GCC Printers Elite XL - Manual (Page 118)

Using the Elite XL with Windows and DOS 4-39
Installing the printer description files
Printer description files (file names with the following extensions: .PDF, .PDX,
or .PPD) are files that allow you to use Elite XL-specific features from within
specific applications. Please refer to the documentation included with the
application for more information on where to copy these files and how to use
them.
To install printer description files:
1. Insert the Elite XL Software & Documentation CD-ROM into your CD-
ROM drive.
2. At the root directory (C:\>), type the following command and path name
for the application you are using and press the Enter key. (Note: Depend-
ing on where you have installed any of these applications, the path names
may be different).
• Adobe Illustrator 4.0:
Type copy d:\*.ppd c:\ai4\ppd to install the PPD file.
• Adobe PageMaker 6.0:
Type copy d:\*.ppd c:\pm6\rsrc\usenglsh\ppd4 to install the PPD
file.
• Aldus FreeHand 3.1 and earlier:
Type copy d:\ppd3\*.* c:\aldus\usenglsh\ppds to install the PPD and
PDX files.
• Aldus FreeHand 4.0 or PageMaker 5.0:
Type copy d:\*.ppd c:\aldus\usenglsh\ppd4 to install the PPD file.
• Macromedia FreeHand 5.0:
Type copy d:\*.ppd c:\fh5\usenglsh\ppd to install the PPD file.
• QuarkXpress:
Type copy d:\*.pdf c:\xpress to install the PDF file.
Printing to the Elite XL from DOS