QMS Magicolor, User Manual

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6. System 7 users: Create a folder called Printer Descriptions
inside the Extensions folder inside the System Folder, if one
doesn’t already exist.
System 6 users: Create a folder called Printer Descriptions
inside the System Folder, if one doesn’t already exist.
7. Open the PPDs folder inside the Drivers folder in the PSExec
3.xx Folder.
8. Open the Ver 4.1 folder inside the PPDs folder.
9. Select the magicolor or the magicolor Plus PPD in the Ver 4.1
folder and drag it to the Printer Descriptions folder you created
in step 4.
10. From the Apple menu, choose Chooser.
11. In the Chooser window, select the LaserWriter 8.x icon and
select the QMS magicolor or magicolor Plus.
12. Choose the Setup button.
The LaserWriter queries the printer and automatically
chooses the appropriate PPD. Now you can access printer
features by choosing Options in your application’s Print
dialog box. Choose Help in the Options dialog box for
information on these options.
NOTE: If you use Adobe PhotoShop, go to PhotoShop’s Page
Setup dialog box, and select Use Printer’s Default Screen
under the Screens option. (This allows your choices in
the QMS driver to take effect.)
Installing Printer Description Files
If you plan to print from Aldus PageMaker, Aldus FreeHand, Aldus
PrePrint, Adobe Separator, or QuarkXPress, install the appropriate
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