increments the file name to the next version. For example,
Job.apa
,
Job.v1.apa
,
Job.v2.apa
, and so on. You can use the APA Editor to
modify the APA file to change placeholder names or to use wild cards.
Using this method, you can change the pages without having to go
back to Preps to modify the original imposition.
About the names and location of APA files
Store APA files in the
Control
folder of the job folder. A
Job.apa
file is automatically created in the
Control
folder in the job folder of
each new job.
The only valid APA filenames are
Job.apa
,
Job.v1.apa
,
Job.v2.apa
,
Job.v3.apa
, and so on.
The first or only APA file for a job should be named
Job.apa
(the J
must be upper-case). To store more than one APA file for a job, include
a version number in the filename, for example,
Job.v1.apa
,
Job.v2.apa
, and so on. APA uses the file with the most recent date
and time, rather than a file with a particular version number.
About geometry assignments
To create an instruction for automatic geometry assignment, add a row
in the
Geometry Assignments
tab, and then make an entry in each
column in the row. Each row creates one line in the APA file.
For example the following row assigns page geometry settings to the
refined page named Cover.p1.pdf.
Refined file
name
Offset X Offset Y Trim size X Trim size Y Scale X Scale Y Orientatio
n
Cover.p1.pd
f
-36 pt
-36 pt
612.0 pt
792.0 pt
100% 100% 0
You can explicitly name the refined filename or use wild cards.
Using geometry settings from the input file
You can assign geometry from one of two sources:
●
From parameters set in the APA file.
●
From the page. To use this method, enter
Mixed
in the column for
that parameter in the
Geometry Assignments
view, such as offsets,
scaling, trim, or orientation.
Note: Some input files may not contain offsets. For example, DCS/EPS files will
not contain offsets. PostScript files generated from a native software application
using the Prinergy Refiner PPD will always contain offsets.
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