QuickDraw GX gives your computer more powerful printing and font capabilities. You’ll want to install QuickDraw GX if you purchased another program that requires it.
If your computer has at least 8 megabytes (MB) of memory, you can install QuickDraw GX.
IMPORTANT: If At Ease software is installed on your computer, you must turn it off before you install QuickDraw GX. For instructions, see the manual that came with your At Ease software.
IMPORTANT: QuickDraw GX installs GX printer drivers for Apple printers. If you use a non-Apple printer, you may need to get the appropriate printer driver from the vendor.
IMPORTANT: If you received a fax modem with your computer, it is not yet compatible with QuickDraw GX software.
Step 1: Install QuickDraw GX software
1. Quit any open application programs or desk accessories.
2. Locate the QuickDraw GX folder, and open the folder by double-clicking its icon.
3. Double-click the Installer icon.
All system software files are compressed. The Installer program will expand them during installation. Do not drag them to your hard disk.
4. If you see a dialog box asking what you want to install, click QuickDraw GX.
5. When you see the QuickDraw GX Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue.
The Easy Install dialog box appears.
• Using the Custom Install option: These instructions cover the Easy Install process, which is suitable for most Macintosh users. Easy Install installs the files that your particular model of Macintosh needs. If you want to add specific components after installation, see “Using the Custom Install Option” later in this document.
6. Make sure that the destination disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you want to install QuickDraw GX.
If the wrong disk name appears, click the Switch Disk button until the correct disk name appears.
7. Click Install.
The Installer begins to install QuickDraw GX software on your Macintosh.
8. Follow the instructions on the screen.
On-screen messages report the installation status. Installation takes a few minutes to complete.
9. When the installation is complete, restart your computer.
If for some reason the installation was not successful, try again.
IMPORTANT: When you install QuickDraw GX, any Type 1 PostScript™ fonts in your System Folder are automatically enabled to work with QuickDraw GX. Your original Type 1 fonts are moved to a folder called •Archived Type 1 Fonts• inside the System Folder on your hard disk. If you install Type 1 fonts after installing QuickDraw GX, you must enable the fonts to use them. For instructions, see “Using Type 1 Fonts With QuickDraw GX” later in this document.
Creating a desktop printer icon
Once you have installed QuickDraw GX and restarted your computer, you will notice that a printer icon has appeared on your screen. QuickDraw GX automatically creates a desktop printer icon for your default printer.
If the printer icon doesn’t appear on your desktop, you’ll need to create one. To create a desktop printer, choose Macintosh Guide from the Guide menu (in the upper-right corner of your screen, with the ? icon). When the Macintosh Guide window appears, click the Topics button. Select the topic “Printing and Fonts.” Then choose “How do I create a desktop printer?” Macintosh Guide will walk you through the steps for creating a desktop printer icon.
Step 2: Create a desktop icon for the PDD Maker
You use the PDD Maker to create Portable Digital Documents (PDDs). A PDD is a read-only document that other QuickDraw GX users can view and print. Users who receive your document do not have to have the original program or fonts that created the document.
Once QuickDraw GX is installed, follow the steps below to create a desktop icon for the PDD Maker.
1. Open the Apple () menu and select the Chooser.
2. Click PDD Maker GX.
You may need to scroll to find the PDD Maker GX icon.
3. Click Create.
The icon for the PDD Maker appears on your desktop.
4. Close the Chooser.
Using QuickDraw GX utilities
The QuickDraw GX utilities provide additional capabilities for working with printers and fonts.
To install the utilities, see “Using the Custom Install Option” later in this document.
• LaserWriter Utility is an updated version of a utility that comes with Apple LaserWriter printers.
• Paper Type Editor allows you to create and edit the paper type for Apple printers.
• QuickDraw GX Helper (when it is installed in your Extensions folder) allows you to temporarily turn off QuickDraw GX printing for an application program.
To turn off QuickDraw GX printing, launch the application program. Then open the Apple () menu and choose “Turn desktop printing off.” You can still use the desktop printer icons to print, but documents print using a non-GX printer driver. To turn QuickDraw GX printing back on, choose “Turn desktop printing on.”
• Type 1 Enabler makes your Type 1 fonts compatible with QuickDraw GX. For instructions, see the following section (“Using Type 1 Fonts With QuickDraw GX”).
Using Type 1 fonts with QuickDraw GX
Type 1 PostScript fonts must be enabled in order to work with QuickDraw GX. “Enabling” makes your fonts compatible with QuickDraw GX. It does not affect the font outlines, design, or metrics.
Any Type 1 fonts already installed in your System Folder are automatically enabled when you install QuickDraw GX. If you install additional Type 1 fonts, you need to enable them by using special utility software located on the QuickDraw GX disks.
To install the software for enabling Type 1 fonts, use the Installer to install the QuickDraw GX utilities. For instructions, see “Using the Custom Install Option” later in this document.
Enabling Type 1 PostScript fonts
To enable Type 1 PostScript fonts for use with QuickDraw GX, follow the steps below.
1. Open the Type 1 Enabler utility by double-clicking its icon.
A window appears in which you locate the fonts you want to modify.
2. Choose a font or folder containing fonts to enable, then click Select.
A window appears reporting the results of the process.
3. When you are finished, choose Quit from the File menu.
You can now use your Type 1 fonts with QuickDraw GX.
Your original Type 1 fonts are moved to the folder called •Archived Type 1 Fonts• inside the System Folder on your hard disk.
Temporarily removing QuickDraw GX
Use the Extensions Manager control panel to turn off QuickDraw GX, and restart your computer. You will not be able to use your desktop printers; use the Chooser to select a printer.
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