Adobe PDF vs. Microsoft XPS

If EPS files within Microsoft Office are being used, the original PostScript driver should be employed, rather than the new driver. Windows allows more than one driver to reference the same printer.

Drafts of this article were submitted to the manufacturers, and all issues it contains were discussed with them. When asked about printing Type 1 fonts or about problems when exporting Type 1 fonts to XPS or PDF, Microsoft’s Adrian Ford, senior program manager for the company’s Documents and Printing Team, said that Microsoft “cannot reproduce the reported behavior, and having also checked with the Office team, we are not aware of any reported problems in this area.”