Operation Manual

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1. Choose File > Print.
2. For Printer, select a PostScript printer, Adobe PostScript® File, or Adobe PDF.
3. Select Graphics on the left side of the Print dialog box.
4. Deselect Automatic, and use the Flatness slider to set the accuracy of curves.
A lower setting (toward Quality) creates more, smaller straight line segments, more closely approximating the curve. A higher setting (toward
Speed) results in longer and fewer line segments, creating a less accurate curve, but improving performance.
Split paths for printing
Illustrator treats split paths in the artwork as separate objects. To change your artwork once paths are split, you must either work with the separate
shapes or rejoin the paths to work with the image as a single shape.
It’s a good idea to save a copy of your original artwork before splitting paths. That way, you still have the original, unsplit file to work with if
needed.
Do any of the following:
To split a stroked path, use the Scissors tool .
To split a compound path, choose Object > Compound Paths > Release to remove the compound path. Then break the path into pieces
using the Scissors tool, and redefine the pieces as compound paths.
To split a mask, choose Object > Clipping Mask > Release to remove the mask. Then break the path into pieces using the Scissors tool, and
redefine the pieces as masks.
To rejoin a path after you split it, select all of the split paths that made up the original object, and click the Add To Shape Area button in
the Pathfinder panel. The path is rejoined, with an anchor point placed at each intersection where a split path was reconnected.
Control how fonts are downloaded to a printer
Printer-resident fonts are fonts stored in a printer’s memory or on a hard drive connected to the printer. Type 1 and TrueType fonts can be stored
either on the printer or on your computer; bitmap fonts are stored only on your computer. Illustrator downloads fonts as needed, provided they are
installed on your computer’s hard disk.
1. Choose File > Print.
2. For Printer, select a PostScript printer, Adobe PostScript® File, or Adobe PDF.
3. Select Graphics on the left side of the Print dialog box, and select a Download option:
None Includes a reference to the font in the PostScript file which tells the RIP or a post-processor where the font should be included. This
option is appropriate if the fonts reside in the printer. TrueType fonts are named according to the PostScript name in the font; however, not
all applications can interpret these names. To ensure that TrueType fonts are interpreted correctly, use one of the other font downloading
options.
Subset Downloads only the characters (glyphs) used in the document. Glyphs are downloaded once per page. This option typically results
in faster and smaller PostScript files when used with single-page documents, or with short documents without much text.
Complete Downloads all fonts required for the document at the beginning of the print job. This option typically results in faster and smaller
PostScript files when used with multipage documents.
Note: Some font manufacturers restrict the embedding of font files. Restrictions apply to copying font software. You are required to comply
with applicable copyright law and the terms of your license agreement. For font software licensed from Adobe, your license agreement
provides that you may take a copy of the font(s) you have used for a particular file to a commercial printer or other service provider, and the
service provider may use the font(s) to process your file, provided the service provider has informed you that it has the right to use that
particular software. For other font software, please obtain permission from your vendor.
Change the PostScript level for printing
When you print to a PostScript or PDF file, Illustrator automatically selects the PostScript level of your output device. If you want to change the
Postscript level or data format for PostScript files, do the following:
1. Choose File > Print.
2. For Printer, select Adobe PostScript® File or Adobe PDF.
3. Select Graphics on the left side of the Print dialog box.
4. For PostScript, select the level of compatibility with the interpreters in PostScript output devices.
Level 2 improves the printing speed and output quality of graphics printed on a PostScript Level 2 or greater output device. Level 3 provides
the best speed and output quality on a PostScript 3 device.
5. (Optional) If you chose Adobe PostScript® File as the printer, select a Data Format option to specify how Illustrator sends the image data
from your computer to a printer.
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