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Re: Dumping Postscript to Disk rather than sending to printer?

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From: Jan Harrington
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1989 09:51
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in article <89179.113948MSR104@PSUVMXA>, MSR104@PSUVMXA.BITNET (Mike Rineer) says:
> 
> In article <1105@snjsn1.SJ.ATE.SLB.COM>, sbchanin@hathor (sbchanin) says:
>>
>>I have been told that it is possible to get the normal LaserWriter print drivers
>>to dump the postscript they generate to a disk file rather than send it out over
> There is only one way I've heard how to do this:
> 
>       In MSWord version 3.02, select 'Print' from the file menu.
>       Hold down <COMMAND>-F and click on the 'OK' button.
>       It should then generate a postscript file on your disk.
> 
> If ya don't have MSWord, then you're S.O.L.

As far as I know, the command-f trick will work from the Print dialog box
with almost all Macintosh applications. It's not limited to Word. If there
are any exceptions, I haven't heard of them...


Jan Harrington
Scholastech Telecommunications
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