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Creating PostScript files
Not all authoring applications offer a mechanism for creating Adobe PDF files directly. In
these cases, you must first create a PostScript file and then convert this PostScript file to
Adobe PDF. Advanced users may also want to use this two-step method so they can insert
Distiller parameters into the PostScript file to more closely control the creation of the PDF
file. (See "Setting the Distiller Advanced job options" on page
multiple PostScript files to Adobe PDF in a watched folder and combine multiple
PostScript files into a single Adobe PDF file. (See
and "Combining PostScript files" on page
You create PostScript files using the AdobePS driver and an Acrobat Distiller PPD with the
source application.The AdobePS driver and an Acrobat Distiller PPD are installed automat-
ically in the default Acrobat installation. (The PScript driver is installed on Windows 2000
systems.)
To create a PostScript file from a source application (Windows):
1 Open the document in its authoring application.
2 Choose File > Print.
3 Choose the PostScript printer from the list of printers (Acrobat Distiller is the default
PostScript printer). In some applications, you may need to click Setup in the Print dialog
box to get access to the list of printers. Return to the Print dialog box if necessary.
4 Select Print to File or Save to File, and enter a name and location for the PostScript file.
Use .ps as the filename extension (for example, myfile.ps). If you are printing to Acrobat
Distiller, you must turn off the hostfont feature in order to print to file. Click Properties in
the Print Setup dialog box for the Acrobat Distiller printer.Verify that Do Not Send Fonts to
Distiller is unchecked on the Adobe PDF Settings tab of the Acrobat Distiller Properties
dialog box.
Note: Some applications use a .prn extension instead of the .ps extension. Distiller recog-
nizes both .ps and .prn extensions.
5 Enter any other print options you want, and click Print or OK.
6 If the Save As dialog box appears, choose All Files (*.*) from the Save As Type menu, and
click Save.
To create a PostScript file from a source application (Mac OS):
1 Make sure you have a default PostScript printer set up with the AdobePS printer driver.
If necessary, open the Chooser, select the AdobePS printer driver, select a PostScript
printer, and click Setup.Then click Select PPD, select Acrobat Distiller (PPD) in the list, click
Select, and click OK. Close the Chooser.
2 Open the document in its authoring application.
3 Choose File > Page Setup, choose the PostScript printer from the Format For pop-up
menu, enter any other setup options you want, and click OK.
4 Choose File > Print, and choose Save as File from the main pop-up menu to change the
options panel in the dialog box.
5 Choose PostScript Job from the Format pop-up menu, enter the PostScript options you
want, and click Save.
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