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Remove an unwanted PDF name from the Print dialog System
I don't know if anyone else has had this happen or not, but it happened to me and I finally fixed it. All of a sudden, whenever I chose "Save as PDF" in the print dialog box, the name was set to 1040f.pdf, which I had used as a name for a pdf file in the past. This was not a huge problem but annoying none the less.

The fix was to open the file com.apple.print.custompresets.plist in my ~/Library -> Preferences folder, and twiddle triangles until I found a property with this name and delete it. I used Property list editor, but I assume you could use TextEdit as well.

I believe from where I found this property that I now know the cause. I think that I had input this file name right after saving a preset in the print dialog box, as the property showed up under one of my presets. I am now back to a bland untitled in the dialog box. I hope this is useful to someone.

[robg adds: In testing, I couldn't make Print Center save a PDF name as part of the preferences file, but I figured this might be useful to someone else who had done so. Look for a key named "com.apple.print.PrintSettings.PMSaveAsPDF" (at least, that's my guess based on the other key names) and delete it.]
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Remove an unwanted PDF name from the Print dialog
Authored by: whoadoggy on Aug 11, '03 11:13:39AM

Thanks, I have also seen this annoying behavior and I have just tried to ignore it till now.



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Remove an unwanted PDF name from the Print dialog
Authored by: Ilmars on Aug 11, '03 12:06:12PM

I had similar bug with 'old' file names shown in print queue. This hint helped! Thanks!



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The key to delete
Authored by: trekan on Aug 11, '03 12:16:01PM
I had the same problem and is very grateful for the hint. In my configuration, this is what to remove:

<key>com.apple.print.JobInfo.PMJobName</key>
<string>thefilenamethatisstuck</string>


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The key to delete
Authored by: mschaff on Aug 12, '03 08:22:12AM

Good hint! This was pretty annoying. I was always too lazy to hunt down the problem myself.



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Similar Problem
Authored by: raphaeld on May 14, '04 12:40:47PM

I have a similar issue. After installing eFax 3 it changed my "Save as pdf" button in my print dialog to a menu icon showing 2 choices: one for "save to pdf" and the other for eFax. I want to get the print dialog back to it's defaults. After deleting all the visible and invisible eFax files the button is still a menu just the eFax option isn't there.

How do I get it back to the default buttons?



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