Publisher doesnt want to make Postscript

[Samuel Kukucka]

Hello,
I have a problem with publisher.
It doesnt want to create post script file. My .pub file is large 90 Mb, I
did all corectly.
Can anyone help?

 

[Mary Sauer]

What version Publisher?

If you did it all correctly, then it should work. Do you get an error? Does the
computer hang?
What is the issue? You have one big publication, can you decrease the size of your
images?

Save your publication as a PostScript file for commercial printing
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP051146781033.aspx

 

[Samuel Kukucka]

Hello Mary,
I use publisher 2003 from Office pack 2003
When I am saving smaller file it works. I cant decrease pictures, I need
them print in a high quality A4. Pic. are in .tiff format.
I dont get any eror report.
Im working on Pentium 2.4 GHz 256 Mb RAM. System - Windows XP pack 2.
Computer works stable.
Driver I create .ps file on is Mako-Adobe.
I never had problem before, but I think that file is too large for memory.
When I cut some pages from .pub file it works.
In this is my problem. I gues now is more clearlier.
Can you Mary help me now, or anyone else?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Samuel, I don't recognize the Mako-Adobe. Is it the same as Acrobat? Have you tried
using the "Generic Color PS for Commercial Printing" driver? Open the Printers and
Faxes folder, file, add printer, click next, next, next, scroll down to generic,
select the Color PS printer. Try it and see if it will print.

 

[Mike Koewler]

256 megs ram under Win XP? That's bare minimum, enough to read e-mail
and send a fax. I would double that, at the least.

Mike

 

[Terje Martinsen]

This was a known error in early versions of Pub2003.
Seemed like it created the print, but never created the file itself (some
error that did not copy the tempfile to the resulting .PS file).
Have you made all updates to Pub2003?

Terje

 

[Mac Townsend]

Mako is an imagesetter.

 

[Mac Townsend]

What is the procedure you are using?

Are you:

1) having the document set up properly using the Mako as your selected
printer? With the correct paper size and orientation? Color is set
correctly (i.e. a spot color setting for spot color file, etc)

2) The Mako driver set up to the "on file" port (printer properties >
ports)

3) You then PRINT to this printer using the apporpriate settings (
greyscale/cmyk seps, in most cases, or RGB/CMYK composite.

OR are you Save As PostScript file?

 

[Samuel Kukucka]

Hello Mike,
You are right! I did the job, I finished it, but I had to portion my file,
for it was very very large. The .pub file was approximately 90 MB and .ps
file was 370 MB. So when I have made two smaller files and then have made .ps
files. everything was o.k. I made two files about 45 MB and did two .ps files
about 170 MB.
I have to buy more RAM, at least 256 MB yet.
Thank you

 

[Samuel Kukucka]

Mary,
I have a CD adobe postscript printer drivers, and there is on it Mako,
Linotronic 560, OCe, PDF955, and other good drivers.
I am wonder you dont recognize it?
About Generic color ps for comercial printing? This driver have not enough
resolution. We`re working here on 2540dpi. So I cant use it for my job.

 

[Samuel Kukucka]

Hello Terje,
Exactly there is as you described. But I think this is way I have no enough
RAM memory. Becouse my .pub file was 90 MB. When I have splited on two
smaller files, it was working. I didnt update publisher yet?
How can I update my Publisher?

 

[Samuel Kukucka]

I have tried both, save as .ps and print to file, the all set up were
properly, there was the same results, but I finished the job, by spliting
files. I made two .pub files. The first file was made from color pages, front
and back, second file was made from inside pages.
This was the point.

 

[PAF]

I would recomend 1GB RAM when running XP and making larger Office-documents,
it will also perform much better.

To update Publisher:

Method 1: (preferred)
In the Windows XP menu: Start / Help and Support / Pick a task / Windows
Update
If this brings you to "Windows Update" (and not "Microsoft Update"), look
for the message about "Microsoft Update" and install this option. "Microsoft
Update" can be configured to automatically update your pc with both Windows
and Office updates.

Method 2:
If you only want to update Publisher for now, gp to the Office update site:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com
Click "Check for Updates"

Peter Almer Frederiksen
SKOV A/S, Denmark
www.skov.com


"Samuel Kukucka" skrev:

 

[Hans Jørgen Rundsten]

Get a Publisher 2007 beta (WITHOUT the tehnical refresh)!

Publisher 2003 wasn't able to create postscript files (under ceartain
conditions).
These problems was compleatly elliminated with the Publisher 2007 beta version
(summer 2006).
But in so far, I was recommended to download the so called technical refresh.

DON'T DO IT!

Office 2007 beta with TECHNICAL REFRESH are now again NOT ABLE able to
create PDF.
I hope, that the Office-team will fix that problem, and, in addition, the
serious problem about opening (or closing) Word 2007.

Hans Jørgen Rundsten

PS: The telephone support to MS in my country (Demmark) is as usual out of
order

 

[Mary Sauer]

The PDF function is now a free add-in.

The URLs
2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...11-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041&DisplayLang=en
2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...3c-6d89-4f15-991b-63b07ba5f2e5&DisplayLang=en

 

[blueshammer]

Hello;
I have the same problem. I do have 1.24G of RAM and 36G of avail space, but
unable to convert large files to PS in Publisher 2003. Was able to correct
with settings once, but do not remember what they were. Can anybody help?
blueshammer