For high resolution printing of your Microsoft Publisher 98 files you can supply your commercial printer with a PostScript file or use it in Acrobat Distiller to turn your Publisher document into a PDF file.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: NA
Here's How:
- With your publication open in Microsoft Publisher select File | Prepare File for Printing Service... | Set up Publication to start creating a PostScript file.
- Choose Black, White, and shades of Gray or Full Color (see note below) or Spot Color -- whichever describes your publication.
- ALL: Select a printer driver to generate your PostScript file.
- B&W and Spot Color: Choose paper size.
- B&W and Spot Color: Choose the Show printer marks option if you are printing to paper that is larger than your final publication (marks show where to cut the paper).
- Spot Color: Select overprinting options (the screen will explain what to choose for your specific publication)
- Next, select Tools | Design Checker. The checker will alert you to any problems that may make your publication not print properly.
- If necessary, correct any problems found by the Design Checker.
- Select File | Print Proof. For Spot Color publications you can Print Color Separations. The pages print in B&W but a separate page prints for each color used in the publication.
- Select File | Prepare File for Printing Service... | Create File in PostScript...
- Click the Printer you want (if not already selected). Make sure the Print File box is checked.
- Click the Properties tab and change any default settings if needed.
- Click OK.
- Give your PostScript file a name. Click OK.
- Publisher creates your PostScript file which you can send to your commercial printer or open in Acrobat Distiller to create a PDF file.
Tips:
- Microsoft Publisher 98 does not support 4-color (CMYK) separations. It will create an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file that most commercial printing services can work with (for a fee).
- Microsoft strongly recommends the use of only TrueType fonts in your publication and to turn off font substitution.
- Too many fonts or graphics and complex effects such as WordArt, BorderArt, and gradient fills increase the complexity of the PostScript file and can cause printing problems.
What You Need:
- Microsoft Publisher 98
- PostScript Printer Driver
- Adobe Acrobat Distiller
