CREATING POSTSCRIPT FILES
FROM QUARKXPRESS 5 FOR MACINTOSH
Step 1
- From the File Menu select Print.
- On the Document tab, select Include Blank Pages.
- Set Registration to Centered.
- Set Offset to a minimum of 24 pts.
- Ensure that the other options are not selected.

Step 2
- On the Setup tab, for Printer Description select Prinergy Refiner* or Acrobat Distiller.
- Set Paper Width to 1” wider than the width of the document.
- Set Paper Height to Automatic and Page Positioning to Left Edge.
- Set Paper Offset and Page Gap to 0”.
- Set Orientation to Portrait.

Step 3
- On the Output tab, for Quark 5 set Print Colours to Composite CMYK.
- Set Halftoning to Conventional.
- Set Resolution to 2400 DPI.
- Set Frequency to 120 LPI.

Step 4
- On the Options Tab, set Output to Normal.
- Set Data to ASCII.
- Select Full Resolution TIFF Output.
- Ensure that the other options are not selected.

Step 5
- Select the Bleed Tab.
- For books with a spine, set Bleed Type to Symmetric and Amount to 3/16”. For Saddle Stitch books set Bleed Type to Asymmetric and set the amounts as follows: Bottom 3/16”, Inside 0”, Outside 3/16” and Top 3/16”. If the document was not constructed as facing pages then set all amounts to 3/16”.
- Select Clip at Bleed Edge.

Step 6
- In the OPI Tab, select Include Images for both TIFF and EPS.

Step 7
- Click on the Page Setup button at the bottom Left. This will bring up the LaserWriter Page Setup.
- Click on PostScript Options in the Pulldown Menu and de-select everything.
- Click OK.

Step 8
- Click on the Printer button at the bottom. This will bring up the menu that will allow you to change the destination from Printer to File.
- Set Destination to File.
- Set PostScript Level to Level 2 and 3.
- Set Data Format to ASCII.
- Set Font Inclusion to All.
- When you click Save you will be prompted for a file name and a location to save the file to.
- Click Save and then Click Print.

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