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This chapter provides information about the advanced imposition and editing features 
of DocBuilder Pro. You can use imposition settings to alter various aspects of a job and 
create custom templates. 

DocBuilder Pro allows you to perform impositions in two different page modes. You 
can switch between page modes by clicking the corresponding icons at the top of the 
main imposition window.

—allows you to impose documents that contain pages that 

are all the same size.

—allows you to impose documents that contain pages of 

different sizes. 

When you open the Imposition window for a document that contains different page 
sizes, Mixed Page mode is selected automatically. You cannot switch to Fixed Page 
mode. When you open the Imposition window for a document that contains a single 
page size, you can select either Mixed Page or Fixed Page mode.

Some imposition settings are available only for Mixed Page mode, and some only 
for Fixed Page mode. The following table notes the settings that are exclusive to 
either mode.

Sheet

Size

Yes

Yes

Creep Adjustment

Yes

Yes

Orientation

Yes

Yes

Duplex

Yes

Yes

Imposition settings apply only to the job currently displayed in the main window. 
Because these settings usually affect the job’s printed layout, they are saved with the job 
and used whenever the job is opened. For example, as you open jobs saved with 
different layouts, you see the display change accordingly. Changes to imposition 
settings are applied to the current job immediately, but are not saved permanently until 
you save the job itself.

Layout

Rows/Columns

Yes

Yes

Printer’s Marks

Yes

Yes

Printer’s Marks: Pull 
into Page Edge

No

Yes

Bleeds

Yes

No

Scale

Apply To

Not editable; always 
set to All Slots on
All Surfaces

Editable

Scale Mode

Available options:
•  Scale to Fit
•  Custom

Available options:
•  Scale to Fit
•  Custom
•  Fit Width
•  Fit Height

Alignment/Offsets

No

Yes, unless Scale to Fit 
is specified

Finishing

Binding

Yes

Yes

Gang Up

Yes

Yes

You can specify imposition settings using controls in the Sheet, Layout, Scale, and 
Finishing panes on the left side of the main window. To view or hide a settings pane, 
click the bar for that settings group.

You can change the default unit of measurement for all input fields in the 

Command WorkStation Preferences dialog box. You can also specify any unit of 
measurement in any field that accepts input by adding one of the following 
abbreviations to the new value:

• “i,” “in,” or the inch symbol (") specifies inches, for example: 8.5 i, 8.5 in, 8.5"

• “mm” specifies millimeters, for example: 8.5 mm

• “pt” or “pts” specifies points, for example: 8.5 pts

Sheet settings allow you to specify characteristics of the paper on which the job is to be 
printed, such as dimensions, thickness, orientation, and whether it will be printed on 
one or both sides.

Because these settings affect virtually every other aspect of the imposition process, 
specify sheet settings immediately after opening a job in the main window. If necessary, 
you can change the settings later. The job is revised accordingly. 

In general, experimentation with job settings does not cause permanent changes 
(or, potentially, loss of original job data), until the job is printed or saved with the new 
settings.

You can choose an item from the Size menu to specify the dimensions of a sheet of 
paper and see the change reflected in the main window preview immediately. The Size 
menu includes items representing all page sizes defined by the currently selected 
copier/printer’s PostScript printer description (PPD) file. To choose a custom size, 
enter the width and height of the custom page. If you do not specify units for your 
custom size values, DocBuilder Pro uses the default units specified in the 
Edit >Preferences dialog box.

When specifying a sheet size setting, consider the size of the final output. During 
imposition, DocBuilder Pro automatically scales pages, if necessary, to fit the sheet’s 
maximum imageable area. The area does not necessarily extend to the edges of the 
sheet. For example, if you perform 1-Up imposition of 8.5

x

11 pages onto 8.5

x

11 

sheets, the final pages will be scaled smaller than 8.5

x

11. To retain your original page 

sizes, specify a sheet size large enough to accommodate the imposed pages without 
scaling.

Choose either Plain or Thick from the Creep Adjustment menu, or enter a value 
(between 0 and 2 inches, or the equivalent in another measurement unit) to specify the 
thickness of the sheet. When saddle-stitched binding is specified, DocBuilder Pro uses 
this value to compensate automatically for binder’s creep (see 

Even if you choose Thick from the Creep Adjustment menu, your job prints on 

Plain paper, unless you specified Thick paper in the job properties. For more 
information about changing job properties from Command WorkStation, see