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Before creating your load (.asc) file, you can
test your forms using FTPreview. FTPreview simulates a production print
run using the .asc file and a sample print stream.
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| Load a Data File |
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To preview your form:
- Select Load data file...
from the Tools menu.
- In the Open
dialog box, select the data file you wish to use as a sample.
- Select the appropriate Ascii/Unicode
conversion option:
- Auto -
If necessary, FTDesign automatically converts the selected sample data
file to Unicode based on your current system locale.
- Custom -
Choose a custom filter to convert the data file. Click the Filters...
button and the Input Filters dialog box
will open. Click Add and select a filter
to be used for conversion.
- None -
No conversion filter is used.
- Click the Open
button to load the sample data file.
The choice of Auto or Custom
depends on the Locale of your machine (the
language it operates in) and the language of the data file. If these
are the same (Simplified Chinese for example) AND you have that filter
loaded, Auto will suffice. If these are different
(English Locale with Korean data), then you will need to chose Custom
and select the appropriate Filter for the language of the data file.
The Western filter is applied for all Roman languages (English, and
European languages).
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| Preview the Forms |
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To preview your form:
- Select FTPreview
(b&w) or FTPreview (color)
from the Tools menu.
- FTPreview appears with the sample data
file formatted with the current form.
- PCL Preview
- if you have selected a PCL printer driver to preview the form, the
preview will be in b&w PCL format. If you selected FTPreview
(color) color objects will appear as "blobs".
- PCLXL (PCL6) - if
you have selected a PCLXL (PCL6) printer to preview the form, the
preview will be in color or b&w depending on your preview
selection. This is a TCG-written routine and allows the option "Print
to ANY Windows Printer" in the production system.
- PostScript Preview
- if you have selected a PostScript printer driver to preview the form,
the preview will be via Adobe PDF viewer in color PDF format for FTPreview
(color), or black and white PDF for FTPreview
(b&w).
If a data file has not been loaded to use as
sample input FormTrap will not be able to preview the form.
More information on Configuring FTPreview
in Design Options
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| Save the Output File |
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Preview files... shows
details from the prior preview, meaning you can view the Log file
produced by the formatting program and save the output file.
Output files are named "out"
with extensions .pcl, .pclxl
(pcl6) and .ps.
From version 7.2.0.2 of FTDesign, you can
also view the Associated File.
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Load a
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