How to Use Our Print Driver (Mac & Windows)

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Print Driver Details (Mac & Windows)

Index

Our Print Driver & Softproofing

• Why use our Printer Driver?
• Printer Driver Requirements
• How to Use our Printer Driver (Mac)
• How to Use our Printer Driver (Windows)
• Using our Web site Job Ticket (Mac & Windows)
• Softproof your document (Mac & Windows)
• Changing typos in your document (Mac & Windows)

MS Publisher example

• Printing from Publisher (Windows)

MS Word example

• Printing from Word (Mac & Windows)

PageMaker example

• Installing files for PageMaker (Windows Only)
• Printing from PageMaker (Mac & Windows)

QuarkXPress example

• Printing from QuarkXPress (Mac)
• Printing from QuarkXPress (Windows)
• Importing into QuarkXPress

AutoCad example

• Printing from AutoCad (Windows)

Fonts & Word Wrapping

• Switching Printing Devices -How does it affect my document?
• Screen Font Substitution -What is it?
• Printer Font Substitution -What is it?
• Word Wrapping -What is it?

Why use our Printer Driver?

Use our driver when you want to avoid printing problems and create a truly outstanding document for us to print. Our printer driver works to create and send high-quality print jobs simply by “printing” them from your application. The resulting document is transferred to our Internet server after you enter your job requirements.

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Printer Driver Requirements You may skip this step if you have downloaded the One-Click driver.

1. Install the LAUNCH! Web Helper BEFORE you install our printer driver. Choose "Download the Helper" from the Software Downloads & Utilities pulldown list on the 'Send Files & Orders' page if you have not yet installed the Helper.
2. Our print driver currently supports
   • Macintosh Mac OS X, Mac OS 8.6 -9.x (Check that the Mac's Desktop Printer Spooler and Desktop PrintMonitor extensions are on. If not, please turn them on.) Also open the Chooser, click on LaserWriter8 and then close the Chooser.
   • Windows XP or 2000, NT, 98/85/ME.

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How to Use our Printer Driver (Mac)

Our printer driver(s) will be located on the 'Send Files & Orders' page in the Software Downloads & Utilities pull-down list. Choose the "One-Click driver" at the top of the list. If you do not see the One-Click listed, you may download the two utilities that make up the One-Click instead. First download the LAUNCH! Helper. It is located in the same list. Then download our print driver.

You are ready to create and transfer your print job to us. If you use PageMaker or QuarkXPress, please read those sections before continuing.

Note: If you will be using our printer driver with files that have been previously configured for another printer, please read the "Font Substitution and Word Wrapping" section for details on issues you may encounter.

1. When you create a new document, choose our printer driver as the current driver. This will configure your document with the correct page margins and available fonts. Choose our printer driver by clicking the File menu, then choose Print (or Page or Setup or Print Setup or Properties depending on the program you are using). Close the window after selecting our driver. For details on your specific program, please consult the documentation for that program.
2. When you are ready to "print" the file to us, start your Web browser if it is not already running.
3. When you are finished with your document and ready to send it to us, simply click to the File menu and choose Print in the normal manner. Make sure our printer driver is still selected, then click OK (Again, make sure your default Web Browser is open before printing).
   
   
4. Your system will then build an Output file and take you to our Web site to enter your job requirements.
   
   (OS X 10.3 only) If your Web browser was not running when you clicked "print", the Print Center will show a printing error. The error message will tell you to start your Web browser and restart the failed print job.
   

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How to Use our Printer Driver (Windows)

Our printer driver(s) will be located on the 'Send Files & Orders' page in the Software Downloads & Utilities pull-down list. If you have not already done so, first download the LAUNCH! Helper. It is located in the same list.

You are ready to create and transfer your print job to us. If you use PageMaker or QuarkXPress, please read those sections before continuing.

Note: If you will be using our printer driver with files that have been previously configured for another printer, please read the "Font Substitution and Word Wrapping" section for details on issues you may encounter.

1. When you create a new document, choose our printer driver as the current driver. This will configure your document with the correct page margins and available fonts. To choose our printer driver, go to the File menu, then choose Print or Page or Setup or Print Setup or Properties, depending on the program you are using. Close the window after selecting our driver. For details on your specific program, please consult the documentation for that program.
2. When you are finished with your document and ready to send it to us, simply go to the File menu and choose Print in the normal manner. Make sure our printer driver is still selected, then click OK (If you are using Windows NT, 2000 or XP, make sure your default Web Browser is open before printing).
   
   
   
   
3. Your system will then build an Output file and take you to our Web site to enter your job requirements.
   
   In the System Tray on your Windows Taskbar, you will see a printer icon during this process.)
   

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Using our Web site Job Ticket. (Mac & Windows)
When your system has built the Output file, your Web browser will be activated and it will take you to our order entry page.

1. If not already open, your Internet connection and Web browser will start up.
2. You may be asked to sign in to our site.
3. You will be on our 'Send Files & Orders' page. Choose a job ticket from the list.
4. After entering any needed information about this job, click the button at the bottom of the page.
5. The LAUNCH! Web Helper will be used to send the job ticket data and your document. They will be compressed and transferred to our server.

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Softproof your document. (Mac & Windows)
The softproof shows you the EXACT file we will be printing from.

1. You will receive an email from us confirming that the file was received and containing a softproofing link.
2. Click the link to view/print/download a PDF proof of the document you sent us. (You will need Adobe Reader)
3. After viewing the proof, close the softproof window and click the Accept Proof button to notify us the document is correct and ready to for us to print.

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Changing typos in your document. (Mac & Windows)

1. If you see typos or other items you want to change, close the softproof window and click Reject Proof to notify us the document is NOT correct and is NOT ready to for us to print.
2. Go into your open QuarkXPress document, making the changes you want.
3. Click the File menu and select the Print command.
4. Click the Print button. Your document will now "print" to our Web site and the process above repeats.

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Printing from Microsoft Publisher (Windows)

After starting Publisher, choose our print driver, create your document, then 'print' to our web site.

1. Click the File menu and choose the Print Setup command.
2. Look for our print driver in the Printer Name list. Click to select it.
3. Click the OK button.
   
   Print Setup Window
   
   
   
4. Now create your document.
5. When you are ready to print, click the File menu and choose the Print command. Make sure our printer driver is still displayed in the Printer Name field.
6. Click the OK button to "print" the file to our web site where you will fill out the print ticket.
   
   Print Window
   
   
   

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Printing from Microsoft Word (Mac & Windows)

After starting Word, choose our print driver, create your document, then 'print' to our web site.

1. Click the File menu and choose the Print command.
2. Look for our print driver in the Printer Name list. Click to select it.
3. Click the Close button.
   
   Print Window
   
   
   
4. Now create your document.
5. When you are ready to print, click the File menu and choose the Print command. Make sure our printer driver is still displayed in the Printer Name field.
6. Click the OK button to "print" the file to our web site where you will fill out the print ticket.
   
   

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Installing files for PageMaker (Windows Only- Not Needed for Mac)

If you install PageMaker AFTER installing our print driver, you will need to follow these steps. Of course, you may find it easier to simply download our print driver again after you install PageMaker.

Different PageMaker versions and language localizations handle file placement slightly differently, so your copy of PageMaker may deviate from the instructions presented here.

Note: only PageMaker 6.5 or later are supported by our print driver.

Since PageMaker uses its own printing system, it requires you to copy some files into a special folder so PageMaker can access them.

1. Go to your Start menu and choose Find (Win 95/98/ME), or Search (Win 2000 or XP), then Files or Folders.
2. (Win 95/98/ME)In the Named: field, type *.ppd. In the Look in: field, type c:\windows\system (Win 95/98/ME), or C:\winnt\system32\spool\drivers Note: use the designation of your hard drive if other than 'C:'(Win XP/2000/NT).
3. Click the Find Now button.You should see a list of PPD files inside the System folder.
4. Select all these files, then go to the Edit menu and choose Copy.
5. You will now open a succession of folders. First, locate and open your PageMaker folder, then the Rsrc folder, then the Usenglsh folder, and finally the Ppd4 folder.
6. Inside the Ppd4 folder, go to the Edit menu and choose Paste. The PPD files you copied earlier should now be visible in the Ppd4 folder. PageMaker can now use the printer driver.

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Printing from PageMaker (Mac & Windows)

Note: Only PageMaker 6.5 or later are supported by our print driver.

1. (Windows Only) Compose your document for our printer driver. Go to the File menu and choose Document Setup. In the Document Setup window, choose our printer driver in the Compose to printer: list.
   
   
   
   Note: You will also see this window when you create a new PageMaker document.
   
   
2. (Mac & Windows) When you are ready to print, make sure our printer driver is displayed in both the Printer: and PPD: fields. Then click the Print button.
   
   Windows Print Window
   
   Mac Print Window
   
   

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Printing from QuarkXPress. (Mac)

1. Open QuarkXPress
2. Click the File menu and select the New >Document command.
3. Enter your Page, Margin, and Column settings.
4. Click OK.
5. Click the File menu and select the Page Setup command.
   
   
6. Click the Page Setup button.
   
   
7. Select our print driver from the "Format for:" list.
   
   
8. Click OK.
9. Click the Setup tab.
10. Select our printer from the "Printer Description:" list (if it doesn't appear select "MyOrderDesk PDF").
11. Click the Capture Settings button.
    
    
12. Create your document.
13. When finished with the document, click the File menu and select the Print command.
    
    
14. Click the Print button. Your document will now "print" to our Web site.

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Printing from QuarkXPress. (Windows)

Step 1. Update QuarkXPress PPD Manager (you only need to do this once unless you install another driver from our site.)

1. Open QuarkXPress
2. Click the Utilities menu > PPD Manager
   
   
   
   
3. Make sure the System PPD Folder path is c:\Windows\System.
   Click the 'Update' button.
   
   
   
   
4. You will see the MyOrderDesk PDF listed.
5. Click OK.
   
   
   
   

Step 2. Create Your Document

1. Click the File menu and select the New >Document command.
2. Enter your Page, Margin, and Column settings.
3. Click OK.
4. Click the File menu and select the Page Setup command.
   
   
   
   
5. Select our printer driver from the Printer list.
6. Select "MyOrderDesk PDF" from the "Printer Description:" list.
7. Click the Capture Settings button.
   
   
8. Create your document.
9. When finished with the document, click the File menu and select the Print command.
   
   
10. Click the Print button. Your document will now "print" to our Web site.

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Importing into QuarkXPress

If you are trying to import a PDF file into QuarkXPress, make sure you are using the latest PDF filter XTension from Quark for Mac or Windows.

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Printing from AutoCad (Windows)

Our print driver works with AutoCad 2002, 2000i, 12, and 14. (Our print driver will not work properly in AutoCad version 2000 due to a problem with AutoCad.) When printing, choose our print driver. For page size choose the Custom page size and enter your page specifications. Click Print and you will be taken to our order form to enter your job specs.

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Switching Printing Devices May Affect Your Document

It is important to note that each printing device has different capabilities and specifications. They may print at different resolutions, support different fonts, or require different page margins. Each device is controlled by a piece of software called a Print Driver or Printer Driver.

Whenever you create a new document, your program adjusts the document to work within the capabilities of your printer driver. If you build your document using one printer driver, then switch printer drivers when printing, your program will do its best to accommodate your change. However, you may find unexpected changes, such as font substitution and word wrapping, have occurred as a result of the switch. The sections below discuss these issues in more detail, and provide suggestions on how to avoid them. Using our print driver to create your document will help prevent many of these problems when it comes time for use to print your file.

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What is Screen Font Substitution?

Screen font substitution occurs when a font such as "Venice" is available on the printer, but is not installed on your computer. Windows will allow you to choose this font, but will display another font, such as "Times", on the computer screen. The printer device will still print the correct font. The result is a discrepency between what you see on the screen and what is printed. You can often tell which fonts are installed on your computer by opening the Fonts control panel and viewing the list of fonts. Most Windows programs will also display a "TT" icon next to installed fonts, and a printer icon next to fonts installed on the printer device but not installed on your computer.

To avoid screen font substitution issues, use only fonts available on your computer. While not always possible, this solution works best. If you choose fonts that are not installed on your computer, the printed version of thesefonts may look different than what you see on screen.

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What is Printer Font Substitution?

Printer font substitution occurs when you specify a font that is not installed on your computer, nor on your printer device. This can happen if you switch printer drivers after composing a document for the first printer. For instance, if the "Venice" font is installed on the first printer, but not on your computer, the first printer could still print out the correct font. If you then switch printer drivers to a one that does not have "Venice" installed, the second printer will substitute another font in place of the missing font. In this case, Windows will substitute a font on your screen and when printing.If you are lucky, the same font will be substituted in both cases, but there is no guarantee that this will be the case.

To avoid printer font substitution issues, choose our printer driver as your printer driver when you first create the document. This will prevent changes from occuring when you switch from your local printer device to our printer driver. While this solution works for new documents, it does not work if you have already built the document using another printer driver. If you switch printer drivers after building your document, please make sure your font choices are still valid for the new printer device.

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What is Word Wrapping?

Word wrapping occurs when the flow of text changes when you switch printer drivers. This change could be as small as a single word at the end of one line wrapping to the beginning of the next line, or as large as reflowing your entire document. When you switch printer drivers, the document is automatically reformatted to meet the requirements of the new printer. Several factors can cause word wrapping changes, including different margin requirements, font substitution, and printer resolution.

To avoid altered word wrapping issues, choose our printer driver as your printer driver when you first create the document. This will prevent changes from occuring when you switch from your local printer device to our printer driver. While this solution works for new documents, it does not work if you have already built the document using another printer driver. If you switch printer drivers after building your document, please check your document prior to printing. When you are ready to submit the print job, switch printer drivers to our printer driver. Then, before printing, go back and check your document for word wrapping changes.

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