Re: REQ Simple definition/explanation of 'postscript'?


On 27-Sep-2005, "zakezuke" <zakezuke_us@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > This is a newbie's question.
> > In order print a fancy booklet using postscript printer, I must create a
> > document which is compatible with postscript printers. What program(s)
> > should I use to create a document file? I assume that Microsoft word doc
> > files won't work for postscript printer. Please enlighten me.
>
> Use anything you like. Windows can use any printer it has a driver
> for, so it's not an issue using Microsoft Word. Think of it this
> way.... when you print a word document it converts it to a postscript
> document which in turn is sent to the printer. There are programs that
> can think in terms of postscript and offer their own benifits, but
> generally speaking you would use it just like you would any other
> printer.

Test the above advice on a small test document first. In some cases
you get the raw postscript page description/layout in text form, and
you can get a few hundred pages of text as output. It only works if
the postscript drivers work.
.

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