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SETTING UP PRINTER FLATS
B
efore you set up printer flats, you should work closely with the printer,
bindery, and other vendors to confirm that the imposition will work with
their setup. The printer might, in fact, simply tell you how to set it up.
When setting up printer flats, you’ll use a combination of controls in the
Preview and Layout panes. Then, you’ll use the QuarkXPress Print Layout
dialog box to print the pages.
Throughout this discussion, the term “printer flat” refers to a collection of
pages that will be imaged on a single sheet. The term “printer spreads” refers
to two pages next to each other on a sheet of paper.
STEP 1: SPECIFYING A SHEET TYPE
The sheet type is the number of pages on each signature: two, four, or eight.
The type of imposition you select in Quark Imposer —
2-Up, 4-Up, or 8-Up —
controls the types of imposition available.
• For
2-Up, Standard imposition is available.
• For
4-Up, Standard, Work & Turn, Work & Tumble, and Sheet Wise
impositions are available.
• For
8-Up, Standard, Work & Turn, Work & Tumble, Split Web, and Sheet
Wise
impositions are available.
To specify a sheet type, open the Imposer dialog box (File menu) and click the
Layout tab. Then, click the 2-Up, 4-Up, or 8-Up tab.
The 2-Up, 4-Up, and 8-Up tabs let you select a sheet type, which determines the
imposition types available.
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CHAPTER 3: QUARK IMPOSER FOR QUARKXPRESS