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How to Print a FrameMaker for Mac OS Document as EPS

You can print individual pages of an Adobe FrameMaker for Mac OS document to EPS format if you have installed the Adobe PostScript (AdobePS) 8.0 or later printer driver. AdobePS is available from Adobe's Web site at www.adobe.com/supportservice/custsupport/download.html .

When you print to EPS format, FrameMaker creates an individual EPS file for each page you specify: If you specify pages 5 and 6, for example, FrameMaker creates an EPS file for page 5 and one for page 6.

To print a document to EPS format:

1. Open the document in FrameMaker and then choose File > Print.

2. Choose File from the Destination pop-up menu.

3. For Pages, specify the pages you want to print:

- Select All to print all pages.

- Select From to print a selection and then specify the page numbers.

4. Choose PostScript Settings from the pop-up menu below the Printer menu, and then choose one of the following options from the Format pop-up menu:

- EPS Mac Standard Preview

This option creates an EPS file that has a 72 dpi bitmap screen preview; the screen preview may become distorted when placed into an application, but the EPS file is not affected.

- EPS Mac Enhanced Preview

This option creates an EPS file that has a QuickDraw PICT screen preview; the screen preview scales accurately (without jagged edges) when placed into an application or transferred to another platform.

- EPS No Preview

This option creates an EPS file without a screen preview, and it is intended for files that will be transferred to other platforms. If you choose this option, the EPS file appears as a blank gray or black box or as a box containing an "X" when placed into an application.

5. Select the level of PostScript compatibility for the file:

- Select Level 1 for compatibility with all PostScript printers.

- Select Level 2 for compatibility with PostScript Level 2 and 3 printers only.

- Select Level 3 for compatibility with PostScript Level 3 printers only.

6. Specify whether to save the file in ASCII or binary format:

- Select ASCII unless your printer supports binary data. (PostScript files are typically ASCII text files that any word-processing application can open.)

- Select Binary only if your printer can accept binary data. Binary encoding speeds printing but may cause printing errors if the printer cannot accept binary data.

7. Specify whether to include fonts in the file by choosing one of the following options from the Font Inclusion pop-up menu:

- Choose None if the fonts in the document are available on the device on which the document will be viewed or printed. (If the fonts are not available, they will be substituted.)

- Choose All to embed fonts used in the document. (Fonts will be embedded if they are installed.)

- Choose "All But Standard 13" to embed fonts used in the document except for the 13 standard fonts: Courier, Courier Bold, Courier Oblique, Courier Bold Oblique, Symbol, Helvetica, Helvetica Bold, Helvetica Oblique, Helvetica Bold Oblique, Times Roman, Times Bold, Times Italic, and Times Bold Italic.

8. Click Print.