Exporting content to Advanced Function Printing format
IBM Advanced Function Printing (.afp) format is a print stream technology that supports high volume printing. AFP format generally is not printed to a desktop printer.
Data Analyzer supports exporting content to AFP format using the AFP emitter. The AFP emitter supports setting the following layout and resolution options for the exported AFP file:
Page range
To export all pages, leave the page range blank, which is the default setting. For multipage content, you can specify a page range or specify the page numbers to export.
Chart DPI
If exporting a chart, specify the export resolution dpi (dots per inch). If you do not specify a value, Data Analyzer exports the chart using the value 192 dpi.
Page DPI
Select a value from the list. If you do not specify a value, Data Analyzer uses the value 240 dpi.
Plex Mode
This option defines on which sides of a page to print. Specify one of the following plex modes for the exported file:
Simplex
Prints the content on one side of each page.
Duplex
Prints the content on both sides of each page.
Tumble
Selecting this option prints the file as a continuous list. To navigate a printed document that uses this option, each page flips over longitudinally such that the end of one page becomes the starting position for the next page.
The AFP emitter provides several color options to optimize the quality of the exported images, depending on the native image format supported by a specific printer. You can select the following color options:
Allow black-and-white images
Selecting this option exports existing black-and-white images.
Allow single-color images
Selecting this option exports existing single-color images.
Allow grayscale images
Selecting this option exports existing grayscale images.
Allow full color RGB images
Selecting this option exports existing full-color RGB images.
Allow color CMYK images
Selecting this option exports existing full-color CMYK images.
The AFP emitter’s available image format options enable a user to closely control how the AFP emitter renders images in the exported output. The AFP emitter transcodes images to the closest format that corresponds to a user’s selected options. To preview the exported output before sending it to a printer, download the AFP Viewer plug-in, and view the resulting output in your web browser.
How to export content to AFP format
1 Choose Export Content.
2 In Export Content, in Export Format, select Advanced Function Printing (AFP), as shown in
Figure 7‑4.
Figure 7‑4 Selecting AFP format options in Export Content
3 In Page Settings, specify which of the following options to apply to the exported AFP file:
Page range
Chart DPI
Page DPI
Plex Mode
Specify one of the following plex modes for the exported file:
Simplex
Duplex
Tumble
Allow black and white images
Allow single color images
Allow grayscale images
Allow full color RGB images
Allow color CMYK images
Choose OK.
4 File Download appears. Choose Open or Save.
When you open the file, the content appears in the AFP viewer.
