Thanks, Mike. It works great. This will work for me (and I don't even have to carry my printer from one end of the house to the other;-)).
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:06:31 -0500, MUGWump wrote: > (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. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Gretchen Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
