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Previewing Postscript Files

  1. Start GSview from the Start menu. You do not need to register, so you can skip the registration by clicking on OK.
  2. Open the file by clicking on File from the GSview menu bar. Alternatively, you can Drag and Drop it in GSview.
  3. Open Windows Explorer if it is not already running, and navigate to the relevant directory. 
  4. Select the file you wish to preview and then drag and drop it in the GSview window.
  5. The white rectangular region represents the paper. If the picture does not fit within the window, you can make the picture appear within the window borders by clicking on the magnify icon. You may have to click repeatedly to reduce the size.
  6. If the display is not as expected, go back to the application in which you produced the picture and take the necessary steps to obtain the right picture. 
  7. Exit from GSview by selecting File - Exit from the main menu.

Printing Postscript Files

Preview the picture to make sure it is correct.You are advised to experiment with one picture before sending all your document for printing. Failing to do this might cost you a lot of money.

Converting Postscript Files to other Graphic File formats

Most applications produce outputs in many formats including postscript format. However some applications produce output in formats which are not suitable for exporting into other applications (Microsoft Word, AOL, etc.). If you wish to export pictures from these applications, produce the output in the postscript format first and then convert them into the appropriate format in GSview. The format to select depends on the application and the content of the file.

  1. Preview your postscript file.
  2. Start the conversion by clicking on File - Convert.
  3. Change the device to an appropriate format. To convert your postscript file into Portable Network Graphic format, select device names beginning with png.
  4. Click on OK and type an appropriate file name.   
  5. Click on Save.
  6. Exit from GSview by selecting File - Exit from the main menu.

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