Xerox Paris, a document system Support & Software User Guide
The Paris Designer User Manual
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The Paris Designer is a versatile document management system that allows you to
design the look of your document outputs and add intelligent processing. Users of
the Designer need stock only plain paper and may change the look of their
documents instantly in response to changing markets and legislation, without
wastage or delays.
design the look of your document outputs and add intelligent processing. Users of
the Designer need stock only plain paper and may change the look of their
documents instantly in response to changing markets and legislation, without
wastage or delays.
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In many cases, your business applications are designed to produce simple line-
printer data. This data (referred to as printstream data) normally consists of
characters and line ends which print on line-printers that use ordinary, mono-
spaced typefaces.
printer data. This data (referred to as printstream data) normally consists of
characters and line ends which print on line-printers that use ordinary, mono-
spaced typefaces.
In order to improve the appearance of your line-printer documents, you are
required to use expensive, pre-printed forms. You are immediately presented with
certain disadvantages, such as:
required to use expensive, pre-printed forms. You are immediately presented with
certain disadvantages, such as:
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Most forms are continuous feed and multi-part which introduces post-printing
effort such as bursting and de-collating.
effort such as bursting and de-collating.
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Pre-printed forms are expensive and restrictive.
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Pre-printed forms ultimately become redundant when changes are required
(such as relocation or the introduction of new systems).
(such as relocation or the introduction of new systems).
The advent of laser printers cleared the way for cut-sheet printing and presented
the potential for distributed printing (printing at the point of need). These printing
capabilities meant that any image could be reproduced on paper, and opened the
way for the use of electronic forms, attractive fonts, company logos and signatures
and, ultimately, color.
the potential for distributed printing (printing at the point of need). These printing
capabilities meant that any image could be reproduced on paper, and opened the
way for the use of electronic forms, attractive fonts, company logos and signatures
and, ultimately, color.
Desktop applications immediately took full advantage of these remarkable features
and small laser printers started appearing on desks throughout organizations. The
irony of this revolution is that the business applications still only produced line-
printer type printstream data, with the result that the benefits of laser printing
bypassed the data-processing area of most organizations.
and small laser printers started appearing on desks throughout organizations. The
irony of this revolution is that the business applications still only produced line-
printer type printstream data, with the result that the benefits of laser printing
bypassed the data-processing area of most organizations.
Through the use of the Paris Designer the benefits of laser printing can now be
acquired by such organizations.
acquired by such organizations.