CorelDRAW Help | PostScript (PS or PRN)

PostScript (PS or PRN)

PostScript (PS) files use PostScript language to describe the layout of text, vector graphics, or bitmaps for printing and display purposes. They can contain multiple pages. PostScript files are imported as a group of objects that you can edit.

PostScript files usually have a .ps filename extension, but you can also import PostScript files with a .prn extension. Files with a .prn filename extension, commonly known as Printer (PRN) files, contain instructions about how a file should be printed. These files let you reprint a document even if the application in which the document was created is not installed on your computer.

During the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite installation, you have the option of installing Ghostscript, which is an application that interprets the PostScript file format. Ghostscript assists the file importing process. If you did not install Ghostscript during the installation, see To install Ghostscript.

You can also import encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files. For more information, see Encapsulated PostScript (EPS).

To import a PostScript (PS or PRN) file

1 Click File

Import.

2 Locate the folder in which the file is stored.

3 Choose PS, EPS, PRN - PostScript (*.ps; *.eps; *.prn) from the list box next to the File name box.

4 Click the filename, and click Import.

5 In the Import text as area, enable one of the following text options:

• Text — preserves text objects in the imported file so that you can edit the text

• Curves — converts text to curves

6 Click OK.

7 Click the drawing page.

When the PostScript file contains text converted to curves, the text in the imported file is not editable, even if you choose to import the text as text.

PostScript (PS or PRN) technical notes

• PostScript files containing mesh fills with spot colors, DeviceN images, or duotone images cannot be imported. Installing Ghostscript resolves this issue.

• Mesh fills in the CMYK color mode are imported as bitmaps and cannot be edited.

• Gradient fills are imported as a group of filled objects simulating the gradient fill appearance and cannot be edited as gradient fills.

• RGB bitmaps are converted to CMYK in imported PS files. Installing Ghostscript resolves this issue.

• Font information is maintained only if the font was embedded in the original file before it was imported.

• Files that are too large cannot be imported into some programs because of memory limitations. This problem can be caused by complex gradient fills that increase the number of objects in a graphic.

• Only Printer (PRN) files, PS files, and EPS files in PostScript format are supported.