Making sure your files output correctly the first time is not hard, but it does take a little extra effort. For best results, you should first install the print drivers for our digital presses on your system. (A print driver is simply a file that gives the computer information about the printer or printing press being used.)

If you don't have a copy of our print drivers, you can download them here (Color or Black and White/Grayscale). If you choose not to download them, you can also have some success using a general PostScript driver instead.

In this section, we'll explain briefly how to install and use print drivers on MacOS. These instructions won't (and can't) cover every possible situation. If you have problems, contact Ed Eastridge via email at eeastridge@westerfieldbonte.com or by calling 502-585-4616.

MacOS

On the Mac, print drivers go in the Printer Descriptions folder within the Extensions folder in the System Folder on your hard drive. In addition to the DocuTech 6135 and EDOX/Canon CLC-1000 drivers, you'll need to have LaserWriter 8 or some other PostScript driver (such as Adobe PS or PSPrinter) active and selected before you can print.

Open the Chooser and select the appropriate driver: DocuTech 6135 for black-and-white output or EDOX/Canon CLC-1000 for color output. Then, return to your application and choose Print from the File menu. Select the Print To File or Save As PostScript option and click Print or Save. You'll be asked to name the document and choose a location for it. Give your document a name like filename.ps—the .ps extension is critical—and save it to your hard disk. The file is now ready for output.

Transferring Files to Westerfield-Bonte

Once you've created your file, you can send it to Westerfield-Bonte. You have several options here: You can attach it to an email document, send it via FTP to ftp.westefieldbonte.com, or place it on removable media and deliver it to us (or have us pick it up). We accept the following removable media on both Windows and MacOS platforms: floppy disks, 100MB Zip disks, and 1GB Jaz cartridges. We're sorry, but we don't support Syquest cartridges.