APD (Aldus Printer Definition) are files that Aldus provides primarily to their PageMaker customers. Apple does not supply Aldus Printer Definition files to PageMaker customers. Apple and third-party printer manufacturers do provide information to Aldus, so they can create their APD file for the specific printers.
Aldus Technical Support indicated that a Personal LaserWriter NT APD would be available sometime in the future. In the meantime, they provided a workaround for the only known issue when using the LaserWriter IINT APD with the Personal LaserWriter. A dialog box appears after the Print menu item has been selected. The dialog states:
Check printer type.
If you have trouble printing to
"{name of printer}" change "Printer:" from
"{current APD}" to "{printer type}"
in the Print dialog box.
For the described situation, it would read:
Check printer type.
If you have trouble printing to
"{name of printer}" change "Printer:" from
"LaserWriter IINT" to "LaserWriter
Personal NT" in the Print dialog box.
To eliminate this dialog box from the printing process, do these steps:
1) Copy the exact names in the "{current APD}" field and in the "{printer
type}" field of the "Check printer type" dialog. In this case:
"{current APD}" = "LaserWriter IINT"
"{printer type}" = "LaserWriter Personal NT"
and Quit PageMaker.
2) Make a copy of the "LaserWriter IINT.apd" file.
3) Open the copy with a word processor or text editor.
4) Locate all occurrences of "LaserWriter IINT" and change to "LaserWriter
Personal NT".
5) Save the copied and modified file in text format with the name
"LaserWriter Personal NT.apd". Be sure the .apd extension is included.
6) Exit the word processor/text editor and restart the Macintosh.
7) Launch PageMaker, go to the Print dialog box, and select "LaserWriter
Personal NT" from the "Printer:" popup menu.
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Article Change History:
23 Aug 1995 - Made minor corrections.
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