Re: [WinMac] Re: Desktop Publishing Tools [WAS] Mac Desktop Printing

Jason Sellers(JasonDS[at]extremezone.com)
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:01:55 -0700

> This depends on whether you leave the PageMaker "Save as..." set to the
>default of "Faster" or reset it (properly, IMHO) to "Smaller." Leaving it
>set to the default of "Faster" will yield a bloated document, especially if
>you have inserted then deleted a large graphic...

In my experience leaving the preference set to "Smaller" can really slow
down PageMaker, especially if you're dealing with items saved on or placed
from server volumes. Besides, doing a "Save As" will purge any deleted
graphic data.

>>> I manually assemble my multipage documents and run a laser proof...
>>> Period. It's all part of the preflight process. I _still_ don't fully
trust
>>> the preflight tools when it comes time to commit to (expensive) film. :)
>>
>>That's the way I do it too. Creating a Postscript file is an excellent way
>>to preflight a set of files. Cheaper than the automatic tools too.

Definitely. I love Flight Check... now that I know what to expect of it.

>>Ditto again...FreeHand has many uses, However, when I worked at Apple I had
>>to create a 30-page service matrix. FrameMaker handled that excellently. For
>>normal (one page or less) tables, FreeHand works quite well.

Also, you gotta love the way Freehand handles links!!

Jason Sellers

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