About the Pack and Go Wizard
The Pack and Go Wizard packs a publication and its linked files into a single file that you can take to a commercial printer to be printed, or to another computer to be edited. When you start the wizard, you have to choose between these options because the wizard will pack the publication differently depending on its purpose.
Packing a publication to take to a commercial
printer
When you pack a publication to take to a commercial printer, the Pack and Go Wizard does the following:
- Creates linked graphics from any embedded graphics.
- Includes linked graphics in the packed publication.
- Embeds TrueType fonts in your publication.
- Creates a list of any fonts that it can't embed.
- Creates a report of any problems with linked graphics.
- Gives you the option to split large publications across multiple disks.
- Gives you the option to print a composite or separation proof or both.
Packing a publication to take to another
computer
When you pack a publication to take to another computer, the Pack and Go Wizard does the following:
- Includes linked graphics in the packed publication.
- Embeds TrueType fonts in your publication.
- Gives you the option to split large publications across multiple disks.
Notes
- The Pack and Go Wizard creates a file named Packed01.puz and saves it to a destination you choose along with unpack.exe, which you use to unpack the publication, and a readme.txt file.
- An unpacked publication has PNG added to its filename. Fonts that are embedded in the unpacked publication can be loaded on the new computer but can only be used by the publication in which they’re embedded.