Separation options

This page appears as part of the Advanced Print Wizard and the print Output Preset wizard.

The Separation Options page defines how to separate a job into discreet portions. In addition the printer can add banner pages, slip sheets, and/or jog the output.

Separate by Count group:
This group allows for the splitting of output based upon a specified number of Sheets, Documents, Document Sets or Job Segments.

Split: Use the drop-down to select whether or not to split the job based on number of Sheets, Documents, Document Sets or Job Segments.

None: Select this option to ignore count splitting.
At Exactly: Select to create a split based upon a predetermined number of Sheets, Documents, Document Sets or Job Segments.

Every: Enter the number of Sheets, Documents, Document Sets or Job Segments at which the output is to be split.
This option is only available if the Split entry has been set to "At Exactly".
Use the drop-down box to chose what the separation option is to be.
The selection is either Sheets, Documents, Document Sets or Job Segments.
The default separation option is Sheets, which was the only option available for splitting prior to Connect 2019.1.

Separation Settings group:
This setting is only available if no Separate by Count split has been specified.

Separation: Use the drop-down to select when a job separation occurs, which is either None (no separation) or at the Job, Job Segment, Document or Document Set level.

Banners (banner page) group:
This setting adds banner pages to print jobs, at the selected level.
- Every: Use the drop-down to select where the banner page is to be inserted. Choices are is either None (no banner page, which is the default) or at the Job, Job Segment, Document or Document Set level.
Note: To add content to the banner page, the content can be made conditional on sheet.banner, or page.banner in the Additional Text Settings.

Note: If the sheet following the banner is simplex, the banner will be simplex, but it the sheet following the banner is duplex, the banner will default to duplex.
This ensures that a duplex print job doesn't accidentally become mixed-plex, which is not supported by all printers.

Tip: When banners are enabled, the overview of output preset properties shows a property "Banners", with a value that reflects the setting.
Slip Sheets group:

Add slip sheet: Use the drop-down to select whether to add a slip sheet before or after a specific separation, or whether to use none.
Every: Use the drop-down to select at which separation to add a slip sheet, at the Job, Job Segment, Document or Document Set level.
Media Size: Use the drop-down to select the media size of the slip sheet.
If a custom Media Size was chosen:
- Width: enter slip sheet page width.
- Height: enter slip sheet page height.

Note: When both banners and slip sheets are enabled for the same level, the slip sheet will go in front of the banner.

Jog group:

Jog after every: Use the drop-down to select when to jog the printer, which is either None (no forced jogging) or at the Job, Job Segment, Document or Document Set level.

Advanced Print Wizard and Output Preset Wizard navigation options

Preview button (active in Advanced Print Wizard only): Click to launch a Proof Preview window, which displays how the printed output would look based upon the currently chosen selections.
Back and Next buttons: Used to navigate back and forth through all the selected options within the Wizard. Up until the Print button is pressed, one can reverse all the way through the wizard to return to the main selection page (the Print options page) and add or remove printing options from the print run.
Print button (Advanced Print Wizard only) or Finish button (Output Preset Wizard only):
Click to produce print output/finalize the Preset according to the current settings.
This can be done at any point within the Wizard, whether or not all the options selected in the Print options page have been completed or not.
Cancel button: Cancels the Print Wizard, without creating any printout.