Visio How-Tos: Printing a Visio Drawing into a Patent Office Compliant PDF

Law firms filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) must follow specific PDF generation requirements, including embedding all fonts to ensure documents appear as intended.

To create a USPTO-compliant PDF from your Visio drawing:

Open the Print Window:
- Go to File > Print.
Select Printer:
- Choose “Microsoft Print to PDF” from the Printer dropdown menu.
Choose Color Settings:
- Select “Black and white” under the Color tab.
Print the Document:
- Click Print.
Save the PDF File:
- In the save dialog box, choose a folder, name the file, and click Save.

By following these steps, your Visio drawing will be saved as a USPTO-compliant PDF in black and white.

Try This Yourself:

1 To create a PDF from your Visio drawing:

Go to File > Print to open the print window.
Under Printer, select “Microsoft Print to PDF” from the dropdown menu.
In the Color tab, choose “Black and white.”
Click Print.
In the dialog box, navigate to your desired folder, name the file, and click Save.

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