Thanks pme, but I'm sorry, I don't see how that addresses the last point I made.

Are you still saying I could use GD to do what I want (i.e. create a single file for users to download & print, which could have 10 pages containing 2 images per page), without putting them in a PDF?  If so, how (I'm not asking for code now, just process and file formats, i.e. what kind of container can the graphics+text be put in which can contain many pages for printing 2 certificates per page)?  Or when you say "different formats", are you including PDF in that list of formats?
(I guess multipage TIFF is one option, but I'm not sure I want to go that way, because, for one thing, the users might struggle with it.)

Thanks.
tel2

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