Setting up a printer in OS X to print postscript

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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
MacUser (UK) magazine had a tip a couple of months ago about setting up a printer is OS X to output postscript using the Acrobat Distiller PPD file.



Thing is I've lost that issue. Does anyone know how to do this?

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  • Reply 1 of 2
    allinoneallinone Posts: 279member
    [quote]Originally posted by othello:

    <strong>MacUser (UK) magazine had a tip a couple of months ago about setting up a printer is OS X to output postscript using the Acrobat Distiller PPD file.



    Thing is I've lost that issue. Does anyone know how to do this?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    While I don't have the issue I think this is pretty straightforward.



    you don't need distiller to print to postscript.



    from the print dialog box select "output options".



    tick the "save as file" box



    for format select "postscript"
  • Reply 2 of 2
    othelloothello Posts: 1,054member
    [quote]Originally posted by AllInOne:

    <strong>



    While I don't have the issue I think this is pretty straightforward.



    you don't need distiller to print to postscript.



    from the print dialog box select "output options".



    tick the "save as file" box



    for format select "postscript"</strong><hr></blockquote>



    The problem is I want to use a specific PPD.



    I have two printers on the network here, both connected via Appletalk. The article I'm refering to gave instructions for setting up a pure postscript printer (choosing LPR instead of Appletalk), and then selecting my choice of PPD.
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