Apple ColorLaserWriter 12/600PS - Manual (Page 221)

Printing to a PostScript file
As an alternative to printing your document on the printer, you can save a
PostScript language description of your document as a disk file. PostScript
language descriptions of documents can be useful for
m creating document archives
m printing documents without using the program that created them (at a
service bureau, for example)
m diagnosing printing problems
You may also want to print an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file. You can
use EPS files to export single pages from one program to another. EPS files
can include any combination of text, graphics, and images, but they do not
describe complete documents. For example, by saving an EPS file, you can
insert a page of a document created with one program as an illustration in a
document created by another program.
Note: PostScript files are normally ASCII text files that can be opened with
any word processing program. However, if you select the Send Data in Binary
option in the PostScript Options dialog box, the PostScript files may include
binary characters that make them unsuitable for use with a word processor.
You can use either of two methods to create PostScript files. If your program’s
Print dialog box has a Print to File checkbox, you can use this checkbox to
create a PostScript file; this is the preferred method. Refer to your program
documentation for information. If your program’s Print dialog box does not
have a Print to File checkbox, however, you need to make temporary changes
to your printer setup to create a PostScript file, as described next.
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