1. Download & installation

At first, please download the installer of EEPDF Office to PDF Converter. Then, please double click the installer and follow the installation setup to install it on the computer. During the installation, please create a shortcut on the desktop for your use convenience.

2. Add

After you open this software, you can add the Excel file by clicking the Add files button on the main interface to open file picker window in which you are able to add files. To delete the added files in the file list, you can click the Remove files button to delete the selected files or click the Clear files button to remove all the files in the file list. Please see it in the following snapshot.

convert Office Excel to PDF with EEPDF Office to PDF Converter

3. Encryption

To encrypt the created PDF with open password and permission password, please click the Setting button in the bottom toolbar of the main interface. In the popup “Option” window, you can see five tabs on top of the window. Please click the Security tab to switch to the “Security” panel. Then, please check the radio button of “Adding Security” to activate the rest part on the panel. To set open password, please check the radio button of “Require a password to open the document” and then input the open password in the “Document open password” edit box. To set permission password, please check the radio button of “Use a password to restrict permissions” and then input the permission password in the “Permission password”edit box. Please see it in the next snapshot.

encrypt PDF with EEPDF Office to PDF Converter

4. Conversion

After the encryption, please click the OK button at bottom of the “Security” panel to enact the encryption and go back to the main interface. To convert the Office Excel file to PDF document, please click the Convert to PDF And Save As button in the bottom toolbar of the main interface. When the “Browse for Folder” saving window appears, you need to select a folder and click the OK button on the saving window to save the PDF document.

Several seconds later, you can get the encrypted PDF file in the location you specify.

This is the end of this article and you can get the full version of EEPDF Office to PDF Converter here.

Office to PDF Converter

How to convert Office Word (DOCX/DOC) to PDF and set PDF information

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With the help of GUI application EEPDF Office to PDF Converter, you can convert Office Word (DOCX/DOC) to PDF and set PDF information.

EEPDF Office to PDF Converter is powerful application that can convert various Office file formats including Word (DOC, DOCX), Excel (XLS, XLSX), PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX), RTF, etc. to PDF. What’s more, it supports to set PDF properties such as title, subject, keywords, author, creator, and producer.

The following contents will site the example of convert a Word document to PDF to show you how to create PDF from Office Word (DOCX/DOC) and set PDF properties.

Step 1. Download and install

Please download EEPDF Office to PDF Converter and install it on the computer. It’s quite easy to install this smart application. You just need to double click the downloaded file and follow the setup wizard.

Step 2. Add Word file

After the installation, please double click the shortcut icon on the desktop to launch it and you can see its main interface on the screen. Please see it in the following snapshot.

convert Office Word to PDF with EEPDF Office to PDF Converter

This application supports the following three methods to add the Word file into the application.

  • Directly drag and drop the Word file into the processing file list.
  • Click the button Add files on the right side of the main interface to open file picker window in which you can choose files.
  • Click the button Add folder below the Add files button to open a folder in which all the files you want to convert are in the folder.

Step 3. Set PDF information

To set PDF information, please click the button Setting at bottom of the main interface to open the “Option” window in which you can make settings for the converted PDF. Then, please click the tab Properties at the top of the opened “Option” window to switch to the “properties” panel. The following snapshot is from the “properties” panel.

set PDF information with EEPDF Office to PDF Converter

On this panel, you can set producer, creator, title, subject, author and keywords for the output PDF by directly inputting contents in the corresponding edit box. After the settings, please click the OK button at bottom of the panel to apply the settings and go back to the main interface.

Step 4. Convert

To convert the Office Word file to PDF document, please click the button Convert to PDF And Save As at bottom of the main interface. In the pop-up “Browse for Folder”dialog box, please choose a folder to save the converted PDF document.

After a while, you can see the created PDF file in the specified folder

Please see the effects from the following snapshots.

Input Word file
Input Word file

Output PDF file and PDF information
Output PDF file and PDF information

Note: The trial version will leave watermarks on the converted PDF file. To remove these watermarks, please buy the full version of EEPDF Office to PDF Converter.