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This document was created by an unregistered ChmMagic, please go to http://www.bisenter.com to register it. ThanksPostScript or EPS file or an Adobe Acrobat PDF. (This option works only if you've selected a PostScript-compatible printer orare using Mac OS X.)When you choose File, the Print button says Save. Click it to bring up the Save dialog box, where you can name the file andselect the file format you want (see Figure 23.6).Figure 23.6. Printing to a file.Print Selected Area When this box (simply called Selection in Windows) is checked and you have a rectangular area currentlyselected in your Photoshop image, you can print just that area. This works only with rectangular selections created with theMarquee tool. Also, it doesn't work for feathered selections.Encoding (can also be simply a check box for ASCII format) Here you tell Photoshop which encoding method to use when itsends the image data to the printer. ASCII is understood by all PostScript printers, so it's a safe bet. Binary encoding is morecompressed and thus can be faster, but it doesn't work on all printers. JPEG encoding is even faster, but it results in someloss of data because it's a lossy compression scheme. JPEG encoding works only with PostScript Level 2 printers.Print In Here you can decide how to print the image: in grayscale, in RGB colors, or in CMYK colors. For some desktopprinters, RGB gives better results. (If you're unsure, try both and see which looks better to you.)Print Separations This option appears in place of the Print In option, but only if the image is currently in CMYK or Duotonemode and the composite color channel is active. When you check this option, Photoshop prints each channel as a separatecolor plate. For example, a CMYK document would print as four separate pages, one for all the cyan data in the image, onefor magenta, one for yellow, and one for black.Options Strangely enough, Options isn't always one of your options. On a non-PostScript printer, such as the HP DeskJetseries, you'll see the Options button as one of your choices in the Print dialog box. Options lets you choose Intensity,Halftoning, and Color Matching. Leave all three at Auto unless you're printing a photograph. If you are, choose Photographicfrom the Color Matching menu to get the best possible color reproduction.At long last, when everything's set to your satisfaction, click Print to print it!