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@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ components/lazreport/source/addons/pdfexport/lazreportpdfexport.pas svneol=nativ
 components/lazreport/source/addons/pdfexport/lr_e_pdf.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/lazreport/source/addons/pdfexport/lr_pdfexp_reg.lrs svneol=native#text/plain
 components/lazreport/source/addons/pdfexport/lr_pdfexp_reg.pas svneol=native#text/plain
+components/lazreport/source/addons/pdfexport/readme.txt svneol=native#text/plain
 components/lazreport/source/addons/pdfexport/tfrtnpdfexport.png -text svneol=unset#image/png
 components/lazreport/source/barcode.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/lazreport/source/fr_pencil.lrs svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/components/lazreport/source/addons/pdfexport/readme.txt b/components/lazreport/source/addons/pdfexport/readme.txt
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+DEPENDENCIES.
+
+This package depends on PowerPDF version 0.9 which is available to download from
+the Lazarus Code and Components Repository using the released package at:
+
+https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=92177&package_id=294009
+
+or using SVN by checking out powerpdf directory:
+
+svn co https://lazarus-ccr.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/lazarus-ccr/components/powerpdf powerpdf
+
+
+HOW TO USE.
+
+Install package lazreportpdfexport.lpk as usually into Lazarus, an icon for exporter should appear in LazReport page on component palette.
+
+Drop a component TFrReport onto a form
+Drop a component TFrTFNPDFExport onto a form
+Run the exporter by doing:
+
+	frReport1.LoadFromFile('TheReportFile.lrf');
+	if frReport1.PrepareReport then
+	  frReport1.ExportTo(TFrTNPDFExportFilter, 'TheOutputPDFReport.pdf');
+
+