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In article B4DB1EA3.6C44%wingsley@penn.com on 2/24/00 5:45 PM,
wingsley@penn.com via 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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  ** UPDATE **

I reactivated my LaserWriter 8 driver. No change. Then I selected the
PSPrinter icon in the Chooser. Everything changed! Acrobat Distiller started
right up from PageMaker's Export->PDF command. It is as if PageMaker is
printing to a file instead of a Postscript printer.

The only drawback: the rendering wasn't perfect. I used the character
expansion feature in Microsoft Word 98 (prior to importing to PageMaker via
Paste Special) to spread an address out over a letterhead-like design. The
character spacing is mixed up on one line now.  The Distiller log indicates
a font-substitution issue: could not handle Helvetica Narrow. Looks like I
have alot to learn... :-)