Morning, PDF/X will strip much from document as it is designed to pass through a prepress device without hassle. Annotations, Javascript, Encryption, Fonts have to be embedded, Trapping explicit, ETC... Specification for PDF/X http://goo.gl/g5fjA
My experience from print window if you "save as PDF" it will produce a preview with current printer settings. Cheers! `RobD.. On 02/07/2011, at 5:04 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Bill, > > I meant to mention before that for best quality printing of PDFs. > Save as PDF-X - Generates a PDF-X of your print job to a destination of your > choice. > PDF-X files follow a series of printing related requirements not found in > standard PDFs, and are used by professional print shops. > > So I guess you could leave the “Postscript” bit out ;-) > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 02/07/2011, at 3:10 PM, Bill Parker wrote: > >> All from Quark as far as I know Ronda. But the save as PS option looked a >> possibility. I'll try that later. >> >> Bill >> On 02/07/2011, at 2:54 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> I’ve only now read this thread. Were the PDFs you are having the text >>> quality with when printed, created in Pages Application? >>> If so, try this: >>> >>> In Pages: >>> 1. Go to “File > Print” >>> 2. When the dialogue box appears, click on “PDF” >>> 3. Select “Save As Postscript” >>> 4. Then double-click to open this file “xxxx.ps” and it will convert >>> itself to a PDF >>> 5. Then name it & save it as a PDF using Preview ( it will be showing >>> Format: PDF) >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 02/07/2011, at 10:35 AM, Bill Parker wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I think I have it. I tested your idea Merv and that worked. But looking >>>> at my main work doc this past week - a 48 page mag, it has to be sent LOW >>>> res to actually get to me and there the problem lies! Its just that I >>>> dislike proof reading on screen. >>>> >>>> >>>> Many thanks all. >>>> Bill >>>> On 01/07/2011, at 9:20 PM, Merv Bond wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Bill >>>>> Recently I have received documents that are in say, Times New Roman, but >>>>> the characters appear "ragged". >>>>> If I select all and then set the font to Times New Roman Regular all is >>>>> well. This occurs when the original text is sent as Times New Roman >>>>> postscript. >>>>> Give it a go. >>>>> Merv >>>>> >>>>> On Fri1Jul2011 Fri1Jul6:18 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Bill, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm still not entirely clear. Is it unreadable gobbledegook or are the >>>>>> letters correct but badly printed. When I say you could have the printer >>>>>> set to draft quality, that is a per document decision that you can make >>>>>> in the print dialog. MS Word, for instance, may be using its own print >>>>>> dialog and setting the printer to high quality, but when you use the OS >>>>>> X print dialog, you may have draft mode selected. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Carlo >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>> >>>>>> On 01/07/2011, at 17:57, Bill Parker<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Carlo The text is mostly unreadable, but NOT for MS Word and several >>>>>>> other softwares. So I think it is not the printer. >>>>>>> Bill >>>>>>> On 01/07/2011, at 5:49 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Bill, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Not sure I can help but what do you mean by poor quality? Is it that >>>>>>>> the text badly laid-out or is it that he individual letters are rough? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Could it be that you have your printer set to draft quality? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2011-07-01, at 17:08, Bill Parker wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I wonder if I have some settings wrong? Whether using Adobe Acrobat >>>>>>>>> 8 pro or Preview, I cannot print PDf text at anything like decent >>>>>>>>> quality. The printer is a Canon MX310. Done a few miles but all >>>>>>>>> other softwares print fine. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bill > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
