CREATING POSTSCRIPT FILES

FROM PAGEMAKER 6.5 and 7 FOR PC

Step 1

  1. Go to the File Menu and select Print.
  2. In the Document Menu, under PPD select Prinergy Refiner* or Acrobat Distiller.
  3. Deselect Collage, Reverse and Proof.
  4. Ensure that Print Blank Pages is selected.

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Step 2

  1. Click the Paper submenu. Ensure that the Scale size is 100%.
  2. Select Printer’s Marks and Page Information. If your document contains bleeds do not select Printer’s Marks as the marks will be too close to the final trim. Instead, print your hardcopy with the marks and we will use them as a guide for setting the margins when imposing.
  3. Set Paper Size to a size that will accommodate the Printer’s Marks and Page
    Information (check preview). Letter will be fine for most book sizes.

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Step 3

  1. Under the Options menu, select send Image Data as Normal.
  2. Set Data Encoding to Send ASCII image data.
  3. For font inclusion select PostScript and TrueType.
  4. Select Write Postscript to File and ensure that Normal is selected. Click Browse  to select a destination for your PostScript file. Here you are prompted to give it a name. Use a naming system that will indicate their order. For example, the PostScript file for the front matter of a book might be named 01front.ps and chapter 1 of the book would be named 02chap1.ps, etc

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Step 4

  1. In the Color Menu, select Composite and Grayscale.
  2. Deselect Mirror, Negative, and Preserve EPS Colors.
  3. Enter the Frequency as 120.
  4. Set Angle to 45.

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Step 5

  1. Click Save.

    2. *NOTE: The Prinergy Refiner is available from our website at www.webcomlink.com.