Apple LaserWriter Pro 630 Envelope Feeder Technical Information download pdf (Page 162)

Printing to a PostScript file

As an alternative to printing your document on the printer, you can save a

PostScript language description of your document as a disk file. PostScript-

language descriptions of documents can be useful for

m creating document archives

m printing documents without using the program that created them (at a

service bureau, for example)

m diagnosing printing problems

You may also want to print an encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file. You can use

EPS files to export single pages from one program to another. EPS files can

include any combination of text, graphics, and images, but they do not

describe complete documents. For example, by saving an EPS file, you can

insert a page of a document created with one program as an illustration in a

document created by another program.

Note: PostScript files are normally ASCII text files that can be opened with

any word-processing program. However, if you select the “Send Data in

Binary” option in the PostScript Options dialog box, the PostScript files may

include binary characters that make them unsuitable for use with a word

processor.

You can use either of two methods to create PostScript files. If your program’s

Print dialog box has a “Print to File” checkbox, you can use this checkbox to

create a PostScript file; this is the preferred method. Refer to your program

documentation for information. If your program’s Print dialog box does not

have a “Print to File” checkbox, however, you need to make temporary

changes to your printer setup to create a PostScript file, as described next.

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