Who should complete this activity

• Prepress operators 

Why you should complete this activity

A process is a group of tasks used to make input files ready for output. A refine to PDF process converts input files to PDF. This activity demonstrates how files can be refined using a hot folder.

Recommended reading

Prinergy Evo Workflow Client user guide for your version of Prinergy Evo Workflow software. Search for: 

• Input files best practices
• Submitting input files
• Refining input files
• Creating hot folders
• Submitting files via hot folders
• What are my default process templates 
• Opening the Process Viewer
• Previewing and editing content via Adobe Acrobat and plugins for Adobe Acrobat

Time required to complete this activity

10-15 minutes

What you'll learn

You will learn how to refine an input file (in this activity, a PostScript file) to PDF using a hot folder. Following the refine process, you will view the PDF file in Acrobat.

What you'll need

In the location to which you extracted the activity files, find the Activity 04 folder and this file: Sales Flyer.ps

What you'll do

You will create a hot folder connected to a refine process plan. You will use the hot folder to refine a PostScript input file into a PDF file. You will then view the PDF file using Acrobat.