Craig Bradney wrote: >On Friday 06 May 2005 13:24, wayne wrote: > > >>On Friday 06 May 2005 01:13 am, Craig Bradney wrote: >> >> >>>On Friday 06 May 2005 13:09, wayne wrote: >>> >>> >>>>On Friday 06 May 2005 01:05 am, Louis Desjardins wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>>What's the best way to print out a Scribus document at Kinko's copy >>>>>>center? They're strictly a Windows/Mac shop but I need to use their >>>>>>b&w laser printer, which is capable of printing 11" x 17" sheets. >>>>>>What software and what format (eps? pdf?) should I use for best >>>>>>results? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Hi Wayne, >>>>> >>>>>Any shop capable of handling PDFs can handle PDF created with >>>>>Scribus. >>>>> >>>>>Scribus PDF works perfectly. I haven't had *any* single issue on >>>>>Xerox Docucolors (various models). Make sure to *embed all fonts*. >>>>>Proofing the resulting PDF must be part of your workflow as well. >>>>> >>>>>At early stages of document layout, you must know on which printer >>>>>this is going to be printed and keep reasonable margins. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>What (Windows/Mac) software would I use to get the best result? >>>> >>>> >>>Not sure I'm reading this correctly................... >>> >>>Craig >>> >>> >>I take my Scribus file (11"x17" size document saved on a CD) into Kinko's >>copy center. They have a section of self serve computers (both Windows and >>Mac) that you can rent time on. I want to print out my Scribus document on >>their B&W laser printer because it can print out 11" x 17" size prints. I >>have my document in pdf format with the fonts embedded. Which software >>would I use to accomplish this printing? >> >>This is a self serve shop and they don't have Scribus installed on any of >>their computers. They do have Photoshop, Corel, Pagemaker, Acrobat, and >>several other Windows/Mac titles. >> >> > >I would take 2 copies. One with fonts fully embedded, and one with them >subset/outlined just in case something goes funny with fonts if you had to >import the PDF into PS on a Mac for example, and use Acrobat to print from. >You should not really have a problem. > > It may not be important for what you're doing, but the default settings of Acrobat Reader (now Adobe Reader) will shrink your output even when it doesn't seem necessary.
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