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Re: ?-Can complete notebooks be converted to Postscript?

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  • Subject: [mg17102] Re: ?-Can complete notebooks be converted to Postscript?
  • From: "Roddy Rivas-Llosa M." <rhoworks at my-dejanews.com>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 02:32:27 -0400
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There is no need to convert notebook files to TeX in order to translate them
into postscript and finally to PDF format.

I had the same problem a couple of months ago and discovered that it is
possible to "print" the notebook to a .ps file and convert it to PDF via
distiller. There is no need to actually have a PostScript printer.

The steps are: (1) Install a PS printer driver (e.g. HP LaserJet 5 PS). (2)
If you would like to have the PDF file look exactly as your notebook, you
would have to change "Format/Printing Style Environment" to "Working". (3)
Print the notebook with the PS driver and select "Print to file" (specify a
file name.) (4) The generated file will have .prn extension. That doesn't
matter. (5) Manually change the file extension to .ps (6) Use a distiller to
convert the file to PDF format.

(*) If the results are not the expected, do not pay attention to step 2.

Hope you make good PDFs. Please send any comments if the method worked fine.

--
Roddy Rivas-Llosa M., MBA
Professor of Economics, Finance and
Computing Science.
Universidad del Pacifico - Lima-Peru

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