CREATING POSTSCRIPT FILES
FROM QUARK 5 AND 6.5 FOR PC
A PostScript driver must be installed and configured as per our guidelines. See the PostScript Driver Settings section for information on how to install and configure a PostScript Driver.
Step 1
- Select Print from File Menu.
- Select Agfa Proset from the list of Printers.
Step 2
- In the Document Tab, select Print Blank Pages.
- Set Registration to Centered.
- Set Offset to a minimum of 24 pts.
- Ensure that the other options are not selected.

Step 3
- 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 4
- On the Output tab, set Print Colours to Composite CMYK.
For Quark 6x set Print Colours to DeviceN.
- Set Halftoning to Conventional.
- Set Resolution to 2400 dpi.
- Set Frequency to 120 lpi.

Step 5
- On the Options Tab, set Output to Normal.
- Set Data to Clean 8bit.
- Select Full Resolution TIFF Output.
- Ensure the other options are not selected.
Step 6
- Select the Bleed Tab.
- For books with a spine, set Bleed Type to Symmetric and Amount to .187”. For
Saddle Stitch books set Bleed Type to Asymmetric and set the amounts as follows: Bottom .187”,
Inside 0”, Outside .187” and Top .187”.
If the document was not constructed as facing pages then set all amounts to .187”.
- Select Clip at Bleed Edge.

Step 7
- In the OPI Tab, select Include Images for both TIFF and EPS.
- Click Print, give the file a name and select a location for the file.

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