Both PostScript and non-PostScript printer drivers let you specify whether a document will print to a printer or to a file. Many printer drivers save printer files with a PRN filename extension. Note that you can only download a file saved with a PostScript printer driver to a PostScript printer.
Sometimes Adobe PDF printer doesn’t get installed with Acrobat Standard DC installation.
Solution: Repair Acrobat installation or add the printer manually
- For all newer versions of Windows, the PostScript driver developed jointly by Adobe and Microsoft is included with the operating system. Create a folder where you will build your printer description for the printer you want to install in Win 7. Adobe Universal PostScript Printer Driver – Free download and software reviews – CNET.
- In the Printer Configuration dialog box, select No, and then click Next. Click Finish, and then restart the computer if prompted. (A new printer icon appears in the list of printers.) Create a PostScript or printer file After you install AdobePS, you can create a PS or PRN file. Choose File Print.
- Apps like Adobe Reader use their own custom printer dialog. And since Adobe Reader's duplex print options is broken for some printers on Mac (and Adobe keeps on deflecting by blaming manufacturer's driver), printing to a PDF driver seems the only option.
- Adobe - PostScript printer drivers: For Macintosh. Install PostScript Driver Mac OS10.10 TheeZanderson. Copy link to clipboard.
To resolve the problem, try the following solutions in the order they appear below.
Postscript Printer Mac
Acrobat DC—or the resources it depends upon—could be damaged. Try repairing the product using the step below.
Adobe Postscript Printer Mac Downloads
- Run repair from within Acrobat Acrobat DC: Choose Help > Repair Installation.
- Click Start > Control Panel > Devices and Printers.
- In the
Add a Device dialog box, select Add a local printer. If the option is not visible, click The printer that I want isn't listed. - In the Add Printer dialog box, select Add a Local Printer or Network printer with Manual Settings.
- Select Use an existing port option and select Documents*.pdf (Adobe PDF) from the drop-down list. Click Next.
- Click Have Disk. Click Browse and then navigate to the location - C:Program Files (x86)AdobeAcrobat <version>AcrobatXtrasAdobePDF
- Select AdobePDF.inf from the list. Click Open and then click OK.
- You see many Adobe PDF Converters on the list. Count six down from the top and select the printer. Click Next (you may have to try this multiple times to find the correct Converter from the list that works with your version of Windows).
- Name your printer as Adobe PDF. Follow onscreen instructions to complete the installation.