Title: PDF Generation question / issue
Last modified: October 22, 2021

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# PDF Generation question / issue

 *  Resolved [thauger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tylerhauger/)
 * (@tylerhauger)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-generation-question-issue/)
 * Hello! I have a question about the PDF that is generated.
 * When I choose that the PDF should be viewed in a new window, the result is a 
   not-understandable mesh of text with random characters:
 * For example, viewed in Firefox:
    “”`%PDF-1.7 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Outlines
   2 0 R /Pages 3 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Outlines /Count 0 >> endobj 3 
   0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [6 0 R 22 0 R 32 0 R 34 0 R ] /Count 4 /Resources
   << /ProcSet 4 0 R /Font << /F1 8 0 R /F2 9 0 R /F3 10 0 R /F4 11 0 R /F5 12 0
   R >> /XObject << /I1 13 0 R /I2 14 0 R /I3 21 0 R /I4 24 0 R /I5 27 0 R >> /ExtGState
   << /GS1 15 0 R /GS2 16 0 R /GS3 17 0 R /GS4 18 0 R /GS5 25 0 R /GS6 26 0 R >>
   >> /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 595.280 841.890] >> endobj 4 0 obj [/PDF /Text /ImageC]
   endobj 5 0 obj << /Producer (þÿdompdf 1.0.2 + CPDF) /CreationDate (D:20211022080357
   +00'00') /ModDate (D:20211022080357+00'00') >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Type /Page /
   MediaBox [0.000 0.000 595.280 841.890] /Parent 3 0 R /Annots [ 19 0 R ] /Contents
   7 0 R >> endobj 7 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1630 >> stream xœWËrÛ6Ýû
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   endobj 8 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F1 /BaseFont /Times-Roman/
   Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 9 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name/
   F2 /BaseFont /Helvetica /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 10 0 obj << /Type/
   Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F3 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding
   >> endobj 11 0 obj`””
 * When I choose that it should be downloaded locally, the result is a PDF file 
   cannot be opened from my downloads list in my browser (as Normal PDFs should 
   be able to do). I have to go to the folder where it is saved, and then open it
   directly from the folder.
 * Please advise!
 * Thank you!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fpdf-generation-question-issue%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [MakeWebBetter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makewebbetter/)
 * (@makewebbetter)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-generation-question-issue/#post-14995643)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks for using our plugin,
 * Because the server dependency PDF is not being generated correctly that is why
   you’re facing this issue.
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [thauger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tylerhauger/)
 * (@tylerhauger)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-generation-question-issue/#post-14995652)
 * Thank you for your fast response! Can you please advise on how one can fix this
   issue?
 *  [MakeWebBetter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makewebbetter/)
 * (@makewebbetter)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pdf-generation-question-issue/#post-14998236)
 * Hello,
 * We have to look into this from your site end and check the issue, you can connect
   to the team so that we can check the possibilities to resolve this and help you
   further for same,
 * Regards,

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