Converting Files to TIFF using PDF Creator

This KB Article References: OnBase
This Information is Intended for: Staff
Created: 08/07/2020 Last Updated: 04/08/2024

The file format TIFF allows you to use all the features in OnBase to work on documents.  You can convert files to TIFF using: 

https://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator

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Setting up PDFCreator as a Printer on Your Computer

Click the Printer tab and choose Tiff (multipage graphic file).  This will create TIFF files every time you print to PDFCreator.

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Printing a Document as a TIFF File

Open the document and print like you normally would except choose the PDFCreator as your printer in the settings (dialogue box).

  1. Example printer settings:
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  2. Example printer settings in Microsoft Word:
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Next, Click Save > Save as to choose the folder to save the TIFF in or Save to Desktop

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