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Is it possible to send emails to a MS Outlook Contacts Groups or Distribution List with PDF-eXPLODE?

Viewed 2522 times since Sat, Nov 29, 2014

ISSUE: I am using MAPI in PDF-eXPLODE as my email sending connection. I would like to just enter the name of a Contact Group (for example: "Finance") into my tag instead of individual email addresses and get PDF-eXPLODE to convert these to email... Read More

How can I explode a PDF and only email a hyperlink of the PDF path to the email recipient?

Viewed 3332 times since Sat, Nov 29, 2014

ISSUE: I need to explode a large master PDF for the current pay run which will be split into many pay advices in PDF format for my employees. Rather than email these PDFs, I would like to suppress the attachment and instead, just include a link... Read More

Can I embed images like my company Logo in PDF-eXPLODE’s HTML emails?

Viewed 3417 times since Tue, Dec 2, 2014

ANSWER: Yes you can embed images from your PC's hard drive into HTML emails. In Version 4.0.9.97 (Feb 2014) onwards, PDF-eXPLODE has the capability to embed images like logos, in HTML emails, sent either via PDF-eXPLODE's SMTP or... Read More

How do I set up different email messages and sender addresses for different reports processed?

Viewed 3485 times since Fri, Nov 20, 2015

ISSUE: I set up my PDF-eXPLODE configuration under Mail Settings screen with an email message and subject to send out customer Invoices each week. The Sender (From) address is shown under the Email Connection settings. So far everything is... Read More

In a PDF-eXPLODE processing batch I would like to have a different email Message or exploded path for some of the email recipients

Viewed 3580 times since Thu, Dec 4, 2014

ISSUE: I have a tag in my report which just shows the email address. My General Settings configuration is 'Explode and Email to all tag email addresses'. All of the clients currently receive the same email message shown under Mail... Read More

My Tag is a simple email address. How do I Print my Invoice automatically if the Customer email address is blank?

Viewed 4100 times since Fri, Mar 11, 2016

ISSUE: I created a simple tag with only an email address - much like your video. So each time there is no email address in the database, I want to be able to simply send this report output instead to a printer. Can I do that without any... Read More

Does MRI software work with PDF-eXPLODE? If so, how can I configure MRI software to run with PDF-eXPLODE?

Viewed 4315 times since Fri, Dec 4, 2015

ISSUE: I use MRI accounting software as our Back Office system to manage statements to tenants. I believe you have quite a few Clients of PDF-eXPLODE using MRI software. How can I deliver these statements by email in bulk each month using... Read More

How can I update an Excel Header or Footer with a Cell Value?

Viewed 15382 times since Thu, Jan 17, 2019

ISSUE: MS Excel does not appear to be able to interpret a cell value inside any Page Header or Footer. Is there some sort of intelligent or automated way to update the Header or Footer with the value of the cell shown in the header? ANSWER:... Read More

How can I automatically SEND all my emails in the DRAFTS folder of MS Outlook?

Viewed 69784 times since Sun, Mar 19, 2017

ISSUE: I inadvertently set my PDF-eXPLODE email connection configuration to go to the DRAFTS folder of MS Outlook (MAPI connection). I have tried dragging the emails from DRAFTS to OUTBOX folder and then clicking the SEND/RECEIVE button,... Read More

The ’Open With’ PDF-eXPLODE context menu does not appear in the Windows right click menu

Viewed 578 times since Fri, Nov 4, 2022

ISSUE: I have installed and reinstalled PDF-eXPLODE to try to fix the missing menu item when I right click on any PDF file in Windows Explorer and select Open With. How can I fix this? This is what my Right click shows: ... Read More

Can I print an Exploded PDF on its own and then email it with a coversheet PDF embedded in the back of the exploded PDF?

Viewed 2069 times since Sat, Dec 3, 2016

ISSUE: I am printing delivery notes from one Crystal report. I am adding instructions pdf as a cover sheet at the back of the delivery note. We need to physically print the delivery note only, but send via email a copy of the delivery note AND... Read More

How can I view the PDFeXPLODE configuration for another User on my PC?

Viewed 2237 times since Thu, Jan 19, 2017

Here is a tip which can assist you in viewing any User or Client (if you an external support organisation) PDFeXPLODE INI on your PC Make a folder with a one word name for the User or Client under INIs sub-folder: example “3000AD” path- ... Read More

Where can I get a printable User Guide for PDF-eXPLODE?

Viewed 2452 times since Sun, Nov 30, 2014

ISSUE:The Help file that is installed with PDF-eXPLODE is not printer friendly. However the User Guide is able to be printed. It contains some additional information. Where is it available?ANSWER:The User Guide is only available for PDF-eXPLODE... Read More

I would like to make a multiple condition Tag that can incorporate different destination emails depending on some company location

Viewed 2484 times since Mon, Dec 1, 2014

ISSUE:My tag is currently used exclusively for SEATTLE. However I need to extend the Message ID Tag used for Seattle, to include ANCHORAGE and FAIRBANKS. However, all Anchorage and Fairbanks invoices must be reviewed before emailing and... Read More

How can I automatically send my exploded PDF to a printer when there is no email address?

Viewed 2486 times since Mon, Sep 12, 2016

ISSUE: We are still switching over to email invoices and several hundred accounts in our system now have an email address entered for crystal reports to pull info from for the tag,However there are still about 900 accounts that do not have an... Read More

How can I set up a MS Word document to use with PDF-eXPLODE?

Viewed 2605 times since Fri, Jun 22, 2018

ISSUE: Our company would like to send MS Word documents using PDF-eXPLODE as it does not seem possible to attach the Word document to an email as a PDF attachment, nor can you apparently attach other additional PDFs with the outgoing email... Read More

Can I create multilevel archive folders on the fly when exploding and emailing my reports?

Viewed 2855 times since Thu, Dec 4, 2014

ISSUE: I need to archive my Invoices each month by Salesman and then for each Salesman, save each Invoice under the relevant Client sub-folder. None of the folders exist prior to starting the PDF-eXPLODE processing. We provide our Sales... Read More

I can’t seem to insert a PDF Coversheet into the front or back of my exploded secured Paystub PDF.

Viewed 3547 times since Thu, Dec 18, 2014

ISSUE: I have configured my Paystubs message ID to be secured as part of the processing. I have added a Coversheet to be inserted into the front of the exploded, secured PDF as part of the message ID configuration, before it is sent by email to the... Read More

How can I automatically print one or more exploded PDFs that were not emailed?

Viewed 4216 times since Wed, Dec 3, 2014

ISSUE : I have a large multi-page Invoice report that must be exploded into several PDFs. Each of the exploded PDFs are assigned a destination email if the Client has an email address in the database. However there are a handful of Clients with... Read More

How can I burst and auto send by email, an Invoice batch with a tag consisting of only an email address where several invoices are tagged with the same email address ?

Viewed 4396 times since Thu, Feb 25, 2016

ISSUE: I am creating a bulk PDF from Crystal Reports with the email address tagged into the page header. I want to be able to create one PDF per invoice and then auto email each page to the appropriate email. I do not want one PDF containing... Read More

How do I use PDF-eXPLODE with Microsoft Excel?

Viewed 5585 times since Thu, Dec 4, 2014

ISSUE: Microsoft Excel worksheets do not have preset pagination like a Word document. The page formatting is generally done during the print stage. Where or how can I insert a PDF-eXPLODE tag so it appears on each page of the Excel report? ... Read More

How can I explode a report and deliver the resultant exploded pages via multiple delivery methods in one process?

Viewed 5662 times since Sat, Nov 29, 2014

ISSUE:I have around 1200 Invoices monthly to be processed. Not all of them can be emailed. Some will need to be faxed and others will be printed and delivered via the postal service. Is that possible in one batch process? It would really save me time... Read More

What are the different ways to create exploded PDF file names?

Viewed 6663 times since Thu, Dec 18, 2014

ISSUE: I have some unusual file name requirements when processing PDF-eXPLODE document delivery. Can you detail the various methods by which we can customize our filename? ANSWER: PDF-eXPLODE has a number of ways to configure and customize the... Read More

What is the best way to schedule a Crystal Report with PDF-eXPLODE processing?

Viewed 7158 times since Sun, Nov 30, 2014

ISSUE: I have designed a report in Crystal Reports and modified it to include a PDF-eXPLODE tag. Now I need to run this report each day at 8AM before I get to work. Is it best to use the Windows task scheduler? ( START menu/ All... Read More

PDF-eXPLODE is not splitting nor emailing any PDFs

Viewed 10260 times since Fri, Aug 14, 2015

ISSUE: I click Print in my accounting report and I see the report output prepared by Windows. Sometimes nothing happens; other times, I see PDF-exPLODE start creating a PDF but nothing further happens. The program closes with no exploded PDFs... Read More

Can I combine 2 different reports into one exploded PDF and one email?

Viewed 12465 times since Mon, Dec 22, 2014

ISSUE: I have two different reports which usually are run separately and emailed to the recipients of the reports. The recipient of both reports are the same Clients. Instead of receiving two emails with attachments, I would like to combine the... Read More

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