Imposition Settings

2011-03-29

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Imposition Settings

The Imposition Settings section applies only to this document. When changing these options, they are saved with your document and may change when opening or creating a new document.

To open the Impositions preference dialog:

(Windows): From the Edit menu (CTRL+K), select Preferences.
(Mac OS): From the PrintShop Mail menu (Command,), select Preferences .
In the left pane, click the Imposition Settings icon.

Available options:

Bleed Margins: This specifies bleed margins (see Bleed Margin)
- Page Level (Windows Only): To add bleed to the page, the bleed is positioned around a set of layouts, thus keeping the layout size the same as before.
- None: No bleed margin will be used.
- Include in Job: To subtract the bleed margin from your layout, the bleed is positioned around each layout, thus keeping your layout size the same as before.
- Width: To set the width of the bleed margin.
Crop Marks: Specify crop marks settings (see Crop Marks). This option is only available if the Bleed Margins is not set to None.
- None: No crop marks will be drawn.
- Standard: One line will be indicated for each trim position.
- Japanese: Two lines will be indicated for each trim position.
- Double Sided: When using duplex and you select this option the crop marks will be printed in both sides of the paper.
- Gap size: Specify gap size as the distance between the actual crop mark and the edge of the layout.
- Color (Windows Only): It is possible to select a color for the Crop marks.
Folding Lines: Specify the length of folding lines. (See Folding Lines)
Center Layouts on page (Mac OS Only): Select this option to center layouts on the physical paper.