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Installing application-specific printer description files
A few applications require you to install additional files. These files give the application
information about the capabilities of your printer and are often known as Printer Descrip-
tion files. The manuals included with an application tell you whether or not it requires
these files. The LaserWriter 8 driver, shipped with the Elite 12ppm, uses printer descrip-
tions called PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files.
When you install software from the Elite 12ppm CD-ROM, the printer description files are
copied into a folder named Application Files in the Elite™ 12ppm Folder. The Elite™
12ppm Folder is then located in your startup disk’s window. Follow the instructions below
to copy each file into the folder specified by the application.
For more detailed information on printer description files, please refer to the documenta-
tion included with the application.
Elite 12xx (format 4)
This file is automatically placed in the
Printer Descriptions folder during the
initial (complete) software installation
procedure. It’s provided here because some
application(s) may require it to be placed in
a folder other than the standard Printer
Descriptions folder.
GCxx.PPD (format 3.0)
This is the printer description file for
Aldus® FreeHand™ versions 3.0 and 3.1,
Aldus PageMaker® version 4.2x, Adobe
Separator™ 3.2 or earlier, Canvas™ ver-
sions 3.0 or later, and other applications
that require a .PPD file. Copy this file into
the appropriate PPD Folder specified by the
application you are using (e.g., the Aldus
PageMaker PPD Folder is located in the
Aldus Folder, which is located in the
System Folder).
GCxx.PDX
This is the extension to the PostScript
printer description file for Aldus FreeHand
3.0 and 3.1 and PageMaker 4.2x. Copy the
file into the PPD Folder located in the
Aldus Folder, which is located in the
System Folder.
Elite 12xx.PDF
This is the PostScript printer description
file for QuarkXPress™ versions 3.1 or later.
This file contains Elite 12ppm-specific
information for paper sizes. Copy this file
into the folder where the QuarkXPress
application resides.
Elite 12xx.MPD
This extension is the PostScript printer
description file for Ready,Set,Go!® versions
5.0 or later. Copy the file into the MPD
Folder located in the Ready,Set,Go! Folder.