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• You can create a custom media size. Select [Custom] from the drop-down list and change the
[Width] and [Height]. Define the unit for the custom media.
The [Portrait] and [Landscape] settings allow you to specify the sheet orientation.
The following settings are disabled when your document contains both portrait and landscape
media: [Width], [Height], [Portrait] and [Landscape].
[Imposition template]
Imposition consists of the arrangement of the pages on the sheet, in order to obtain faster
printing, simplify binding, and reduce paper waste. Correct imposition minimizes printing time by
maximizing the number of pages per impression. To achieve this, the printed sheet must be filled
as fully as possible.
You can select an existing imposition template. Optionally, you can configure additional layout
settings. For example, you can add print marks like registration marks, barcodes, and color strips
to your document. The value of option [Imposition template] becomes [Custom] to indicate that
you are no longer using a default imposition template. You can save the combination of
imposition template and additional settings to create a custom imposition template.
The default imposition templates offer basic imposition. For example, the template [2-up (1-
sided)] places two pages on one sheet side. No additional layout settings are applied to the
document. A subset of the imposition settings is available when different media sizes are used in
the document. The different imposition types are grouped and explained below.
[Imposition template] - [General]
• [None]
• [Custom]
Use option [Imposition type] to create a custom arrangement of the pages on the sheets. The
value of option [Imposition template] becomes [Custom].
• [2-up (1-sided)] / [2-up (2-sided)]
Two pages are placed on each sheet side in (left to right) reading order.
• [16-up (1-sided)] / [16-up (2-sided)] / [4-up (1-sided)] / [4-up (2-sided)] / [9-up (1-sided)] / [9-up (2-
sided)]
4, 9, 16 pages are placed on each sheet side in the (left to right and top to bottom) reading
order.
• [VDP4-up]
4 pages with variable data are placed on one sheet side in the (left to right and top to bottom)
reading order.
• [Folio]
Four pages per sheet are placed in a way so that each sheet can be folded in half. All the folded
sheets are stacked.
• [Octavo]
Generates the same imposition as the [Octavo signature book] document type.
• [Quarto]
Generates the same imposition as the [Quarto signature book] document type.
[Imposition template] - [Cut and stack]
The Cut & Stack imposition enhances printer productivity when printing large documents. For
example, two pages are printed per sheet side. The sheets are cut in two parts. The left stack is
stacked on top of the right stack to form a perfect sequential order.
• [Cut and stack]
The left and right pages are printed in the same orientation.
Define the [Layout] settings
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