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Table Of Contents
- Other Documentation
- Understanding the PlanetPress Suite
- PlanetPress Design Basics
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Dock and Undock Areas of the Program Window
- Named Colors
- Remove Background Color
- Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window
- Use the Messages Area
- Use the Object Inspector
- Use the Object Preview
- Use the Zoom Tools
- Using the Work, Hand, and Zoom Tool Pointers
- Close a Document
- Start PlanetPress Design
- Exit PlanetPress Design
- Create a New Document
- Open a Document
- Refresh a Document
- Save a Document
- Save and Open a Document Template
- Set a Password on a Document
- Undo and Redo Commands
- Use Online Help
- Expand and Collapse Elements in the Structure Area
- Select and Move Elements in the Structure Area
- Cut, Copy, and Paste Elements in the Structure Area
- Change the Display Name of an Element in the Structure Area
- Drag and Drop Files into the Program Window Areas
- Resize the Program Window Area
- Preferences and Toolbars
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Change Languages
- Set User Options (Behavior): Notification Messages
- Set User Options (Behavior): Pictures
- Set User Options (Behavior): Color
- Set User Options (Behavior): Object Duplication
- Set User Options (Behavior): Miscellaneous
- Set User Options (Editor): Editor
- Set User Options (Editor): Display
- Set User Options (Editor): Color
- Set User Options (Appearance): Object Inspector
- Set User Options (Appearance): Document Structure Area
- Set User Options (Appearance): Rulers
- Set User Options (Appearance): Document Page
- Set User Options (Appearance): Compiler Messages
- Set User Options (Document default values): Document and Pages
- Set User Options (Document default values): Pictures
- Minimize and Customize the Ribbon
- Capturing Data
- Setting Up a Document
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Set Up a Document
- View or Edit the Properties of a Document
- Associate Attachments with a Document
- Set Up Pages: Cachable Execution Options
- Set the Maximum Data Line Length
- Create and Use FreeForm Documents in PlanetPress Design
- Create and Use FreeForm 2 Documents in PlanetPress Design
- Create a Document in VPS or VDX Format
- Create and Use a Document in VDX Format
- Use the VPS RIP
- Use the VIPP RIP
- Add or Remove PPDs
- Refresh the PPD Lists
- Define a Custom Paper Size
- Specify PlanetPress Suite Job Information in a PlanetPress Design Document
- Selecting an Emulation
- Setting Up Pages
- Selecting Data
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Add a Data Selection Object
- Add a Postal Address Object
- Create Data Selections within Objects
- Create Data Selections in Database Emulation
- Create Data Selections in XML Emulation
- Use the Data Selector to Create a Data Selection
- Edit a Data Selection
- Define Email, PDF, and Index Information for PlanetPress Image
- Define Index Terms for PlanetPress Search
- Define Fax Information for PlanetPress Fax
- About PlanetPress Design XPath
- Associate XML Data Selection with Objects
- Setting Repeat Properties
- Navigate Data Pages
- Adding Text
- Key Concepts
- Encoding Tables
- Double-byte Character Sets
- CID-Keyed Fonts
- Arabic Content in PlanetPress Design Documents
- Detailed Directions
- Apply a Style
- Create a MICR Style for Account Information on Cheques
- Create a Style
- Delete a Style
- Edit the Encoding Table for a Style
- Export an Encoding Table
- Insert PlanetPress Talk Code Before or After Individual Paragraphs
- Refresh the Font Lists
- Set a Default Encoding Table
- Set the Default Style for New Objects and Groups
- Spell Check Text in a Text Object
- Use the Thesaurus
- View or Edit the Properties of a Style
- Add a Box Object
- Install a PostScript Font in PlanetPress Design
- Add a Text Object
- Define the Colors or Borders of a Box or Text Object
- Change the View on the Text Properties
- Change the Width of the Text Object in the Text Area
- Change the Background Color of the Text Area
- Adjust Margins and Indents
- Set Tabs
- Select, Cut, Copy, Paste, Move or Delete Text in a Text Object
- Undo or Redo Editing Operations
- Insert Text from an External Application into a Text Object
- Use Variables in a Text Object
- Apply a Style to Text in a Text Object
- Adjust Text Justification and Lines per Unit
- Position Text within the Text Object
- Turn Word Wrap On or Off
- Adding Shapes
- Adding Resources
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Add Resources
- Update All Image Resources in the PP7 File
- Add PostScript Attachment Resources
- View or Edit the Properties of a PostScript Attachment Resource
- Edit a PostScript Attachment Resource
- View or Edit the Properties of an Image Resource
- Edit an Image Resource
- Replace a Resource
- Delete a Resource
- Remove Unused Resources
- View the Individual Pages of a Multi-Page PDF Resource
- Adding Images
- Key Concepts
- Image Formats: Bitmapped, Vector, and Metafile Formats
- Resolution
- Color Depth
- Pixel Dimensions
- Image Quality
- Scanline Orientation
- Image Size on the Document Page
- PlanetPress Talk Expressions for Dynamic Images that Reference Image Resources
- PlanetPress Talk Expressions for Dynamic Images that Reference External Images
- Image Name and Pathname Resolution in Dynamic Images
- Caches
- Guidelines for Optimizing Images
- Optimization
- Detailed Directions
- Add a Static Image
- Change the Image Resource Associated with a Static Image
- Add a Dynamic Image that References Image Resources
- Add a Dynamic Image that References External Images
- Change the Size of an Image
- Adjust Image Resolution
- Convert Color Images to Grayscale
- Adjust the Pixel Dimensions of a Bitmapped Image
- Adjust the Image Quality Options
- Adjust the Scanline Orientation of Images
- Copy External Images for a Dynamic Image to the Runtime Environment
- Troubleshoot Image Problems
- Barcodes and Business Graphics
- Working with Objects
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Convert an Object to PlanetPress Talk
- Debug an Object or Group
- Set the Basic Attributes of an Object or Group
- Set the Manipulation Properties of an Object or Group
- Select Objects and/or Groups
- Lock and Unlock Objects and Groups
- Reposition Objects and/or Groups
- Resize Objects and/or Groups
- View or Edit the Properties of an Object or Group
- Delete Objects and/or Groups
- Align Objects and/or Groups
- Rotate Objects and/or Groups
- Duplicate Objects and/or Groups
- Snap or Unsnap Objects and/or Groups
- Group and Ungroup Objects and/or Groups
- Use the Repeat Properties of an Object or Group
- Edit the Layering Order of Objects
- Copy Values of Properties between Objects and/or Groups
- Working with Metadata
- Graybar Reports
- Conditions
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Add a PlanetPress Talk Object
- Enter a PlanetPress Talk Expression in a Text Box
- PlanetPress Supports Global Variables in the Global Function Library Manager
- Use the PlanetPress Talk Properties
- Create a Global Condition
- View or Edit the Properties of a Global Condition
- Apply or Remove a Global Condition
- Use a Global Condition as a Variable
- Create a Global Variable
- View or Edit a Global Variable
- Delete a Global Variable
- Combine Global Conditions
- Override a Global Condition
- Delete a Global Condition
- Create, Edit, or Delete Local Conditions
- Create or Remove a Line Condition
- Verify a Condition
- Add a Global Function
- View or Edit a Global Function
- Delete a Global Function
- Code Samples
- Printing a Document
- Managing Documents and Printers
- Previewing and Installing Documents
- Key Concepts
- Detailed Directions
- Preview a Document On Screen
- Print a Document Preview
- Print Using a Windows Driver
- Generate a Soft Proof
- Convert a Document and Save It to a File
- Control Access to Your Locally Installed Services
- Install a Document
- Perform a Batch Conversion and/or Installation
- Print a Document without Data
- Exclude the Sample Data File from the PP7 File
- Move a Document between PlanetPress Design Installations
- Color Management
- Optimization
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- PlanetPress Design General
- Exit PlanetPress Design
- Use the Help System
- Show or Hide Areas of the Program Window
- Work with Hierarchies
- Work in the Document Structure Area
- Work with Documents
- Preview and Install Documents
- Work with Pages
- Adjust the Zoom
- Use Basic Editing Commands
- Work in the Data Pane
- Work with the Data File
- Work with Data Selections
- Use the Hex Viewer
- Work with Objects
- Work in the Text Properties of a Text Object
- PlanetPress Talk Editor
- General
- Show or Hide Areas of the Editor
- Expand or Collapse Groups in the Commands Area
- Work in the Code Area
- Use Command Name Completion/Argument Insertion
- Undo Commands
- Work with Selections
- Add/Remove Comments
- Indent Code
- Search
- Jump to a Specific Line
- Use Bookmarks
- Execute a Program
- Debug Code
- Print the Script
- PlanetPress Design General
its list of supported paper formats. Before you define a custom paper size you should consult your
printer documentation to verify your printer can handle the custom paper size you define. When you
select a page size you should ensure you set the appropriate input and output trays for the page.
If you are printing in 2-up mode, the Default page size box in the Document properties dialog box
determines the size of the paper on which the two pages print, and the page size you select here
determines the scaling required to fit the two pages on that paper size.
Page width: Enter the width of the custom page size. Units are as selected in the User Options dialog
box. This option is available only when you select Custom in the Page size box.
Page height: Enter the height of the custom page size.
Duplexing: Select the duplexing option for the page. The default duplexing option that appears here is
the one you set for the document in the Document properties dialog box. The duplexing options
available depend on the PPD you selected in the Document properties dialog box.
Paper orientation: Select the orientation for this page.
Add Cut Marks: Cut Marks are small horizontal and vertical lines that appear outside the physical
boundaries of a page. They are commonly used in N-Up projects that print multiple pages on large
paper. They indicate where to cut the pages in post-processing.
X Offset: Set the distance of the cut mark stems from the left and right edges of the page.
Y Offset: Set the distance to the cut mark stems from the top and bottom edges of the page.
Cut Mark Length: Set the length of the stems of the cut marks.
4. In the Page properties dialog box, click Paper input/output and, if necessary, adjust the printer input
and output trays for the page.
Selection type: Select the type of input paper tray the printer uses for this page. The Selection type
that appears here by default is the one set for the document in the Document properties dialog box. The
trays available depend on the PPD you selected for the document. The selection you make here
determines the contents of the Paper source. Select Input tray to specify a specific input tray; and use
the Input tray box that appears in the Paper source area when you select this option to select the tray.
Select Match paper size to have the printer automatically use the tray that contains the paper format
defined for this page. Select Manual Feed to use the printer’s manual feed. Select Media selection to set
specific media characteristics for the page, and use the Media type, Media color, and Media weight
options that appear in the Paper source area to specify these characteristics.
Input tray: Select the input tray. This option is available only when you select Input tray as the
Selection type option.
Media type: Select the paper type. This option is available only when you select Media selection as the
Selection type option.
Media color: Select the paper color. This option is available only when you select Media selection as the
Selection type option.
Media weight: Select the paper weight. This option is available only when you select Media selection as
the Selection type option.Output tray: Set the output paper tray. The options available depend on the
PPD selected for the document in the Document properties dialog box.
5. In the Page properties dialog box, click Advanced paper handling and, if necessary, specify any
operations you want the printer to execute before or after the page.
Paper handling before the page: Display, define, and/or edit the paper handling operations you want
the printer to execute before it executes this page. The printer executes the operations sequentially,
from top to bottom. Right-click in this area and use the menu that appears to add or delete items, move
items up or down in the list, or clear the list altogether. You can also delete an item by selecting it and
pressing DELETE. A warning appears in red for any operations not supported in the new PPD.
Paper handling after the page: Display, define, and/or edit the paper handling operations you want
the printer to execute after it executes this page.
6. If necessary, in the Page properties dialog box, click Overlays and add overlays to the page.
7. If necessary, in the Page properties dialog box, click Attachments and associate one or more
attachments with the page.
8. If necessary, add PlanetPress Talk code to the page.
▪ In the Page properties dialog box, click PlanetPress Talk before to enter PlanetPress Talk code
that you want the document to execute before it executes the page, or click PlanetPress Talk
after to enter PlanetPress Talk code that you want the document to execute after it executes the
page.
9. Click OK.
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