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- From: John T. Chapman <jtc1@cornell.edu>
- Subject: Re: Converting PostScript Files
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.203528.18603@mail.cornell.edu>
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- In article <1fvk8sINN4fq@lester.appstate.edu> H. Perry Mixter,
- MIXTERHP@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU writes:
- >I recently downloaded several postscript files from ftphost.nwnet.net,
- >describing the NorthWestNet User Services Internet Resource Guide. Each
- file has
- >a ".ps" suffix attached. I thought I could merely have Word 5.0a
- translate these
- >files from postscript format, but when I do, I get garbage. Any
- suggestions
- >on how I can decipher these files into readable format on the Mac?
-
- Sort of. There are three options that come to mind:
-
- If these files are Adobe Illustrator '88 or 1.1 files, Illustrator or
- Deneba's Canvas should be able to open them as editable objects.
- (unlikely, though)
-
- If you just want to print these files, you can use SendPS 2.0 or MS Word
- (read the sections in manual/help on formatting text in PostScript style)
- to print the files to a PostScript printer.
-
- Freedom of Press (and FoP Lite and at least one other commercial
- PostScript
- display program) can display these on the screen and print them to any
- printer, QuickDraw or PostScript. (Freedom of Press Lite only supports a
- limited number of printer types while the full version supports virtually
- everything.) I think there are some editing capabilities, but I don't
- know
- what as I've never used the programs.
-
- Good luck!
-
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