Creating Files from Adobe Framemaker 6.0 for Windows

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Preps Creating Files From Adobe FrameMaker 6.0 for Windows

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In order for Preps to correctly process documents created in Adobe® FrameMaker® 6.0, you must save the FrameMaker documents as PostScript® files. You can create two types of PostScript files from FrameMaker 6.0 documents: • Color composite files • Pre-separated files The type of PostScript file you create depends on the elements in the FrameMaker document. We recommend that, whenever possible, you create color composite files. However, if the documents contain multiple types of elements, you must find a common file type that supports all those elements. For example, if the document contains CMYK and spot colors, you must create a pre-separated PostScript file. The following table indicates the types of PostScript files you can create from FrameMaker 5.0.1 documents.

Document contains Composite Pre-separated

Black/grayscale only X X

CMYK color X X

Spot color(s) X

Overprinting X X

Setting Up Pages for Both Color Composite and Pre-Separated Files

To select page setup options: 1. From the File menu, select Print Setup.

2. Under Printer, in the Name box, select the output device you are using to print to file.

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3. Under Paper, in the Size box, select Letter. 4. In the Source box, select Automatically Select. 5. Under Orientation, select Portrait. 6. Click OK.

Creating Color Composite Files

To select print options: 1. From the File menu, select Print.

2. Select the page range you want to print. 3. Select the Odd-Numbered Pages check box. 4. Select the Even-Numbered Pages check box. 5. Clear all other check boxes. 6. In the Copies box, type 1. 7. In the Scale box, type 100%. 8. Clear the Print Only to File check box. 9. Clear the Print Separations check box. 10. Clear the Generate Acrobat Data check box. 11. In the Printer box, make sure you have selected an output device that is configured to print to file. 12. Click Print.

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To name and save the PostScript file: 1. In the Output File Name box, type a file name.

2. Click OK. You have created a color composite PostScript file from a FrameMaker6.0 document. You can add the file to a Preps job.

Creating Pre-Separated PostScript Files

To select general print options: 1. From the File menu, select Print.

2. Under Print Page Range, select the page range you want to print. 3. Select the Odd-Numbered Pages check box. 4. Select the Even-Numbered Pages check box. 5. Clear all other check boxes. 6. In the Copies box, type 1. 7. In the Scale box, type 100%. 8. Clear the Print Only to File check box. 9. Select the Print Separations check box. 10. Clear the Generate Acrobat Data check box. 11. In the Printer box, make sure you have selected an output device that is configured to print to file.

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To select color separation options: 1. Click Separations Setup.

2. Set up the colors in the Print As Process, Print As Spot, and Don’t Print boxes as required. Tip: We recommend that you always move the color White to the Don’t Print box.

To set custom halftone screen options: 1. Click Halftone Screens.

2. For each color, set up the Frequency: (Lines/Inch) and Angle: (Degrees) specified by your print vendor. 3. Click Set. 4. In the Set Print Separations dialog box, click Set.

To name and save the PostScript file: 1. In the Print Document dialog box, click Print. 2. In the Print to File dialog box, in the Output File Name box, type a file name. 3. In the Save file as type box, select Printer Files. 4. Select the location where you want to save the file. 5. Click OK. You have created a pre-separated PostScript file from a FrameMaker 5.0.1 document. You can add the file to a Preps job.

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