User`s manual

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Version 1.1 Revised February, 2009
Chapter 6 - Page Layout
1) From the Queues menu, choose Properties.
2) On the Media Setup tab, set the Type to either Roll media, or Fixed sheet me-
dia.
3) On the Layout Manager tab, the Layout mode drop-list will now be available.
Manual ` – Add jobs to the Preview Pane without attempting to conserve
media.
Auto Page ` – Append a page break to each job as it is received.
Auto Nest ` – Reposition newly received jobs to conserve media. When
you are ready to print, right-click an empty portion of the Preview Pane
and choose Print.
Note: If jobs have not been nested (i.e., Manual or Auto Page), then the jobs can still be nested by right-clicking
an empty portion of the Preview Pane and choosing Automatic Nesting >> Auto Nest All Content.
Note: e available controls will vary according to the model of printer, the Layout Mode selection (if available),
and whether Tools menu >> Options >> Show Advanced Settings is enabled.
For more information on the available modes with examples of Nesting, refer to the following
section.
Nesting Jobs
Nesting is when you group jobs together for multiple job printing by grouping jobs and reposi-
tioning to conserve media.
se t t I n g t h e la y o u t mo d e
As described in the previous section, you will need to tell FastRIP to Nest in the Queue
Properties>>Layout Manager tab.
1) From the Queues menu, choose Properties.