Installing the PDF printer

System requirements

Operating systems

The following operating systems are supported:

• Windows 11 and newer

• Windows Server 2019 and newer

Framework

Print to signoSign/Universal requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.0.

If .NET Framework is not installed on your computer, it will be automatically downloaded from the Internet and installed. Alternatively, you can download .NET Framework from the Internet beforehand and install it manually.

Installation

The installation of Print to signoSign/Universal requires local administrator permission. Depending on the operating system (information is available via the Windows + Pause key combination), carry out the corresponding setup.

The language selection dialogue for the setup appears first, in which you can choose between German and English. Confirm the selection with ‘OK’. The following welcome dialogue can be confirmed with ‘Next’. The licence agreement will then appear, which you can read carefully and confirm by clicking on ‘I accept the terms of the licence agreement’. Click ‘Next’ to go to the privacy policy, which you can also read carefully and confirm by clicking ‘I accept the terms of the privacy policy’. Confirm your entry by clicking ‘Continue’.

Next, you can specify the installation directory using the ‘Change…’ button. The default installation directory is ‘C:\Program Files\signotec\’. Confirm your selection with ‘Next’. In the next dialogue, you can choose between ‘Complete’ (installs all features) and ‘Custom’ (you can select which features are to be installed) for the setup type. Once you have made your selection, confirm it with ‘Next’. If you have selected ‘Custom’, you can now deselect individual features to exclude them from the installation. A description of the selected feature can be found to the right of the feature list. To complete the selection of features to be installed, click on ‘Next’. Click on ‘Install’ to start the installation. As soon as the installation has been successfully completed, you can close the dialogue via ‘Finish’ and optionally start the application immediately via the ‘Start program’ option. In most cases, you will not need to reboot your computer.

Silent installation

Alternatively to dialogue-based installation, you can also run a silent installation without you having to do anything. You can enter all the information necessary for the installation via parameters. You can use the command prompt (cmd) for this purpose or create a batch file.

Features

The following optional features are available for installation. Please observe the use of upper and lower case in the feature names.

Installation with all features (complete)

If you have selected the express installation option, the following call, for example, can be used.

Print_to_signoSign_Universal_X.X.X_64Bit.exe /s /v" INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\signotec\" /qn"

Installation with selected features (user-defined)

If an installation is to be carried out but not all features are to be installed, the ‘Custom’ variant is available. Two options are available here.

In the first variant, you use ‘REMOVE’ to define which features should not be installed. The individual features must be separated by a comma. All features that are not listed will be installed.

Print_to_signoSign_Universal_X.X.X_64Bit.exe /s /v" INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\signotec\" ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=DesktopProgramIcon,Documentation /qn"

In the second variant, you use ‘ADDLOCAL’ to define which features are to be installed. The individual features must be separated by a comma. All features that are not listed will not be installed. Please note that the invisible feature ‘signoSignUniversalUploader’ must always be specified in this constellation.

Print_to_signoSign_Universal_X.X.X_64Bit.exe /s /v" INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\signotec\" ADDLOCAL= signoSignUniversalUploader,Documentation,PDFPrinter_x64 /qn"

Uninstallation

Perform the uninstallation via the Windows Control Panel or use the ‘Remove program’ function by running the setup again to remove Print_to_signoSignUniversal. The PDF printer must be uninstalled separately. This can only be done via the Control Panel by uninstalling the ‘signotec PDF Uploader’ program.

Silent uninstallation

Alternatively to dialogue-based installation, you can also run a silent installation without you having to do anything. The following call, for example, can be used.

Print_to_signoSign_Universal_X.X.X_64Bit.exe /s /x /v" /qn"

PDF printer (signotec PDF Uploader)

The ‘signotec PDF Uploader’ is a virtual printer that can be installed when installing Print to signoSign/Universal (PDFPrinter_x64 feature).

This printer can be used to convert a document from any application into a PDF and automatically open it with signoSign/Universal Uploader for uploading or sharing.