What Is "Print to File" used for?

Please could someone explain to me what the "Print To File" option is
used 
for in Corel Draw. I tried to use it as an experiment but I could not open 
the resulting "prn" file. Is it something only used for commercial
printing, 
or is it something I can use for home printing?

Kind Regards

Chris 

I sometimes use print files to create PDF files when the pages of a report 
have been created in several different programs. Acrobat Distiller can 
assemble the print files into a single PDF, and the process can be repeated 
using different conversion settings (if you wanted two versions of a PDF 
file, one for print, one for web).

With the earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat, that was the only way to collate 
multiple files into a single PDF. They have since upgraded Acrobat to make 
it easier to collate PDF files and also to replace pages in the final PDF, 
but I still use the old method sometimes, it gives you a little more 
control.

Print files can also be created to be uploaded to a printer not connected to 
your workstation or network. That would allow you to control print settings 
rather than trust someone else to do it, and it also means that the target 
printer would not require that the same software application be installed on 
the workstation in order to print the document. 

> With Acrobat do you click File open/prn file?

You can drag the file to Distiller (if it's a PostScript print file) or open 
it from there.

> Also how do you print a prn file with a desktop printer?

I don't recall the command used. If you are creating the print file on the 
same PC that is connected to the printer, then I can't think of any reason 
to print to file first, just print directly to the printer. 

Chris,

    Postscript stuff also get printed to file.
Bob

"Chris Nicola" <chrisnicola@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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>
> Thanks Matt. I think I have understood the theory. However, in practice 
> how do you work with the resulting prn file? With Acrobat do you click 
> File open/prn file?
>
> Also how do you print a prn file with a desktop printer? Since no 
> programme is associated with prn files on my computer double clicking it 
> doesn't work. Do I have to open it in Acrobat first?
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Chris
> _______________________
>
> "Matt" <matt@kwijybo.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> I sometimes use print files to create PDF files when the pages of a 
>> report have been created in several different programs. Acrobat
Distiller 
>> can assemble the print files into a single PDF, and the process can be

>> repeated using different conversion settings (if you wanted two
versions 
>> of a PDF file, one for print, one for web).
>>
>> With the earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat, that was the only way to 
>> collate multiple files into a single PDF. They have since upgraded 
>> Acrobat to make it easier to collate PDF files and also to replace
pages 
>> in the final PDF, but I still use the old method sometimes, it gives
you 
>> a little more control.
>>
>> Print files can also be created to be uploaded to a printer not
connected 
>> to your workstation or network. That would allow you to control print 
>> settings rather than trust someone else to do it, and it also means
that 
>> the target printer would not require that the same software application

>> be installed on the workstation in order to print the document.
>>
>>
>
>
> 

Thanks Matt. I think I have understood the theory. However, in practice how 
do you work with the resulting prn file? With Acrobat do you click File 
open/prn file?

Also how do you print a prn file with a desktop printer? Since no programme 
is associated with prn files on my computer double clicking it doesn't work. 
Do I have to open it in Acrobat first?

Kind Regards

Chris
_______________________

"Matt" <matt@kwijybo.com> wrote in message
news:465ae37e_3@cnews...
>
> I sometimes use print files to create PDF files when the pages of a report

> have been created in several different programs. Acrobat Distiller can 
> assemble the print files into a single PDF, and the process can be 
> repeated using different conversion settings (if you wanted two versions 
> of a PDF file, one for print, one for web).
>
> With the earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat, that was the only way to 
> collate multiple files into a single PDF. They have since upgraded Acrobat

> to make it easier to collate PDF files and also to replace pages in the 
> final PDF, but I still use the old method sometimes, it gives you a little

> more control.
>
> Print files can also be created to be uploaded to a printer not connected 
> to your workstation or network. That would allow you to control print 
> settings rather than trust someone else to do it, and it also means that 
> the target printer would not require that the same software application be

> installed on the workstation in order to print the document.
>
>