Printing to PostScript File under Windows

In Windows 2000, all you have to do is attach a postscript printer driver to the ``file'' port:

• Start Button / Settings / Control Panel / Printers
• Add Printer (double click)
  The next screen should be a small box called ``Add Printer Wizard'' and should show 2 radio buttons: Local Printer and Network Printer. Select ``Local Printer'' and the Next button.

• From the Available Ports list, scroll to the bottom to select ``FILE:Print to file'' port and click Next. After some delay, a list of known manufacturers and printers appears.

• From the Manufacturers list, select Apple; from the printer list select ``Apple LaserWriter v23.0'' and click Next.

• You can set it as the default printer if you want, but you probably don't since this ``printer'' is only for creating PostScript files.

• Choose ``Not Shared'' from the next window and click next.

• Try the test page. You can check it in ghostview. It contains a wealth of information such as the systems files involved.