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                    Setting up a printer
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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-709ba"><h4 class="topictitle4">About printer drivers</h4>
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</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><p>InDesign
supports printing to both PostScript® (Level
2 and&#160;3) and non-PostScript language printers, using most
current printer drivers. When you print to a PostScript printer,
InDesign uses information from a PostScript Printer Description
(PPD) file to determine which settings to display in the Print dialog box.</p>
<p>Follow these basic steps when setting up a printer:</p>
<ul><li><p>Install the latest printer driver for your output device.
See your operating system documentation for instructions.</p>
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<li><p>For PostScript printing, select a PPD file when you set up
your printer. </p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-709ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-709ba"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">About printer drivers</h3><div><p>A printer driver lets you directly
access printer features from applications on your computer. Having
the correct driver ensures that you have access to all of the features
a particular printer supports.</p>
<p>Adobe recommends upgrading to the latest driver for your operating
system.</p>
<p>For
more information on recommended and supported PostScript printer drivers,
including installation instructions, search the section on Adobe
printer drivers on the Adobe website.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-709aa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-709aa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Accessing printer driver features</h3><div><p>Printer
drivers may support features that are not included in InDesign,
such as duplex printing. Support for these features varies depending
on the printer driver you have. Check with your printer manufacturer
for details.</p>
<p>If you want to specify settings for a specific printer, InDesign
provides access to the printer driver through the following buttons
in the InDesign Print dialog box. (When you choose to print to a
PostScript file, these options are not available.)</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Setup</dt>
<dd>(Windows) This button opens the Windows Print dialog box.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Page Setup</dt>
<dd>(Mac&#160;OS) This button displays the standard Mac&#160;OS
Page Setup dialog box. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Printer</dt>
<dd>(Mac&#160;OS) This button displays the standard Mac&#160;OS
Print dialog box. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Some InDesign printing
features appear in both the printer driver dialog boxes and the
InDesign Print dialog box. For best results, specify the settings
in the InDesign Print dialog box only. If settings overlap, InDesign
tries to synchronize the settings, or to ignore the driver’s settings.
Some printer driver features (for example, N‑up printing, which
prints the same artwork multiple times on the same page) produce adverse
printing results when used with InDesign features such as separations.</div>
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<div id="WS9AF386DD-85C6-4857-9F52-6A1FEF01C49Aa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS9AF386DD-85C6-4857-9F52-6A1FEF01C49Aa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Select a PPD file</h3><div><p>A <i>PPD file</i> (PostScript
Printer Description file) customizes the behavior of the driver
for your specific PostScript printer. It contains information about
the output device, including printer-resident fonts, available media
sizes and orientation, optimized screen frequencies, screen angles,
resolution, and color output capabilities. It’s important to set
up the correct PPD before you print. Selecting the PPD that corresponds
to your PostScript printer or imagesetter populates the Print dialog
box with the available settings for the output device. You can switch to
a different one to suit your needs. Applications use the information
in the PPD file to determine which PostScript information to send
to the printer when printing a document. </p>
<p>For best printing
results, Adobe recommends that you obtain the latest version of
the PPD file for your output device from the manufacturer. Many
print service providers and commercial printers have PPDs for the
imagesetters they use. Be sure to store PPDs in the location specified
by the operating system. For details, consult the documentation
for your operating system.</p>
<p><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In Windows and in Mac&#160;OS, you select
a PPD file in the same way you add a printer. The steps for selecting
a PPD file are different for each platform. See your operating system
documentation for details.</p>
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