Preparing to Use Ghostscript with EZ Form

  

GhostScript is a program that allows Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files to be converted to many other formats, including BMP, JPG, PCX, PDF, PNG, and TIF. It is available at no cost on the Internet. GhostScript can be used with EZ Form to obtain the Nutrition Facts Panel and other outputs in one of these file formats. To do so, you will need to complete the following three sections.

I. Click here and proceed as follows to install GhostScript on your computer:
  1. Look under "Software available at this site" for a link titled "GPL GhostScript 8.60"
    2. (or whatever the latest version number is)
  2. Click on the link you've chosen
  3. Scroll down until you find the heading "Microsoft Windows"
  4. Just below this heading, click the link that has the format "gs###w32.exe"
    (e.g., gs860w32.exe)
  5. Click <Run> (a 12 MB file will be downloaded)
  6. If you get a security warning, click <Run> again
  7. On the WinZip Self-Extractor screen that opens, click <Setup>
  8. Change the "Install to Directory" to C:\EZFORM\GS
  9. Click <Install>
  10. Close any extraneous open windows
II. Setup a printer that will be used to print PostScript data into a file:
  1. Click the <Start> button in your Taskbar, then on <Printers and Faxes>
    (or <Settings> then <Printers> if appropriate)
  2. Click <Add a printer> and proceed through the Add Printer wizard
  3. When requested, indicate that you're adding a Local printer
    (as opposed to a Network printer)
  4. When requested, select "File" as the port to be used
  5. When requested, select the "Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS"
  6. When asked if you wish to make this printer your default printer, answer "No"
III. Tell EZ Form where GhostScript is installed:
  1. Invoke EZ Form
  2. Open the Settings menu
  3. Click <Auxiliary Program Locations>
  4. If you are running EZ Form version 2008.101 or later and have installed Ghostscript in C:\EZFORM\GS as directed above, then the box below "Full path to the GhostScript executable" will be filled in automatically. If this box is empty or incorrect, enter the full path to GSWIN32C.EXE or click <Browse...> to find and select the file GSWIN32C.EXE.
  5. Click <OK> to close the "Auxiliary Program Locations" window. A check will be made that your input corresponds to an actual file on your computer.

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