7.4

Setting Up Pages
Each page of the document can have its own distinct characteristics.
This chapter explains what is meant by a document page, describes the difference between a page that executes and one that
outputs, introduces the features that can help you lay out your pages, and provides guidelines and procedures for working
with pages.
Page Properties
To view or edit properties using the Object Inspector:
1. In the Structure area, select the page whose properties you want to view or edit.
2. In the Object Inspector, make any necessary modifications to the properties.
To view or edit properties using the Page properties dialog box:
1. In the Structure area or in the Page area, select the page and double-click on it to display the Page properties dialog
box.
2. Use the Page properties dialog box to view and/or edit the page properties.
3. In the Page properties dialog box, click OK.
The properties of a page are as follows:
Basic attributes
l Display Name:Enter a name for the page, which will be displayed in the Document Structure Pane.
l Name: Enter a name under which the page is known in PlanetPress Talk commands. The name you choose should be
both descriptive and unique, cannot begin with a number, and can contain only the following ASCII characters: under-
score (_), upper and lower case letters of the alphabet, all digits 0 through 9.If you use an underscore in the name, it
should not appear as either the first or last character of the name as this may cause internal conflicts in the software.
Names are case-insensitive and must be unique; no two elements in a document can have the same name. Names can
be a maximum of 50 characters in length. Finally, PlanetPress Talk variable and command names are reserved words;
you cannot use any of these reserved words as a name.
l Execution Options
l Page ejects: Select to include this page in the output after it executes. This option applies only to pages that
execute. In the Structure area, a red “X’ appears in the page symbol for a page that executes but does not out-
put.
l Cachable: Select to have the printer cache this page. This option is enabled and is applied based on the doc-
ument’s caching method (see see "Set Up a Document" (page 105)) and on the page type as follows:
Document caching
method:
Result:
None Option disabled. No images are cached.
Generic (or PostScript
Level 2)
Option disabled. All images are cached.
FreeForm Option enabled. Selected virtual pages are cached (overlays are not cached).
FreeForm 2 Option disabled. See the options below.
VPS Option enabled. Selected overlays and virtual pages are cached.
VDX
Option enabled for virtual pages only. Selected virtual pages are cached (overlays
are not cached).
l Master ID: Enter the ID of the master document this page must call. This option is only displayed if FreeForm
2 is selected as the document’s caching method in the document’s compilation options. See FreeForm 2 Caching.
Setting Up Pages
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