Tips -  Postscript Files

PostScripts is the worldwide printing and imaging standard. Used by publishers, corporations and government agencies around the globe, PostScript gives you the power to create and print visually rich documents with total precision. As a scalable printing architecture, it can be easily integrated into a wide range of devices and technologies while maintaining high quality and performance. PostScripts translates your great ideas into print- exactly as you intended

How do I create a PostScript file?
Because print dialog boxes can vary from application to application, it is difficult to provide specific instructions for creating a PostScript file from each application. For specific instructions on creating a PostScript file from the application you are using, see the application's user manual.

Keep the following guidelines in mind when creating PostScript files: Give a PostScript file the same name as the original document, but with the extension .ps. When Adobe® Distiller creates the PDF file, it replaces the Ps extension with .pdf. This makes it easy to keep track of the original, PostScript, and PDF versions of a document.

Some common language for creating a PostScript file is "Print to File" or "Print to Save". These terms refer to generating a PostScript file from word processing softwares.

Use the following steps as a guide:

1. Choose Print to File or Write PostScript to file.

2. Always embed ALL fonts.

3. Check your paper size selection.

4. Using QuarkXPress for Windows requires changing your printer properties to save to file.

5. Designate a location.