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Imposition window
Imposition window
From the Imposition window, you can impose the pages of a document in an order
and positioning suitable for printing and binding. If you are connected to more than
one server at once, you can access the Imposition feature from one server only.
and positioning suitable for printing and binding. If you are connected to more than
one server at once, you can access the Imposition feature from one server only.
N
OTE
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The imposition feature is not supported for PCL jobs.
T
O
OPEN
A
JOB
IN
THE
IMPOSITION
WINDOW
1.
Send the desired job to the Hold queue.
For information about using Command WorkStation, see Chapters
2
and
3
.
2.
Select the spooled/held job in the Active Jobs window, and choose Impose from the
Actions menu. You can also right-click the job and choose Impose from the menu that
appears.
Actions menu. You can also right-click the job and choose Impose from the menu that
appears.
You can open a PostScript or PDF (Portable Document Format) file, but it must show
a spooled/held job status.
a spooled/held job status.
N
OTE
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If you have installed the DocBuilder Pro option, you must install a dongle on
your workstation. If the dongle is not attached, an error message appears. For more
information, contact your authorized service/support technician.
information, contact your authorized service/support technician.
To impose a processed/held job, select the job in the Active Jobs window and choose
Remove Raster Data from the Actions menu to put the job in a spooled/held status.
Then choose Impose from the Actions menu. To impose a printed job, select the job in
the Printed Jobs window and choose Hold from the Actions menu.
Remove Raster Data from the Actions menu to put the job in a spooled/held status.
Then choose Impose from the Actions menu. To impose a printed job, select the job in
the Printed Jobs window and choose Hold from the Actions menu.
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Using DocBuilder Pro
When you choose the Impose command, a page-imaging process generates a PDF
version of the job on which DocBuilder Pro performs imposition.
version of the job on which DocBuilder Pro performs imposition.
A status window appears while the job is imaged for the Imposition window.
When it opens, the Imposition window displays the job. No layout is applied unless
the job has been previously imposed. Templates for common layouts are provided and
can be invoked from the Imposition window, as described in
the job has been previously imposed. Templates for common layouts are provided and
can be invoked from the Imposition window, as described in
“Using templates”
on
page 5-12.
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Job previews
Job previews
The Imposition window provides a preview of a job’s pages, allowing you to
manipulate the source PDF.
manipulate the source PDF.
Pages appear as a printer’s spread; that is, they appear in the order in which they are
printed as an imposed job. In contrast, a reader’s spread shows pages in the order they
are intended to be read. Note that the Preview windows in Command WorkStation
image jobs as reader’s spreads.
printed as an imposed job. In contrast, a reader’s spread shows pages in the order they
are intended to be read. Note that the Preview windows in Command WorkStation
image jobs as reader’s spreads.
The paper used to print a printer’s spread is known as a sheet. In duplex printing, each
sheet has two imageable surfaces—one on the front side and one on the back side of
the sheet. Each imageable surface contains one printer’s spread.
sheet has two imageable surfaces—one on the front side and one on the back side of
the sheet. Each imageable surface contains one printer’s spread.
Printer’s spread
Reader’s spread
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Using DocBuilder Pro
Navigating in the Imposition window
Use the icons and menus at the top and bottom of the Imposition window to perform
the following:
the following:
• Switch from Preview mode (thumbnails of actual content) to Layout mode
(page numbers only).
• Switch between Mixed Page mode (document with varying page sizes) and Fixed
Page mode (document with a single page size). For more information about Mixed
Page and Fixed Page modes, see
Page and Fixed Page modes, see
page 6-1
.
• Zoom in and out.
• Drag the job preview around to make a particular page or sheet surface visible.
• Go directly to a particular page or sheet surface.
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