Installing quickdraw gx utilities – Apple Macintosh System 7.5 User Manual
Page 30
![background image](/manuals/548324/30/background.png)
Installing QuickDraw GX Utilities
Once you’ve installed QuickDraw GX using Easy Install, you can add
additional capabilities by installing the QuickDraw GX utilities. The
QuickDraw GX utilities provide additional capabilities for working with
printers and fonts. These utilities are:
m
LaserWriter Utility
is an updated version of a utility that comes with Apple
LaserWriters.
m
Paper Type Editor
allows you to create and edit the paper type for Apple
printers.
m
QuickDraw GX Helper
(when it is installed in your Extensions Folder) allows
you to temporarily turn off QuickDraw GX printing for an application
program.
To turn off QuickDraw GX printing, launch the application program. Then
open the Apple (K) menu and choose “Turn desktop printing off.” You can
still use the desktop printer icons to print, but documents print using a
non-GX printer driver. To turn QuickDraw GX printing back on, choose
“Turn desktop printing on.”
m
Type 1 Enabler
makes your Type 1 fonts work with QuickDraw GX. For
instructions, see “Using Type 1 Fonts With QuickDraw GX” next.
To install the QuickDraw GX utilities, you must do a Custom Install. Follow
these steps:
1
Quit any open application programs or desk accessories.
2
Insert the
Install QuickDraw GX disk into a floppy disk drive.
If you are installing from a CD, open the System Software Installers folder.
22
Chapter 2