Installing The Windows 3.1 Printer Description Files - GCC Technologies Elite XL User Manual

Chapter 4

Installing the Windows 3.1 printer description files

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Using the Elite XL with Windows and DOS
Printer description files (file names with the following extensions: .PDF,
.PDX, or .PPD) are files that allow you to use Elite XL-specific features
from within specific applications. Please refer to the documentation included
with the application for more information on where to copy these files and
how to use them.
To install printer description files:
1. Insert the Elite XL Software & Documentation CD-ROM into your CD-
ROM drive.
2. At the root directory (C:\>), type the following command and path name
for the application you are using and press the Enter key. (Note:
Depending on where you have installed any of these applications, the
path names may be different).
• Adobe Illustrator 4.0:
Type copy d:\*.ppd c:\ai4\ppd to install the PPD file.
• Adobe PageMaker 6.0:
Type copy d:\*.ppd c:\pm6\rsrc\usenglsh\ppd4 to install the PPD
file.
• Aldus FreeHand 3.1 and earlier:
Type copy d:\ppd3\*.* c:\aldus\usenglsh\ppds to install the PPD
and PDX files.
• Aldus FreeHand 4.0 or PageMaker 5.0:
Type copy d:\*.ppd c:\aldus\usenglsh\ppd4 to install the PPD file.
• Macromedia FreeHand 5.0:
Type copy d:\*.ppd c:\fh5\usenglsh\ppd to install the PPD file.
• Quark XPress:
Type copy d:\*.pdf c:\xpress to install the PDF file.