[Scribus] Printing Scribus at Kinko's

[Louis Desjardins]

>Craig Bradney wrote:
>
>>On Friday 06 May 2005 13:24, wayne wrote:
>>
>>>On Friday 06 May 2005 01:13 am, Craig Bradney wrote:
>>>   
>>>
>>>>On Friday 06 May 2005 13:09, wayne wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>>On Friday 06 May 2005 01:05 am, Louis Desjardins wrote:
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>>>What's the best way to print out a Scribus document at Kinko's copy
>>>>>>>center? They're strictly a Windows/Mac shop but I need to use their
>>>>>>>b&w laser printer, which is capable of printing 11" x 17" sheets.
>>>>>>>What software and what format (eps? pdf?) should I use for best
>>>>>>>results?
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Wayne,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any shop capable of handling PDFs can handle PDF created with
>>>>>>Scribus.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Scribus PDF works perfectly. I haven't had *any* single issue on
>>>>>>Xerox Docucolors (various models). Make sure to *embed all fonts*.
>>>>>>Proofing the resulting PDF must be part of your workflow as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At early stages of document layout, you must know on which printer
>>>>>>this is going to be printed and keep reasonable margins.
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>
>>>>>What (Windows/Mac) software would I use to get the best result?
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>Not sure I'm reading this correctly...................
>>>>
>>>>Craig
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>I take my Scribus file (11"x17" size document saved on a CD) into Kinko's
>>>copy center. They have a section of self serve computers (both Windows and
>>>Mac) that you can rent time on. I want to print out my Scribus document on
>>>their B&W laser printer because it can print out 11" x 17" size prints. I
>>>have my document in pdf format with the fonts embedded. Which software
>>>would I use to accomplish this printing?
>>>
>>>This is a self serve shop and they don't have Scribus installed on any of
>>>their computers. They do have Photoshop, Corel, Pagemaker, Acrobat, and
>>>several other Windows/Mac titles.
>>>   
>>>
>>
>>I would take 2 copies. One with fonts fully embedded, and one with 
>>them subset/outlined just in case something goes funny with fonts 
>>if you had to import the PDF into PS on a Mac for example, and use 
>>Acrobat to print from. You should not really have a problem.
>>
>It may not be important for what you're doing, but the default 
>settings of Acrobat Reader (now Adobe Reader) will shrink your 
>output even when it doesn't seem necessary.

This is a very good observation. True. And to avoid this, uncheck any 
option telling you the document will be resized.

Thanks Greg!

Louis

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