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ciated with the virtual page. When PlanetPress Design scales the virtual page in the N-Up object, it simultaneously scales any
overlays associated with that page.
Data Pages and N-Up:It is important to note that because the N-Up object can change the data page within a sin-
gle page, any other object after the N-Up object that uses data selection will always point to the last data page.
In addition to the common object properties, N-Up objects have the following properties:
l Horizontal
l Number of repeats: Enter the number of times you want to repeat the page horizontally.
l Space between each repeat (Horizontally): Enter the amount of space you want to leave between each
horizontal repeat. Units are as set in the User Options dialog box.
l Vertical
l Number of repeats: Enter the number of times you want to repeat the page vertically.
l Space between each repeat: Enter the amount of space you want to leave between each vertical repeat.
Units are as set in the User Options dialog box.
l Page options
l Scale ratio: Enter the percentage by which you want to scale each instance of the page.
l Page to execute n-up: Select the virtual page you want to execute n-up.
l Alignment: Select the order in which the n-up object repeats the page. You use this option when you are print-
ing in duplex mode, have an n-up object on both of the two pages that print duplex, and need to control how the
contents of the two pages align. The image and text on the front of the invitation should have the same orien-
tation as the text on the back of the invitation, so that when the recipient turns it over, they do not have to rotate
it to read the text. You use the Repeat order option in each n-up object to ensure the proper alignment of the
front and back of the postcard. Each of the options here define both a starting point and direction for the repeat.
l Data options
l Change data page with each repeat: Select to change the data page at each repeat. Clear to use the
same data page for all repeats. If you select this option, be sure you understand the implications of the data
page changes for any other objects in the document that use data selections. This option is not available in doc-
uments that use a user-defined emulation.
l Skip empty data page: Select to skip any empty data pages. Clear to execute a repeat with a data page
even when that data page is empty.
l Skip repeat when page condition is false: Use this option to control whether the n-up object leaves an
empty repeat when a page condition set on the virtual page resolves to False. Select to prevent the n-up object
from leaving an empty repeat of the virtual page if the page condition on the virtual page resolves to False.
Clear to have the n-up object leave an empty repeat of the virtual page when the condition resolves to False.
l Advance data page before executing: Select to advance to the next data page before executing this n-up
object. Clear to start executing this n-up object with the current data page. This option determines whether a
data page change occurs after the last repeat in one n-up object, before the first repeat in the next n-up object.
Picture Object
The picture object is basically a placeholder that can display a picture or PDFlocated in any of the following locations:
l As a picture resource within the PlanetPress Design Document
l As a local picture file on the hard drive of the computer or server running PlanetPress Suite
l As a picture file located in a virtual printer drive
l As a picture file located on a printer's memory (flash, hard drive or RAM)
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