(Simultaneously posted to MacTalk and to Mac-N-DOS) After sending Gretchen my suggestion about how she could sneakernet her Apple print jobs to the family Wintel machine for printing on the Canon inkjet, she told me she couldn't find a way to print to file (the first step in such sneakernetting). I later found my copy of "Mac OS X Unleashed" which described the process and more importantly, WHAT APPLE CALLS IT. (I learned that lesson in my first cross-platform switch from a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III to a PC--what does the new platform call it?) The process is also described at this URL:
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107764> Here's what you do (I'm posting this for the benefit of others that may need the same info); 1) From your application, select the File Menu, and under that, Print. 2) Select the Printer you want to use. 3) Among the options in the Print dialog box is "Copies & Pages". It's actually a sub-menu with several options within it. Select "Copies & Pages" and change the option to "Output Options". 4) Under "Output Options", you click the checkbox "Save as File" and select which kind of file to save it as. "Mac OS X Unleashed" (which was written for OSX 10.1) only lists "PDF" and "Postscript" as options, and the Apple site doesn't add any additional options. (Note to Gretchen: make sure your Canon knows what to DO with Postscript output before choosing that option--that could be part of the problem you've been having. If it doesn't, choose PDF and print the document with Adobe Reader.) Make your choice of file type and click "Save". As I understand "Unleashed", once you've saved that choice, you can recall it later by going to Output Options and selecting "Saved Settings: Custom". 5) Once this is done, as "Unleashed" puts it; "The Print button becomes a Save button, allowing you to select a location where your file should be saved." 6) Then just drag the resulting file(s) to a removable media (CD-RW, USB memory key, ZIP disk), take it to the PC and send it to the printer (if PostScript, using PrintFile, if PDF, using Adobe Reader). If you have that version of "Unleashed", it's on pages 408-409. HTH -- I'm a MUGWump: My "MUG" is on the Mac side of the fence (since mid-2002), and my "Wump" is on the PC side (since 1989). I've been on the trailing edge of computer technology since 1987 and love it! [P.S.] Due to limitations on this account, please send binaries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and a confirmation note here. -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
