Creating a multipage pdf in photoshop CS4

I've just upgraded from CS1 to CS4, and previously you could create a multipage PDF easily under the File>Automate menu. So how do you do that in CS4? The feature has been moved somewhere. I dont want two seperate A4's I want to learn how to create one document consisting of 2 pages.
Thanks
AC

I most certainly would like to see the output to multi-page pdf feature re-included back into the file menu. For generic brochure type jobs, through to concept art presentations, and (Game) design documents, I really appreciated having that feature. It worked. Smooth.
Bridge on the other hand, is shovelware. It lasts 3-4 seconds before locking up indefinately, and its a product of Adobe's ability to make fancy applications that dont really do anything useful, its NOT my workflow, and nor do I want it to be. I don't see the point in starting up another application, to do something that was always done well, from 2 maybe 3 clicks in the file menu.
I really dont expect to swallow the cost of upgrades to find that I've had essential tools removed, and substituted for the joke that is "Bridge".
Isn't this obvious? If its not broken don't fix it.
AC

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.awt.*;
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import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
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import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfTemplate;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.JToolBar;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.print.PageFormat;
import java.awt.print.Printable;
import java.awt.print.PrinterException;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
public class MultiplePagePdf extends JPanel implements Printable
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            document.open();
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            PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
            PageFormat pageFormat = printJob.defaultPage();
            printJob.cancel();
            float width = ((float) pageFormat.getWidth());
            float height = ((float) pageFormat.getHeight());
            PdfTemplate tp;
            Graphics2D g2;
            // Assuming that the number of pages would be 3, You can calculate this same way it is calculated
            // in print (Graphics g, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex) method
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            for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPages; i++) {
                tp = cb.createTemplate(width, height);
                g2 = tp.createGraphicsShapes(width, height);
                this.print(g2, pageFormat, i);
                g2.dispose();
                cb.addTemplate(tp, 0, 0);
                document.newPage();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println(e.getMessage());
        document.close();
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        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Multiple page pdf");
        frame.getContentPane().add(new MultiplePagePdf());
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
}Edited by: ms_rahman on Feb 24, 2008 4:09 PM

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