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SUPPORT AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOR Quite Imposing and Quite Imposing Plus

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SUPPORT AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOR ReplyMailOnLine.com

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SUPPORT AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOR Reply Mail Designer

QUESTION: Why can't I open the EPS file that I created with Reply Mail Designer?

ANSWER: To open an EPS file, you need to have illustration software such as Adobe Illustrator.

Note, however, that you do not need to OPEN an EPS file in order to USE the EPS file. In most situations, what you should do with an EPS file is IMPORT the EPS file into a word-processing application such as Microsoft Word or into a page-layout application such as Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress.

For example, here is how you import an EPS file into Microsoft Word 2000:
  • Click on "Insert" at the top of the Microsoft Word window.
  • Then click on "Picture."
  • Then click on "From File." You'll get the "Insert Picture" dialog box.
  • Choose "Encapsulated PostScript (*.eps)" for "Files of type."
  • Navigate to the directory that contains the EPS file, and double-click on the filename of the EPS file that you want to import. Microsoft Word will display a box containing some text that is worded something like this:

        Title: MYBRM.EPS
        Creator: CSI
        Preview: This EPS picture was not saved
        with a preview included in it.
        Comment: This EPS picture will print to a
        PostScript printer, but not to other
        types of printers.
The procedure for importing EPS files into other applications is similar to the procedure described above.

For detailed information about how to use the EPS files that you create with Reply Mail Designer, read Chapter 6: "Using the 'Export to EPS' Feature" in the User's Guide and Reference Manual for Reply Mail Designer.



QUESTION: Why does Reply Mail Designer keep giving me a message about an invalid ZIP Code? I am sure that I am typing the correct digits for my ZIP Code.

ANSWER: This problem occurs if you put spaces before and after the hyphen in the ZIP Code, like this: 30967 - 9876. To fix the problem, do not put spaces in the ZIP Code. Instead, type the ZIP Code without spaces, like this:

    30967-9876



QUESTION: When I try to print my mailpiece, my printer prints several pages of computer code, but it doesn't print my mailpiece. Why is this happening?

ANSWER: The most likely cause for this problem is that Reply Mail Designer is set up for PostScript in the "Print - Printer setup" dialog box, but your printer is not set up for PostScript or is not capable of understanding PostScript.

(PostScript is a computer language that is used to instruct a printer where to print text and graphics on a page, what fonts to use, etc.)

Reply Mail Designer is capable of using two different languages for giving instructions to a printer:
  1. PostScript
  2. HP PCL 5
Some commonly used laser printers and inkjet printers understand only the PostScript language; some understand only the HP PCL 5 language or a newer version of the HP PCL language, such as HP PCL 6; some understand both PostScript and HP PCL 5/HP PCL 6. Some printers that understand both languages can determine automatically which language is being used when you print a file; other printers need to be "set up" (configured) for one language or the other.

You must make sure the settings in Reply Mail Designer's "Print - Printer Setup" dialog box match your printer's capabilities and configuration. In other words:
  • If you select PostScript from the "Printers" list in Reply Mail Designer's "Print - Printer setup" dialog box, make sure your printer is capable of understanding PostScript.
  • If you select HP PCL 5 from the "Printers" list in Reply Mail Designer's "Print - Printer setup" dialog box, make sure your printer is capable of understanding HP PCL 5 or a newer version of the HP PCL language.
  • If your printer is capable of understanding both languages but needs to be configured for one language or the other, either set up your printer for PostScript and select PostScript from the "Printers" list in Reply Mail Designer's "Print - Printer setup" dialog box, or set up your printer for HP PCL 5 (or whatever version of HP PCL that your printer supports) and select HP PCL 5 from the "Printers" list in Reply Mail Designer's "Print - Printer setup" dialog box.


QUESTION: I used Reply Mail Designer to create an EPS file. Why is the text on the mailpiece missing when I try to use the EPS file in CorelDRAW!?

ANSWER: This problem occurs when you choose a rotation angle other than "None" in Reply Mail Designer's "Export to EPS - Options" box. CorelDRAW! doesn't understand the rotation commands that Reply Mail Designer puts into the EPS file, so it doesn't process the EPS file correctly.

To fix the problem, do the desired rotation in CorelDRAW!; not in Reply Mail Designer. In other words, choose "None" in Reply Mail Designer's "Export to EPS - Options" box and export the EPS file. Then import the EPS file into CorelDRAW! and use CorelDRAW! to rotate it so that it is oriented the way you want it.

For detailed information about how to use the EPS files that you create with Reply Mail Designer, read Chapter 6: "Using the 'Export to EPS' Feature" in the User's Guide and Reference Manual for Reply Mail Designer.



QUESTION: When I try to open a Reply Mail Designer EPS file in an illustration application, the file name of the EPS file isn't shown in the list of files that can be opened by that application. What should I do?

ANSWER: Rename the Reply Mail Designer EPS file by replacing the ".EPS" with ".AI". For example, rename

    MYFILE.EPS

    to

    MYFILE.AI

Then try opening the file again.



QUESTION: Why won't my printer print the EPS file that I created in Reply Mail Designer? When I send the EPS file to my printer, the printer doesn't print anything.

ANSWER: EPS files are not meant to be sent directly to a printer. Instead, they are designed to be used in a word-processing application such as Microsoft Word, in a page-layout application such as Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress, or in an illustration application such as Adobe Illustrator.

If you are using a word-processing application or a page-layout application, you must IMPORT the EPS file into the application and then use the application to send the EPS file to your printer. (Some applications use a different term for "import" — such as "insert" or "place.")

Note that you probably will NOT see the mailpiece on the screen when you import the EPS file; instead, you will probably see a box with some text inside it. However, as long as you are using a PostScript printer, the mailpiece will print correctly when you use the word-processing application or page-layout application to print it

If you are using an illustration application, you'll probably want to OPEN the EPS file (rather than IMPORTING it). With most illustration applications, OPENING the EPS file instead of IMPORTING it will allow you to see a picture of your mailpiece on the screen. Once you've opened it, use the illustration application to send the EPS file to your printer.

For detailed information about how to use the EPS files that you create with Reply Mail Designer, read Chapter 6: "Using the 'Export to EPS Feature'," in the User's Guide and Reference Manual for Reply Mail Designer. You can download it in PDF format by right-clicking on the words "User's Guide and Reference Manual for Reply Mail Designer," below. (IMPORTANT: Be sure that you right-click on the words, not the icon.)

 




    
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