2011-03-29
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The latest version of PrintShop Mail is currently 7.1. This documentation was updated on 2011-03-29 and covers the changes made in this version. If you are still using an older version of PrintShop Mail, you can access its documentation by using the Version: menu at the top-right corner of this screen.

If you wish to upgrade to PrintShop Mail7.1, you can do so via the Upgrade Request page. Note that in order to upgrade, you will need a valid OL Care contract as of 2010-09.

GDI Printer Output

The GDI Printer Output (or Windows Driver Output) Print Technology allows you to print to a non PostScript Printer, using a Windows printer driver installed on your system.

This option is not available in the Preferences panel with the others Print Technologies. GDI Printing will be automatically applied when selecting a non Postscript printer in the Page Setup or in the Print Dialog.

When selecting a non PostScript printer the print output will not be optimized, printing and spooling time will be significantly slower compared to other technologies. This is because the job needs to be converted into the Windows printing language (EMF) before being sent to the printer.

The Print Dialog will show the following message:

"The selected printer driver is not a Postscript Level 2 compatible device. Printing speed will be reduced and some features might not be supported”.

The following features might not be supported by non Postscript printers: