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19. Reopen Print With Preview (press Alt+Ctrl+P). Make sure Show More Options is checked, and
change the drop-down list box immediately below it to Output (see Figure 9.11). If the printer
driver you selected supports PostScript, check Include Vector Data at the bottom of the Print dia-
log box. (This will be grayed out if not supported.) Choose a method from the Encoding drop-
down list box that your printer supports. (Consult your network administrator if necessary.)

Figure 9.11
Including vector data in
Postscript output

WARNING Most inkjets do not support PostScript. However, many laser and electrostatic printers do.
20. Close Illustration.tif without saving.

A few final conveniences are worth mentioning. After you go through the printing work flow, the
settings you changed in the nested printing dialog boxes remain there until you change them. There-
fore, you can quickly print an additional copy (with the same settings) by choosing File Print One
Copy or by pressing Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P. If you want more than one copy, choose File Print to open
the Windows Print dialog box where you can adjust the number of copies. Be warned that this is
exactly how you might waste print media if you are not careful. I recommend going through Print
With Preview so you’ll be visually aware of what you are sending to the printer each time.

E-Mailing Images
Sending an image by e-mail is perhaps the most expedient way to communicate visually at a distance.
However, remember that clients are often technically challenged and probably will not have Photo-
shop on their machines, let alone know how to use it or any other image-viewing software.
Therefore, before you e-mail an image to someone who will be frustrated because they can’t view
it, read this section. It contains information about how to use e-mail techniques that reach the lowest
common digital denominator: e-mail client software. If you prepare an image for easy viewing in an
e-mail program such as Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird, the recipient will immediately
see the image when they open the e-mail message.
Let’s see how you can prepare an image to be sent as an attachment that can be viewed by anyone
who knows enough about computers to check their e-mail.
1. Open the file ClientProof.tif from the companion CD. This image is from the Hollyhock
project in Chapter 5.
2. Open the Save For Web dialog box (choose File Save For Web, or press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S).
Click the Original tab to view the source document in the preview area (see Figure 9.12).