Re: Converting MS Word to postscript
Stephen Gran wrote:
> I have a file that I created using MS Word (I know, I know) that IU
> would like to convert into a postscript file. The problem I am having
> is that Openoffice, Abiword, etc. all mess up the formatting when I try
> to open it, so I can't just print to file there. I have not yet tried
> antiword on it, but I suspect that if these others can't get the
> formatting right, neither will antiword.
>
> I have tried printing to file from the Windows box, and it ouputs a .prn
> file, which is apparently of type:
>
> steve@gashuffer:~$ file Resume.prn
> Resume.prn: HP Printer Job Language data
>
> Not postscript, as I would have assumed. gv refuses to open it, but I
> can print it with lpr, so presumably I can somehow get one of the gv-like
> programs to open it, or convert it, but I'm not having much luck. Any
> one have any suggestions here?
The problem on the Windows box is that you have Windows set up to use an
HP or HP-compatible printer. If you configure a PostScript printer, and
then tell MS Word to use that printer driver to print to a file, then you
should get PostScript output.
Craig
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