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    DOS Compat Card: Color Printing Options
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7/15/94
2/2/99
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    I have a Color StyleWriter and a DOS Compatibility Card, I want to print in color from Windows, but cannot figure out how to do this. How can I print in color?

DISCUSSION

    Using PC Setup 1.0.7 and earlier, the Epson emulator does not support color or grayscale. When printing from the Windows environment to a color or grayscale printer, you need to select the Black and White option from the Print dialog.

    PC Setup 1.5 or greater provides color printing to color QuickDraw printers. PC Setup 1.5 is available in the Apple Software Updates as DOS Compatibility 1.5.

    PostScript Printing
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    As mentioned in the DOS Compatibility Card User's Guide, you can print in color from DOS or Windows with the correct printer driver. However, the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS printer does not allow you to print in color from DOS or Windows.

    Additional Color Printing Solutions
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    Another option to print in color is to install software which allows color PostScript printing, such a software based Color Postscript emulator so that the Color StyleWriter would appear as a PostScript printer.

    One product that provides this capability is StyleScript from GDT Softworks. StyleScript is a PostScript Level 2 emulator which allows you to print in color from Windows using PostScript.

    This software is installed in the Macintosh operating environment not the Windows environment. When you install StyleScript it modifies the existing Color StyleWriter printer driver (only certain models, check with GDT for list of available models) and turns it into a PostScript driver. From then on, it is seen as a PostScript printer to all applications (Macintosh and Windows).

    This article provides information about a non-Apple product. Apple Computer, Inc. is not responsible for its content. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

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Document Information
Product Area: Printers
Category: LaserWriters
Sub Category: Apple Printers and Windows
Keywords: kwindows

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