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PostScript is a page-description language that sends printing instructions to a PostScript device. All the elements in a print job (for example, curves and text) are represented by lines of PostScript code that the printing device uses to produce the document. For improved compatibility, you can choose a device-independent PostScript option. You can also select a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file. A PostScript Printer Description file describes the capabilities and features of your PostScript printer and is available from your printer’s manufacturer.
You can automatically increase the fountain steps in a fountain fill to decrease banding. Increasing the number of steps used to render fountain fills produces smoother shading when printing.
A print job that contains too many fonts may not print properly, and a print job that contains too many spot colors increases file size. You can set the PostScript options to warn you when a print job contains more than a set number of fonts or spot colors.
By default, the printing device driver downloads Type 1 fonts to the printing device. You can disable the Download Type 1 Fonts option so that fonts are printed as graphics (either curves or bitmaps). This may be useful when the file contains many fonts that would take a long time to download or would fail to download because of their file size. Bitmap versions of TrueType fonts look better in small print and print faster than regular fonts. You can choose the maximum number of bitmap fonts that a print job can contain.
| To select a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file | |
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Click File  Print.
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Click the General tab.
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In the Destination area, choose a PostScript printer from the Printer list box.
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Enable the Use PPD check box.
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Choose the folder where the file is stored.
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Double-click the filename.
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| To print to a PostScript device | |
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Click File Print.
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Click the General tab.
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In the Destination area, choose a PostScript printer from the Printer list box.
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Click the PostScript tab.
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From the list box in the Compatibility area, choose the PostScript level that
corresponds to the printer.
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If you want to compress bitmaps when printing, choose an option from the Compression type list box in the Bitmaps area. If you choose JPEG compression, you can move the JPEG quality slider to adjust the compression. |
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Bitmap compression settings can be saved in PostScript Interpreted (PS or
PRN) files when you print to a file using a PostScript driver. For information
about printing to a file, see To print to a file.
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| To test fountain fills for banding | |
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Click File Print.
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Click the Preflight tab.
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If there are no print job issues, the tab name displays as No issues. |
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Click Settings.
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Double-click Printing.
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Enable the Banded fountain fills check box.
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If you want to optimize fountain fills to reduce complexity, enable the Optimize fountain fills check box on the PostScript tab. |
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Testing fountain fills for banding applies only to linear fountain fills.
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| To automatically increase fountain steps | |
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Click File Print.
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Click the PostScript tab.
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Enable the Auto increase fountain steps check box.
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| To set color separations and font warning options | |
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Click Tools Options.
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In the list of categories, double-click Global, and click Printing.
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Choose Spot color separations warning from the Special settings list.
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Choose one of the following from the Setting list box:
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If any spot colors are used
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If more than 1 spot color used
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If more than 2 spot colors used
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If more than 3 spot colors used
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Choose Many fonts (preflight) from the Special settings list, and choose a
number from the Setting list box that appears.
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| To disable the downloading of Type 1 fonts | |
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Click File Print.
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Click the PostScript tab.
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Disable the Download Type1 fonts check box.
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Type 1 fonts can be downloaded only for PostScript devices.
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When the Download Type1 fonts check box is enabled, the Convert
TrueType to Type1 check box is enabled by default. This ensures that
TrueType fonts are converted to Type 1 fonts so that they can be downloaded.
Disable the Convert TrueType to Type1 check box only if the output device
has difficulty interpreting Type 1 fonts.
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| To choose the maximum number of bitmap fonts | |
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Click Tools Options.
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In the list of categories, double-click Global, and click Printing.
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Choose Bitmap font limit (PS) from the Special settings list.
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Choose a value from the Settings list box.
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If you want to set a maximum bitmap font size, choose a font size from the Bitmap font size threshold (PS) list box. |
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