Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Manual (Page 416)

ILLUSTRATOR CS3
User Guide
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3 Enter values for Top, Left, Bottom, and Right to specify the placement of the bleed marks. Click the link icon
to make all the values the same.
The maximum bleed you can set is 72 points; the minimum bleed is 0 points.
PostScript printing
About PPD files
A PPD (PostScript Printer Description) file customizes the behavior of the driver for your specific PostScript printer.
It contains information about the output device, including printer-resident fonts, available media sizes and orien-
tation, optimized screen frequencies, screen angles, resolution, and color output capabilities. It’s important to select
the correct PPD before you print. Selecting the PPD that corresponds to your PostScript printer or imagesetter
populates the Print dialog box with the available settings for the output device. You can switch to a different one to
suit your needs.
Applications use the information in the PPD file to determine which PostScript information to send to the printer
when printing a document. For example, the application assumes that the fonts listed in your PPD file reside in the
printer, so they are not downloaded when you print, unless you explicitly include them.
For best printing results, Adobe recommends that you obtain the latest version of the PPD file for your output device
from the manufacturer. Many print service providers and commercial printers have PPDs for the imagesetters they
use. Be sure to store PPDs in the location specified by the operating system. For details, consult the documentation
for your operating system.
Change the PPD file
When you print to a PostScript printer, PostScript file, or PDF, Illustrator automatically uses the default PPD
(PostScript Printer Description) for that device. You can switch to a different one to suit your needs.
1 Choose File > Print.
2 From the PPD menu, select one of the following:
• A PPD that corresponds to the current output device.
• Other. Lets you select a custom PPD, such as one provided by your service bureau for use with the specified
printer. The PPD’s filename corresponds to the printer’s or imagesetter’s name and model, and may display a .ppd
file extension (depending on how your system is set up.) Navigate to the PPD you want, select it, and click Open.
Note: Certain PPD features commonly found in imagesetter PPDs aren’t accessible from the Illustrator Print dialog box.
To set those printer-specific features, click Setup (Windows) or Printer (Mac OS) in the Print dialog box.
Select a PPD file
The steps for selecting a PPD file are different for each platform.
Select a PPD file in Windows
1 Depending on your version of Windows, do one of the following to open the Add Printer wizard:
• In Windows 2000, choose Start > Settings > Printers > Add Printer.
• In Windows XP, choose Start, open the Printers and Faxes control panel, and click Add a Printer.