Transferring PostScript (Macintosh)

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To obtain the highest quality drawings possible on a PostScript printer, ChemDraw creates both a screen representation and a PostScript representation of your drawing. PostScript is a page-definition language used to describe drawings. Many printers, including most Apple LaserWriter printers, use PostScript to create high quality output.

For best print quality under all circumstances, we recommend that you leave the Include PostScript and Include ChemDraw Laser Prep preferences selected (default) when you copy and paste from ChemDraw to other applications. The ChemDraw Laser Prep option adds approximately 11K to 12K to each drawing, but these options give you the greatest flexibility if you give your document to someone else or later want to print it on a PostScript printer.

If you never plan to print to a PostScript printer or never plan to give your document to someone who uses a PostScript printer, you can turn the preferences off.

To deselect the PostScript preferences:

1. From the File menu, choose Preferences.

2. Deselect Include PostScript and Include ChemDraw LaserPrep.

To transfer only a few drawings to another document:

NOTE: You can also transfer drawings to a document in a remote location whose printer cannot be initialized by ChemDraw.

• In the Preferences dialog box, select Include PostScript and Include ChemDraw Laser Prep.

The PostScript commands and the ChemDraw Laser Prep are transferred with each drawing. The transferred drawings can be printed independently of ChemDraw.

If you do not check the Include PostScript check box when printing to a PostScript printer ChemDraw sends QuickDraw commands to the printer. For more information, see "Printing Background Color".

To print to a non-PostScript printer:

• Deselect both Include PostScript and Include ChemDraw Laser Prep on the General tab or the Preferences dialog box.