Quite Imposing family V6 guide
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GENERAL
Dire warnings
About the Demo Version
About Quite Imposing
The Quite Imposing Philosophy
Running Quite Imposing
Seven Top Tips
Protected Mode support (Windows)
Turning off Protected Mode
What does Protected Mode protect?
How do I...?
...use measurements easily?
...merge multiple PDF documents into one imposition?
...plan an imposition?
...add a binding offset?
...impose onto a pre-defined template? use colour bars? custom registration marks?
...add margins or crop marks around each page?
...split even and odd pages?
...put labels onto each plate?
...use Bates Stamps
...print several copies of a booklet at once?
...remove numbers and insert my own numbers?
...remember an arrangement of masking tape?
...replace pages in an imposition?
...allow for "creep"?
...centre the results of an n-up or Step & Repeat?
...manipulate even and odd pages separately?
...get back pages I've imposed?
...do this complicated job?
Tips for desktop printing
Double sided printing
Printing double sided on a single sided printer
Step 1 - the paper path
Step 2 - the paper order
Step 3 - image positioning
Extra equipment
Using backgrounds
More background choices
Smart crop marks
Notes on smart crop marks
Crop mark enhancements (6.0)
About bleeds
The five page boxes
The problem with automatic bleeds
Special definitions
source
target
page
sheet
landscape, portrait
wide
tall
User interface changes, tricks and tips (4.0)
Shift key (4.0)
Open/close triangles (4.0)
Menu changes in 6.0
Tool buttons (6.0)
Peel off functions (4.0)
Undo (4.0)
QUITE HOT IMPOSING
Quite Hot Imposing - General
Applying Impositions
Ways to run Quite Hot Imposing
Quite Imposing Plus functions not available
Quite Hot Imposing – filename filters (6.0)
Quite Hot Imposing – XML editing (6.0)
Other Documents Available
Quite Hot Imposing Hot Folders
Hot Folder Concepts
Important Points in Choosing Hot Folders
Network Use.
IN, DONE and ERROR on the same disk.
Limitations
License
Unique IN Folders.
Single PDF File Input
Single PDF File Output
No Printing
PDF Version
Must Be Running (for queue processing)
Setting up hot folder queues
Choosing Hot Folders
Selecting the Imposition
Selecting an XML file
Selecting a Sequence stored in Quite Imposing Plus
Other Setup Options
Setting a filename filter
Deleting or Pausing a Queue
Quite Hot Imposing action menu
Other Topics
Quitting Quite Hot Imposing
Errors, Messages & Logging
Preferences – Basic preferences
Preferences – Imposition Preferences
Quite Hot Imposing command line (CLI)
Advanced Quite Hot facilities
Combine files using job folders
Making multiple outputs with Split & Merge
Replacement files and datasets
Replacement files – Advanced automation (6.0)
Datasets (Quite Hot Imposing Advanced feature for Enfocus Switch and command line) (6.0)
Use datasets with Enfocus Switch (6.0)
Use datasets with the command line (6.0)
Quite Hot Imposing – variables (advanced feature) (6.0)
Enfocus Switch and Quite Hot Imposing
Summary for Switch users (5.0)
Installing and setup
Finding Quite Hot for Enfocus Switch flows
Quite Hot configurator/app flow element setup
Features especially for Switch users
Combine files using job folders
Removing prefix from file names (5.0)
Variables and datasets (6.0)
Variables (advanced feature) (6.0)
Use datasets with Enfocus Switch (6.0)
User fields - legacy (5.0)
Using user fields to pass metadata from Enfocus Switch (5.0)
Picking up user data in Stick On Text And Numbers (5.0)
Setting up user data for Quite Hot Imposing in Switch (5.0)
Working with Condition commands and user fields (5.0)
Advanced use of field names (5.0)
COMMANDS
Imposition Control Panel
The question mark (? or ??) buttons
Customize Control Panel (5.0)
Creating panels (5.0)
Adding to panels (5.0)
Editing panels (5.0)
Master panel and custom panels (6.0)
Imposition Preferences
Set language
New custom sizes and backgrounds
Remember imposition info on standard functions
About per-imposition preferences
Registration mark colour
PDF/X handling
Form fields and annotations
Bleed handling
Page scaling (User Unit) preference (6.0)
Setting page scaling in Quite Imposing and Quite Hot Imposing (6.0)
Quite Hot Imposing handling of page scaling (UserUnit) (6.0)
Automation sequences
Imposition by example
Creating a new sequence
Working with Remember Last Action
Managing your sequences
Options affecting playback
New document choices
Working with XML files
Import options
Managing categories
Automation sequences – Sequences Manager (4.0)
Sequences Manager: Manage tab (4.0)
Sequences Manager: Files tab (4.0)
Sequences Manager: Collect tab (4.0)
Sequences Manager: Report tab (4.0)
Sequences Manager: Backup tab (4.0)
Sequences Manager: Restore tab (4.0)
Sequences: filter sequence names (5.0)
Sequences: Import sequences (5.0)
Editable import (5.0)
Non-editable import (import reference) (5.0)
Conditions in automation sequences (5.0)
Sequences: Message command (5.0)
Remember Last Action
Notes on RememberLast Action
Where are settings saved?
Playback Action
Notes on Playback action
Create booklet
Selecting sheet size for booklets
Selecting a binding
Handling fronts and backs
Choosing alignment
Advanced booklet options
n-Up Pages
Choosing options for n-up Pages
Choosing alignment
N-Up & Step and repeat: more alignment choices (6.0)
Selecting margins and spacing
Example of advanced spacing
Mirroring options
N-up and Step & Repeat: Mirrored flow (5.0)
Notes about n-up pages
Step And Repeat
Notes on Step And Repeat
Step & Repeat rotation to fit more pages (6.0)
Join Two Pages
See also
Shuffle Even/Odd Pages
See also
Shuffle Pages For Imposing
Working with the Shuffle Assistant
A simple example for the Assistant
A more complex example for the Assistant
Importance of the page count
Shuffle Assistant – single sided option (6.0)
Types of imposition that the Assistant knows
Working with rules directly
Choosing the rules
A worked example
Another worked example
Shuffling for a 4-up booklet
Shuffling for a larger saddle stitched booklet
Details of the Repeat function
Advanced cut stacks (6.0)
A new example for a 4-up booklet
Notes on Shuffle Pages for Imposing
Reverse Pages
See also
Trim And Shift
Page selection
Advanced options
Trimming options
Shifting options.
Keep bleed margins (4.0)
About links and bookmarks
Warning: about uncovering information
Creep pages for binding
Tile pages
Bleed and Tile Pages
Undo booklet (6.0)
Adjust Page sizes
Advanced options
Set page size the same (4.0)
Adjust only similar size (4.0)
Bleed and Adjust Page Sizes
Page monitor (5.0)
Page monitor enhancements (6.0)
Page tools
Duplicate pages
Delete pages
Move pages
Rotate pages
Free rotation (4.0)
Define bleeds
Choices on the Bleed dialog
A warning about reaching outside the page
Using the Bleed dialog
Generating content for bleed area (6.0)
Insert Pages
Insert blank pages
Insert pages from file
Insert at intervals (4.0)
Advanced options for inserting files at intervals (4.0)
Note for automation
Conditions
Create Sample Document
See also
Stick On Text and Numbers
Leading zeroes ("Bates stamping")
Shortcuts (4.0)
Working with fields (variable data)
Advanced options - numbering
Changing colour (4.0)
Text rotation (4.0)
Preview box (4.0)
Advanced options - fields
Text Offsets
Using registration colour
Embedding fonts (4.0)
Stick On PDF Pages
Selecting a file (4.0)
Scaling (4.0)
Stick On Masking Tape
Using the Masking Tape Tool
Automation notes
Notes on Masking Tape Tool
Peel Off Text and Numbers
Notes on Peel Off Text and Numbers
Peel Off Masking Tape
Notes on Peel Off Masking Tape
Peel Off Registration Marks
Notes on Peel Off Registration Marks
Manual Imposition
Target selection
Source selection
Performing Imposition
Shortcuts (4.0)
Double sided (4.0)
Smart crop marks (4.0)
Continue layout to more sheets (4.0)
Remembering manual imposition settings
Notes on Manual Imposition
Variable data merge (5.0)
Text blocks (5.0)
Justification in text blocks (6.0)
Overrides in text blocks (6.0)
Text block handling of long lines (6.0)
Text block preview (6.0)
Other text block enhancements (6.0)
Data block field organising/templating (6.0)
Split/merge (partials) (5.0)
New Split how: Complete duplicates (6.-_
Page range enhancements for Split how: list pages (6.0)
Split/Merge (Partials) example 1 – Repeated numbering (5.0)
Split/Merge (Partials) example 2 – Partials imposition layout (5.0)
Imposition Info
Showing commands
Showing layout information
Modifying an Imposed Page
Notes on Image Info (Show layout)
RELEASE NOTES
What’s new in version 6
Quite Hot Imposing features
What’s new in version 5
New features – full list
What's new in version 4
Compatibility
Preferences and sequences
What’s new?
New features – full list
What's new in version 3
New functions
Tile Pages (Quite Imposing Plus only)
Page Tools (Quite Imposing Plus only)
Adjust Page Sizes (Quite Imposing Plus only)
Updated functions
Stick On Text and Numbers (was Stick On Page Numbers) (Quite Imposing Plus only)
Insert Pages (was Insert Blank Pages) (Quite Imposing Plus only)
N-Up and Step And Repeat
Trim and Shift
Shuffle pages
Manual Imposition (Quite Imposing Plus only)
Key performance improvements
Key features and improvements for automation
Standards support
Supplementary manual pages
Stick on text and numbers
Insert pages
Choosing a file (4.0)
Adjust page sizes (4.0)
Page size report (4.0)
Page tools
Shuffle Pages
Performance and limits (4.0)
Trim & Shift, Creep
Creep function (4.0)
Stick on masking tape (4.0)
PDF/X support (4.0)
64-bit Acrobat (Windows)
Troubleshooting when plug-ins do not appear in Acrobat (Windows and Mac)
Compatibility
Preferences and sequences
Supplementary manual pages
N-Up enhancements
Trim & Shift and Creep enhancements
Trim & Shift: all four sides (5.0)
Creep: scaling (5.0)
Other Sequences enhancements (5.0)
Release Notes
Co-existence with 5.0
Variable data merge enhancements (6.0)
Bleed enhancements (6.0)
Dealing with a zero bleed area (6.0)
N-Up and Step & Repeat enhancements (6.0)
Tile pages enhancements (6.0)
Control panel and user interface enhancements (6.0)
Stick on Text and Numbers enhancements (6.0)
Shuffle enhancements (6.0)
Split & Merge (partials) enhancements (6.0)
Quite Hot Imposing – filename filters (6.0)
Quite Hot Imposing – XML editing
Quite Hot Imposing – replacement files and datasets (6.0)
Replacement files - Advanced automation (6.0)
Datasets (Quite Hot Imposing Advanced feature for Enfocus Switch and command line) (6.0)
Use datasets with Enfocus Switch (6.0)
Use datasets with the command line (6.0)
QuiteHot Imposing – variables (advanced feature) (6.0)
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