How to Use Ghostscript to Read EPS

Ghostscript, licensed under the Gnu Public License, is an interpreter for Adobe's PostScript and PDF languages. Ghostscript can print, covert or view Postscript or PDF files and many types of graphics. Since encapsulated Postscript files are part of Postscript, you can use Ghostscript to read EPS files.

Instructions

1. Right-click an EPS file. A menu pops up.

2. Click "Open." A dialogue box appears, asking if you want to use the Web or select a program.

3. Click "Select a program from a list of installed programs." A window pops up.

4. Click the "Browse" button.

5. Navigate in the file manager to C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.04\bin\gswin32.exe or the location where you installed Ghostscript.

6. Click the "Open" button. The window closes and you are returned to the previous dialogue box.

7. Click "OK."

References

• Background Information for New Users oThe University of Wisconsin Madison Computer Sciences: Ghostscript: An Overview of Ghostscript

Resources

• The University of Wisconsin Madison Computer Sciences: How to Use Ghostscript: EPS Parameters