User Guide

ARTS PDF Crackerjack User Guide
Using ARTS PDF Crackerjack Pilot
single sheet. In some scenarios this should greatly reduce the time to
complete a job (as the numbers of passes through the printing press are
reduced by half) and also maximize paper efficiency.
5.1.1.7. Cut Stacks
Pages are ordered so that one pile can be cut in half and one half stacked
upon the other. Pages can also be prepared for double or single sided
printing by ensuring that the appropriate option is selected.
5.1.1.8. Sequential
If this option is selected, pages will be ordered on the output sheet in a
sequential manner across and then down the form. The order of pages can
also be optimized for double siding printing.
5.1.2. Columns / Rows
These settings determine the arrangement of pages on the form when performing Step
and Repeat or N-Up impositions. Columns refer to the number of pages that will be
imposed horizontally and rows refer to those imposed vertically. The total number of
pages on the output form is equal to multiplying the number of rows and columns.
5.1.3. Gutters
Gutters refer to the space separating the adjoining edges of imposed pages. These are
different to margins which bound the outer edges of the imposed pages and edge of the
sheet.
5.1.4. Binding
The order in which pages are imposed on the output sheets when performing 2 and 4-Up
booklets is affected by the binding type selected.
Saddle Stitched: Output sheets are stacked and folded in half. The sheets are bound
through the spine using a stable or thread.
Perfect Bound: Sheets are grouped into separate folds which are trimmed and glued
to the spine of the cover. Individual folds are assembled in a similar fashion to saddle
stitched booklets, however appended side by side to form larger booklets. The number
of sheets to be included in a fold is determined by the values specified here.
Creep: In larger folds, the paper thickness pushes the inner signatures away from the
spine, resulting in diminishing outer margins. You can compensate for the ‘creep’ effect
by specifying a creep value greater than 0. The diminishing margin will be compensated
for by incrementally shuffling the page content by the amount specified for each sheet in
the signature.
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