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Graphics
Flatness: This option gives you control over how closely you require the printer to approxi-
mate curves. A lower setting (toward Quality) creates more, smaller straight line segments,
more closely approximating the curve. A higher setting (toward Speed) results in longer and
fewer line segments, creating a less smooth curve, but improving performance. Depending
on your printer and the amount of memory it has, a curve may be too complex to rasterize,
resulting in a PostScript "limitcheck" error. In this case you would want to move the
Flatness setting toward Speed. Automatic makes the best flatness selection for the selected
output device.
Download Fonts: Typically you will want to download the Complete set of fonts which are
loaded at the beginning of the print job. Selecting Subset only downloads those characters
used in the file, once per page. While this option often creates smaller file sizes for short
documents or those without much text, you may run into problems if the file is edited later.
When sending files to print, select Complete.
PostScript®: The PostScript Language Level options are based on your printer and PPD
Note:
Illustrator
selections. It is generally best to select the latest version supported by your device.
automatically selects
the PostScript level of
Data Format: ASCII text is compatible with older networks and parallel printers and is usu-
your output device so
you generally won't
ally the best choice for graphics used on multiple platforms. Binary code is more compact,
need to change this
setting.
but may not be compatible with all systems.
Compatible Gradient and Gradient Mesh Printing: Some printers have difficulty
printing gradients, which can result in a banding effect on older PostScript Level 2 or
earlier devices, or could be printed incorrectly to some PostScript 3 devices. This option
converts gradients to JPEG format, the resolution of which is set by the Gradient and Mesh
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