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:
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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.
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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.
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Select a value from the list. If you do not specify a value, Data Analyzer uses the value 240 dpi.
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This option defines on which sides of a page to print. Specify one of the following plex modes for the exported file:
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Prints the content on one side of each page.
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Prints the content on both sides of each page.
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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:
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Selecting this option exports existing black-and-white images.
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Selecting this option exports existing single-color images.
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Selecting this option exports existing grayscale images.
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Selecting this option exports existing full-color RGB images.
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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
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Specify one of the following plex modes for the exported file:
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Choose OK.
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When you open the file, the content appears in the AFP viewer.

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