Adobe PDF vs. Microsoft XPS
Microsoft’s XPS document standard sounds and looks a lot like Adobe’s industry-standard PDF format. But will it perform as well in the printing workflow? Two camps are already forming. Fans of XPS say it is better than PDF because the fonts ar
• Become familiar with the new extensions for the Windows 2007 Open Office XML new products.
• Upgrade one machine to Vista and 2007 Office Suite and create an XPS file (containing transparencies, gradients and Type 1 fonts). Print it and examine it.
• Print the test file from Windows 2007 directly to your PostScript device with the original PostScript driver. Print it and examine it.
- Companies:
- Quark Inc.
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