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You can use the Edit Job Ticket dialog box (File > Job Jackets > Modify Job Ticket) to
assign a Layout Specification to a layout in the active project.
Working with Output Specifications
An Output Specification lets you specify output-specific information such as image color
space and resolution, graphic file format, ink coverage, halftone frequency, PostScript
level, PDF/X compliance, and so forth. Like Rules, Output Specifications are tests that are
executed against the active layout when a layout artist chooses File > Job Jackets > Evaluate
Layout.
The standard procedure for working with Output Specifications is:
1
Create an Output Specification (see "Creating an Output Specification: Advanced mode"). This
part of the job is typically done by a job definer working with an output specialist.
2
Associate the Output Specification with a layout using a layout definition in a Job Ticket
template. This can be done by the job definer or by the layout artist, but should typically
be done by the job definer.
3
Use the Output Specification at output (File > Output Job) to ensure that the job is imaged
correctly. For more information, see "Using Output Specifications with Output Job."
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