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diff --git a/help/C/usage-print.sgml b/help/C/usage-print.sgml index 4e217dc99c..2645d9ef6c 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-print.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-print.sgml @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ preview feature to see how your printed output will look. </para> + <sect1 id="printpreview"> <title>Print Preview</title> <para> @@ -57,18 +58,23 @@ <para> The printer selection window, shown in <xref linkend="print-dest">, lets you choose the format for - printing— <guilabel>Generic - Postscript</guilabel>, whether to write to a PDF file, and whether to print - to a file or to an actual printer in Generic Postscript. If you choose a printer, - you'll be asked for the printer command (probably - <guilabel>lpr</guilabel>) which your system uses. If you - choose to print to a file, you'll need to decide upon a - filename. And of course, you'll want to choose a number of - copies, and whether to collate them. + printing— <guilabel>Generic Postscript</guilabel>, + whether to write to a PDF file, and whether to print to a file + or to an actual printer in Generic Postscript. If you choose a + printer, you'll be asked for the printer command (probably + <guilabel>lpr</guilabel>) which your system uses. If you + choose to print to a file, you'll need to decide upon a + filename. And of course, you'll want to choose a number of + copies, and whether to collate them. + <note id="windows-ps"> <title>Printing to PostScript?</title> <para> - If you're printing to PostScript, be careful. Windows cannot open up PostScript files. If you need your file to be read on a Windows, you should export to PDF. + PostScript is the file format used by most laser printers, + and in UNIX world is the easiest way to print to a file. + However, most systems running Microsoft Windows can't + recognize or handle PostScript files. You'll need to print + to PDF if you want to share your file with Windows users. </para> </note> </para> |