Generating a Postscript File
Sending a Postscript file for your print job generally eliminates a lot
of problems like missing fonts, missing links, unsupported application
or unsupported platform. You can send us Postscript files for your black
& white jobs, colour jobs, printed on the press or digitally. You
might need to download a PPD first.
If you need further support, please call 604.683.6991 and ask for Technical Support or click here.
Please select your application and operating system:
QuarkXpress Mac using AdobePS 8.5.1 or later
QuarkXpress Mac using LaserWriter 8.4 or later
PageMaker Mac
PageMaker PC
AutoCAD PC NEW!
Most Microsoft Windows applications
QuarkXpress
Mac
Generating a PostScript File Using AdobePS 8.5.1
or Later
To create a PostScript file from QuarkXpress using AdobePS 8.5.1 or later:
- Download and install AdobePS 8.5.1 or later from Adobe's
Web site.
- Select AdobePS in the Chooser.
- Open the document in QuarkXpress.
- Choose File > Page
Setup.
- Select the appropriate paper size, orientation, and scaling.
- Choose QuarkXpress from
the Page Setup pop-up menu.
- Specify the following:
a. Printer Type
b. Resolution: 600 dpi (or other appropriate value for intended output)
c. Data Format: Binary
d. Paper Width: the width of the paper size you selected in step 5
- Choose Postscript Options
from the Page Setup pop-up menu.
- Deselect all of the Visual Effects
and Image & Text
options.
- Click OK to close the Page
Setup dialog box.
- Choose File > Print.
- Choose Destination: File.
- In the Print dialog box, choose General
from the printer options menu.
- Specify 1 for Copies
and specify the page range as appropriate.
- Choose QuarkXpress from
the printer options pop-up menu.
- Select the appropriate output options (e.g., separations
or registration) for the document.
- Choose PostScript Settings
(AdobePS 8.6 or later) or Save As File
(AdobePS 8.5.1) from the printer options pop-up menu.
- Choose Postscript Job from
the Format pop-up menu, select Level
1, 2 and
3 Compatible for the PostScript Level, select Binary for the Data Format,
and choose All from the Font Inclusion pop-up menu.
- Click Save.
- Specify a name and location for the file.
QuarkXpress
Mac
Generating a PostScript File Using LaserWriter
8.4 or Later
To create a PostScript file from QuarkXpress using the LaserWriter 8.4 or later:
- Open the document in QuarkXpress and choose File
> Page Setup.
- From the Page Setup pop-up
menu, choose the appropriate printer.
- Choose a page size from
the Paper pop-up menu and specify Portrait
or Landscape for the Orientation
option.
- Choose QuarkXpress from
the Printer options pop-up menu.
- Choose the appropriate printer PPD from the Printer
Type pop-up menu.
- Enter the document width in the Paper
Width text box.
- Choose PostScript Options
from the QuarkXpress pop-up menu, and deselect all the Visual Effects
and Image and Text options.
- Click OK to close the Page
Setup dialog box.
- Choose File > Print.
- Choose File from the Destination
pop-up menu.
- Choose Save As File from
the Print options pop-up menu.
- Choose PostScript Job from
the Format pop-up menu.
- Select Level 1 Compatible
for the PostScript Level option.
- Select either ASCII or
Binary for the Data
Format option.
- Choose All from the Font
Inclusion pop-up menu to ensure that all font information is
included in the PostScript file.
- Click Save, and then specify
a name and location for the PostScript file.
- Click Save to generate the PostScript file.
To create a PostScript file from PageMaker:
- Open your publication in PageMaker.
- Choose File > Print.
- Choose a PostScript printer from the Print
To pop-up menu.
- Click Paper. Choose a
paper size (e.g., Letter or Legal).
- Click Options to open the
Print Options dialog box.
- Select Normal, download
all PostScript and TrueType fonts and Write
PostScript To File in the PostScript
section. You can specify a new location and name by clicking Save
As (Mac OS) or Browse (Windows).
In Mac OS, you should also click Save As
and specify a location to save the PostScript file. Select Page Independence
as well.
- Click Save to generate the PostScript file.
To create a PostScript file from AutoCAD:
- Open your publication in AutoCAD.
- Choose File > Plot.
- In the Plot Device tab,
choose a PostScript plotter from the Plotter
Configuration section. (To add a PostScript plotter so that it
appears as an option in the Plot dialog box, you must use the Add
Plotter wizard. More details can be found here.)
- Enter a file name and then set the location of the file
in the Plot to file section.
- Next, click on the Plot Settings
tab to set Paper Size, Orientation and Scale.
- You may preview the plot before clicking OK
to write the PostScript file.
Most Microsoft
Windows applications
To create a PostScript file from most Windows applications:
- Download and install
the printer driver for the device you will be printing to.
- Configure
your printer driver to print to a PostScript printer on FILE.
(You should have the target printer selected during the design of document. If you change the printer after design, check carefully for text reflow before creating your PostScript print-ready file.)
- Open your document and choose File
> Print.
- In the Print dialog box, click Setup.
- Choose PostScript Printer on FILE
from the Specific Printer pop-up menu.
- Click on Properties and
enter the document's width in the Paper Width
text box.
- Click OK to close the Printer
Setup dialog box and return to the Print dialog box.
- Select your desired printer options, and then click
OK.
- Enter the name and destination for your PostScript file
in the Print to File dialog box. Add a
".ps" extension to the filename to distinguish it as a PostScript
file.
- Click OK to generate the PostScript file.
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