Add Printer For Automatic Email

Learn how to create a custom pdfMachine printer and configure it to automatically email the generated PDF to a specific recipient.

 

Steps in Video:

  1. Open the pdfMachine menu.

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  2. Navigate to Tools and select Add / Remove Printers.

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  3. Click 'Add' to create a new printer.

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  4. Enter a name for the new printer (e.g., SendInvoice) and click 'OK'.

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  5. Close the Add / Remove Printers window.

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  6. Open the pdfMachine settings.

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  7. Go to the 'Apply on print' section.

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  8. Select 'Next Action'.

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  9. Change the 'Next Action' dropdown to 'Launch default email client with attached PDF'.

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  10. Select the 'Email' section.

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  11. Enter the recipient's email address in the 'To' field.

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  12. Enter a subject for the email.

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  13. Enter the desired name for the PDF attachment.

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  14. Enter the email body text.

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  15. Scroll down to see more email options.

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  16. Uncheck 'Prompt to confirm attachment name'.

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  17. Check 'Automatically send email if 'To' address is set'.

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