FILE FORMATS
PostScript Format
Preparing PostScript Files
- LATEX
- Running LATEX produces a DVI file which can be converted into
PostScript using dvips filename.dvi
- MS Word
- In File|Print select a PostScript printer and check the box
Print to file, then type an appropriate filename.ps
(use extension .ps).
You may need to install a PostScript printer on your computer. Do this by
going to
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add Printers>Printers.
It is suggested that you add a generic Adobe Post Script Printer Driver.
In order to install go to the Universal Installer section at the Adobe download site
and choose appropriate the language version.
In case you don't the generic Adobve Post Script driver please make sure that
printer specific details are removed from the PS file. This is done by
using a texteditor to remove anything before the
line starting with %!PS and anything after the line %%EOF
Printing PostScript Files
- UNIX machines:
- Usually use
lp -d<printername> filename.ps or print using ghostview
- Windows machines:
-
Use GSview to view and print.
Click here to obtain GSview
Go to "Obtaining Aladdin Ghostscript X.XX" and scroll down to
the "OS/2, MS-DOS & MS-Windows" section to download the self-extracting
file : gsvyyxxx.exe
PDF Format
Preparing PDF Files
- LATEX
-
Use latex-to-pdf programs to produce
PDF files directly from latex. See the
TEX Users Group
for more information.
- PostScript
-
Use Adobe Acrobat to convert from PostScript files
(or basically any other file format) or the PS2PDF converter.
- MS Word
- Use Adobe Acrobat.
Printing PDF files
Use Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Click here to obtain Adobe Acrobat Reader
