1 About the chapters of this manual
In the following, we give a brief summary of each chapter of this manual. These summaries will help you find the information you are looking for.
Installation of PDF HandShake
"Setting up PDF HandShake with HELIOS Admin" gives directions for choosing suitable PDF HandShake settings via the HELIOS Admin program on a client. The chapter describes the relevant dialogs, including options for HELIOS ImageServer users.
"PDF HandShake utility programs" describes the UNIX programs of which PDF HandShake is composed, and describes in detail how to change options and attributes of these programs manually.
"Editing pre-separated PDF documents" describes the "HELIOS Plate Control" plug-in for Adobe Acrobat on Macintosh that can be used to edit the separation plate information in pre-separated PDF documents.
"Printing with PDF HandShake" describes the "pdfprint" tool that allows printing PDF files directly from the server without opening an application. It also describes how to specify the same print options via the PDF HandShake print plug-in for Acrobat (or Reader) on Macintosh. Using either the plug-in, or "pdfprint", you can e.g. print separations and make use of the PDF HandShake color matching features.
The OPI workflow
(requires ImageServer)
"The standard OPI workflow using PDF files" describes how to use PDF files in an OPI environment. It shows how to tag color profiles to PDF high-res files, and explains the default behavior of the OPI server when handling PDF files.
"Export for Imposition with ImageServer" shows how to export PDF files (as PostScript files) for further use in an imposition application. Final printing from the imposition software to the output device requires HELIOS ImageServer.
"Create PDF Server" is a PDF HandShake feature to automate the PDF creation of any PostScript job. Configuration and setup is easy and comfortable through HELIOS Admin. In addition, the chapter shows how to set up a lower quality "Create PDF" queue, e.g. for bitmap documents in an office environment, using the Ghostscript engine instead of the Distiller for PDF creation.
"PDF-native OPI workflow" is an essential component of high volume PDF document workflows based on Adobe® InDesign® software.
"PDF Internet Printing", the innovative web server solution that enables PDF HandShake to receive PDF print jobs from users over the Internet using any web browser.
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"Preferences" all PDF HandShake preferences are listed, and it is explained what they effect when set.
"Example workflow" illustrates a possible production environment where a customer uses Microsoft Word for document creation and submits PDF files to his printers.
"Support options" explains the support options for HELIOS products and helps you set up an error report.
"Create PDF files using Acrobat Distiller" gives instructions on how to set up the job options of the Acrobat Distiller software in order to create PDF files that are best suited for being used with PDF HandShake.
"About fonts" gives some background information about fonts, different types of fonts and the problems that can arise during printing. The appendix also explains how PDF HandShake deals with fonts.
"Glossary" explains some product-related terminology
