To export files to HP PCL
| 1. | Choose Export... from the 'File' menu. |
| 3. | To avoid a new file overwriting an existing file with the same name, tick Do not overwrite files: see Overwriting files. |
| 4. | Choose PCL document as the 'Format'; |
| o | a wildcarded filename (with extension .PCL) and folder are supplied. To create a different filename or extension, type in the new name. To select a different folder to store the file, use the Browse button. Or |
| o | check the LPR box; the filename will be supplied automatically. |
| 5. | Tick the Force monochrome checkbox if required. Click PCL options... to configure PCL export options. |
| 6. | Tick Run the associated program after creating the file if you would like to open the file immediately, using your preferred program (EscapeE is an obvious choice). See Associated programs for instructions. |
| 7. | If you have defined data fields on the pages, EscapeE can create a .LOG file automatically: |
| • | Comma separated (default) |
| o | Further Log file options may be set up from the 'Log File' page of the Configuration dialog: click Log file.... |
Notes
PCL files that have been repeatedly edited and updated often accumulate redundant code and unnecessary font downloads. By running such a PCL source file through PCL 'Export' you can reprocess the file and produce tidy, efficient code again. If you need to copy the PCL code without reprocessing, choose 'Subset' as the export format - see Saving pages to a PCL file.
EscapeE output always orders the elements in the document so that 'solid' elements (e.g. graphics) occur before 'open' elements (e.g. text). This ensures that modern colour printers (which use patterns of coloured and white dots to render shaded areas), always place text and drawn lines on top of any opaque elements. You may override this feature by selecting the 'Keep original element order' option.
As with PS and PDF export, compression, string combination and 'graphic'/'graphic with text' options are available.
Each page in a document may be used to create a new 'macro' using the Export 'PCL document' format. See To set options for PCL export.
Links
Saving pages to a PCL file
PCL export options
