Imposition layouts

Working with imposition layouts lets you print more than one page of a document on each sheet of paper. You can choose a preset imposition layout to create documents such as magazines and books to print on a commercial printing press; produce documents that involve cutting or folding, such as mailing labels, business cards, pamphlets, or greeting cards; or print multiple thumbnails of a document on one page. You can also edit a preset imposition layout to create your own layout.

You can select a binding method by choosing from three preset binding methods, or you can customize a binding method. When you choose a preset binding method, all but the first signature are automatically arranged.

You can arrange pages on a signature manually or automatically. When you arrange the pages automatically, you can choose the angle of the image. If you have more than one page across or down, you can specify the size of gutters between pages; for example, you can choose the automatic gutter spacing option, which sizes gutters so that the document’s pages fill the entire available space in the layout.

When printing on a desktop printer, you can adjust the margins to accommodate the non-printable area of a page. If the margin is smaller than the non-printable area, the edges of some pages or some printers’ marks may be clipped by your printer.

To choose a preset imposition layout

1 .	Click File Print.

The layout you choose does not affect the original document, only the way it is printed.

To edit an imposition layout

1 .	Click File Print.

6 .	Click File Save imposition layout.

When editing an imposition layout, you should save it with a new name; otherwise the settings for a preset imposition layout will be overwritten.

To select a binding method

1 .	Click File Print Preview.

2 .	Click the Imposition layout tool .

If you want the page to be double-sided, click the Single/double sided button .

When you click the Single/double sided button for double-sided printing, and you are printing on a non-duplex printing device, a wizard automatically provides instructions on how to insert the paper into the printer, so that you can print on both sides of the page.

To arrange pages

1 .	Click File Print Preview.

2 .	Click the Imposition layout tool .

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Intelligent auto-ordering — automatically arranges the pages on a signature

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Sequential auto-ordering — arranges the pages from left to right and top to bottom

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Cloned auto-ordering — places the working page in each frame of the printable page

To edit gutters

1 .	Click File Print Preview.

2 .	Click the Imposition layout tool .

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Auto gutter spacing — sizes gutters so that the document’s pages fill the entire available space in the layout

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Equal gutters — lets you set equal horizontal and vertical gutters

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Cut location — places cut marks between pages

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Fold location — places fold marks between pages

If you click the Equal gutters button, you must specify a value in the Gutter Size box.

You can edit the gutters only if you’ve selected an imposition layout with two or more pages across and down.

To adjust margins

1 .	Click File Print Preview.

2 .	Click the Imposition layout tool .

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Auto margins — sets the margins automatically

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Equal margins — lets you make the right margin equal to the left one, and the bottom margin equal to the top one

If you click the Equal margins button, you must specify values in the Top/left margin boxes.

When preparing a job for a commercial press, the print service provider may request minimum margin sizes, such as for page grippers and printers’ marks.

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