Transforming files to and from AFP format

Usually, you do not have to worry about transforming your data to another format. If a transform product is installed, Infoprint Server automatically calls the appropriate transform when you submit a print request to a printer definition (for a printer or for an email destination) that your administrator has configured for transformation.

However, you might want to transform a file without printing it in these situations:

• You intend to print a file many times. In this case, it is more efficient to transform the file once and print the output than to transform the file every time you print it.
• You want to present your document on the web.