6From 9-pin dot matrix printers all the way to high-end
3PostScript output devices. With Professional Page's
0Compugraphic font technology, you can print high
3quality text on any output device. The type will be
1printed at the highest quality available from the
3printer. With structured graphics from Professional
3Draw or Aegis Draw, illustrations can be printed at
/high resolution without the use of a PostScript
1printer. Professional Page makes it practical and
3economical to proof documents on a laser printer or
4dot matrix printer before doing your final output on
an imagesetter.
3There are several printing problems associated with
0version 2.0 and 2.0A of Professional Page. These
+problems have been fixed in revision 2.1 of
6Professional Page and if you have not done so already,
5please contact Gold Disk to ask about upgrading. The
problems are as follows:
Triangular Notches:
4Triangular notches tend to show up on the screen and
3in dot matrix printouts when using emboldened fonts
5which do not have the outline font description in the
CGFONTS: directory.
6For instance, if you attempt to print Garamond-Bold on
6a dot matrix printer and the file Garamond-Bold.dat is
1not in your CGFONTS: directory, then notches will
!appear in the bold Garamond type.
4The work around for version 2.0 and 2.0A users is to
,avoid using bold text if you do not have the
5Compugraphic outline files, or purchase the necessary
1files from Gold Disk. Version 2.1 has fixed this
problem.
Overlapping Text:
5While printing at 300dpi on dot matrix printers, text
2may appear overlapped or distorted along the right
1hand side of the page. This has been fixed in the
¤t revision of Professional Page.
%Hewlett Packard page offset problems:
3The current printer drivers for the Hewlett Packard
1series of printers tends to shift the page to the
3bottom right of the paper after each printout. Gold
3Disk has provided a solution to this problem in the
4current version of Professional Page by allowing the
3user to specify a document wide printing offset. By
5entering an offset which counters the shifting of the
page, the problem is eliminated.
$Professional Draw printing problems:
1While printing complex Professional Draw clips to
5imagesetters, a limit check error may be encountered.
4In order to prevent this, split any complex compound
objects.
.This problem typically shows up while printing
4Professional Draw clips that have objects which have
been traced.
6Version 2.0 and 2.0A of Professional Page had problems
5scaling and printing certain Professional Draw clips,
$version 2.1 corrects these problems.
Muddy color printouts:
4In some cases, color bitmap images may tend to print
6with a muddy, purplish tinge. By adjusting the UCR/GCR
0level and making sure that the density and angle
4settings are appropriate for the imagesetter in use,
the problems may be alleviated.
Memory problems:
6Professional Page requires a lot of both chip and fast
4memory in order to render a page of information to a
6dot matrix printer. Depending upon the density set for
5a particular printer driver, a 1 megabyte machine may
.not have enough memory to print a full page of
6Compugraphic text and structured graphics. To conserve
6memory while printing in dot matrix mode, you may need
0to turn off the interlaced screen, shut down the
5Workbench, switch to black and white mode and turn on
4wire frame graphics. This procedure will cut down on
2the amount of graphics memory used by Professional
6Page. Also, if you own an Amiga with 512k of chip RAM:
3you may consider upgrading your machine to 1 meg of
0chip RAM: contact your nearest Amiga dealership.
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"t. CustomSpecs"
This button overrides the custom page
specifications set in the PostScript Output
Specs requester in the "Page/alter/current" menu
item.
Custom specifications are usually set when going
out to an imagesetter. Use this override feature
when proofing a document on a PostScript laser
printer which is meant to be eventually output
on an imagesetter.
Note that certain print options are not
available on most laser printers such as
negative and mirror.
Click to continue
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"t. Process list"
Process color:
If black and white is
selected, Professional Page
will create a halftone screen
for all colored images and
text to simulate grey.
3 color separation:
Professional Page will
analyze the color information
within your document and
print 3 plates containing the
Cyan, Yellow and Magenta
components respectively.
Three color separation is
good for documents which
don't contain large areas of
black.
4 color separation:
Professional Page will
analyze the color information
within your document and
print 4 plates containing the
Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and
Black components. It is
important when using this
mode to understand the
function of the UCR/GCR
capabilities of Professional
Page.
Color PostScript:
Professional Page can print
to a color PostScript printer
such as the QMS ColorScript
100. In many cases the
separation method (3 or 4
color) may depend on the type
of document which you are
creating. If you are in
doubt, contact your service
bureau or printer.
Click here to Continue
"B. Angle/Density"
"b. Ink Name"
"t. Ink Name List"
The Ink Name gadgets allow
you to select the process or
mechanical color(s) you wish
to use for creating a
separation.
By default, only four color
separation gadgets are
visible, showing the four
process colors (Black,
Yellow, Magenta and Cyan).
You may have as many
additional mechanical colors
as you have defined in your
document.
If extra mechanical colors
are present in your
document, you can click on
the Arrow Scroll gadgets to
cause a list of process and
mechanical colors to scroll.
Click to Continue
"t. Output list"
$This section of the Print PostScript
#requester allows you to control the
&numbers of copies, range of pages, and
'quality of output of your printout. You
'can also select the port which you wish
to print to.
&In some cases you may want to print to
a device not connected to your
'computer, such as an imagesetter. To do
"this, click on the disk gadget and
&Professional Page will bring up a file
&requester to set the name of the file.
$Professional Page will then redirect
$its printed output to that file. You
#can then take the file on a disk to
'another computer connected to a printer
&and print the document from the remote
$computer by copying it to the proper
printer port.
%There are several utilities available
'which allow the Amiga to read and write
&to MS-DOS formatted floppy disks. This
%is a good way to transfer information
from the Amiga to other computer
$systems, since most computer systems
'have utilities which allow them to read
MS-DOS formatted diskettes.
$You may also choose to send the file
%over the phone line by using a modem.
'If your file is large you will probably
&have to compress it by using a utility
$such as arc or zip. Be sure that the
'computer which you are sending the file
%to has a similar utility which can be
#used to unarc or unzip the file. By
&selecting the EPSF button, the printed
file will become an encapsulated
&PostScript file. You can then load the
"file as a graphic into any desktop
&publishing package which supports EPSF
#and print from that package. DO NOT
&SPECIFY EPSF if you are going to print
'to a PostScript printer or imagesetter.
%Only use it when you want to create a
%graphic of your page for use in other
&page layout programs. It may be a good
"idea to split large documents into
&several small documents and print them
$piecemeal, or for color separations,
"print one or two colors at a time.
%The negative gadget will allow you to
$print a negative image on film. This
'eliminates the need to shoot a negative
"in order to burn a printing plate.
%Negative film output is called "Plate
'Ready" output, as it is in a form ready
to burn onto a plate.
&The mirror gadget allows you to select
!"Emulsion Up" or "Emulsion Down",
!depending on the requirements for
%making the plate for a job that is to
&go on a printing press. When Mirror is
selected, the output is printed
#emulsion down. Please note that the
'Negative and Mirror option will have no
effect on most laser printers.
Click Here to continue
"b. Output"
"t. Roll Paper List"
You must click this button when
printing to imagesetters which
use roll paper, such as the
Linotronic L-300. The roll width
string allows you to specify the
width of the roll paper.
Professional Page will attempt
to rotate the page such that if
the paper is wide enough, it
will print the document in
landscape mode, in order to
conserve roll film.
Please note:
if you are trying to use an
output service bureau, many
imagesetters cannot print a file
more than about 11 1/2" wide,
even though they run 12" film.
The imagesetter's RIP (Raster
Image Processor) may proceed
normally as it receives the
file, but then refuse to print.
If you experience this, you may
have to change the print area of
your document or rotate your
page to get it to fit. (See
Pg.123 of the Manual.) Be sure
to figure in the area for crop
marks.
Note also that in some cases,
there may not be enough memory
on the imagesetter's RIP. Older
Linotrons may have as little as
one or two megabytes of RAM in
their RIPs. If you have three
megabytes of memory on your
laser printer (which is not
uncommon for better quality
lasers), the laser may easily
handle a file that chokes an
imagesetter.
Click here to Continue
"t. 8Bit"
Selecting this button sends
bitmap data to the PostScript
device with up to 256 levels
of grey (as apposed to 16).
It results in approximately 2
times as much data being sent
to the PostScript device. It
is recommended that you use
it when printing anything
over 32 colors. YOU MUST
SELECT 8BIT BITMAPS WHEN
PRINTING 256 COLOR IMAGES
(8BIT) AND 24BIT IMAGES.
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"t. Downlaodable fonts"
Whenever printing a document
which uses Compugraphic fonts
to a PostScript device, it is
necessary to ensure that the
PostScript device has a
description of all fonts used
within the document. If you
are printing a document which
uses Compugraphic fonts and
the fonts which you use are
not resident in the printer's
memory, select this button.
Professional Page will then
download the PostScript
description file for any
fonts used in your document
which are not resident on the
printer. Before doing this,
it is important to ensure
that the PostScript
description file for all
fonts which need to be
downloaded is contained in
the CGFONTS:PS directory.
Professional Page does not
automatically create the
PostScript description file
for you. You must use the
CreateFont utility to convert
the Compugraphic fonts to
PostScript files before
printing. You will also have
to convert any bold and
italic variations of the
typefaces used in your
document.
Most printers will substitute
the Courier font if a
PostScript description for
the desired font is not
available.
Please note that the two
fonts provided with
Professional Page, Times and
Triumvirate, are usually
resident on PostScript laser
printers as Times and
Helvetica. There is usually
no need to create
downloadable PostScript files
for these two fonts. Use this
button also when printing a
PostScript file to disk if
you are unsure whether the
destination printer has the
fonts resident.
"t. Angle Density list"
$Professional Page will output screen
&densities from about 10 lines per inch
'to 600 lines per inch, depending on the
capacity of the output device.
"Typically printing presses utilize
&densities between 75 and 150 lines per
inch.
$The following are recommended angles
'and densities for the Linotronics L-300
#imagesetter to avoid moir
patterns
during color separations.
2540 dpi:
!Color Angle Density
C 71.5651 133.87
M 18.4349 133.87
Y 0 127.0
!K 45 119.737
1270 dpi: (option 1)
!Color Angle Density
!C 70.0167 108.503
!M 19.9831 108.503
!Y 0 115.455
!K 45 128.289
1270 dpi: (option 2)
!Color Angle Density
!C 71.5651 100.402
!M 18.4349 100.402
Y 0 31.75
!K 45 89.8026
!Other printers will vary in their
"recommended settings. Contact your
"service bureau or manufacturer for
%these settings before outputting your
file.
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"t. Page Offset"
If you own a Hewlett-Packard or compatible
printer, you may have a problem with the
positioning of the printed page. To
compensate for this, Professional Page now
includes an option to offset the page in
the opposite direction.
Typically, it has been noticed that the
page shifts approximately 1/2 inches, so a
setting of -0.500 both horizontally and
vertically should correct this problem.
Some experimenting may be required.
Click to Continue
"t. Landscape"
Professional Page now supports
landscape printing on Dot
Matrix and Laser printers.
Click this button to print
landscape in Dot Matrix mode.
Click to Continue
"t. Dither Methods"
Please see the
preferences section of
your AmigaDOS manual for
more information on
dither methods.
Experimentation may be
necessary to achieve
optimal results.
Click to Continue
"t. Pages/Scale"
Professional Page allows you to
print any range of pages within
your document. You are also able
to scale the page both
horizontally and vertically.
By selecting, draft your page
will print more quickly, but with
lower resolution. Final mode will
print at the resolution selected
by the density button.
Click to Continue
"b. Pages/Scale"
"t. Black & White"
Please see the preferences
section of your AmigaDOS
manual for more information
on AmigaDOS printing methods.
Experimentation may be
necessary to achieve optimal
results.
Click to Continue
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ImageSetters
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"t. Printer Driver"
To use a printer connected to
your Amiga, you must select the
correct driver for that printer.
A printer driver is a file which
allows Professional Page and
other Amiga programs to
communicate with your printer.
You may want to check with your
nearest Amiga dealership to find
which printer driver you should
use for you printer.
The density buttons allow you to
select the density (resolution)
at which you wish to print.
Please keep in mind that the
higher the density, the more
memory is required to print.
!Please consult an AmigaDOS manual
for more information on the
Density function and printer
drivers.
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"t. ImageSetters"
ADocuments created in Professional Page may be printed on high end
Gimagesetters with relative ease. Though most service bureaus don't have
DAmigas, you may still transmit the file from your Amiga to a service
bureau through several methods.
FFirst, it is recommended that you print your document to disk (see the
FPostScript printing section). A PostScript file is essentially a large
Gtext file containing instructions meant for a PostScript output device.
HYou should then purchase a utility such as Cross-DOS which allows you to
@format disks in the MS-DOS format from your Amiga. Next save the
FPostScript file to the MS-DOS formatted disk and take the disk to your
Service Bureau.
Note:
;many Macintosh computers are able to read MS-DOS diskettes.
IIn some cases, the resulting PostScript file may be larger than the space
Havailable on a standard Amiga floppy disk. In this situation, we suggest
Gthat you use a compression program which is available on both the Amiga
and the destination machine.
BFor example, both the Amiga and the IBM support the zip format for
Bcompressing information. If you are unable to obtain a compression
Bprogram, then you may have to transmit the file via modem from one
Jcomputer to the other. You may transmit using a text only protocol only if
!you have not compressed the file.
GGold Disk suggests that you contact your service bureau for recommended
line angles and dot densities.
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DotMatrix Printing
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"t. Importing Bitmap"
Professional Page allows you to
import all standard IFF images
at any resolution - from black
and white to 16 million colors.
Also supported are 256 color or
gray levels (for 256 colors and
above, be sure to select 8bit
bitmap when outputting
PostScript).
The following hints may help you
to achieve better output:
If the image has been scanned
you may want to run it through
an image processing package to
ensure that it is as sharp as
possible.
To import DCTV or 18bit images
into Professional Page, you must
first convert the picture to IFF
24bit format.
If your image prints with a dark
purplish or blue tinge, check to
ensure that the density settings
match the settings required for
your output device and check
your UCR/GCR settings.
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"t. Installation"
)In order for Professional Page to operate
*properly, it must be installed correctly.
,Many printing and operating problems are the
+result of incorrect installation. Although
(Professional Page is fully functional on
-floppy-disk systems, a hard drive is strongly
,recommended as it greatly improves the speed
*and ease of use of Professional Page. This
+section of the Help Book attempts to assist
(you in installing Professional Page on a
!variety of system configurations.
,Though an in depth knowledge of the AmigaDOS
,Command Line Interface (CLI or Shell) is not
'required to use Professional Page, some
'familiarity with the CLI is required to
-install the package. The AmigaDOS manual is a
'good source of information on using CLI
commands.
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Hard Disk installation:
+Professional Page comes with an easy to use
+hard disk installation utility on the fonts
(and utilities disk. The following is the
,proper procedure for installing Professional
Page on your Hard Drive.
*a. Insert the 'Fonts & Utilities' disk in
your internal drive (df0:).
)b. Determine which partition you wish to
,install Professional Page on. Many hard disk
'drives, especially the ones prepared by
(Commodore have two partitions, one named
'System' and the other 'Work'.
*c. Check the partition to ensure that you
)have enough space to install Professional
*Page. In order to do this start a Shell or
-CLI and type the command 'info'. This command
+will list all of the hard drives and floppy
,disks connected to your system, and tell you
)their sizes and percentage full (See your
)AmigaDOS manual). Professional Page takes
*approximately 2,000K ( or 4000 blocks ) of
,space on your hard disk drive. If you intend
+to install more Compugraphic fonts than are
)included with Professional Page then even
more space will be needed.
+d. Double-click on the 'Fonts & Utilities'
&disk and you will see drawer named HD.
,Double-click on this drawer and you will see
)three files, HDInstall, Help-Install, and
+Print-Help. You may want to double click on
!the Print-Help icon, to print out
+instructions on the installation procedure.
,e. You may install Professional Page on any
*partition or within any drawer by clicking
-once on the HDInstall icon and, while holding
*down the shift key, double clicking on the
"drawer or partition which you want
Professional Page installed.
+During installation, Professional Page will
*place a file name 'PPageStartup' in the S:
'directory of you SYStem disk. (See your
,AmigaDOS manual). This file will contain the
,required assignment for Professional Page to
work properly.
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"t. Startup-Sequence"
Editing Your Startup-Sequence
CWhenever your Amiga starts up, it reads a file contained in the 's'
Gdirectory of your startup disk called the 'startup-sequence'. This file
Dcontains instructions for the computer to execute once upon startup.
>During installation, Professional Page will place a file named
J'PPageStartup' in the S: directory of your SYStem disk. (See your AmigaDOS
Imanual). This file will contain the required assignments for Professional
JPage to work properly. You will need to edit your startup-sequence so that
Jyour Amiga executes this file upon startup. To edit your startup-sequence,
do the following:
8a. Open up a CLI or a Shell on your workbench partition.
Jb. Type the command 'ed s:startup-sequence'. A window should open showing
a listing of AmigaDOS commands.
Dc. Using the scroll arrow keys, scroll to the bottom of the file and
Elocate the command 'LoadWB' or 'EndCli >Nil:', whichever comes first.
FPlace the cursor at the line and press return. An empty line should be
opened up.
=d. Scroll up to the empty line and type the command, 'execute
Gs:ppagestartup'. Next, hit the 'Esc' key on the top left hand corner of
Gyour keyboard, type 'x' and then hit the return. The 'Ed' window should
Hdisappear. You will then have to reboot your computer for the changes to
Dtake effect. Make sure that you remove any disks that may be in your
drive before you reboot.
IMPORTANT:
HIf you have a Supra Hard Drive and/or controller, you will have to enter
Ithe command 'Execute s:ppagestartup' before the line which reads 'Execute
RAM:SYSAssignments'.
NOTE:
IThere have been reports of problems with the installation of Professional
DPage when ARP (the AmigaDos Replacement Program) is installed on the
Gsystem. This problem is particularly associated with early versions of
JARP. If you know that you have an early version of ARP on your system and
Ithe Professional Page installation utility fails, this may be the reason.
Floppy Disk Installation:
EProfessional Page may also be used on a floppy disk system. The only
Cfunctional difference occurs when additional Compugraphic fonts are
Gpurchased. With the additional fonts, Gold Disk provides a floppy disk
Finstallation utility. The utility allows the user to keep Compugraphic
(fonts on several different floppy disks.
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and Bitmapped fonts
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"t. fonts"
8Professional Page currently supports two types of fonts:
3scalable Compugraphic fonts, and Bitmap Amigafonts.
FThe bitmap fonts included with Professional Page correspond to the set
Eof fonts usually installed in PostScript printers. These fonts are in
Dthe Fonts: directory and will be displayed on the screen with jagged
Aedges when scaled to larger point sizes. The jagged display will
Faffect only the screen display and dot matrix printing. When printing
=to a Postscript printer, the corresponding built-in fonts are
substituted.
FThe Compugraphic fonts are marked with a prefix '(CG)' in the typeface
Crequester in Professional Page. These fonts scale smoothly to give
Aaccurate screen representations and will produce high quality dot
matrix output.
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?The Article Editor a full-featured word processor packaged with
FProfessional Page to help speed up text entry. Once you have installed
CProfessional Page, you will be able to access the Article Editor by
Cselecting the text tool, clicking in a text box, and then selecting
"Article Editor from the type menu.
IYou may spell check your document from within the Article Editor and save
Inew words to the commonly used words in a user dictionary. To spell-check
Ea document select "Spell-Check to end" from the commands menu. If any
Hwords are found within your document which the spelling checker does not
Hrecognize, a list will appear containing any alternative words which the
Hdictionary comes up with. If the word is spelled correctly you may click
Don 'Accept' or 'Accept and Remember'. Accept and Remember causes the
Hspell checker to skip over all occurrances of the currently unrecognized
word.
HIf the currently unrecognized word is spelled correctly, you may save it
Fto a user dictionary. The user dictionary contains a list of words not
Gfound in the dictionary which comes with the spelling checker. You must
Cload the user dictionary, by flipping back to the WorkBench screen,
<before spell checking if you want access to your dictionary.
IIn order to force a box break, select "Show PPage codes" from the Special
Hmenu. Then enter \! at the position which you want the box to break. (If
Fyou are in Edit mode in Professional Page, the key command for this is
CTRL-Return).
EIn order to get a true tab, you must enter a "Ctrl-t" at the point in
Gwhich you want the tab (a reversed 't' will appear). The Article Editor
Dmay also be used to automate kerning between pairs of characters. By
Gusing the search and replace function and Professional Pages formatting
Icodes, you may search for certain sequences of text and replace them with
Dkerned pairs. This procedure is for users who are more familiar with
EProfessional Page. Consult your manual for special codes which may be
$entered while in the Article Editor.
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"t. grabber"
The hand move tool
allows you to pick
up the page and
move it when in
magnification.
Click here to
continue
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"t. layout tools"
The Layout Tools requester allows
you to select grid and ruler
settings. The Outlines button
allows you to turn on or off the
box and margin outlines.
The columns button allows you to
turn on the column gridlines and
the Step Angle allows you to set
the increment by which you may
rotate a graphic or text box.
Click here to continue
"t. page gadget"
This tool allows you to go from
one page to another either by
typing in the desired page or by
clicking the up or down arrows to
move one page at a time.
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"t. mop tools"
This tool
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entire contents
of a box.
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"t. text tool"
Click on this tool
to enter text into
a text box.
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continue
"t. Front Back"
The depth buttons
allow you to
position a box in
front of or behind
other boxes.
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continue
"t. box"
Click on this gadget
to create a graphic
or a text box.
Holding down the ALT
key while drawing the
box will constrain
the box to a square
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continue
"t. Link unlink"
The Link and Unlink
buttons allow you to
link two or more text
boxes so that text will
flow from one to the
other.
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"t. structure tools"
Professional Page includes
structured drawing tools
which allow you to add
lines, ellipses and
polygons to a document.
Holding down the ALT key
while drawing will force
rectangles to be square,
ellipses to be circular,
and line segments to be
positioned in 45 degree
increments.
(See Manual Pg.209)
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"t. Previous Link"
The previous link and next
link buttons allow you to
navigate between linked
articles within a document.
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"t. group"
This tool allows
you to select a
group of boxes to
be moved or
operated on.
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"t. Null tool"
The null tool allows you to manipulate
objects on the page. By clicking on this
tool you may resize, move, rotate, and
select boxes.
If you are working with a graphic box,
holding down the ALT key while clicking in
the box will allow you to move the graphic
within the confines of the box.
By holding down the CTRL key and moving
the selection points of a box, you may
rotate the box.
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"t. Pdraw Clips"
BProfessional Page allows you to import and print Professional Draw
@clips. Professional Draw clips (as well as Aegis Draw files) are
Fstructured drawings which may be scaled without jagged edges. As such,
Hthey print at the highest resolution of the printer, whether dot matrix,
EPostScript, or an ImageSetter. A clip is a group of objects which are
Fsaved together in a file. Professional Draw clip art is available from
/Gold Disk and a variety of third party sources.
EProblems may occur while printing Professional Draw clips if they are
?too complex. Currently, the PostScript language puts a limit of
Dapproximately 1500 control points per object. Therefore, if you have
Gauto-traced an object, or create a freehand drawing with more than 1500
Dcontrol points, the printer may not be able to handle the clip. Such
Hobjects must be split into two or more smaller objects in order for them
to print properly.
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Compugraphic Fonts
"t. Floppy Install"
ACompugraphic fonts must be placed in a directory called CGFONTS:.
FWhenever Professional Page requires Compugraphic fonts, it will search
Cthis directory for the needed fonts. It is not recommended that you
Cplace Compugraphic fonts in your 'Fonts:' directory of your startup
disk.
HIf you have purchased Compugraphic fonts from Gold Disk, you can use the
=installation utility to place them in the appropriate places.
EDownloadable fonts: If you are using Compugraphic fonts from the Gold
ADisk Type collection that are not resident in your printer, it is
Hnecessary to produce a downloadable PostScript font using the CreateFont
Gutility that is provided with the fonts. The downloadable fonts can be
Bdownloaded ahead of time with the DownLoad utility, or they can be
Hautomatically downloaded by Professional Page when printing. There is a
Bvery important difference between these two methods of downloading
Afonts. If the DownLoad utility is used, then the fonts will stay
Bresident in the printer until it is reset. When Professional Page
Fautomatically downloads the fonts at print time, the fonts are cleared
<out of the printer's memory as soon as it finishes printing.
BIt is important to remember that the downloadable fonts are fairly
Flarge. If your printer has little memory, it may not be able to handle
Hmore than a few downloadable fonts at once. However, if you have enough
Fprinter memory, then downloading the fonts ahead of time can save time
Don print out because Professional Page will not need to download the
fonts again.
EDetailed instruction for the CreateFont and DownLoad utilities can be
Cfound in the Gold Disk Type manual that is supplied when additional
fonts are purchased.
BPlease note that if your are using a Compugraphic typeface in your
Hdocument and you wish to print an bold or italic version of the typeface
Eto PostScript, you will need to have the corresponding bold or italic
@downloadable font. If the font is not present, the printer will
5substitute its default font which is usually Courier.
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The Active Box requester
allows you to alter the
dimensions and positioning of
the current text or graphic
box. Double click on any box
to bring up this requester.
YOU MUST PRESS RETURN AFTER
ENTERING NUMBERS into each
string gadget in order for
Professional Page to
acknowledge the change.
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"t. Active Box Note"
The icons across the top allow you to control
attributes of the active box. The first icon allows you
to lock and unlock the box. The second icon allows you
to make the box transparent or opaque. The third will
force text to flow around the box - the standoff
setting lets you determine how far around the box text
will flow. If you have a complex graphic which is
slowing down screen refresh, you may want to select the
fourth icon which will place an X in the current box
instead of displaying its contents. The fifth icon
turns on a border around the box.
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"t. Add to list"
Adds Style to the
list of styles. You
may then continue to
create styles.
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"t. Add to list"
You may create multiple style tags per document one after the other. Select add to list when done. Be sure to press return after entering any values in requesters.
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"t. Attribute Note"
You may control all of the typographical
attributes of any style tag from this
requester. By changing the settings, any
body of text to which this style tag is
applied will also change.
Styles are very useful for large documents
which require consistency. They may also be
associated with paragraph tags for finer
control over your document.
Styles can be saved and loaded disk
independently so that you may use them
across documents.
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"t. UCR/GCR"
UCR/GCR
HThese settings allow you to control the quality of color printed images.
BWhenever printing an image with large black areas, it is often not
Edesirable to print all inks (Cyan, Magenta & Yellow) to obtain black.
IThis would cause a muddy, dark brown color rather than black. The UCR/GCR
Isettings allow you to remove percentages of Cyan, Magenta and Yellow inks
Iand add the intensity of these inks to the black plate. The net effect of
Dthis is darker black areas. We recommend a setting of 25% Undercolor
DRemoval and 65% to 75% Grey Component Replacement, but this can vary
Fbased on image density and different printing variables. (For details,
see Pg.133 of the Manual)
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"t. CustomSpecs"
&The Output Page Specs Requester is for
&PostScript output only. This requester
(allows you to offset, scale, rotate, and
add crop marks to a page.
%The Position requesters allows you to
!offset the current page using the
¤t units of measurement. The Page
'may also be scaled independently in the
x and y axis.
(The Landscape and Portrait gadgets allow
$you to select the orientation of the
$printed page. The center gadget is a
(modifier which centers the document page
regardless or rotation.
!If you require Crop Marks in your
&document, be sure to take into account
&the amount of room that the crop marks
$take up versus the printable area of
(your printer. The printable area of most
$Linotronics printers are 11.5" wide,
&therefore, if you are using crop marks
%you must subtract the twice length of
'the crop marks plus the open space from
the printable area.
%It is important that the Custom Specs
%settings are properly adjusted if you
intend to print to a PostScript
!ImageSetter. It is a good idea to
%contact your service bureau to obtain
(the printable dimensions of the intended
imagesetter.
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Printing
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Pantone Colors
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"t. color"
Professional Page offers a variety of color control
options. If you create documents in color, you
should make considerations for the amount of color
which you wish to use and how the inks of these
colors interact when printing.
Mechanical colors are also known as spot colors.
The only time that a mechanical color should be
used is when your final output device can print in
ink that is precisely the selected color. A
mechanical color always prints to a plate other
than the three or four used by the process colors.
If you are planning to print color documents, work
closely with your service bureau to ensure best
results.
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The PANTONE colors included with Professional Page allow you to specify
the exact colors which you want printed. You may need a PANTONE matching
book (obtainable from your nearest print shop or art store) in order to
accurately pick the colors as the screen representation is not accurate.
PANTONE colors are printed as mechanical colors when color separated. You
may also use the Pantone system for creating process colors. Select a
PANTONE color, then click "Mechanical" off in your color definition
requester. Professional Page will then substitute the correct combination
of process colors to simulate the selected Pantone color. This is not as
accurate as using the actual Pantone mechanical color, but can be an
extremely useful guide for defining process colors.
"PANTONE Color Computer Graphics"
Pantone, Inc., 1986, 1988.
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"t. Tabs"
Paragraph tags allow you to set attributes for a
paragraph. This feature helps to automate document
creation and editing.
Paragraph tags can be loaded or saved so they can be
used across several documents.
The Margins settings has a special feature in which
by entering a '+' or a '-' sign preceding a number,
the value is added to the current box's margin
settings.
Remember to press return after entering each value.
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This glossary contains a
list of commonly used
terms within this
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interest.
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Bitmapped Graphics
Bleeding
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Crop Marks
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Fonts
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Proofing
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BITMAP GRAPHICS
Bitmap images are pictures that have been created in
paint programs, digitized, or scanned. Professional
Page supports images with up to 16.7 million colors
(24bits) in IFF format.
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BLEEDING
The process of printing beyond the edges of the document
margins so that when the document is cut, color goes right
to the edges. Bleeding allows for slight inaccuracies in
the printing process. A bleed of .125 inches is considered
standard but check with your printer ahead of time. To set
up a bleed you must create a page that includes the extra
space. To set up an 8.5" x 11" page with a .125" bleed you
would set the page size to 8.75" x 11.25". Then under
PostScript Output Specs be sure to set a bleed of .125"
which will have Professional Page set the crop marks to
indicate a final page of 8.5" x 11".
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COLOR SEPARATION
The process of separating color originals into
the primary printing color components in
negative or positive form.
Note2
CROP MARKS
Crop Marks are optional indicators that can be placed
at the edges of a document to aid the alignment of
multiple plates when doing a color separation.
Note3
DOT MATRIX PRINTERS
All printers which form characters and graphics as rows of
dots on a page are called dot matrix printers. This
includes 9 or 24 pin dot matrix printers, but also
includes ink jet printers like the HP DeskJet and most non
PostScript laser printers like the HP LaserJet.
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EPSF means Encapsulated PostScript File. An EPSF file is a
PostScript file which has special information so that it
may be imported into page layout programs as a graphic. An
EPSF is not suitable for printing directly and must always
be placed as a graphic in another program for printing. On
some platforms a bitmap of the image is stored with the
PostScript information for placing purposes. On the Amiga
there is no standard for bitmap inclusion.
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A complete set of characters of one type size, type
style, and typeface.
Note3
HALFTONE
The reproduction of continuous-tone artwork, such as
a photograph, through a crossline or contact screen,
which converts the image into a pattern of dots of
various sizes.
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ImageSetter
A high resoluti
on commercial typesetting machine.
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Landscape
Output pages in horizontal orientat
Note3
Mechanical Separation
The separation of a solid specific color from a
layout. In printing, this color will be printed as a
separate plate on the printing press.
Note4
Pantone Matching System (PMS)
PANTONE is a color identified matching system. Th
PANTONE video simulations in Professional Page
allow you to pick precise colors.
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Portrait
Output pages in vertical orientation.
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Proofing
When printing in Proof Mode the contents of graphics
boxes will not be printed. Instead the box will be
filled with an 'x'. Only text will be printed. This
saves a great deal of time during print out and is used
to finalize layout before doing a complete output.
Note3
Startup-Sequence
An AmigaDOS script file which the Amiga reads during
startup. This file contains a series of AmigaDOS commands,
some of which are changed to set up the environment that
Professional Page expects.
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Structured Graphics
Structured graphics are graphics which
are defined in
terms of mathematical coordinates. They may be scaled
and rotated quickly and without distortion.
Note2
UCR/GCR
Undercover Removal and Grey
Component Replacement.
See pages 119 and 133 of your Professional Page
Manual.
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7Q: How much memory do I need to run Professional Page?
AA: Professional Page only requires a total of 1MB of memory. We
?recommend that you have more memory if you make use of the more
Hsophisticated features of Professional Page, or process large documents.
AIf you have a system with more memory Professional Page will take
Hadvantage of it. On systems that have only 1/2 MB of CHIP memory, there
Gmay not be enough memory free to print larger characters to dot matrix,
Aespecially at high resolution. To help free up memory, go to the
Dpreferences menu, turn off interlace screen, and switch to black and
=white mode. This will allow more memory to be used to print.
3Q: How do I speed up Professional Page's printing?
IA: Printing a large document from Professional Page may take a long time
Bfor either dot matrix or PostScript output. To speed up PostScript
Gprinting from Professional Page, print to a file and then copy the file
Gto the printer. The same method may be used to speed up printing to dot
Hmatrix printers. You will have to use the CMD utility, usually contained
Iin the utilities directory of your startup disk (under AmigaDOS 2.0, this
?utility is found in the tools directory). This program captures
Ginformation meant for the printer and stores it in a file. The file may
Fbe later printed (see your AmigaDOS manual). By using the program, you
Imay speed up Professional Page's rendering process by printing to a file,
Hand later copy the file to the printer. Both of these methods also allow
=you to continue working while your document is being printed.
2Q: Why can't I see EPSF files when I import them?
HA: EPSF files are PostScript files with a picture representation of the
Gimage embedded into the file. On other platforms, such as the Macintosh
Hand IBM, there are standard ways of embedding images into a file. At the
Fcurrent time, on the Amiga, there is no standard way to embed pictures
Cinto an EPSF file. Possibly,in the near future there will be such a
standard on the Amiga platform.
7Q: How do I get special accents on certain characters?
HA: by holding down the alternate key, you are in many cases able to get
:special character sequences. See Appendix H of the Manual.
1Q: How do I get true tabs in the Article Editor?
IA: Type 't' while holding down the 'Ctrl' key at the position you want a
"Q: How do I create kerning pairs?
HA: Professional Page doesn't directly allow you to alter kerning pairs.
IThe work-around for this is to enter the article editor, and set tracking
Hvalues for the characters you need to be kerned. By using the search and
Hreplace function to look for occurrences of the character pairs, you may
Creplace these occurrences with special Professional Page codes. For
Iexample, to set the kerning value for the pair Ti to -1% of EM space, you
Bmay do a global search and replace in the article editor of Ti and
Greplace it with 'Ti'. These features are not recommended for the casual
user.
GQ: I've done the install and I still get a requester that says "Please
,install the volume CGFONTS:". What is wrong?
@A: Professional Page is trying to find the directory which your
ICompugraphic fonts are stored. Please see the section on installation and
(.txt)