Chapter 9: Printing; Setting Up A Printer - Adobe 65009333 - InCopy CS4 - PC Using Manual

Chapter 9: Printing

Typically, the final printing process is done in Adobe® InDesign®, but you can use Adobe InCopy® to print drafts of
your stories in Galley, Story, or Layout view.

Setting up a printer

Printing with InCopy
InCopy typically links with an InDesign master document. The InDesign document is usually the ultimate source for
the final printing process, so many of the controls needed for production-quality printing are reserved for InDesign.
However, you can use InCopy to print drafts of your stories in either Galley, Story, or Layout view. The printed copy
looks similar to the document on the screen, depending on the view and print settings:
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In the Galley or Story view, InCopy prints unformatted text in a continuous column (or columns). You do not see
the document layout and formatting features.
• In the Layout view, InCopy prints the document as it appears on the screen, with frames and all other page elements
intact.
InCopy works with both Adobe PostScript® and non-PostScript printers, as well as other kinds of printing devices.
If you are using a PostScript printer, make sure that you have the printer driver with the correct, properly installed
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file.
Important: InCopy does not support the format used by PDF Writer. If you attempt to print to PDF Writer, you will
experience delays or errors in printing.
See also
"Exporting to Adobe PDF" on page 255
About printer drivers
A printer driver lets you directly access printer features from applications on your computer. Having the correct driver
ensures that you have access to all of the features a particular printer supports.
Adobe recommends using the latest printer drivers, which are listed in the following table. If you encounter problems
with an older driver, upgrade to the latest driver for your operating system.
Operating system
®
Windows XP
Mac OS 10.2 (or later)
For more information on recommended and supported PostScript printer drivers, including installation instructions,
search the section on printer drivers on the Adobe website.
Printer driver
Pscript 5 (system driver)
Built-in PS Driver for Mac OS X
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