Macintosh

Windows

Printing at MIT

Central Printing: Print to File

Macintosh

1. Open the file you wish to send to Central Print Service.
   
   
2. With a networked postscript printer driver selected, execute the Print command to open the Print dialog box.
   
   
3. Make these settings:
   
   
   • Destination: File
   • Choose Save as File from dropdown list
   • Format: PostScript
   • PostScript Level: Level 2
   • Compatible Data Format: Binary
   • Font Inclusion: None
     
     
4. Be sure to save the file with an extension of .ps.
   
   

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Windows

1. Open the file you want to send to Central Print Service.
   
   
2. Execute the Print command to open the Print dialog box for a networked PostScript printer.
   
   
3. Check the Print to file box.
   
   
   
   
4. Click OK to go to the next dialog box.
   
   
5. In the File name field, type the file name followed by the .ps extension. Depending on the application you might also need to enclose the filename and extension in quotes (e.g., "trees.ps").
   
   
6. Printer Files (*.prn) is the default for type. Do not change it.
   
   
   
   
7. Click OK to save this file in PostScript format.

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