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Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!faqserv From: gwp@cs.purdue.edu (Geoffrey William Peters) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pagemakr,alt.aldus.pagemaker,alt.answers,news.answers Subject: Pagemaker Frequently Asked Questions, part 2/2 Supersedes: <pagemaker-faq/part2_761584275@rtfm.mit.edu> Followup-To: poster Date: 2 Apr 1994 10:55:48 GMT Organization: none Lines: 740 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Expires: 28 May 1994 10:55:19 GMT Message-ID: <pagemaker-faq/part2_765284119@rtfm.mit.edu> References: <pagemaker-faq/part1_765284119@rtfm.mit.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: bloom-picayune.mit.edu Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked questions for the Pagemaker listserv (bit.listserv.pagemakr). It should be read before anyone posts to this group. Also, please note that there are additional FAQs for this group, see question #8 in part one or FTP to the site listed in the header below. X-Last-Updated: 1994/01/24 Originator: faqserv@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu bit.listserv.pagemakr:2935 alt.aldus.pagemaker:2164 alt.answers:2296 news.answers:17202 Archive-name: pagemaker-faq/part2 Last-modified: 1994/01/03 Version: 29 This is part two of the Frequently Asked Questions listing for the Pagemaker Bitnet Listserv. This file can be retrieved in its entirity along with other Pagemaker related documents via anonymous FTP at tcp_serv.ius.indiana.edu in the pagemakr directory. Please see part one of the FAQ for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --> 17. How do I set gradient fills on letters? --------------------------------------------------------------------- In Pagemaker it is easy to create a text box that is filled with an 80% shade of black. It is not so obvious, though, to have letters that are of a percent shade of black. Here is how to do it: Use the define colors in Pagemaker, pick the CMYK model and set all settings to zero except for the black. Move the black to the desired percent setting and then give the color definition a name. Change the text to the desired shade by using the color palette. --> 18. How do I export the text of several (or all) unconnected stories? --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to join together a several unconnected stories together into one main story, there is a rather ingenious way to do it. This technique is especially useful if you wish to export a Pagemaker file to an ASCII file. First open up a *new* Pagemaker file and issue the place command. Specify as a file your previous Pagemaker file (make sure your Pagemaker import filter is installed). A list of the stories will appear and then select the ones you want to join together. Keep in mind that you can in turn import the new story into the old file. --> 19. Does Pagemaker offer a site license for a network installation? How do I install PageMaker 5.0 onto a network? --------------------------------------------------------------------- PageMaker 4.x, as are all Aldus products, is network aware, but are not networkable. That is to say that the license prohibits you from loading the application onto a network server However, there is a network license that will allow you to load the software onto the server (it's free), but you will still have to have one copy of the software loaded for every node that plans to run PageMaker in order to legally comply with the license (in other words, ugggh). Please note that there are indeed ways to load a single copy onto a server, resource files onto the local node drive, and use products to monitor usage and licenses (such as Brightwork's Sitelock). However, since this technically violates the letter of the license agreement no one can, in good faith, recommend this practice. (I have heard of other companies, though, approving of such a setup.) * PageMaker 5.0 has a similar policy, but goes out of its way to make sure * you are abiding by it. When PM5 is run, it checks across the LAN to see * if its serial number is in use. If it is, a dialog box pops up and tells * you that you are out of luck. If it is not, then you are fine. Multiple * simultaneous users on a LAN are supported by PM LAN Packs which are * copies of PM5 that give you one set of documentation and one set of * diskettes -- but multiple copies of Disk #2 (one for each license). When * you install a LAN Pack, you designate each Disk 2 to a specific user or * workstation. This gives each installation a unique number. (Much thanks * to David McCullum for making this clear!) --> 20. I am experiencing printing woes. Suggestions? How can I get my crop marks to work in PageMaker 5.0? The standard fills are not working correctly in PageMaker 5.0? How can I get WinFax to work with PageMaker 5.0? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Just about every application has at least a few bugs in it. It appears as though Pagemaker 5.0's bugs are numerous in the printings areas. Numerous people on both Mac and PC platforms have reported printing problems, ranging from total inoperability to extreme slowness. The quickest suggestion I can make is to attempt smaller jobs -- send only 2 or 3 pages and see how it does. * Perhaps most importantly, Pagemaker has released a new patch version * named 5.0a. This should be readily available a number of places * (check where the archives are stored -- question #8). This patch * addresses a few printing problems among other things. Next, call Aldus. First, this keeps them aware of their problems. Secondly, they *should* be the first to know when fixes are available. If you do find out something new, please post to the group so that we can all be up-to-date. Platform Specific -------------------------------------------------- The first thing to check if you are a PC user with a PostScript or HP printer is to verify that you are using Pagemaker's new printer drivers instead of your Windows 3.x drivers. When you get an "old printer driver" warning, this is often the cause. Go to the Control Printer, double click "Printers", choose "Add" and then "Install". Plop the last Pagemaker installation disk in and choose the correct printer. For Macintosh users, please be aware that the PPDs for PageMaker 5.0 are different the for previous versions. Specifically PM 5.0 uses PS Level 2 PPDs. If you get a "Bad Printer Definition File" while printing from PageMaker 4.x and PageMaker 5.0 is also installed on your system, this is likely the problem. Postscript --------------------------------------------------------- One typical problem occurs with PostScript emulating or PostScript generic printers that use Apple Laserwriter series (or some other standard) printer drivers. Typically, the PPD associated with the Laserwriter is highly tuned to that printer and thus may have differences with your actual printer's setup. Most often, there is a disagreement on the amount of virtual memory your printer has -- which can make a great difference in printing speeds and sizes. If you would like more information on how to check/modify this, post * to the list or call Aldus. If this proves to be a common problem, * I will include the instructions of how to update your PPD. HP LaserJets ------------------------------------------------------ * If you are using a DeskJet 1200C/PS color laser, open the PPD file * into a text editor and remove the space at the end of the line that * says "*ColorDevice: True". Then save it and try again. Thanks Brad! * If you are using an HP LaserJet 4 and cannot print rotated items, * are receiving "Print Overflow" errors, or it is taking milleniums to * print, here are a few work-arounds thanks to Gerald Furi. (Aldus and HP * are working on a solution BTW). A) Use the LaserJet III driver -- this * will allow rotated text in closer-to-normal printing times, but at 300 * dpi. B) Use PostScript if your LJ4 supports it. * Geri also remarks that if you are experiencing strange kerning in * rotated text on a LaserJet, that you may be using old PCL drivers. * Call HP at (303) 339-7009. * The 5.0a patch fixes a problem with some LaserJets that would * incorrectly switch between PostScript and PCL modes. Misc Bugs --------------------------------------------------------- One known bug in PageMaker 5.0 is in the crop marks. The image area for crops must equal .875" in addition to selected page size in each dimension. If necessary, create a custom page size and and ignore the error messages. Another bug is with the standard Postscript fills with certain video drivers and non-Postscript printers. The current work around for this known bug is to define a new Tint color of the correct % black you desire. Use this defined color instead of the standard fill. Also experiment with the "Allow PCL Halftoning" selection in the "Colors" submenu for best results. Also, if you are using a FAX program (such as WinFax), be sure that the software (WinFax Administrator) before printing to the FAX modem. Also, FAXes will have a better range of grayscales if the "Allow PCL Halftoning" box in the print menu is not checked. (Thank you Tony * Thomas for the bug reports.) Upgrade to 5.0a if you are still having * trouble with faxing from PM -- it fixes a few bugs. * Pagemaker 5.0 downloads as entire sets instead of a character at a * time, as was done in previous versions. Thus, if you have a typeface * with a bug in one of the more obscure characters, this could also * cause your printer to wander into never-never land. Some Corel fonts * are known to have problems because of this (see question #50). Also, * try setting the "Page Independent" box to on in the PostScript * printer driver dialog box. We will try to keep every one abreast of the situation. Also check later in this FAQ for system-specific printing suggestions (#53, #54, #61). Finally, Bruce Patterson has created a lengthy Printing Help File that can be found in the archives mentioned in #7 earlier. This file is very helpful in tracking down printing problems. --> 30. What is PostScript? What different types of file formats exist? --------------------------------------------------------------------- This question delves into the pros and cons of .EPS, .PCX, .TIF file formats, among others. The two main formats are bitmapped images and PostScript. Bitmapped images are based on pixels while the PostScript images are based on bezier curves. Thus, bitmapped images have poor qualities when expanded to higher resolution than their original size, while PostScript images maintain their definitions when their size is increased. There are many utilities available that will convert between the many different file formats. Regarding PostScript, it is important to remember that PostScript is fundamentally a programming *language* that is used mainly in graphical environments. It also tends to be oriented towards printer/plotter type devices, although Display PostScript allows direct video inter- pretation of a PostScript file. Also, PostScript files are ASCII, allowing them to be transported via email (in most cases). PostScript files are stored in either .EPS or .PS formats. The .PS format is simply a file containing straight PostScript commands. Unless you have Display PostScript (i.e. NeXT), you will not be able to directly display a straight .PS file without a program to interpret it. One such program is GhostScript (which also allows PostScript files to be printed on non-PostScript devices). To compute .PS bounding boxes, see the next question. The Encapsulated PostScript File (.EPS) has the following requirements: I) Specifies that it is an EPS file in the header II) Avoids certain PostScript commands that may cause problems if the file were imported into a graphics application and may add a few additional ones as well to assist in importing III) Include a "BoundingBox" comment to specify its size IV) *May* include a low-resolution bitmapped preview image It is often assumed that an EPS file must have a bitmapped preview image, but occasionally this is seen to be otherwise. This image allows you to see a preview of the PostScript file on machines that cannot directly display a PostScript image. In theory, the bitmap image is used only for display, but a few rare programs actually use the bitmapped image to print the image and not the PostScript commands. UGH! In summary for PostScript, the .PS files tend to be multi-page files intended for direct download to a PostScript output device. The .PS files are often created when you direct your printer output to a file. The .EPS files tend to be one page or smaller images that are meant to be imported as graphic images into an application. The best example of an .EPS file is clipart from a professional company. * If you want more information about PostScript (gulp), you can get * Jonathan Monsarrat's Postscript FAQ through FTP at rtfm.mit.edu * (/pub/usenet) directory. In terms of Pagemaker, it could care less which type of PostScript file it imports. If it is a .EPS image it will display the bitmap image (if present) to assist in positioning. If the image is not present but the BoundingBox command still is, then it should display a gray box the size of the image. If the file is a straight .PS file, PageMaker will display a gray box the size of the page. Note that this .PS file could be several pages long, although only taking up one page in PageMaker (one roundabout way to download a PostScript file to a printer). As for the bitmapped arena, many of the list's subscribers have expressed a preference for the TIFF format over PCX. Scanned images stored as bitmaps generally take less room than a Postscript version. Compressed TIFF images are even smaller, naturally. Another file type commonly used is the GIF format. This format was created by Compuserve and is used mainly for display purposes. The GIF format is compressed so that the image will take a minimal amount of space. JPG or JPEG files are further compressions of GIF files that are commonly found; JPEGs tend to lose a minimal amount of image definition. If you would like some more information on graphic formats, please consult the SCANTIPS.FAQ and SCANTIP2.FAQ files in the archives. --> 31. When I import a graphic I just get a gray box. How can I compute a PostScript bounding box? --------------------------------------------------------------------- As mentioned in the previous question, PostScript graphic files may or may not contain a bitmapped "preview" image. When the PostScript file does not contain a preview image, then Pagemaker will display a gray box of the size given in the Bounding Box comment within the PostScript file. If PM fails to find the Bounding Box line as well, it will likely display a box the size of an entire page. Since the preview image is simply for display purposes, the document will still print just fine. The printer will know what to do with the PostScript image. Having the image or at least a proper bounding box, however, can be very useful in placing the image correctly on the page. If you are importing graphics from another application, check to see if there is an option for including a preview image in the PostScript file. If so, this should solve the problem. If not, then if your PostScript image has a bounding box specifier, then you can position your image according to the gray box. The box should be the smallest rectangle that will completely encompass your image. If by chance the bounding box comment is not included, you can compute it manually fairly easily. This is often a case when importing a PostScript image that was printed to a PostScript file. If you get a gray box the size of an entire page (and you know the image is not * that large), there are several options. First, you can use GhostView to * determine the smallest box that encloses the image (see question #32). * GhostView will give you coordinates on screen. You can then add the * bounding box lines as described later in this question. * There are also a few PostScript programs that will add bounding boxes * for you automatically. See the PostScript FAQ (mentioned above) for * more information. If you do not have GhostView, here is what you can do: (and *many* thanks goes to Chris Dorsey in New Zealand for this explanation!) 1. Print the PostScript file to your printer 2. On the output, draw the smallest box that encloses the image on the page. 3. Using a ruler, measure the (X,Y) coordinates of the bottom left and upper right corners of the box, relative to the bottom left corner of the page. Convert the measurements to points (72 points per inch). You now have LLx (lower left X), LLy (lower left Y), URx (upper right X) and URy (upper right Y) coordinates. +------------------------+ | | |<------URx------> | | +--------+ ^ | | | | | | | | IMAGE | | | | | GOES | | | | | HERE | URy | | | | | | |<-LLx->+--------+ | | | ^ | | | LLy | | | v v | +------------------------+ 4. Edit the PostScript file with a text editor. The file should begin with "%!PS-Adobe-x.x". If the file contains a screen "preview" image, this string will be preceded by 32 "gibberish" characters. **************************************************************** Warning: take great care editing a PostScript file with a screen "preview" image (make a backup copy). The first 32 bytes specify (among other things) the offset and length of the screen image and PostScript script within the file; so the file must remain the same length! Plus, if it has a proper screen image, chances are likely that you do not need to do this procedure. **************************************************************** Insert the following line %!PS-Adobe-2.0 at the start of the file, if an identical line is not already present. Note that case and whitespace are significant, but the version number is not important. Look near the beginning of the file for a line like %%BoundingBox: 0 0 595 842 * Add it if it is not there already (which is fairly likely). Be sure to * add the line before the "%%EndComment" line. Note that case is significant and there must not be any spaces before the ":". The numbers are LLx, LLy, URx, URy. Change them to match the values you measured off the output, eg: %%BoundingBox: 72 72 189 350 5. Save the file. You can now import it into Pagemaker. --> 32. How do I convert from one graphic format to another? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Taking the view as presented in the previous question, there are two realms of graphic formats: PostScript and bitmapped. In the bitmapped realm, there are many public domain programs that convert between the multitudes of bitmapped based graphics (checkout wuarchives). As for going between encapsulated PostScript and straight PostScript, it is not as easy. (the good 'old "getting the E back into the EPS" * problem.) Most of the times, adding a bounding box (question #31) will * do the trick. For those of you who require a bitmap preview image, * there are a few UNIX shell scripts to add the image into your * PostScript file. If you are a PC user, you can run these with PERL or * similar programs. Please see PostScript FAQ for more info. (Thanks * goes to Kevin Grover (grover@isri.unlv.edu) who is quite knowledgeable * on the subject!) To convert from a bitmapped image to a EPS file you can use a tracing program such as Corel TRACE! or Freehand. To go the opposite way (EPS to a bitmapped) there are such programs as GoScript, FreeScript, and Freedom of Press. * GhostScript and GhostView are another software package available for * handling and viewing PostScript files. Amazingly enough -- they are * free and available on both MS-Windows and X-Windows platforms. --> 33. How do I import Wordperfect Equations? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Has anyone tried the new 5.0 import filter? At this point, we know of no easy way to import a Wordperfect Equation. One possibility is to print the equation to a PostScript file and then import this file into Pagemaker. Unfortunately, however, a bitmapped image is not included, thus you will have to manually compute the bounding boxes mentioned in question #31. --> 34. How do I import PageMaker 3.0 documents into PageMaker 5.0? --------------------------------------------------------------------- For the PC, there is a file on CompuServe called PM3PM4.ZIP that will do the conversion. It is, however, almost 2 megabytes compressed. If you do happen to download it, you will get many cheers from fellow list members if you would upload it to an ftp site. Judging by the size, however, it might be viable just to leave a barebones copy of Pagemaker 4.0 on your system for conversions. No word on a Mac version yet -- if you hear about it, please let us know. --> 40. What are the different types of fonts available? --------------------------------------------------------------------- There are many different types of fonts available, some of the more common are PostScript and True Type (see question #35). The former has a large base of public domain fonts, while the second is gaining popularity with the support from Windows 3.1 and System 7. --> 41. How can I obtain public domain fonts? --------------------------------------------------------------------- There are many places offering public domain fonts. The ones listed under question 7 are a few. If you are looking for a specific font, try using archie. There is also a dedicated USENET group just for fonts. One note, however: many places are beginning to frown upon public domain fonts due to the large number of illegally copied typefaces out there (how do you tell the difference between the two?). --> 42. How do I use the more bizarre characters? --------------------------------------------------------------------- On the PC, you can use the Character Map that comes with Windows 3.1. After finding the desired symbol, look at which number you need. Then hold down the ALT key and punch the four/three digit number on your __numeric__ keypad and then let up on the ALT key. If you are using Windows 3.0, look at the character table that came with your font package for the ANSI or ASCII number. Please note that many public domain fonts do not support the extended characters. On the Mac, simply use the Key Caps desk accessory under the Apple Menu to find the desired key combination. Peter Moller also suggests a shareware program called "PopChar". It can be found on the anon. ftp site SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU. A chart enumerating the complete set of extended characters and the keystrokes required to access them can be found in the "CHARSET.PT4" template in the \PM4\TEMPLATES directory (Pagemaker 4.x). --> 43. How do I prevent hyphenation on one particular word? --------------------------------------------------------------------- One trick is to put a soft hyphenation at the beginning of the word you do not wish to be hyphenated. This can be done by holding down the CTRL key while typing a hyphen. See your manual for other ideas. --> 44. How do I keep control of all of these fonts? --------------------------------------------------------------------- The best answer is not to have "all of these fonts". One of the greatest mistakes a beginning DTPer makes is to use 20 different fonts on one small publication. The best thing to do is keep to a smaller number of fonts that serve your needs best. Plus, Pagemaker's performance decreases *dramatically* with respect to the number of fonts installed in your system. Most publications look best when you use only two or so typefaces. Simpler is usually better when it comes to typefaces. But you really *want* to have all those extra fonts. For the Macintoshers, it helps out a great deal to sort your fonts into different sets of "suitcases". This way you can use only the fonts you need when working on a publication -- this will cut down on the resources you are using and make everything run faster. You can also then include the suitcase you are using when transferring the document to someone else in-house. For the PC, there is no handy inherent solution. I have made multiple copies of certain .INI files and then used a batch file to select between them. *** Keep in mind: the more fonts you have included, the slower your system becomes. For a commercial solution, there is Ares Software's FontMinder. It allows for "packs" similar to the Macintosh suitcase. Their number is 1-800-783-2737. There is one last suggestion for PC users that comes originally from a guy name Bill Gaston (modified for us DTPers): 1. Separate your Win 3.1 fonts categorically by the jobs performed. For example: one for newsletters; one for letters; one for books, etc. 2. Edit the [Ports] section of WIN.INI and add a line that looks like this: LPT1.LET= or LPT1.NWS= or LPT1.BOK= 3. The extension LET would be for assigning fonts for letters and so on. Any abbreviation can be used, and as many multiple lines of the same kind (such as the three examples). 4. From the Control Panel, Printer menu, (a printer should have already been selected and listed as connected to LPT1) use the add button to install the same printer again. Use the Connect menu to assign the newly added printer to LPT1.LET. Now edit WIN.INI again, where you'll find a heading [<printer>,LPT1.LET]. Go to the heading [<printer>,LPT1], copy only the lines that list the fonts you want to use with your new printer entry, and paste them under the [<printer>,LPT1.LET] entry. 5. Renumber them, starting with 1. Add a new line that reads "Softfonts=#" where # is the number of fonts that were copied. When you restart Windows, make the LPT1.LET your default printer, and only the soft fonts you have chosen for it will appear in your font menu. --> 45. What is the difference between Truetype and PostScript fonts? Which is better for working in Pagemaker and why? --------------------------------------------------------------------- With the upgrade to Windows 3.1, Microsoft provides a Type Manager known as Truetype to compete with Adobe Type Manager (ATM) and other font managers. ATM has the advantage of a secure base and a large amount of compatible public domain PostScript fonts. TrueType is marketed by Microsoft to be faster than ATM, but this is *very* debatable. TrueType fonts also breakdown at higher resolutions (making them the bane of printing bureaus). ATM is likely your best bet, if Adobe keeps it act up. Some people have claimed to experience problems using ATM and TrueType simultaneously. The problems range from system crashes to incorrect print-outs. It is not clear how many are actually attributed to having both managers active at once, and how many of those are actually resolvable. My suggestion is to try it out if you need both of them, but just be wary when a problem does arise. If you *do* trace something down to ATM and TT being active at the same time, let us know! * Note also that some fonts (typically public domain and Corel Draw * fonts) cause General Protection faults. See question 50 for a list of * known problematic fonts. --> 50. How do I get rid of Unrecoverable Application Errors (UAEs) or General Protection Faults (GPFs)? --------------------------------------------------------------------- As Monte would say -- "Get a Mac!". See question #3 for more :0 :) There are many other, less expensive ways to cut down on Pagemaker * crashes, first of which is to purchase Windows 3.1 if you are still * using 3.0. You will notice less of a frequency of errors. Other * suggestions include: I) Cut down the number of fonts in your system. Particularly the number of public domain fonts. Many PC DTPer's woes derive from faulty public domain fonts. * Some Corel Draw fonts are also known to cause printing * problems. The font detective Maureen Akins tracked down * these Corel fonts to be problematic: * * CasperOpenFace, Nebraska, NewBrunswick, Paragon, Penguin, * PenguinLight, SwitzerlandCondLight Italic, SwitzerlandLight * (and maybe Geographic Symbols, Common Bullets, and * SwitzerlandNarrow) * * To remove these from your system, you can simply comment * out their entries in the WIN.INI file by placing a * semicolon in front of their entry in the [fonts] section. * Other Corel fonts may cause printing problems as well. * * Aldus and Microsoft also have both said that you can * sometimes reduce problems by making sure the "Page * Independent" box in the PostScript printer driver box * HAS AN "X" in it. II) Try increasing your FILES= number in your config.sys. Microsoft suggests the value of 30. Microsoft also suggests That stacks be set to 9,256 for Dos 3.3 and above. III) If you are using QEMM, spend the time to read the manual. QEMM assumes many things. Also, be wary of Stealth. IV) Set up a permanent swap file. If you have plenty of RAM, then create a very tiny swap file (force it to use the hundreds of dollars you invested.) Other items to be aware of are public domain screen savers, public domain (and commercial!) disk caches and other various apps that run in the background. You can use Dr. Watson also to help you find the offenders (it comes with Windows 3.1). Finally, run your diagnostics program to check your system, as well as execute CHKDSK /F every now and then to clean out lost allocations. --> 51. How can I have a default directory for my Pagemaker data files? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Under Windows 3.1 it is quite easy: simply select the Pagemaker icon and then choose the "Properties" menu under the File Menu. Enter the directory under the Data Directories slot. For Windows 3.0, though, you will need to do some tricking. Again, choose the Properties option. Change the default path to be the desired directory + PM4.EXE. For example: C:\MYFILES\PM4.EXE. After you press "OK", Windows will notify you that it cannot find the executable -- that's ok. If you lose the icon, choose Properties again and specify the real Pagemaker path in the icon menu. Lastly, you will need to verify that Pagemaker's directory is located on your Dos search PATH, which is usually set in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file. --> 52. I can only see 27 fonts on my font listing. How can I see more? --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are using PageMaker 4.x, you are likely limited to seeing only 27 fonts on the PC due to the screen resolution. Many of the better video drivers will solve this problem when you up to 800x600 or higher resolutions. For the rest of you, though, your only option is to use the Type Specs menu (Control T). * Pagemaker 5.0 no longer has this problem. --> 53. I am having trouble printing to my PostScript printer. --------------------------------------------------------------------- In Windows 3.1 there is an option to download an error handler. If you click this option you can find out where the file is going Here is a neat trick donated by Jeff Bone. Under Windows 3.0, if you choose the Option button while configuring your printer _and_ hold down the Alternate key and the "E" key, you can create a PostScript Error Handler that you can download to your printer. For those of you who have made the change to 3.1, there is an option you can check in the PostScript printer setup, but I can't guarantee that it is the same as the hint for 3.0. Please be sure to read Question 20 as well. --> 54. My EPS graphics are printing upside down! --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are trying to print .EPS files from Windows 3.1, and they appear fine on the screen but are upside down when printed out, Jeff Bone has this answer: There is a bug in the Windows 3.1 PostScript printer driver (versions 3.5 through 3.52) that causes this. Aldus published a fix for this in their Tech Notes, simply open your WIN.INI file and locate the section pertaining to your printer (i.e.- [ Apple Laserwriter, LPT1]) and add the following line: LandScapeOrient=270 Make sure you add this to the printer section with the printer name and not the section that merely states "PostScript, LPT1" Best way to tell the difference is the fact that the named section will not have any font definitions. Also, be careful when you re-assign ports on your printer or assign the printer to FILE:, you will have to re-edit your WIN.INI to add the above line to the new section. As you can guess, this is not really correcting the problem, it is merely inverting the page so that everything else will rotate and your EPS graphic will stay in the proper place. * The PostScript driver (3.5.3) for Pagemaker 4.0 is available via anonymous FTP from ftp.cica.indiana.edu as the file /pub/pc/win3/drivers/printer/pscrip.exe. This solves the problem for American paper sizes (but regrettably not for the Imperial sizes.) It also adds some more printer descriptions and speeds the printing * of compressed bitmaps slightly. If you are using PageMaker 5.0, it * is not suggested that you use this driver, as PM5 ships with a more * recent version (3.56). --> 55. When I switch back to PM 4.0 my background turns brown or gray. --------------------------------------------------------------------- What is happening here, thanks to Kirk Membry, is that Pagemaker is not remapping the windows palette, causing the background to go to some (usually bland) color. One method in returning to normal colors is to pull up the color modification window and then canceling. This forces windows to remap the palette. You can do this easily by control clicking one of the items in the color palette window. --> 60. How can I import Word 5 documents? WriteNow 3.0? --------------------------------------------------------------------- There is an import filter for Word 5 documents available via anonymous FTP. The location is sumex-aim.stanford.edu and the file location is /info-mac/app/pagemaker-filter-update.hqx. The filter is also available with the upgrade to 4.2a. See question #7 for more information on updates. Also, thanks to Rev, the WriteNow 3.0 filters are at sumex to. They are in the same directory as the Word 5 filters, except with the name "pagemaker-writenow-filters.hqx". --> 61. I am having lots of trouble printing under System 7. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The first thing to check is the version of your printer drivers. The current version is *at least* System 7.0.1 and TuneUp 1.1.1. If you are using an older TuneUp, be sure to upgrade. (Thanks David!) Another thing you should check is your screen saver. Certain screen savers, if they come on during your printing, will cause the printer to forget the rest of your printout. To prevent this, either put the mouse in the "No-Blank" corner or set the screen save interrupt high enough so that it will not interrupt the printout. --> 62. How can I speed up this dang Mac? --------------------------------------------------------------------- In all fairness to Monte and question #40 -- Get a 486! Seriously, a couple of suggestions include: 1. Get rid of those unnecessary fonts! Also, up your Font Cache if you are using ATM and have the memory. 2. Up your Ram Cache in the Memory Control Panel. A good rule of thumb, if you have the memory, is to set the Ram Cache to the size of your System file, otherwise, get as close as you can to half of its size. Do this only after you have removed all of the Fonts and Sounds from the System and put them in their own suitcases, using something like Suitcase or Master Juggler. Doing this, your Mac will not have to read the System information from the disk as often, and will experience a noticeable improvement in speed. 3. If you don't need to work with color in Pagemaker, set your Mac to Black and White or, at a minimum, 4 or 16 colors in the Monitors control panel. The more colors you use (without a separate video board) the slower you Mac works because the CPU spends all that much more time processing information. 4. Rebuilding your desktop file occasionally will help too. It tells how to do this in your Mac manual. --> 63. I am trying to install PM 4.x, but it keeps asking for Disk 1. --------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a bug with certain System 7's when you are attempting to install Pagemaker 4.x. If it continuously asks for Disk 1 (even when you do put it in the disk drive), simply press <Command> - . (That is, the Command key with the period key.) [Thanks Ken Weiss!] The End------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any suggestions / questions you would like to see added to this FAQ, please contact me!