In Publisher, the settings are not the same as what I set in the Printer Settings in my Windows XP. It's like Publisher is using the wrong PPD. For example, I set my Postscript Printer to Level 2 and my resolution to 2400 in Printer Settings, but it reads Level 1 and 600 in Publisher. Taking the time to change all of my advanced settings for each print job is too time-consuming. Also, not all of my page sizes are available. I have Letter.Extra available in non-Microsoft products (like InDesign, Quark), but it is not available in Publisher. This means it won't print crop marks for me, which is a problem
Am I supposed to set up the ppd somehow? This applies to both the Windows driver for my specific imagesetter, and also the Generic Imagesetter printers
Thanks
Sue
You must have different printers setup/configured. Look in the printers
control panel and compare to the names you get in the printing dialogs in
the different apps.
The resolution setting in the PS driver for an imagesetter is meaningless.
Don't bother trying to set it. For a laser printer, it isn't meaningless so
setting it is important.
I'll guess that the MS generic imagesetter was installed and this is the one
MSPub seeks out. It's a fine driver/ppd. But you can change printers as you
wish in the print dialog under "Printer Name".
The PS level has some meaning and PS level 2 ought to produce a more compact
file. Again, the printer can be selected in the print dialogs.
> In Publisher, the settings are not the same as what I set in the Printer Settings in my Windows XP. It's like Publisher is using the wrong PPD. For
example, I set my Postscript Printer to Level 2 and my resolution to 2400 in
Printer Settings, but it reads Level 1 and 600 in Publisher. Taking the
time to change all of my advanced settings for each print job is too
time-consuming. Also, not all of my page sizes are available. I have
Letter.Extra available in non-Microsoft products (like InDesign, Quark), but
it is not available in Publisher. This means it won't print crop marks for
me, which is a problem.
> Am I supposed to set up the ppd somehow? This applies to both the Windows driver for my specific imagesetter, and also the Generic Imagesetter
printers.
> Thanks,
> Sue
Susan - 10 Feb 2004 17:36 GMT
In my Printers Settings in Control Panel, I only have HP Laser Jet, Agfa Accuset Imagesetter, and MS Publisher Imagesetter installed, so I don't have a lot to choose from. I am not looking at a long list and picking the wrong one by mistake. Could Publisher be finding a different printer other than what is in the Control Panel
I'm mainly concerned with the postscript level, because in Publisher it defaults to Level 1 (even though in Control Panel I have it as level 2), and therefore won't print separations. I realize I can go in a change it, but I shouldn't have to every time I print. Is there a Print Style as in Adobe Products so I could at least assign it in general and don't have to change EVERY setting EVERY time I print? I am also confused why it is not giving me the Letter Extra option for paper so I can print crop marks. I didn't have this problem in Publisher 2002
I'd appricate any help
Thanks
Su
mac townsend - 11 Feb 2004 16:59 GMT
"> In my Printers Settings in Control Panel, I only have HP Laser Jet, Agfa
Accuset Imagesetter, and MS Publisher Imagesetter installed, so I don't have
a lot to choose from. I am not looking at a long list and picking the wrong
one by mistake. Could Publisher be finding a different printer other than
what is in the Control Panel?>>>
You should be able to tell what printer Pub is trying to use just by looking
at the print dialog. there's a window displaying the printer and you can
change it there if it is not what you want.
> I'm mainly concerned with the postscript level, because in Publisher it defaults to Level 1 (even though in Control Panel I have it as level 2), and
therefore won't print separations. >>>
You MUST tell us what printer Publisher is trying to use. If it is trying to
use the MS Imagesetter then perhaps you should not use that one.
OR (and this is up to you) locate the PPD (in the System32 folder) and open
it with notepad.
You will see, near the top, something like this:
""*% ----- Basic Capabilities -----
*FormatVersion: "4.3"
*FileVersion: "1.2"
*LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1
*LanguageVersion: English
*PSVersion: "(2013.114) 9"
*Product: "(Linotype)"""
See the line starting *PSVersion? If it says "52.3" that's PS Level 1. If it
says "201xxxx" that's 2, if "301xxxx" that's 3.
The only copy of the MS Imagesetter PPD I have is on a WIn98 box and I think
it installed with Publisher 2000. It is a level 1 PPD. I've not been able to
find the MS Imagsetter PPD/driver on my later machines and so don't know
what level it it.
<<<I realize I can go in a change it, but I shouldn't have to every time I
print. Is there a Print Style as in Adobe Products so I could at least
assign it in general and don't have to change EVERY setting EVERY time I
print? >>
My business is output. I do it all day every day. I do not trust "printer
styles" (especially PageMaker's). My prescription is to check everything
twice before hitting the print button. Kind of like the carpenter's rule
"Measure Twice, Cut once" and Yes, I do go thru all the settings every time
all the time. Saves having to use bad words later on.
<<<I am also confused why it is not giving me the Letter Extra option for
paper so I can print crop marks. I didn't have this problem in Publisher
2002.>>>
The paper sizes are a function of the PPD. Not Publisher.
What operating system are you using? It might be possible to add paper sizes
and have them available but it depends on the OS.
Try this. Open the printer control panel. Select (but do not open) the
printer you want. Then go to File menu, and select Server Properties (this
is for W2K...I guess it's the same for XP, it won't work for 98 or ME). On
the first tab you will see a list of "Forms"--this is what it is calling
paper sizes. You will also see a checkbox for "create new form"...follow
that procedure. give it a name that won't conflict with the standard names
in any other. Save it.
You may need to reboot to cement the new form in place. But it should now be
accessible from that AND other PS printers.
Give it a whirl.
mac townsend - 11 Feb 2004 18:01 GMT
In my earlier postng I described how to open a PPD and determine the PS
level using NotePad (or any editor, for that matter...)
What I forgot to say is that after you've looked, abandon it. Close and DO
NOT save. This is especially true if using something like Word or WordPad as
the editor. Saving will functionlly destroy the PPD.
Budget Print Center - 11 Feb 2004 18:14 GMT
good to know...I will store that one for future bad word avoidance. ;-)

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> In my earlier postng I described how to open a PPD and determine the PS
> level using NotePad (or any editor, for that matter...)
>
> What I forgot to say is that after you've looked, abandon it. Close and DO
> NOT save. This is especially true if using something like Word or WordPad as
> the editor. Saving will functionlly destroy the PPD.
mac townsend - 11 Feb 2004 20:27 GMT
Get yourself a good text editor (like TextEdit...google it)
Useful for lots of things. Wanna know what version AI file this one happens
to be (so you can open it in 8 instead of 10 or 11? open it in a text
editor. it'll tell you.
Wanna know what fonts the Word doc file expects? (same answer, variable
results)
Trouble ripping a PDF. Open in text editor. Maybe it's been saved as a PDF
1.5. AND MAYBE it;ll work if you change the version to 1.3 or 1.4 and save
it. If the file doesn;t make specific calls to 1.5 functions, chances are
it'll run. if it doesn't, you're out 30 seconds.