I need help with printing MS scores
Hi,
I am new with MS and i wanted to know whether i can covert mscz to Pdf before Printing it , and if not , Can i Print it without sending it to Microsoft Office OneNote ?
I am Using MS version 1.2 on Windows 7
Thanks.
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You can print a score directly via the File -> Print menu. If you prefer, you can also save a score in PDF to print it or mail it, via File -> Save as and choose PDF in the file format combobox.
In reply to You can print a score by [DELETED] 5
I have tried what you have said Lasconic , but when i save it , it doesn't open with Adobe Reader , it says that this file is unsupported
Load the .MSCZ file into MuseScore. Choose File->Print and "Print to File (PDF)".
I don't have Microsoft Office OneNote (or Microsoft anything, for that matter) and I can print so probably that's a "Yes" to your second question but may depend on how you have Windows set up.
In reply to Print to PDF by underquark
Thanks , I'll try it when i finish writing , when Printing
Thanks again :)
In reply to Print to PDF by underquark
Could be that the file is saving with the mscz suffix too?
I know that was a problem in 1.1 - not tried since.
That would explain why Reader is coughing on it.
In reply to Could be that the file is by ChurchOrganist
Just checked, and yes, saving as a PDF from the save dialogue leaves the mscz suffix as part of the file name.
My version of Reader opens the file quite happily though.
And I agree with schepers - there is no option to print to PDF in Windows - just a box to check for Print To File, which IME produces a file that can't be opened on a Windows System.
In reply to Just checked, and yes, saving by ChurchOrganist
"Just checked, and yes, saving as a PDF from the save dialogue leaves the mscz suffix as part of the file name."
Strange but I never have that issue using MS 1.2 under Win 7 32-bit. When I switch the file type (under Save-As) it switches... PS, PDF, etc.
In reply to "Just checked, and yes, by schepers
Could be a Windows XP oddity then.
In reply to Print to PDF by underquark
I don't see the ability to print directly to PDF in Windows using MS 1.2. The "Print to file" option under the print dialog does not create a PDF file.
In reply to I don't see the ability to by schepers
If so ,, do you know any program that can convert MSCZ to PDF ?
In reply to If you're right by pantherist18
No, MSCZ is XML but it is a MuseScore file.
So, going to Save As, selecting PDF, making sure the filename/extention is correct (name.PDF) and saving it to a correct location doesn't work?
In reply to If you're right by pantherist18
I use a free program called Cutepdf. It installs as a printer and then I just need to "print" to it.
In reply to I use a free program called by xavierjazz
I've used a series of these PDF pseudo-printer programs, too. Definitely useful to have, although these days it seems virtually all applications I use can export to PDF directly, so I rarely need the PDF pseudo-printer. And that's certainly the case with MuseScore - Save As and then selecting PDF works just fine (although apparently a few people have problems with this on certain versions of MacOS).
FWIW, the PDF pseudo-printer I currently have installed is called CC PDF, which I prefer over others simply because it is open source. But it is no way any sort of advantage over simply doing a Save As, PDF from MuseScore. There is definitely no need for anything like CC PDF or CutePDF with MuseScore?
In reply to If you're right by pantherist18
It's my guess that you used the Print To File dialogue to produce your PDF??
This produces a file which will not load into Reader.
To convert an mscz to PDF load it into MuseScore then use the following steps.
1. File>Save AS
2. Select PDF from the dropdown options underneath the save box
3. Enter the filename you want.
4. Make sure the directory open in the save box is the one you want.
5. Click OK