1 About the chapters of this manual
In the following, we give a brief summary of every chapter of this manual. These summaries are supposed to help you find the information you are looking for.
Chapter
2 "Using the manual" explains how to read and understand the manual. The chapter gives information about the manual version, the structure of the contents, and the meanings of font and syntax conventions.
Chapter
3 "An introduction to PDF Handshake" gives background information. It introduces a very new idea, namely the idea of using the PDF file format as exchange format in a prepress environment or in the printing business. Several workflows are illustrated.
Chapter
4 "Installation" lists the program's system requirements, and describes the installation procedure on the server and the installation of the Macintosh tools. It also explains how to uninstall parts of the software.
Chapter
7 "Setting up PDF Handshake with the EtherShare Admin" gives directions for choosing PDF Handshake settings with the EtherShare Admin program on a Macintosh. The chapter describes the relevant dialogs which may offer different options, depending on whether or not you are using EtherShare OPI.
Chapter
8 "Editing pre-separated PDF documents" describes the "HELIOS Plate Control" plug-in for Acrobat Exchange that can be used to edit the separation plate information in pre-separated PDF documents.
Chapter
8 "Editing pre-separated PDF documents" describes the command line tool "pdfprint" that allows you to print PDF files directly from your server without opening an application. It also describes the features offered by our print plug-in for Acrobat Exchange (or Reader) on Macintosh. With this plug-in and with "pdfprint" you can e.g. print separations and make use of PDF Handshake's color matching features.
Chapter
10 "The standard OPI workflow using PDF files" describes how to use PDF files in an OPI environment. It shows how to tag color profiles or ICC profiles to PDF high-resolution files, and it explains the default behavior of the OPI Server when handling PDF files.
Chapter
11 "Export for Imposition with EtherShare OPI" shows how to export PDF files (as PostScript files) for further use in an imposition software. Final printing from the imposition software to the output device requires EtherShare OPI.
Chapter
12 "Transforming PDF into EPSF" explains the use of the "pdftoeps" command line tool that transforms PDF files into EPSF high-resolution files for use in an EPSF-only workflow.
Chapter
13 "Example workflow" illustrates a possible production environment where a customer uses Microsoft Word for document creation and submits PDF files to his printers.
Chapter
14 "Support options" explains the support options for HELIOS products and helps you set up an error report.
Chapter
13 "Example workflow" is a new feature of PDF Handshake to automate the PDF creation of any PostScript job. Configuration and setup is easy and comfortable through the EtherShare Admin.
Chapter
14 "Support options" is PDF Handshake's innovative PDF Internet Printing feature. It supports the remote delivery and printing of PDF documents over the Internet allowing simple transfers and printing over the Internet using any web browser.
Appendix
A 4: "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.
