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Registration marks print outside the trim area of the page. They can include bulls-eye targets,
corner trim marks, etc. These marks allow the operator to accurately align printed pages and
better align cuts when trimming.
• [File name]
Print the file name on each page.
• [Print date]
Print the print date on each page.
• [Remarks]
Print the remarks on each page.
[Creep compensation]
Use [Creep compensation] to make sure that the margins on all pages are equal after the booklet
is folded and trimmed. The [Creep compensation] factor is calculated from the [Thickness] of the
media.
For example:
You have 30 sheets, which you fold to make a booklet. The sheets in the middle of the booklet
stick out compared with the cover of the booklet. When you trim the sheets that stick out, the
distance between the page content and the sheet edges is changed. This means that the page
content creeps towards the edge of the sheets due to the trim action.
• [None]
• [Outside]
Shift the page content to the outside of the booklet.
• [Inside]
Shift the page content to the inside of the booklet.
• [Computed thickness] / [Computed thickness of first booklet]
PRISMAprepare automatically recalculates the thickness of the booklet when the number of
sheets or the thickness of the media changes.
• In case of a booklet, the computed booklet thickness is the spine size.
• In case of a multi-booklet, the computed thickness is:
• The thickness of one output group when each output group contain a constant number of
sheets. If the last booklet has fewer sheets, its thickness is calculated but not displayed.
• The thickness of the first output group when the output groups contain different numbers
of sheets. The thickness of the other output groups is calculated but not displayed.
• [Booklet thickness] / [Thickness of first booklet]
You can increase or decrease the creep compensation by changing the booklet thickness. The
maximum difference is 5 mm compared to the computed thickness.
Create a custom imposition template
You can create and save custom imposition templates.
1. Select the [Layout] tab in the [Production] workspace.
2. Use option [Imposition type] to create a custom arrangement of the document pages on the
sheets. The value of option [Imposition template] becomes [Custom].
3. Add any of the settings in the [Layout] tab to the imposition template.
4. Click the [Save] icon next to the drop-down list of option [Imposition template].
Virtually all settings in the [Layout] tab are saved to the custom imposition template.
However, the document media and the cover media are not saved.
5. Type the name for the imposition template and click OK.
The imposition template is added:
• To the drop-down list of option [Imposition template].
• To the imposition templates managed in the administration console.
Create a custom imposition template
Chapter 7 - The [Production] workspace
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