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• Convert a Document and Save It to a File (Page 331)
• Install a Document (Page 333)
• Perform a Batch Conversion and/or Installation (Page 336)
• Print a Document without Data (Page 337)
• Move a Document between PlanetPress Design Installations (Page 338)
21.2.4 Generate a Soft Proof
Soft proofs are document previews that show no watermarks. Each soft proof has a maximum of 10 pages, so
if your PlanetPress Design document has only 1 page, the soft proof can show as many as 10 records, but if
your document has 10 pages, the soft proof can show only a single record.
As with document previews, soft proofs must be generated one output type at a time. If your document
contains more than one output type, you must preview each separately.
Note that if you look at a document that uses one of the 35 standard PostScript fonts and that includes the
Euro glyph, you are likely to find out that although this glyph is displayed at design time it does not show up
in previews. If this is the case, faxes and archives generated using PlanetPress Watch/Server will also lack this
glyph. Try printing to see if the printer is able to recognize and print this glyph.
To generate a soft proof:
1. From the PlanetPress Design Button, choose Soft Proof.
2. Select the data pages you want to use for the preview in the Data page range group.
All data pages: Select to use all data pages (or in the case of a database emulation, all record sets) in
the sample data file. It is important to understand that this refers to data pages and not document
pages. The presence or absence of an individual document page in the preview depends on the output
type (printer, PlanetPress Image, PlanetPress Fax) and the condition, if any, set on the page.
Use data page range: Select to specify the range of data pages in the sample data file that you want
to use for this preview. Use the From and To spin boxes to enter the range. It is important to
understand that this refers to data pages and not document pages. The presence or absence of an
individual document page in the preview depends on the output type and the condition, if any, set on
the page.
From: Enter the page number of the first data page in the range of data pages you want to use for the
preview. You can type the page number or use the spin buttons to adjust the value. Remember that if
you start document execution at a given data page, any effects the preceding data pages may have had
on execution up to that point, are not available. This option is available only when you select Use data
page range.
To: Enter the page number of the last data page in the range of data pages you want to use for the
preview. You can type the page number or use the spin buttons to adjust the value. This option is
available only when you select Use data page range.
3. Select the type of output you want to preview in the Simulation group.
Printer Queue: Select to preview the result of executing the document on a printer.
PlanetPress Fax: Select to preview the result of executing the document in PlanetPress Fax.
PlanetPress Image: Select to preview the result of executing the document in PlanetPress Image.
4. If you selected PlanetPress Image, click the PDF Options button to display the PDF Options dialog and
set the display options for the PDF files.
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