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1. Replace Pages Delete Pages Crop Pages Rotate Pages Page Transitions Number Pages Print Pages Embed All Page Thumbnails Remove Embedded Page Thumbnails Reduce Page Thumbnails i a ar ren TEE eer en Enlarge Page Thumbnails u ees Poe Eus Assembly Tree Observe the pagination of the light table Since two sheets will be folded together in double web page 1 should be on the first sheet Me LT and page 3 on the second sheet F in Tutorial Web S Web List Web 1 Web z F in Tutorial Web S Web List Web 1 Web z Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Assembly Tree a C Product Part 1 E NE Tutorial Web 7 amp Web List Web Web Web 7 fj Tutorial web 7 E Web List Web Web DI Pa oe Mi Assembly Tree uw C Product Part 1 fj TutorialWeb 7 E List of Webs web 1 Web 2 fy eb 3 Partial b Page Range 1 44 om Release December 3 2012 Quy Exercise 26 5th Lesson Multi web Assembly 49 In this exercise the multi web configurations will be mod ified within the Assembly Tree and a partial web will be created Select the first booklet node in the Assembly Tree and notice that the right panel offers an option to edit the number or webs In the field Number of Webs enter 3 instead of 2 and click elsewhere to apply the change Observe the layout
2. inpO2 Tutorial Also includes a lesson for Web Presses Version 5 0 K Ar au Dynagram Copyright 2006 2012 Dynagram All rights reserved inp029 is a registered trademark of Dynagram Adobe and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Printed in Canada About this Tutorial Product Modules Operating Systems Preliminary Notes This Tutorial offers a tour of the main inpO2 functions The exercises have been prepared with the intention of showing all of the most commonly used features of inp02 The examples may not reflect the typical usage of the product The step by step exercises should require a few hours to complete All the material required for the Tutorial lessons can be found on the DVD or downloaded from Dynagram s web site To ease the learning process it is strongly suggested to print this pdf Tutorial file in order to better concentrate on inpO2 on screen inp02 is composed of two base modules the Wizard and the Layout Editor and three optional modules Assembly Optimization and JDF Export The material shown in this tutorial can be specific to any of these modules The four first lessons cover the following inpO2 functions e Acrobat s environment and navigation Light Table tools Profiles L
3. Load Remove f you had many sheets in the template the Sheet control at the right of the preview window would allow you to select another sheet to be displayed Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Loaded templates are embedded in the Assembly file Any change in the template file on disk will have no impact on existing projects Load Assembly Tree 4 D Tutorial Body D Pagel 16 Add Assembly e 29 3rd Lesson The Assembly Manager Click on the template in the list hold the mouse and drag the template down into the Assembly Tree just below the Assembly 1 node and release the mouse In the tree a new Booklet node has been created Select the parent node in the tree called Assembly 1 Notice that the right panel contains all pertaining properties for the assembly node In the Assembly field enter Body and press Tab See that the new name is reflected in the Assembly Tree and in the right panel title bar Select the Booklet node that you have placed in the tree The properties in the right panel have changed to reflect those of the Booklet Preview Body Properties Assembly Body Notes Total Number of Pages 0 Come and Go Content Booklets 1 Sheets 1 Pages Inserted 16 Pages Missing 0 Creep Compensation Compensation Range Inner Pages 0 0000 in Outer Pages 0 0000 in Paper Thickness 0 0 Push Out Remove Show Page Ranges r Release December 3 2012
4. 30 Tutorial Release December 3 2012 npO2 e Select Show Page Ranges in the drop down list below the Assembly Iree The booklet node displays its page range from 1 to 16 Click on the small arrow to expand the Page Range node and display all individual pages Select the Page Range node in the tree then select any Page node and remark that the properties panel displays different information for each type of node allowing to display the relevant set of properties lick again on the small arrow to collapse the Page Range node In this exercise an assembly will be created in the 7ree View using drag and drop You will use two different types of bindings Perfect Bound and Saddle Stitched and explore the two different view modes To ease the understanding of this exercise first select Show Booklets Only in the drop down list below the Assembly Tree Click on the Tutorial Body template in the upper list hold the mouse and drag the template down into the Assembly Tree Keep holding down the mouse button and place the template over the icon of the existing booklet node Notice the horizontal line below the icon Assemblv Tree Assemblv Tree Longer line indicating that Shorter Line indicating that the booklet will be inserted the booklet will be inserted in Perfect Bound in Saddle stitched Now move slightly the mouse to the right over the name of the existing booklet node Notice that the horizontal line
5. 0 2 in 0 5 cm You can apply adjustments e Do not enter any value in the Outer Pages field This means that in both directions to the most outer pages will not move when the adjustment is minimize the visual impact applied Notice that you could also choose to move outer pages of the adjustment towards the edge by entering zero for Inner Pages and a positive value for Outer Pages or a mix of both Ensure that the Show Page Ranges option is selected below the Assembly Tree view Expand the Page Range node from the first booklet to see all individual pages Select the node Page 1 and see the creep value in the right panel The value is zero for this page Select the node Page 8 and see the creep value in the right panel The value is 0 2 in The same adjustment value applies to pages 7 9 and 10 since their position will be the same in the folded booklet Assembly Tree 4 e Body n Page 8 4 Tutorial Body 4 Pagel 16 O Pagel O Page2 Page Size 6 000 x 9 000 in D Page3 D Page4 OD Page5 Creep Adjustments 0 200 in Properties Imposition Index 8 Sheet s 1 O Page10 OD Pagell OD Pagel2 Q Page13 O Pagel4 OD Page15 OD Pagel6 4 Tutorial Body D Pagel 32 4 Tutorial Body Add Assembly Show Page Ranges Select successively Page 1 Page 3 Page 5 and Page 7 and see how the adjustment increments from outer pages to inner pages Continue se
6. Gutter 4 Image Alignment Middle Center 18 Tutorial Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Click on the Create New Item button to add an imported mark preset to the list Name it Tutorial Image Click on the field to activate the button at the right then click on it to access the Imported Image Presets or 5 Image Pre eT Presets ODA Blas Blank ee m do iah tn Am Nu Zu mh ee ee do m d CMYK 2 spots Color Bar CMYK 3 spots Color Bar CMYK Color Bar 1 c3 CMYK Color Bar 2 AI Dynagram Logo Grayscale Bar zl Document Information Black oom Document Title Druckkontrollstreifen 2 3 Square M PDF Creator Adobe PDF library 5 00 age Square Spot 1 PDF Version 1 5 Square Spot 2 Media Box Size 19 694 x 0 319 in Square Y Crop Box Size 9 694 x 0 319 ir Tutorial Color Bar Bleed Box Size This Box is not defined Trim Box Size This Box is not defined Art Box Size 19 694 x 0 319 in Uc Clipping Source Crop Box En Notice that some images are already provided with the installation Click on the Create New Item button at the top of the window and browse to the Tutorial folder to select the file Tutorial Color Bar pdf Click Open The color bar image will be displayed in the preview window It can be zoomed in and out with the slider control to the right This PDF color bar contains four colors as will the PDF source
7. Page Range 65 80 p Page Range 65 80 TutarialComeAndan Go lt Booklet 5 Ga D Page Range 81 96 D Page Range 81 96 fj TutarialComeAndaa Go fj Booklet 4 Go D Page Range 97 112 D Page Range 97 112 TutorialComeAndao Go f Booklet 3 Ga D Page Range 113 128 D Page Range 113 128 fj TutarialComeAndan Go fj Booklet 2 Ga D Page Range 129 144 D Page Range 129 144 7 a TutarialCameAnd aa Go fm Booklet 1 Ga D Page Range 145 160 D Page Range 145 160 Before Come and Go After Come and Go Renamed booklets Release December 3 2012 inpO2 DI Exercise 30 Release December 3 2012 5th Lesson Come and Go 55 Select the first booklet In the right panel instead of the template name rename the booklet Booklet 1 and click to apply the change Notice that the name of the last booklet in the tree has also changed its name Select the second booklet In the right panel rename the booklet Booklet 2 and click to apply the change Notice the name of the second last booklet Continue renaming the 5 booklets and see how the pairs of booklets are tied to their original template The first booklet contains pages 1 to 16 It is linked to the last booklet that contains pages 145 to 160 The second booklet is linked to the second last booklet and so on In this last advanced exercise you will adjust the fifth Come and Go booklet to fit the page count e Let s imagine th
8. Tutorial inpO2 Come and Go pagination Drag and drop the template five times in the Assembly Tree in a can also be combined with Perfect Bound manner all templates must be stacked with the Saddle Stitched and all same indent in the tree The tree view must display 5 booklets web configurations e Select Show Page Ranges in the drop menu below the tree Notice that the first booklet contains pages 1 to 32 While the Assembly 1 root node is still selected check the option Come and Go in the right panel The tree view now displays 10 booklets split in two halves The first half Come contains lower page numbers and the second half Go contains higher page numbers Assembly Tree Assembly Tree Assembly Tree o Praduct Part 1 o Praduct Part 1 o Product Part 1 fj TutorialComeAndao fj TutorialComeAndao Come fj Booklet 1 Come p Page Range 1 32 D Page Range 1 16 Db Page Range 1 16 fj TutorialComeAndao lt fj TutorialComeAndao Come f Booklet 2 Come D Page Range 33 amp 4 b Page Range 17 32 b Page Range 17 32 fj TutorialComeAndao jjj TutorialComeAndao Come fj Booklet 3 Come D Page Range 65 96 D Page Range 33 48 D Page Range 33 48 TutorialComeand o TutorialComeAndGo Come f Booklet 4 Come p Page Range 97 128 D Page Range 49 64 p Page Range 49 64 fj TutorialComeAndao IB TutorialComeAndao Come f Booklet 5 Came p Page Range 129 160 p
9. an item to set the properties for a new Tutorial preset Different parameters can be set to customize the mark cells and the entire mark range once repeated on many booklets Select the following values Cell Range Maximum Cell Spacing 0 Display Header checked Display Outline checked Length 0 75 in 2 cm Width 0 125 in 0 4 cm Text Direction Horizontal Click Save to save the preset and return to the light table The cursor type should now display as a collating mark icon Click and hold the mouse then drag the cursor over page 1 until it snaps into the gutter section between page 1 and 16 Release the mouse and see the entire mark pattern that will be printed in the spine of the folded booklet Register marks are figures usually crossed lines and a circle placed outside the trim page boundaries in color separation overlays to pro vide a common element for proper alignment Adding Register Marks About Register Marks The addition of customized Register Marks on the sheet will familiarize you with object s anchor points The easiest way to add register marks on the layout is to apply a group of marks symmetrically on the edges of the sheet 22 Tutorial aa Default ap Empty Circle 0 25 in 4 amp Empty Cirde 0 5 in Presets Release December 3 2012 ae inpO2 e Click on the small arrow to the right of the Register Mark icon
10. document in this Tutorial The imported file is now displayed in the Items list and the PDF image is embedded in inpO2 preferences This image will be available for all future layouts f needed this dialogue offers the ability to select a different PDF box to better crop the image Click Save and Use image to return to the Imported Mark Presets dialogue where you will define other marks parameters In this exercise you will add the imported mark using two different methods You will also learn about inp02 gutters and margins The Imported Mark Presets dialogue should be opened It offers three options to place an imported mark 1 You can place it on the sheet using its original format 2 You can place it on the sheet by defining a new format The image will be cropped or repeated to adapt to the defined surface UB To place objects freely on the light table unselect Snap to Objects from inp02 gt Snap menu Release December 3 2012 2nd Lesson The Imported Mark 19 3 You can adapt its length to a page group by placing it in a gutter or margin which is especially useful for color bars The third option will be used First ensure that the Tutorial Color Bar image is still selected in the Image drop menu Placement and Usage Select the option Crop and Repeat in Gutter Open the Alignments node and select the option Middle Center to align the center of the color bar to the center of the layou
11. front sheet Type 1 and press Enter or Tab Then type 16 and press Enter or Tab Continue entering all numbers in the following sequence 1 16 13 4 8 9 12 5 Now let s change the head orientation for the first row of pages Using the Pagination Tool select all the pages in the upper row Select Invert Page Orientation in the page object contextual menu right click on the pages or Ctrl click on Macintosh The orientation of a selection of one or many pages can also be inverted by using Page Up and Page Down on the keyboard Your folding is now ready 14 Tutorial v Also Paginate Back Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Save the layout on your desktop under the name Tutorial Layout layt Foldings About inpO2 Foldings In inpO2 folding involves the pagination pattern as well as the page orientation of a page group Foldings can be saved in inpO2 s folding items list and used in all jobs The most common foldings are already provided in the list for your convenience In this exercise you will learn more about the Folding Pre sets and how to save and apply your own foldings The folding that you have just created can be saved and used in future layouts Choose the Object Selection tool Right click Ctrl click on Macintosh on the Page Group to open the contextual menu Select the Folding menu item The Folding Presets dialogue will open with the full page grou
12. inpO2 Working Profile Page Contents E Page Information TrimBox Outline Page Head Folding Number Section Imposition Index Document Information Product Part Name Product Part Color Creep Compensation Value 2 Marks Fold Marks Linear Marks Trim and Bleed Marks Sheet Center Marks Sheet Corners Side Guides Sheet Guides Gripper Area Non Printable Margins Imported Mark Contents Imported Mark Outline Density Bar Contents Density Bar Outline Register Marks Collating Marks Text Marks Barcode Contents Barcode Outline Z Layout Ink Name Ink Complete aA 4l Documents IS IS 1S Values LayoutOutline Customized e In the Items list select inp02 Working Preview Profile Click on the Duplicate Selected Item icon at the top of the left panel and name the new element Tutorial In the Marks section uncheck Sheet Corners and Gripper Area Once you have defined a viewing profile that is adapted to your exact needs click on the Save and Use Profile button See how the layout has changed Saved profiles will be available for all future jobs e Save the layout file 3 d Lesson About Templates The Assembly Manager Creep Compensation Assemblies vs Run lists Release December 3 2012 About Templates In this exercise inpO2 file types will be explained You will export a template to be used in the Assembly Manager Now that you have completed the layout you
13. is shorter Release the mouse when the line is shorter If done correctly the newly added booklet node will be indented compared to the first booklet Assembly Tree Hec HN ff Tutorial Body I3 Tutorial Body e Click on the arrow to collapse the Booklet node and see that the child booklet disappears Imagine that the tree root represents inpO2 Release December 3 2012 3rd Lesson The Assembly Manager 31 the spine of the book This tree view configuration simulates a Saddle stitched assembly where booklets are inserted one into the other Now drag another template from the list into the tree and place it just under the closed Booklet node icon to display the longer horizontal line Release the mouse If done correctly the third booklet node will have the same indentation as the first one This tree view configuration simulates a Perfect Bound assembly where booklets are stacked on top of each other Assembly Tree IL Body b f Tutorial Body tn Tutorial Body You now have a mixed assembly with different binding types Expand the closed booklet and select Show Page Ranges in the drop down list below the Assembly Tree to display all page ranges Observe how the pages of the first booklet are split in two ranges by the second booklet Assembly Tree Wh Body ka 13 Tutorial Body Page1 8 lE Tutorial Body b Page 9 24 Page 25 32 Tutorial Body b Page 33 48 Take the ti
14. pdf PDF Creator PScript5 dll Version 5 2 2 PDF Producer Acrobat Distiller 8 1 0 Windows F PDF Version 1 3 Date Modified 26 11 2012 Trim Box 12 500 x 9 000 in Page Count 1 E CIST Source Box to be aligned Trim Box Anchor Middle Center inpO2 4th Lesson Page Adjustments 39 Close the Document Manager dialogue and save Click on the arrow to the right of the profile icon and select the TU e inp02 Proofing Profile e npO2 will display all pdf pages on the light table This action may take some time since these are fat pdf files and not thumbnails Page Adjustments zB Exercise 20 This step will show you how to use the Page Adjustments A dialogue to scale offset or rotate a document page Click on each sheet to proof the job Select sheet 7F Notice even page 104 which has a landscape orientation The customer requested at the last minute that the top of the table be placed at the spine to ease the reading Open again the Document Manager dialoque In the Project Tree section expand the Tutorial Book Sample to display individual pages Scroll down in the page list and select page 104 The page should be displayed in the window Document Manager B 97 97 9898 gt 99 99 gt 100 100 gt 101 101 B 102 102 S 103 103 Document Title Tutorial Book Sample pdf File Path P Documentation inpO2 1 E Page Index 104 ar ny es tele Aliq fer dab NH a Pamen j
15. to other objects but does not resize to fit the page group margin While the mark is selected press Delete as we will keep only the first mark in the center gutter Adding a Collating Mark About Collating Marks Collating marks are step marks printed on the spine of folded sheets to facilitate collating and validating the sequence of book signa tures On the layout they appear in the gutter of the first page on the front of the sheet You will define and add a Collating Mark by snapping the mark to a page We will also need Collating Marks on each booklet to ease the post press assembly of this Perfect Bound book Click on the small arrow at the right of the Collating Mark icon to access its drop menu Click on Add Edit Presets The Collating Mark Presets dialogue will open IS DN 2 Pattern e Cell Range Maximum M 0 75 inch cell Number of Cells 1 ax range 0 75 inch ce Max range 0 75 inch cell Header O m Spacing 0 0000 in Max range 0 75 inch cell Outline PON E Max range 1 25 inch cell Display Outline m Max range 1 25 inch cell Header O 4 Max range 1 25 inch cell Outline Length 0 7500 in Tutorial wan OOOO 0 5 test Text Direction Horizontal 2 Manual Index Manual Value F Index Value 1 Index Position 1 bki Release December 3 2012 EIN Exercise 10 2nd Lesson Adding Register Marks 21 Create or duplicate
16. 02 objects In addition to inpO2 default profiles you can save your own customized profiles and create any type of object combination for screen preview proofing or imaging Click on the Profiles contextual menu to open the contextual TUS ja menu Until now you have used the inp02 Working Preview Profile Select inp02 Output Profile in the drop list a D Ej lt ma T g a 71 7 Mark Sets FB output t x u i y ii l4 a a 5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 41 ae an Den ean wen Bhi M ano ee ee 0M 578 seh eC CIO eee SS URUSOUNM Ee eee ee SR Ree ee ee KO I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I an Ey n 4 Release December 3 2012 26 Tutorial Release December 3 2012 inpO2 The sheets now display only the objects that must be imaged on the plate For example the color bar is now previewed but the page outlines are hidden Once document pages will be added they will be previewed as well Objects to be viewed or printed will vary depending on the task or the output device That s why inpO2 allows you to save any number of working proofing or output profiles as Presets You can then quickly switch from one profile to the other through the drop list Click on the Profiles icon and select Add Edit Presets The Profiles dialogue will open fe Presets inpO2 Output Profile inpO2 Proofing Profile inpO2 Working Preview Profile
17. 8 Tutorial inpO2 specifications that are used by the Optimization and Assembly modules They may contain source documents as well Each file type has its own color icon so they are easy to identify in your job folders In addition to saving in these file types inpO2 can also export lay out content in ATM format tpl from the Acrobat file menu Refer the User Guide for more details Now we will export the current file Tutorial Layout layt as a tem plate Select File Export inp02 Template and browse to your desktop To help sorting your production templates you may want to give a descriptive name For this tutorial we will simply use Tutorial Body tmpl since it will be used for the body of the book that will be assembled Click on Save Notice that the original layout is still opened on the light table You can close it now as we will build the 128 page book with the Assembly Manager The Assembly Manager B Exercise 14 This exercise will introduce you to the basics of the Assembly Manager Templates Tree View and Node Panels Select File gt Create inp02 gt Assembly Project The Assembly Manager will open Click on Load browse and open the template Tutorial Body tmpl that you have just saved on your desktop Click Open The Preview displays the front and the back of the template Click on the Information tab to get a description of the template Sheet Templates Tutorial Body
18. Black 10 zl Layout Ink Name LayoutOutline 4 nk Customized Cyan 0 00 Magenta 0 00 Yellow 100 00 10 00 Save and Use Profile Cancel Click Save and Use Profile to apply the new color which gives a much better contrast for sheet 9 e Now re click on the Profiles button and select inp02 Output Profile in the drop list Notice that this profile completely discards the layout information and sheets now display as they should be printed 42 Tutorial DI Exercise 23 Release December 3 2012 j Outputting PDF files inpO2 The Output dialogue will be explained in this exercise You will learn how to produce multiple files based on the nam ing convention The last step is to output the imposition job into pdf format Open the Output dialogue by clicking on its icon in the Functions toolbar Sheets to Process ia All Current Sheet Sheets from la B to lg Sheets in Assembly Body Sides to Process W Both Sides Front Only Back Only Output Configuration Hi Settings Summary inpO Output Profile PDF 1 7 with mark fonts Output PDF files as Sheet of pdf and deliver to C Out Destination Folder All sheets and Both sides should be selected by default Click on the button to the right of the Output Configuration field This opens the Output Configuration window where Presets can be defined B Presets das Y Default
19. Click on Apply Register Mark Group to open the Register Mark Group Presets window SSS ess SSS SSS SSS SSS st Ee gw u Ge a mmm Default Configuration Only corner marks Default k All 0 25 in offset prm Offset from Edge 0 2500 in Default mark Center 0 25 in offset 4 Filled Circle 0 25 in Corner 0 25 in off Filled Square 0 25 in Corner 0 25 in of Outline Circle 0 25 in Corner 0 25 in o Tutorial TUE The Configuration field allows the user to select the desired position of the register marks among eight possible locations Some of those locations have been pre defined and you can choose them in the Configuration drop list By expanding the group it is possible to define any other Configuration Create or duplicate an element to set the properties for a new Tuto rial preset element Choose the following settings Register Mark Keep the Default mark Configuration Select Only Corner Marks in the drop menu Offset Leave the value at 0 25 in 0 7 cm to apply an offset inward from the edge of the sheet Click on Apply on Layout to close the window and insert the register marks Since these marks are small you may need to zoom in to see them properly It is possible to add a Register Mark anywhere on the sheet by adding them individually We are going to add register marks close to one another for the pur pose of explaining the positioning tools Th
20. Mock up PDF 1 7 One file per project Platesetter One file per project Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per projec Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per sheet Platesetter PDF 1 4 One file per surfac Proofer PDF 1 4 One file per project Proofer PDF 1 4 One file per sheet Tutorial 2 Output Type inpO2 Profile Use JDF E Maximum supported PDF Version 1 7 Embed mark fonts v Flat Grouping amp File Names Delivery inpO2 Output Profile Tutorial In the folder specified below Ci Desktop Out inpO2 e 43 4th Lesson Outputting PDF files Output Configuration Presets can be classified by output devices and type of output for example plate setters mock ups soft proofing etc Lj Remember that all profiles can be used for working proofing or final imaging Default Project Sheet number Project Sheet number Side Project Sheet number Total sheets Tutorial Click on the Create New Item icon at the top of the left panel and name the new element Tutorial The inpO2 Profile field is a drop list that lets you choose the desired profile for output The inpO2 Output Profile is selected by default for final imaging but you could choose any other profile to print to a proofing device a plotter etc Use JDF Leave this option unchecked as the output will be a regular PDF imposition layout The selection of JDF would enable more configuration settings that are expl
21. Now click on the Pages Tab on the left of Acrobat s window or choose View gt Navigation Panels gt Pages Acrobat will display all sheet thumbnails in the left side panel Sheets are identified as 1F 1B 2F 2B etc You may have noticed from these labels that inpO2 uses pairs of PDF pages as the front 2 Tutorial inpO2 and the back of a same press sheet You can adjust the width of the left side panel to display facing fronts and backs 5 _ P cC m SE XL c ps up Ni v n z mis gt Adobe Acrobat Professional Tutorial Demo inpO2 Layout ln p m bba T File Edit View Document Comments Forms Tools inpO2 Advanced Window Help alx Disabled The left panel offers a global view of the entire project and eases the navigation between the sheets In the left side panel click on sheet 2F The sheet is displayed in the main window The left side panel can be used to move copy or delete sheets Copy X and move are very similar in operation and uses the inp02 Object Selection Tool The sheet is selected when a shade appears around it To move a sheet click on it and drag it to its new location While dragging the sheet a location bar appears to indicate where the sheet will be inserted Drop the sheet when this bar is in the desired location To copy a sheet click on it and Ctrl drag the new sheet to its location click and Alt drag on Mac Practice copying a f
22. ager click on the Add Assembly button below the tree view A new Assembly icon is added at the bottom of the tree Select the Assembly 1 node and rename it Cover in the right panel Drag the Tutorial Cover Sample template onto the Cover node The booklet node will contain only page 1 repeated four times The entire project is now completed Close the Assembly Manager to see the result on the light table Ensure that Acrobat s Pages panel is selected in order to see the entire project at once Select Sheet 1F in the Pages panel Release December 3 2012 36 Tutorial inpO2 Adobe Acrobat Professional Untitled ably inp0 2 Assembly Project File Edit View Document Comments Forms Tools inp02 Advanced Window Help 18 x ip Create POF dig Combine Fies Eron E Start Meeting di Secure A sim S Forms EP Review amp Comment Oe Oe el ER eee id Bi HR Bm s w T J amp wy O Ux 7 Document Manager ig k Manager Tgl Layout checkpoints s Mark Sets FB ouput 7 tz pee uz sw mea PS El T ss 5e es v5 A DLE Look at the creep arrows in pages that have been adjusted The direction of the arrow indicates the direction of the page adjustment and the number inside the arrow indicates the adjustment value of the page Click on the sheet 2F then 3F Notice that the same creep pattern is repeated on all sheets This is normal as the publication is perfect boun
23. ained in the User Manual The Maximum supported PDF version should be set to the highest version supported by the RIP A warning will display should the document pages use a higher PDF version Leave the default version as is Also leave the Embed mark fonts option as is To define how the project will be split into files click in the Flat Grouping and File Names field to enable the button Click on that button to open the File Naming Convention Presets window emm UE I Assembly Name Booklet Index Booklet Name Job Identifier Output day Output month Dutput time Output year Press Run Name Project Name Sheet Number Sheet Side Template Name Total Number Of Sheets Web Index Project Name Sheet Sheet Number of lt Total Number Of Sheets Save and Use Naming Convention Cancel The default Output Settings would let you output a PDF file contain ing all pages in a single file Release December 3 2012 44 Tutorial Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Click on the Create New Item icon at the top of the left panel and name the new element Tutorial Place the cursor after Project Name in the center panel Select the variable Sheet Number from the list and click on the Insert arrow Repeat the operation for the variable Total Number of Sheets Complete the naming by typing Sheet after the first variable and of after the second variable The result should be lt ProjectName gt Sheet l
24. at the job has 144 pages You want to use the last double booklet to fit the number of pages by repeating the same pages twice Select the sixth booklet in the tree the second half of Booklet 5 Go that contains pages 81 to 96 Atthe bottom of the right panel select the option Restart at Page and enter 65 in the field The two halves now have the same page range and all other booklets are repaginated for total number of 144 pages Pagination Q Continue Restart at Page 65 e Asit contains twice the same pages the fitting booklet will have to be printed half of the quantity You can save the project under the name Tutorial ComeAndGo ably and print twice the reduced mock up on a desktop printer to manually check the pagination and figure out the assembly The collating marks will help you in this assembly task Congratulations We have now completed the inp02 Tutorial lessons and you should now be able to start your own imposition jobs for web presses Do not hesitate to open the inp02 User Manual available from the Help menu to find useful details on each function you are testing
25. ayout Creation Assembly Manager Document Manager and Ink Manager PDF Output A fifth lesson for Web Presses is also included inp02 is a plug in for Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional Before starting this Tutorial we recommend that the user be familiar with Adobe Acrobat and with the operating system on which it is installed inpO2 s user interface is almost identical on Macintosh and Windows platforms However some functions may differ slightly from one environment to another The Command key on the Macintosh system is equivalent to the Ctrl key on the Windows system All contextual menus available on Windows using the right click are available on the Macintosh system with Ctrl click Release December 3 2012 Technical Support This Tutorial covers the basics of inpO2 imposition application You can find more detailed information on all product features in the User Manual that is available from inpO2 s Help menu If you are a registered customer and require assistance concerning inpO2 please fill out the Support Form at www dynagram com support It is the fastest and most efficient way to diagnose and resolve your issue For immediate assistance you may contact United States amp Canada Tel 418 266 1275 Fax 418 694 2048 E mail support dynagram com www dynagram com support Other Countries Contact your distributor or reseller For additional information concerning customer support a
26. can use it on the fly for a customer job or export it as a template file A template cannot be opened on the light table It can be used as a model to create a new Untitled layout which can be edited and saved as another tem plate or it can be loaded in the Assembly Manager as a building block to create a new assembly project Let s recapitulate inpO2 has four types of working files Layouts Templates Assemblies and Managed Layouts The Layout layt is the default working format Layouts contain all sheets and objects on the light table and may contain documents Layout files are convenient for simple jobs such as flatworks Layouts can also be exported as templates to be used in the Assembly Manager Template files tmpl are meant to be used in the Assembly Manager They contain all the sheets and objects on the light table without source documents Templates are protected To edit an existing template use File gt Create inp02 gt Layout from Template edit the layout and export it again as a template File gt Export inp02 Template Use the existing name to override an old template version Assembly files ably are imposition projects built from templates in the Assembly Manager They contain one or many assemblies including binding information sheet templates and may contain source documents Managed Layout files mlay are created by the Layout Manager They contain information such as press and post press 2
27. d Continue clicking on sheet 3F 4F etc and concentrate on the index value of the Collating Mark that increments on each subsequent sheet Save your project on your desktop with the name Lorem Ipsum ably In the following lessons we will work with documents Release December 3 2012 4 Lesson The Document Manager Page Adjustments The Ink Manager More Profile Options Outputting PDF files The Document Manager In this exercise you will import PDF documents and build the Run List You will also display the pages on the layout using the appropriate Profile P Having your assembly project opened click on the Document ip Manager icon of the inp02 Functions toolbar The Document Manager will open Document Manager fi Assembled Job Body B Assembled Job Caver The Document Manager and the Assembly Manager axe always linked The left side of the dialogue show the run lists for the product parts named Body and Cover Release December 3 2012 38 Tutorial B The layout must be filled with all documents for final output if documents are part of the output profile Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Click on Body to select it Click on the Insert button at the top of the dialogue browse to the Tutorial folder that you have previously copied from the installation DVD and select the file Tutorial Book Sample pdf Click Open A dialogue offers you to import the pag
28. ddle Center b Sheet Alignment on Back Same as Front Save and Create Shee Before setting the values for the project let s explore the type of dialogue All Presets dialogues can be resized and the splitters between differ p ent areas of the window can be modified to allow for a better dis play Simply move the cursor above the dialogue border or the splitter and when the cursor changes shape click and drag to adjust it Complete areas can even be hidden if the separation is moved as far as the exterior limits of the window e Increase and decrease the width of the two sections to adjust them and position the dialogue on the screen These settings will be retained as preferences Some groups of properties may be expanded opened or collapsed closed to view more or fewer details e Try expanding group some nodes by clicking on the plus sign and collapsing them by clicking on the minus sign Editing fields can trigger the display of additional fields relevant to the new values that were entered You can create preset elements by clicking the Create New Item icon or selecting a similar model and clicking the Duplicate Selected Item Release December 3 2012 8 Tutorial The gripper zone is a protected non inkable area at the bottom of the sheet where the paper is gripped by the press Release December 3 2012 inpO2 icon Apart from the built in Default item which cannot be modified you can
29. e group with the object selection tool and choosing the contextual menu item Save Folding as New Preset Click on Cancel to close the window without applying a new folding In the next lesson we will work with different press marks to com plete the layout Release December 3 2012 2nd Lesson Release December 3 2012 The imported Mark Adding a Collating Mark Adding Register Marks Positioning Objects inpO2 Profiles The Imported Mark About inp02 Imported Marks Color bars density bars logos or any other images in PDF format can be imported as imported marks in inpO2 Images are defined once and can be used in every job without having to be adjusted each time Once created the source image file is actually embedded not refer enced in the Imported Marks Presets for future use In the same manner Imported Marks are embedded in inpO2 s working files for easier file exchange This exercise will demonstrate how to add a PDF mark file into inpO2 s library Click on the small arrow to the right of the Imported Mark icon to access its drop menu Click on Add Edit Presets The Imported Mark Presets dialogue will open Cg A m ES Tutorial Color Bar CMYK 3 spot Color Bar Gutter ICiop and Reneat i Gitter CMYK Color Bar 1 24x0 5in CMYK Color Bar 2 7 66 x 0 2 in SR as CMYK Color Bar 2 Gutter Height 0 3194 in Default Apply Work Style on Back J Grayscale Bar
30. e previously folded signature inp02 can apply the creep adjustment to each booklet of a perfect bound publication as well Select the Assembly node called Body In the right panel two options are offered to calculate the creep compensation Compensation Range and Paper Thickness We will use the first one in this exercise Assembly Tree Body ID Tutorial Body D Pagel 16 L Tutorial Body D Pagel 32 Notes L Tutorial Body D Page 33 48 L Tutorial Body D Page 49 64 Come and Go L Tutorial Body Content Properties Assembly Body Total Number of Pages 128 D Page65 80 Booklets 8 Pages Inserted 128 L Tutorial Body iJ Page 81 96 L Tutorial Body LJ Page97 112 Compensation Range L Tutorial Body D Page113 128 Sheets 8 Pages Missing 0 Creep Compensation Inner Pages 0 2000 in Outer Pages 0 0000 in Paper Thickness Add Assembly Insert Show Page Ranges The creep compensation range is the total movement of inside pages in each booklet This amount can be measured with a ruler by folding a dummy signature with the same paper that will be used for the printed job Let s say that each perfect bound booklet has a compensation range of 0 2 inch 0 5 cm 34 Tutorial j npO2 e In the Inner Pages field enter 0 2 in 0 5 cm and press Tab This means that the most inner pages will be pushed in towards the spine to the left with the amount of
31. ed a Page Group Preset All Page Groups that you will add on the layout from now on will have these properties until you choose another one inp02 remembers the last values of all objects that you have entered in their respective Presets window This exercise explains how to position a Page Group on the light table You will edit a gutter and you will also learn more about the sheet and plate geometry After closing the Page Group Presets window the Page Group cursor should be active If not click on the Page Group button Notice how the cursor type has changed into a Page Group Click in the center of the front sheet and hold the mouse Move the Page Group until it snaps at the center of the sheet When snapped vertical and horizontal dotted guides are shown across the sheet and aligned with the center marks 1st Lesson Creating a Page Group 6 11 Release the click The Page Group is now displayed on the light table You will notice that the heads of all back pages are upside down since you have selected to flip the sheet on the horizontal axis e W 3559 a Release December 3 2012 Use the Zoom In tool to enlarge the center qutter on the front sheet The Default Gutters were defined in the Page Group dialoque but these default values can be edited on the light table Using the Object Selection Tool deselect the Page Group object by clicking outside of the object then press the Shift key and click i
32. en the inp02 User Manual available from the Help menu to find useful details on each function you are testing Periodically check out Dynagram s web site to keep yourself informed regarding product updates up Down Sections A Properties vB C Mew Section Release December 3 2012 EIN Exercise 24 Remember that inp02 templates are protected and can not be opened directly on the light table a 5 Lesson Preparing a Template Multi web Assembly Section Assembly Come and Go Preparing a Template About Sections A section is the smallest part of the sheet that is cut before folding and assembly It is made of a symmetrical block of pages within a page group Sections are identified with a letter in the pages the letter A being the default section identification Sections can be shown or hidden using the Profiles In this exercise you will modify an existing template to create sections that will be used by the Assembly Manager Choose File gt Create inp02 gt Layout from Template and select the template Tutorial Web tmpl that is provided in the Tutorial folder You should see the letter A in all the pages If not ensure that inp02 Working Profile is selected With the Selection tool Shift click and drag a box around four pages on the left side of the front sheet to select them Right click on the pages In contextual menu select Section B New Section You should now have four pages with let
33. ercises to accom modate the two systems of measurements American inches and metric centimeters inpO2 s rulers and default object properties use the measurement unit defined from Acrobat s preferences Preferences must be set as follows Under the Edit gt Preferences menu click on Units amp Guides in the Categories alphabetical list and ensure that the Page amp Ruler drop list in the Units section is set to the appropriate default value Click OK to close the Preferences dialogue Release December 3 2012 6 Tutorial Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Preferences Categories 3D Page amp Ruler Inches Accessibility i Batch Processing Catalog Color Management Width between lines Convert From PDF Convert To PDF Height between lines Forms Identity Grid offset from left edge International Internet Grid offset from top edge Layout Grid kj KB ke 13 JavaScript Measuring 2D Subdivisions Measuring 3D Meeting Multimedia Multimedia Trust Guides New Document Online Services Reading Reviewing Search Security Spelling TouchUp Trust Manager Units amp Guides Web Capture 3 Grid line color Guide color Close the demo file without saving it This was a very quick tour of the inp02 environment In the next exercises you will learn how to use most of inpO 2 tools by building your own job More information can be found at any time in the Comp
34. ers on the sheet lay corner To change the zero point manually click and hold in the empty square area where the two rulers meet and drag it to the lower left corner of the sheet below the gripper Observe that the zero point has moved up and right on the rulers By selecting again the register mark note that the Position measurements are modified in the Object Properties window Now double click in the junction area of the two rulers and see that the origin of the rulers resets to its default position Any object s Position can be changed at will using the zero point of the ruler and the Object Properties palette To further explore the options of the Object Properties palette and understand the flexibility of the light table try the following actions Change the offset value Notice the red arrow linking the par ent with the child while changing the values Scale the mark 200 horizontally inpO2 2nd Lesson inpO2 Profiles amp 25 Give it a 45 degree angle rotation Change the anchor point and try the rotation again Observe that the active anchor point is this axis for the rotation Use the Undo command many times to step back and revert to the initial positioning inpO2 Profiles In the last but not the least exercise of this lesson you will see how inpO2 is really WYSIWYG and how Profiles can be used for different purposes The profiles are used to set the visibility of all types of inp
35. es Layout Editor Optimization Assembly Planner JDF Export Dongle 1854243448 network c Copyright 2006 2009 Dynagram All rights reserved inpO2 is a registered trademark of Dynagram Other brand or product names are Dynag ram trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners e Now select Help gt Plug in Help gt inp02 Help The User Manual opens allowing to use bookmarks hyperlinks as well as Acrobat s navigation and search tools If you have an Internet access you can also visit the Dynagram web site from the inp02 gt Help gt Dynagram Website menu to check for latest news and product updates inp02 offers three toolbars inpO2 Tools inp02 Objects and inp02 Functions Like all other toolbars inpO2 toolbars can be converted into floating palettes and positioned anywhere on the screen They can also be docked on any of the four sides of the window top bottom left or right inpO2 Tools RR Selection Tool y Pagination EE object Properties TE Profie yy insert Sheet 4 Page Group MELE imported Mark AT Text Mark Q costing mark 4 amp 5 Register Mark HAD Density Bar SESS Linear Mark inpO2 Functions T Layout Manager T Assembly Manager 1j Document Manager qp nk anager Pig Layout Checkpoints E ark Sets EZ ouput inpO2 toolbars can be hidden or displayed at will by right clicking on the toolbar and selecting options in the contextual menu This me
36. es 1 to 124 from the source document and to insert them at page index 1 Click OK and see the pages flowing in the layout Source a Page Range from to 124 amp Ey Repetitions 1 Ex E Inverse Page Order Destination P Insertatindex 1 FF LOOK j Game The document has 124 pages but the layout contains 128 pages We need to add 4 blank pages at the end of the book Click on the Blank Page button at the top of the panel A blank page should be inserted after the document e With the Blank Page node selected enter 4 in the Page Count field at the right to indicate that you need 4 times the blank page The total number of pages in the run list now equals 128 We must now complete the second run list for the cover In the Project Tree section select Cover Click on Insert and browse to the Tutorial folder to select the file Tutorial Cover Sample pdf Click Open n the Import Document Options simply click OK to place the cover page at index 1 f you expand both product parts Body and Cover in the tree you should now see the documents that have been inserted with their respective page range Document Manager iim GUAR Ti E B Assembled Job Body J Source gt E 1 124 Tutorial Book Sample pdf Document Tale Tutorial Cover Sample pdf E D 125 128 Blank Pages File Path P Documentation inpO2 1 English Tutoria E B Assembled Job Cover 4 5 1 Tutorial Cover Sample
37. ew sheets and moving them around Notice that although a single page is selected Front or Back the whole sheet is copied or moved Front and Back Release December 3 2012 The sheet deletion can not be undone Be careful when using this function Release December 3 2012 1st Lesson inp02 Navigation 6 3 lz Pages LT Disabled tis possible to copy multiple sheets by selecting several sheets before clicking and dragging The selection of multiple sheets is done as usual by using the Shift key for consecutive sheets or the Ctrl key for non consecutive sheets To delete a sheet simply select it in the Pages panel and press Delete inpO2 will ask for a confirmation Click OK The front and the back will be deleted at the same time Remove all sheets added and leave only the original sheets Menus Toolbars and Preferences Most imposition functions are gathered under the inp02 menu within the Acrobat menu bar However basic functions such as open ing and saving a file are part of Acrobat s File menu Close Save and Save As functions are shared with Acrobat and use the same short cuts Undo and Redo functions are also shared in Acrobat s Edit menu In the inp02 menu select About inp02 The application splash screen will open where you can find your product version and the type and status of the license Click anywhere on the window to close it 4 Tutorial version 33 0 4207 Modul
38. ft 0 2500 in Right 0 2500 in 0 0400 in 10 Tutorial Generic Presets are provided with inpO2 installer to ease training They can be deleted at any time EIN Exercise 4 A For this step to function as described make sure that Snap to Objects from inp02 gt Snap menu is selected Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Create a new Page Group from the Create New Item icon at the top of the left panel Name it Tutorial Then edit the properties as follows Structure enter 4 columns and 2 rows The Page Orientation remains Upright Page Format Click on the drop list where predefined formats can be selected At the right of the drop list click on the button to create a custom page format A new Page Format dialogue opens with its own presets Create a new Page Format named Tutorial with the following values Width 6 in 15 cm Height 9 in 23 cm Click on Save and Use button to go back to the Page Group dialogue Page Aspect Portrait Bleed No bleed is required Simply enter 0 inch in the field Bleed Marks Uncheck Irim Marks Make sure the value is checked Notice that marks could be customized by expanding the Trim Marks node Gutters Horizontal 0 6 in 1 3 cm Vertical 0 25 in 0 7 cm Fold Marks checked Margins Left and Right 0 25 in 0 7 cm Top and Bottom 0 4 in 1 cm Click Save to close the window You have just defined and activat
39. k of the sheet The sheet is delimited by four corner marks and the bottom gripper area is displayed in color Notice that the back gripper is tumbled on the back of the sheet x Release December 3 2012 1st Lesson Creating a Page Group 9 Creating a Page Group About inpO2 Page Groups In inpO2 a page group is undefined It may represent a signature part of a signature a step and repeat job or a single page depending on the context In this exercise you will explore the Page Group Presets dia logue Click on the small arrow at the right of the Page Group icon to open its drop menu Click on Glick on Add Edit Presets The Page Group Presets dialogue will open A D A P gt ty Columns 4 Dd US Letter Bleed Marks Gutter fits 18x1 ue 2x1 US Letter No bleed N ks fits 17x11 ED Mew Page Orientation a Heads on Top Bottom Upright dive as eke Seen ae ia sna 2x2 Lateral US Letter No bleed fits 24x20 3x3 Lateral Business Card No bleed fits 8 5x11 Page Format Tutorial 3x7 Business Card Bleed fits 12x18 Page Aspect Portrait 4x2 US Letter Bleed Marks fits 38x25 gt Bleed 0 0000 in 4x4 Lateral 6x9 Book Bleed Marks fits 40x30 gt Bleed Marks F 4x5 Business Card Bleed Marks fits 18x12 b Trim Marks Default Show All Corner Marks od en X 4E Gutters z fold Horizontal 0 6000 in Vertical 0 2500 in gt Fold Marks 4 Margins Le
40. lecting Page 9 Page 11 Page 13 and Page 15 and see how the adjustment decrements to reach zero Release December 3 2012 inpO2 3rd Lesson Assemblies vs Run Lists 35 Assemblies vs Run Lists About inpO2 Product Parts The Assembly is the root node of the Assembly Tree It gathers folded booklets signatures to create an imposition An Assembly can be a complete printed product or part of a product since you may have many product parts in the same project Each Assembly has its own corresponding run list You will add a new Assembly in the same project and learn how Assemblies are linked to different run lists Acover template has been provided in the Tutorial folder to accelerate the lessons Click on Load browse to the Tutorial folder that you have previously copied from the installation DVD and select the file Tutorial Cover Sample tmpl and click Open This single side template contains 4 spread covers Click the Information tab to see that the pages measure 12 5 x 9 inches 31 7 x 23 cm The cover used in this example includes a half inch 1 7 cm spine to wrap the inside booklets and to be glued Assembly Manager Sheet Templates Tutorial Body Preview Information Tutorial Cover Sample Number of Sheets 1 Plate Size 26 000 x 20 000 in Number of Pages 1 Sheet Size 26 000 x 20 000 in Number of Sections 1 Page Size 12 500 x 9 000 in Work Style None In the Assembly Man
41. lete Acrobat Help F1 key or in inp02 Help where you will also find a convenient Glossary Creating a Sheet In this exercise you will create a new inpO2 layout and define the sheet and plate properties The example that will be used during the rest of this tutorial is for a 128 page perfect bound book printed on uncoated paper The trim size will be 6 x 9 inches 15 x 23 cm and the book will be printed on a four color press The book will have a five color glued cover To start the layout select File gt Create inp02 gt Layout The Plate and Sheet Presets dialogue opens inpO2 1st Lesson Creating a Sheet 7 A A er pi gt i gt ES 26 0000 in 11x17 Fio Height 20 0000 in 2 b mam ft Define Back Using Flip Axis 12x18 in Tumble Back Side Flip on Horizontal Axis 17x11 in Single side Gripper Edge on Front Bottom Edge 18x12 in Single side Size 0 2500 in 18x12 in Tumble Inverted Gripper on Back F 20x14 in Sheetwise Gripper 0 25 in gt Mon Printable Margins 24x20 in Sheetwise Gripper 0 25 in 4 Side Guides Sheet Guides 38x25 in Sheetwise Gripper 0 25 in 40x30 in Sheetwise Gripper 0 25 in 4 5x11 in Tumble Default Tutorial Image Default Guide Locations Left amp Right Edges Follow Work Style on Back Distance from Edge 1 0000 in Offset from Edges 0 0000 in Offset Direction Inward Center Marks All m Plate Use Plate Width 27 0000 in Height 21 0000 in 4 Sheet Alignment on Front Mi
42. mbly Tree Mw C Product Park 1 mea Tutorial Sections Section A Sheet 1 M Section Stack Section B Sheet 1 Section A Sheet 1 Section A Sheet 2 Section B Sheet 1 Section B Sheet 2 Section A Sheet 2 Section A Sheet 3 ee Section B Sheet 3 Section 4 Sheet 3 Section B Sheet 3 D Page Range 1 48 Drag and drop sections within the same booklet node to stack all sections A then all sections B as follows Section A Sheet 1 Section A Sheet 2 Section A Sheet 3 Section B Sheet 1 Section B Sheet 2 Section B Sheet 3 Release December 3 2012 52 Tutorial Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Notice that the pagination is updated on the layout each time a node is moved within the tree Observe the position of pages 1 3 and 5 on the right section of the first three sheets and the pages 7 9 and 11 on the left section of the same sheets The Assembly Tree reflects this page arrangement The total number of pages in the assembly is now 124 Assembly Tree He Product Fart 1 fj Tutorial Sections M Section Stack Section 4 Sheet 1 Section 4 Sheet 2 Section 4 Sheet 3 Section B Sheet 1 Section B Sheet 2 Section B Sheet 3 b Page Range 1 48 fj Tutarialweb 7 E List of Webs Web 1 Web 2 Web 3 Partial b Page Range 49 92 fj Tutorialweb 7 E List of Webs Web 1 Web 2 b Page Range 93 124 Close the Assembly Manager Save the p
43. me to expand and collapse the different nodes to see how the assembly is represented in the tree and how pages are always ordered Exercise 16 You will be shown a convenient dialogue for inserting many templates at once based on a target number of pages inpO2 offers a dialogue to build simple assemblies faster Before doing this exercise first select the topmost booklet node in the tree and click on Remove at the bottom of the window Removing a node also deletes all its child nodes 32 Tutorial npO2 Select the remaining booklet and click again on Remove Your Assembly node should now be empty Ensure that the template is still selected in the Sheet Templates list and select the Body node in the tree view In the right panel of the assembly enter 128 in the field Total Number of Pages which represents the target number of pages in the book Click on the Insert button to open the dialogue 8 Insert Template in Assembly Template Name Tutorial Body Insert Location Inside Templates to Insert Binding Perfect Bound Total Number of Pages 128 Number of Templates amp E Single Sided Assembly Content Booklets 8 Pages Inserted 128 Sheets 8 Pages Missing 0 L9 j cas The upper section of the dialogue has two drop lists indicating the selected template other loaded templates may be available and the available insert location for the selected node When an as
44. n the vertical center gutter to highlight it Double click on the selection or use the contextual menu to open the Object Properties window 12 Tutorial Release December 3 2012 Object Properties A b Total Width 0 2500 in H Fold Marks Visible Length 0 1389 in Thickness 1 0069 in Offset from Edge 1 0278 in a Position 13 0000 in 4 6000 in O 0000 in O 0000 in e In this window you can edit the gutter symmetrically by entering a value in the Total Width field or asymmetrically by expanding the field to enter different values in the First Half and Second Half fields Total Width Enter 0 Fold Mark Uncheck the Visible field Close the window and click outside of the gutter to deselect it Zoom out to reset the display Notice that the Page Group is still centered on the sheet You can edit the properties of most objects using their contextual menu All object s contextual menus can be accessed by right click ing on the object or Ctrl click on Macintosh using inp02 s Object Selection tool The Object Properties window is used to modify properties and posi tion of objects that are already on the sheet Any changes made here are applied only to the selected object s This window can also be displayed or hidden by clicking on the Object Properties icon in the inpO2 tools toolbar It toggles between those two states display hidden every time you click on it The title and properties displayed in
45. nd the var ious service and upgrade agreements we offer see the Support sec tion on our web site www dynagram com Release December 3 2012 Contents Preliminary Notes L Technical Suppornt rece r eere enun v TPO rapi mee r 1 Sr nre eir n 6 Creating a Page Cp eT 9 Ihe Pagination TOOL zuessssunineneeereireusee 13 dtp d 14 2na LOSSO Liswnnikdaxsciiinit i EK MAN M RR DA ER DU D MN QU ERR CR ERU 17 Ihne Imported MarK sis seen isses VES Esa DE EFIE Pe anne 17 Adding a Collating MarK ueraesuetssverextimid esce sie eU mU vi Vies U dTFFOC UR des vS 20 Adding Register Marks zucker 21 POSTEIONING ODJOCUS e 23 INDOZ PONIES crsccccerececcccssssanesecosecasceeseccueiocecebevavecveccesieesuseeccseseusecss lt 25 ac gs Oe oe ee 27 ADOUL TEMPLIT Sirr ririn rren n EET 27 The Assembly Manager essen 28 Creep Compensa aus anne 33 Assemblies ys Run Lists u nennen 35 HUM KESSOn nen 37 The Document Manager aaa enter 37 Page AQJUSTMENtS 1 5 2002549959000 29 0549826 800390844 erahnen een 39 Ine Ink Manager nennen 40 More Profile OPTIONS sauceecceacesteccccescecictccceetscnevecesaceveocsnssessciescsreeebecess 41 utputtHng PDF TINGS anne en 42 Release December 3 2012 vil Tutorial inpO2 5th LESSON uuuuuuunnnunnnunnnunnnn
46. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4D Preparing a Template ses 45 Multi we D AsSeniDlV essisessasesosesesesssesegexeveuesveeseseskesseseesssssesev eeeseovseee 46 SOCUION ASSBImDIV nassen 50 COMIC ANG GO M 53 Release December 3 2012 1 Lesson Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Navigation Creating a Sheet Creating a Page Group The Pagination Tool Foldings inpO2 Navigation This first exercise will introduce you to inpO2 s light table to its various viewing modes preferences menus and tool bars Before starting copy the Tutorial folder containing the samples and working files to your desktop This Tutorial folder can be found in the installation DVD or downloaded from the web site Viewing Modes e n Acrobat s File menu select Open inpO2 and browse to the Tutorial folder previously copied from the DVD Select the file Tutorial Demo layt and click Open The layout is displayed on the light table working area Select the Two Up display mode in View gt Page Display menu The Two Up mode allows you to see the front and the back of the current sheet at the same time Other available display modes are Single Page Single Page Continuous and Two Up Continuous You can change the view mode at will to better suit the different tasks that you will be executing You can also use all the tools provided by Acrobat in the Zoom Toolbar to reduce magnify or fit the sheets in the window
47. nu also offers the possibility of displaying hiding individual tool Release December 3 2012 TA bes ML CMYK 2 spots Color Bar Gutter gj CMYK 3 spots Color Bar Gutter lg CMYK Color Bar 17 x 0 5 in Sheet Jj CMYK Color Bar 1 Gutter 1st Lesson inp02 Navigation 5 buttons in the toolbar displaying hiding button labels etc See Acrobat s Help for more details In Acrobat X and XI all inpO2 toolbars can be found in the Tools right panel Each toolbar menu can be expanded or collapsed in the panel inpO2 Objects v inpO2 Functions v inpO2 Tools a Selection Tool WB imported Mark M Assembly Manager Object Properties T Text Mark DO Document Manager W Profile Y I Barcode E Ink Manager 7 Layout Checkpoints p Le Apply Mark Set D Register Mark M Ei Output miia H Density Bar v eum Linear Mark v The properties of most inpO2 objects can be accessed by clicking on the arrow next to the button and by selecting Presets last item in the menu Presets are used extensively to store all sorts of objects and their properties Once these objects have been defined they can simply be BEL CMYK Color Bar 2 Gutter M Default MU Grayscale Bar Gutter selected from the drop list which speeds up the process of building layouts Most presets can also be accessed from the inp02 gt Presets menu Presets This tutorial gives two sets of values for all the ex
48. ose tools can be used not only with Register Marks but also with any object on the light table inpO2 2nd Lesson Positioning Objects 23 e Click on the Register Mark icon e Click in an empty area at the top of the front sheet to place a register mark Zoom in to have a clear view of the register mark For this step to function as Select again the Register Mark icon and add a new mark at the described make sure that right of the previous one Hold the mouse and align the cursor Snap to Objects from inp02 with the first mark When the marks are perfectly aligned a triple Snap menu is selected dotted snap guide will appear These dotted lines are aligned with the mark s anchor points They may also align with other objects P Release the mouse to place the register mark e You can repeat the operation to experiment with the alignment lines e There is no need for these extra register marks so you can select them and remove them by pressing Delete on your keyboard Positioning Objects With the Register Marks that you have just added you will learn how to use the Object Properties palette to position objects Use Acrobat s Zoom tool to magnify the lower left corner and select the register mark that you have placed in the previous exercise Ifthe rulers are not displayed check them in the inp02 gt Show Hide Rulers menu Most objects have nine 9 anchor points They are represented b
49. p preview 2j Presets Seu ali 3x2 lateral 12 Page Booklet Parallel Folds Before Crossfolc 3x2 12 page Booklet 3x2 12 page Booklet Page 1 on Front x3 late eral 18 page booklet Crossing Parallel Folds cco rdio n Fold Out e Booklet Parallel Folds Before Crossfolc 4x2 16 p page et Triple crossfold 4x2 16 page Booklet Triple crossfold Page 1 on Front 4x2 16 page Booklet Triple crossfold last fold inverted 4x2 16 rr d i last fold inverted Page 4x3 24 page Bo oklet 2nd amp 3rd folds allel ivd lateral 22 r l ch p Coma e inpO2 provides some pre defined foldings based on what is most commonly used e Simply click OK to close the window A tool is also provided for quick access to the Folding Presets The button appears when selecting Apply Folding from the Pagination tool drop menu Select Apply Folding The pagination button icon changes into a folding icon Click on the page group with this folding tool to open the Folding Presets window inpO2 1st Lesson Folding 15 om You have already noticed that only the foldings that fit with the xi c structure of the selected page group are enabled To apply a new folding you would only have to select it from the list and click Apply Pagination to go back to the light table You can also create a new Folding Preset from the light table by right clicking the pag
50. panel validates the template name to be inserted and the location for the insertion in the tree Click Next Release December 3 2012 5th Lesson Multi web Assembly 6 47 Template Name IH ia Web Insert Location Inside e In the second panel the type of assembly must be defined Choose Multi web and the binding Perfect Bound In the target number of pages enter 64 Click Next Total Number of Pages 64 e In the third panel the number of booklets and the web configuration is defined Enter 2 booklets of 2 webs each See in the summary at the bottom that all the 64 pages will be used in the layout e Click OK to exit the Wizard Layout Content Number of Booklets 2 8 Number of Webs 5 B Single Sided Work Style Work and Turn T Insert Location Before Last hui Assembly Content Sheets 4 Pages Inserted 64 Pages Missing 0 48 Tutorial inpO2 In the tree the double web assembly is shown Under each booklet a node Web List gathers the web nodes Atthis point it may be difficult to observe the pagination on the light table since the Assembly Manager must remain opened but Acrobat s Pages panel may be used It is possible to enlarge the thumbnails by clicking on Options and selecting Enlarge Page Thumbnails Repeat this step as many times as needed to allow for easy observations iz Pages Options Im HE Insert Pages e x 1 F Extract Pages
51. roject with the name Web Tutorial ably In this optional exercise you will quickly review the Docu ment Manager the Profiles and the Output dialogues and print a proof to your desktop printer If you want to skip this review close the project and go to Exercise 29 You should now be able to add a pdf document into the run list Open the Document Manager by clicking on its icon Click on the Insert button and browse to the Tutorial folder to find the document Tutorial Book Sample pdf This document has 124 pages Click OK for the import and close the Document Manager In the Profiles menu select the inp02 Proofing profile Allow some time to display all PDF pages Now you want to export the pdf plates and print them on a desktop printer to proof the pagination Open the Output dialoque Select All sheets and Both sides inpO2 Release December 3 2012 Ik 5th Lesson ComeandGo 6 53 Select the Output Configuration that you have created at the end of lesson 4 Tutorial Output This configuration should be modified for proofing Click on the Duplicate Selected Item icon at the top of the element list Name the new preset Tutorial Proofing e Click on the button to open the Output Configuration window and set the profile to inp02 Proofing Profile Click the Save and Use Configuration button so you don t have to return to this window every time a document needs proofing Click Output to send
52. se the dialogue Zoom into the color bar to see how the green color has changed to the logo color Pantone 485 and the orange color has disappeared CyanMagenta owBlackPANTONE4835 Zoom out or better click the Fit Page icon from Acrobat s zoom toolbar to fit the complete sheet on the light table Profiles with different layout inks can be saved and reused at will Release December 3 2012 4th Lesson More Profile Options 41 More Profile Options In this exercise you will set a different color for the dis play of inp02 layout and you will learn how this special ink can be used for proofing You will also see the final print preview Open the Profiles Preset dialogue to explore further options e In the Items list select inp02 Proofing Profile e Click on the Duplicate Selected Item icon at the top of the left panel and name the new element Tutorial Proofing e The Layout Ink group of properties at the bottom of the window controls the color recipe used for the layout ink The layout ink is a special color separation used for outlines It can be used or skipped at output depending on the selected profile e The Ink field is a drop list where you can choose one of the pre defined colors Red Green Blue or define a Customized color by entering values in Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black percentages e Define a golden color with the following values Cyan 0 Magenta 0 Yellow 100
53. select and edit the properties of any existing preset If you exit the presets dialogue by clicking Cancel no change will be retained Click on the Create New Item icon and enter the name Tutorial Enter the following values Sheet Width 26 in 66 cm Height 20 in 51 cm Define Back should be set to Using Flip Axis Back Side choose Flip on Horizontal Axis in the drop list as the press sheet will be tumbled on the press to print the back Gripper Area Choose Bottom Edge Size 0 25 in 0 7 cm Inverted Gripper on Back Uncheck the option Side Guides Sheet Guides Select and give a 1 inch 2 5 cm distance from the edge Leave other settings as they are Center Marks Select All in the drop menu Use Plate The use of plates is optional but it may help positioning the paper on the plate surface Select the option and enter Width 27 in 69 cm Height 21 in 54 cm Sheet Alignment on Front Leave the sheet centered on the plate Middle Center with no offset Sheet Alignment on Back Same as Front Click Save and Apply the preset is now saved the dialog closes and a sheet is displayed Activate the Two Up view mode to see both sides as you have learned in the previous exercise If the rulers and or its origins are displayed go to inp02 gt Show Hide menu and deactivate the display of the Rulers to get a better view of the sheet You should see two plates displaying the front and the bac
54. sembly node is already selected there is only one possible location for the insertion Inside n the second section choose Perfect Bound in the Binding drop list The Target Number of Pages field should already have 128 written in it The Number of Templates is suggested to fill the target number of pages in the book Enter different numbers of pages and templates and see that the information at the bottom calculates accordingly Notice that half sheets could be used by checking Single Side and choosing a workstyle and location for the half sheet Finally reenter 128 pages and 8 booklets and click on OK Notice the assembly project that is built at once in the tree Release December 3 2012 inpO2 Release December 3 2012 3rd Lesson Creep Compensation 33 Creep Compensation About Creep Creep is the apparent movement of page images on folded signatures away from the spine caused by the thickness of the folded paper To compensate inside pages are usually printed slightly closer to the spine on successive signatures This adjustment is also called shin gling This exercise will explain how to use the paper thickness or maximum values to automatically compensate for the creep You will then see the creep information and the new page position on the layout Although creep is of particular concern with saddle stitched publications where each successive signature is folded and placed inside th
55. t Ensure that the offset fields remain at zero Click Save to keep the preset and exit the dialogue Notice that the cursor type has changed to an imported mark icon Click in the horizontal center gutter of the page group to place the imported mark The outline of the mark will be drawn in the gutter with the length of the page group The color bar image is visible on the light table inpO2 display pro files will be explained in a future exercise We will place the same mark in a margin Click again on the Imported Mark icon to select it Click in the upper margin of the page group The outline of the mark will be drawn in the margin Notice that margins act as gutters for the placement of marks The center of imported marks snaps into the center of qutters and mar gins in the same way It is possible to either resize the margin or apply an offset to the mark to obtain the exact position required Using the Selection tool select the second mark and delete it We will now place the same mark freely on the sheet Reopen the Imported Mark Presets dialogue The last used Tutorial mark should be still selected in the left panel Change the Placement and Usage option for Use Image Size Confirm the changes by clicking on the Save button With the Imported Mark cursor click hold and drag in the upper area of the sheet 20 Tutorial Release December 3 2012 Observe how the outline of the mark snaps
56. t SheetNumber gt of lt TotalNumberOfSheets gt This naming convention will imply the creation of one file per sheet front and back for a total of 9 files in the current project Click the button Save and Use Naming Convention to save the preset and return to the Output Configuration window In the Destination group of properties click on the Delivery field and choose In the folder specified below in the drop list Click in the Folder field to activate the browse button Click on that button and browse to the desktop where you will create a new folder called Out into which the imposition files will be saved Select the folder and click OK The path now appears in the Folder field Click on the Save and Use Configuration button and return to the main Output window Notice that the settings just defined are summarized in this window Click Output to output your PDF imposition files inpO2 will save 9 files in the destination folder one for each sheet front and back with the names Lorem Ipsum Sheet 1 of 9 Lorem Ipsum Sheet 2 of 9 Lorem Ipsum Sheet 3 of 9 etc All output files can be opened in Acrobat as regular PDF files Save your project and have a good coffee Congratulations You have now completed the four basic inpO2 Tutorial lessons and you should now be able to start your own imposition jobs The fifth lesson will introduce you to working with web presses and the use of templates Do not hesitate to op
57. ted The page count is now 76 More pages will be added in the following exercise by using sections Section Assembly Sections can be used for sheet fed or web presses On web presses rolls of paper can be slit after printing and the ribbons assembled for in line folding In this exercise you will use sections in the Assembly Manager to create slit webs ribbons Additional booklets will be created within the same assembly to reach a total of 124 pages Select the Tutorial Sections template in the template list e Inthe upper right area select Preview tab Notice that sections A and B can be seen in the pages E Assembly Manager Sheet Templates Tutorial Web Preview Information Tutorial Sections Load Remove Drag the template Tutorial Sections into the Assembly Tree and insert it at the first booklet position below the Assembly 1 node inpO2 5th Lesson Section Assembly 51 Select the booklet node In the right panel different options are displayed as inpO2 detected that the template contained more that one section Youcan repeat the number of sections within the booklet Enter 3 in the Repeat field and click elsewhere to apply the change Stack Repeat Sections 3 Number of Sections in template 2 Number of Sections in stack 6 e The node should contain three sheets divided in two sections for a total of six ribbons Asse
58. ter A and four pages displaying the letter B Right click again in the pages and notice that section C is now available New sections are enabled each time previous ones are applied on the layout to ensure that consecutive letters are used in the template Do not apply section C as the exercise needs only two sections A and B 46 Tutorial T Select File gt Export inp02 gt Template and save the template with the name Tutorial Sections tmpl Close the Untitled layout without saving it Multi web Assembly In this exercise templates will be loaded in the Assembly Manager and the Assistant will be demonstrated Before starting this exercise go inp02 Preferences and select Use Advanced Assembly Wizard Show Booklets only a Show All Show Booklets Only Show Page Ranges Show Web And Sections Release December 3 2012 Choose File gt Create inp02 gt Assembly Project to open the Assembly Manager Load the template Tutorial Web tmpl that was provided in the Tutorial folder and the template Tutorial Sections tmpl that you have just created In the display drop menu below the assembly tree select Show Webs and Sections Select the template Tutorial Web in the template list and click on the Insert button A Wizard will guide you for the assembly of a double web project If you do not see a Wizard ensure that Use Advanced Assembly Wizard is selected in the inp02 Preferences dialogue The first
59. that is instantly updated to show the new pagination Since three sheets will be folded together in triple web page 1 should be on the first sheet page 3 on the second sheet and page 5 on the third sheet Ee IE eh ds gd dis liis TE dE TT T T uS 2 37 48 2 47 38 11 16 ES 9m 7m ai 5 sid zai sis ol 2 7m gu 10 39 46 4 45 40 9 2H n the drop menu below the tree select Show All to display page nodes This view mode helps to better figure out the page count which is now 80 e Let s say that we need 76 pages in this production A partial web can be created to fit this number of pages using a narrower paper roll Select the third web node of the first booklet Web 3 In the right panel more options are available for partial web The number of page columns in the template allows for 1 4 1 2 or 3 4 webs Select the type 3 4 and the Gear Side position in the drop menus and click to apply the change e Look at the layout The third web has automatically been converted into a 6 up and the pagination updated 50 Tutorial inpO2 allows for the assembly of any number of webs or partial webs with any position on the press based on the same basic template Release December 3 2012 The pages are placed on the left side of the web Select Operator Side position in the drop menu the pages are now placed on the right side and the pagination is again correctly upda
60. the Object Properties window will change according to the type of object selected You can paginate independently the front and the back by unselecting Also Paginate Back in the tools drop menu Release December 3 2012 1st Lesson The Pagination Tool 13 The Pagination Tool The next step is to use the Pagination Tool to enter folding numbers and to set the page heads You will see how to paginate a selection of many pages with the same number By default all pages of a new page group are paginated number 1 on the front and number 2 on the back when applicable When gang ing up step amp repeat jobs on the same press sheet you may have to use pages 3 and 4 to link to different documents Before creating the folding numbers for our exercise let s see how to paginate a selec tion of many pages Select the Pagination Tool and notice how the cursor type changes Drag a wide selection box around the four rightmost pages on the front of the sheet Type 3 on the keyboard and press Enter The front pages will be paginated number 3 and the back pages number 4 To revert to the previous pagination select Undo from the Edit menu or use Ctrl Z on the keyboard Undo is available for most actions on the light table In most cases you will paginate pages one at the time Let s create a folding pattern for the book Ensure that the Pagination tool is still selected Click on the upper left page on the
61. the imposed PDF files into the destination folder As you have selected the proofing profile for output the page numbers and trim boxes are part of the PDF file lose the assembly project You can use Acrobat to print the resulting output files to your desktop printer You will have to auto rotate and scale the pages to fit Once printed take the time to cut and fold the mock up to ensure that the pagination is correctly applied You should get 3 booklets A stack of six sections half sheets folded together A stack of 2 webs plus a partial 3 4 web folded together A stack of 2 webs folded together Come and Go About Come and Go Come and Go is a type of assembly consisting in the binding of two copies of a folded publication at the time before trimming This is achieved by the printing of double booklets each part sharing the same spine and paginated in opposite directions In this exercise you will create a Come and Go assembly To ease the demonstration a template is provided in the Tutorial folder e Choose File gt Create inp02 gt Assembly Project to open the Assembly Manager Load the template Tutorial Come And Go tmpl from the Tutorial folder Notice in the preview how the folding indexes are located in the template the lower indexes and higher indexes are placed in distinct page rows Notice also that two collating marks are used in the same page group to help the post press assembly 54
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63. y small blue squares around the object except for the active anchor Release December 3 2012 24 Tutorial The anchor point of the selected object can be changed with a click for easier positioning If this step does not work make sure that Rulers Origin is selected in the inp02 gt Show Hide menu Release December 3 2012 inpO2 point that is shown in red Positions and offsets are given in relation with this active anchor point Notice that the parent object is also selected in this case the sheet Instead of squares diamond shaped anchor points are used for the parent and the active point thus appears as a red diamond The posi tion of the object on its parent is precisely given based on these two active anchor points Click on the Object Properties icon This time we are interested with the bottom portion of this window named Position and Size e The Position measurements reflect the exact coordinates of the register mark s selected anchor point from the zero point origin of the rulers The Offset measurements reflects the exact coordinates of the register mark s selected anchor point from the selected anchor point of its parent object sheet You will now modify the position of the rulers origin First notice that the zero point of the rulers is placed at the bottom left on the front of the plate corner This default can be changed in the Preferences to always place the zero point of the rul
64. z sae vaksacdaegir citud 1 eu urna Sa uiae dcr ares EI dam Nu am bibord m Waris e Select a 180 degree rotation to fit the page e Notice that you can move or scale any page in this same dialogue and use the zoom tool to ease adjustments e Close the window Release December 3 2012 40 Tutorial EIN Exercise 21 Release December 3 2012 pO2 The Ink Manager The Ink Manager will be demonstrated in this exercise so that you can map the 5th color of the color bar to the actual job color and prevent the output of the 6th color e Go to sheet 9F to see the cover page The pdf document for the cover page has 5 colors CMYK plus PANTONE 485 that is used for the logo The template used for the cover contains a custom color bar with 6 colors CMYK plus Green and Orange Before outputting the plates you must map the colors from imported marks to colors from the pdf documents and ensure that no extra color separation will be produced by colors in imported images Open the Ink Manager dialogue _ Name Outputs o E Cyan Cyan B Magenta Magenta E Yellow Yellow El Black Black Ej PANTONE485 PANTONE485 wa PANTONE Green C PANTONE485 wa PAMTONE Orange 021 C None Select Green in the left list In the right part of the dialogue select PANTONE 485 in the drop menu Now select Orange and map it to None in the drop menu Clo

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