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Mark or unmark pages

You can mark or unmark pages. You can process the marked pages separately from other pages

of the document, for example:

• Print only the marked pages, or do not print the marked pages.

• Print only the color marked sheets on a color machine.

• Use inserts for the marked pages when you print your document.

• Use a different tray for the marked pages when you print your document.

Mark or unmark pages

1. Select the pages that you want to mark or unmark.

2. To mark the pages, click [Pages] - [Mark] - [On].

To unmark the pages, click [Pages] - [Mark] - [Off].

Mark all pages that contain color automatically

1. Click [Pages] - [Mark] - [Color].

The automatic color detection marks all pages that contain color.

Mark pages as VDP pages

NOTE

This option is only available in the [VDP] workspace.

1. Click [Pages] - [Mark] - [VDP].

All pages that contain [VDP frames] are marked. [VDP frames] are frames of type [Text frame]

and/or [Image frame].

Use preconditions to define when pages are considered color pages

NOTE

This option is only available in the [Pages] workspace.

You can define a number of preconditions to define when pages are considered color pages. A

page will be marked as a color page only if the preconditions are met.

Setting Description

Reset your settings 1. Click the reset button to reset your settings in this dialog. You

can find the reset button just below the 'X' of the dialog.

1. Click [Pages] - [Mark] - [Color advanced...].

2. Select the pages that you want to inspect.

• To select a page range: select a page in the structure view, press the <Shift> key, then

select another page.

• To select non-sequential pages: select a page in the structure view, press the <Ctrl> key,

then select several non-sequential pages.

• Select if you want to inspect the complete page or a selected area. To select an area, use

the [Select area with rectangle] tool in the footer of the preview.

3. Define the minimum percentage of color on a page:

The threshold defines the percentage of color pixels that must be detected on a page to mark

that page as a color page. The threshold can range from 0% to 20%.

• [Threshold] = 0%:

The page is marked as a color page when one color pixel is detected.

• [Threshold] = 20%:

All pages with a color percentage of 20%, or larger, are marked as color pages.

Mark or unmark pages

Chapter 3 - Generic options for all workspaces

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