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Article #44Re: PM 6.5 Plus (Mac) and exporting to PDF
From: PJ Cassel
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 00:00
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not sitting in front of your machine, I can't say for sure, but is something to
check,
1. when you installed pagemaker, did you install acrobat distiller?
2. in setting up the PPD, go to the adobe folder and select the acrobat
distiller PPD from the printer set up
hope this helps
pj
wingsley@penn.com wrote:
> For the first time today, I tried using Adobe PageMaker 6.5 Plus (for Mac)
> to export a file to PDF format. I wanted to do this so I could share the
> final product with a variety of computer users via Acrobat Reader.
>
> When I went to use the Export command, I received a warning message:
>
> "Exporting to a PDF file requires a Postscript printer driver. Please
> install one."
>
> (1: Will Apple's LaserWriter 8 driver solves this? I currently use an HP
> DeskJet 870cse, and have all of my non-DeskJet drivers turned off. Is there
> some INIT I should re-activiate?
>
> (2: I remember installing PPD's when I installed PageMaker Plus. I also
> remember installing a Postscript driver of some kind when I installed Adobe
> Type Manager 4.5 Deluxe. Is there something here I should go back and
> re-install?
>
> (3: Is there any third-party Postscript emulation (StyleScript?) I should
> buy to better facilitate this in the future?
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