Imposition layouts

To choose a preset imposition layout
To edit an imposition layout
To select a binding method
To arrange pages
To edit gutters
To adjust margins

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

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1 Click File Print.
2 Click the Layout tab.
3 Choose an imposition layout from the Imposition layout list box.

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

To edit an imposition layout

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1 Click File Print.
2 Click the Layout tab.
3 Choose an imposition layout from the Imposition layout list box.
4 Click Edit.
5 Edit any imposition layout settings.
6 Click File Save imposition layout.
7 Type a name for the imposition layout in the Save as box.

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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

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1 Click File Print Preview.
2 Click the Imposition layout tool .
3 Choose Edit basic settings from the What to edit list box on the property bar.
4 Type values in the Pages across/down boxes.
If you want the page to be double-sided, click the Single/double sided button .
5 Choose one of the following binding methods from the Binding mode list box:
• Perfect binding — cuts apart individual pages and glues them at the spine
• Saddle stitch — folds pages and inserts them into one another
• Collate and cut — collates and stacks all signatures together
• Custom binding — lets you arrange the pages that are printed in each signature
If you choose either Saddle stitch or Custom binding, type a value in the corresponding box.

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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

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1 Click File Print Preview.
2 Click the Imposition layout tool .
3 Choose Edit page placements from the What to edit list box on the property bar.
4 Click one of the following buttons:
• Intelligent auto-ordering — automatically arranges the pages on a signature
• Sequential auto-ordering — arranges the pages from left to right and top to bottom
• Cloned auto-ordering — places the working page in each frame of the printable page
If you want to arrange the page numbering manually, click on the page and specify the page number in the Page sequence number box.
5 Choose an angle from the Page rotation list box.

To edit gutters

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1 Click File Print Preview.
2 Click the Imposition layout tool .
3 Choose Edit Gutters & Finishing from the What to edit list box on the property bar.
4 Click one of the following buttons:
• Auto gutter spacing — sizes gutters so that the document’s pages fill the entire available space in the layout
• Equal gutters — lets you set equal horizontal and vertical gutters
5 Click one of the following buttons:
• Cut location — places cut marks between pages
• Fold location — places fold marks between pages

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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

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1 Click File Print Preview.
2 Click the Imposition layout tool .
3 Choose Edit margins from the What to edit list box on the property bar.
4 Click one of the following buttons:
• Auto margins — sets the margins automatically
• Equal margins — lets you make the right margin equal to the left one, and the bottom margin equal to the top one

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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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