Setting Preferences, Saving Jobs in Native Format

Saving Jobs in Native Format

Once a job has been printed, you may want to save the RIPed file so that you can reprint it without having to RIP the file again. Saving a file as Native format, with a .prt extension, allows you to save RIPed files for reprinting.

1Select the job that you want to save as in Native Format by selecting it in the Print Monitor window.

2Click the Save a job button. You also can click File>Save to save a job in Native Format.

Setting Preferences

Select Edit>Preferences to access default settings, including what to do with files after printing and to specify the units of measurement. These preferences, in conjunction with Setup Properties, form the default print settings.

CPSI Scratch Directory—This is the location used to store information during processing. If you have multiple drives, you can use the Browse button to relocate the Scratch Directory to the drive with the most storage space. Doing this will allow you to process larger files without generating memory errors.

Default Setting—Specify what to do with jobs after they are printed and what units of measurement to display.