Patent ID: 6894804

Claim:
A method of formatting a document to be printed from a software program in a selected format and at a selected resolution, comprising the steps of: a) receiving formatting data representative of a selected format and a selected resolution for an print image; b) determining if the software program is independently capable of creating the document in the selected format and at the selected resolution; c) receiving data representative of a selected output resolution for at least a portion of the document based upon the formatting data; d) altering the resolution for at least a portion of the document prior to the generation of the document for printing by the software program upon a negative determination in step b); e) generating, via the software program, at least a portion the document at the altered resolution and in a format different than the selected format; f) receiving the altered resolution output from the software program and assembling the same such that when the altered resolution document is printed at the selected resolution, the format of the printed document matches the selected format; and g) generating final print data from step f) adapted for printing the document at the selected resolution.