Quark Print Collection - 1.1 Operation Manual

Quark Print Collection
User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Quark Item Marks

hat It Is 1

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What It Adds to QuarkXPress 1

How it works 1

The Crops Pane 2

The Trim Area 2

The Bleed Area 3

The Safety Area 3

Crop Marks, Guides, and Arrows check boxes 3

Using the Crops Pane 4

Example 1 4

Example 2 4

Example 3 5

Example 4 5

Example 5 6

The Marks Pane 6

The Press Marks area 7

The Plate Tags area 7

The Mark Specifications area 8

Using the Marks Pane 8

Example 1 8

Example 2 9

Example 3 9

The Placement Pane 10

The Position area 10

The Layers area 10

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2 Quark MarkIt

hat It Is 11

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What Quark MarkIt adds to QuarkXPress 11

How it works 12

The MarkIt Styles Dialog Box 12

The Edit MarkIt Style Dialog Box 13

The Name field 13

The Registration area field 14

The Page bleed field 14

The Horizontal Trim and Vertical Trim fields 14

Preview controls: proxy, zoom field,
page drop-down menu 14

The position marks relative to trim check box 14

The Press Marks bar 15

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Page preview 16

The Import button 17

The X, Y Fields 17

The Remove button 17

The Auto Place Dialog Box 18

The Setup Dialog Boxes 19

The Trim Line Options dialog box 19

The Text Setup dialog box 20

The Mark Setup dialog box 20

The MarkIt Pane of the Print Layout Dialog Box 21

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3 Quark Imposer for QuarkXPress

verview 23

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Setting Up Printer Flats 26

Step 1: Specifying a Sheet Type 26

Step 2: Specifying an Imposition Type 27

Step 3: Specifying a Binding Type 28

Step 4: Flipping and Moving Pages 29

Step 5: Specifying Bleed 29

Step 6: Specifying Creep 29

How Creep Works 30

Step 7: Specifying Crossover 30

Step 8: Specifying Margins 30

Step 9: Specifying Gaps 31

Step 10: Specifying Registration Marks 32

Step 11: Printing with Quark Imposer 32

Tiling with Quark Imposer 34

Creating Custom Impositions 35

Previewing Printer Flats 35

Navigating Pages in the Preview 36

Displaying a Corresponding Page in QuarkXPress 36

Displaying Guides, Bleeds, and Page Numbers 37

Creating and Choosing Styles 38

Standard Style 39

Creating a Style 39

Choosing a Style 39

Updating a Style 39

Editing the Style List 40

Sharing Styles with Other Users 40

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ample Imposition Scenarios 40

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Saddle-Stitch Scenario 40

Perfect-Bound Scenario 41

Stacked Scenario 41

Work & Turn Scenario 42

Work & Tumble Scenario 42

Split Web Scenario 42

4 Quark Imposer for Acrobat

Setting Up Printer Flats 46

Step 1: Specifying a Sheet Type 46

Step 2: Specifying an Imposition Type 46

Step 3: Specifying a Binding Type 48

Step 4: Flipping and Moving Pages 49

Step 5: Specifying Bleed 49

Step 6: Specifying Creep 49

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How Creep Works 49

Step 7: Specifying Crossover 50

Step 8: Specifying Margins 50

Step 9: Specifying Gaps 50

Step 10: Specifying Registration Marks 51

Step 11: Creating an imposed PDF file with
Quark Imposer 52

Creating Custom Impositions 52

Previewing Printer Flats

Navigating Pages in the Preview 53

Displaying a Corresponding Page in the PDF 54

Displaying Guides, Bleeds, and Page Numbers 54

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reating and Choosing Styles 55

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Standard Style 56

Creating a Style 56

Choosing a Style 56

Updating a Style 56

Editing the Style List 57

Sharing Styles with Other Users 57

Handling PDFs with Bleed Included 57

Sample Imposition Scenarios 58

Saddle-Stitch Scenario 58

Perfect-Bound Scenario 58

Stacked Scenario 59

Work & Turn Scenario 59

Work & Tumble Scenario 59

Split Web Scenario 60

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Chapter 1: Quark Item Marks

WHAT IT IS

Quark®Item Marks provides convenient methods for making crop marks and
registration marks for individual items and pages.

WHAT IT ADDS TO QUARKXPRESS

Quark Item Marks, XTensions®software, adds to QuarkXPress®the Item Marks
dialog box (Item Þ Item Marks). The Item Marks dialog box contains three
panes of controls:

WHAT IT IS

• Controls in the
margin marks, guides, and dimension arrows.

• Controls in the Marks pane determine the type and placement of the registration
marks, including targets, color bars, and text slugs.

• Controls in the Placement pane determine on what layer and where on the
page — or in relation to the selected items — the marks, guides, and arrows
are created.

The Item Marks dialog box.

Crops pane determine the placement of the crop, bleed,

HOW IT WORKS

Item Marks adds items and guides around selected items. Since the items are part
of the layout pages, you might want to use Item Marks after layouts are final and

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WHAT IT IS

re ready for production. You can also place marks on a separate layer so they

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don’t interfere with page items. To use Item Marks:

1 Select an item, multiple items, or a group.

2 Choose Item Þ Item Marks.

3 Set up the crop marks using controls in the Crops, Marks, and Placement

panes of the Item Marks dialog box.

4 Click OK to display the marks.

5 If the marks need adjustment, choose Edit Þ Undo and set up the marks again.

To create crop marks for an entire page, create a box the exact dimensions of
the page and place it behind all other items on the page (
Select this box when creating the marks.

THE CROPS PANE

The Crops pane contains controls for Trim, Bleed, and Safety. Look here for
information about how the controls in the

Item Þ Send to Back).

Crops pane work.

The Crops pane of the Item Marks dialog box.

THE TRIM AREA

Controls in the T
The values in the
the selected item or group. The minimum value for the
is 2 points and the maximum value is the width and height of the spread.

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rim

area affect the marks for trim size of the item or page.

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idth

and Height fi

elds default to the width and height of

Width and Height fields

THE CROPS PANE

THE BLEED AREA

Controls in the Bleed area affect the marks for the bleed area of the item or
page. The values in the

Width and Height fields are expressed as a value offset

outward from the trim.

The minimum value for the

Bleed Height and Width fields is 0 points and

the maximum is 72 points.

THE SAFETY AREA

Controls in the Safety area affect the marks for the “live” area within the trim
area. The values in the

Width and Height fields are expressed as a value offset

inward from the trim.

The minimum value for the

Safety Height and Width fields is 0 points, and

the maximum is 25% of the trim width and height.

The maximum values allowed for the Trim and Bleed fields is affected by the
setting in the Placement pane.

CROP MARKS, GUIDES, AND ARROWS CHECK BOXES

The Trim, Bleed, and Safety areas each contain controls for crop marks, guides,
and arrows.

• The

Crop Marks check box toggles on and off crop marks, which consist of

standard QuarkXPress lines. The user defines the crop mark thickness and length

Line Width and Line Length fields in the Marks pane.

in the

Guides check box gives you the option of creating exact guides that align

• The
with the trim, bleed, or safety dimensions. The color of each for

Trim, Bleed,

and Margins can be set by clicking the color swatch next to the Guides check
box. Quark Item Marks guides are standard QuarkXPress guides, which do
not print.

• The

Arrows check box gives you the option of placing dimension arrows that
align with the crop dimensions. Quark Item Marks arrows are standard black
QuarkXPress lines with arrowhead end caps, and the dimensions are provided
in standard QuarkXPress text boxes. The text boxes containing the dimensions
are white with no frames and are placed over the arrows. The text is 7 point

®

Helvetica

, colored black. The thickness of the arrow is set in the Line Width
field in the Marks pane. When Arrows is checked, arrows will only be placed
if the dimensions are large enough to allow for the text boxes containing
the dimensions.

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USING THE CROPS PANE

USING THE CROPS PANE

he easiest way to see the effects of controls in the Crops pane is to review the

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examples shown here with a picture box measuring 24

EXAMPLE 1

In this simple example, Crop Marks is checked in the Trim area. No other
options are checked in the

Crop marks indicated for the trim area.

×24 picas (4"×4").

Trim, Bleed, or Safety areas.

EXAMPLE 2

In this example, Crop Marks and Guides are checked for the Trim area.

Crop marks and guides set for the trim area.

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EXAMPLE 3

In this example, Arrows is checked in the Trim area in addition to Crop Marks
and Guides. Note that for the arrow on the right side, the text is rotated 90° to
the right, so that the baseline for the dimension text is facing the item.

Crop marks, guides, and arrows set for the trim area.

EXAMPLE 4

Guides is now checked in the Bleed area in addition to Crop Marks, Guides,
and Arrows in the Trim area. The edges of the bleed area are offset 9 points
from the trim area.

Guides for the bleed area in addition to crop marks, guides, and arrows for the
trim area.

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USING THE CROPS PANE

EXAMPLE 5

Here, Crop Marks, Guides, and Arrows is checked in all three areas — the Trim,
the Bleed, and the Safety. Notice how with the bleed, the dimension arrow
aligns with the outer point of the crop mark, for the trim it aligns with the
center, and for the safety it aligns with the inner point.

Crop marks, arrows, and guides for the trim, bleed, and safety areas.

THE MARKS PANE

The Marks pane contains controls for Press Marks, Plate Tags, and Mark
Specifications.
Marks pane work.

The Marks pane of the Item Marks dialog box.

Look here for information about how the controls in the

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THE MARKS PANE

THE PRESS MARKS AREA

When Targets is checked in the Press Marks area, four buttons displaying the
four types of targets are available:

Positive,

and Square Negative. They are each comprised of QuarkXPress items

Round Positive, Round Negative, Square

and are placed centered on all four sides in the trim area.

Round Positive marks consist of a QuarkXPress circular box with a white

• The
background, a .25-point frame, and two .25-point cross members that are both
Registration color.

Round Negative targets are the same, except the colors are reversed.

• The

Square Positive Marks consist of a QuarkXPress square box with a white

• The
background, a .25-point frame, and two .25-point cross members that are both
Registration color.

• The

Square Negative targets are the same, except the colors are reversed.

If the area between the trim dimensions is too small to accommodate the
targets, they will not be placed.

Press Marks area, when Color Bars and/or Gray Bars is checked, the

In the
bars are placed outside the trim area.

• The

Color Bars in Quark Item Marks consist of boxes filled with a color for
each ink defined in the project along with a box containing a 50% shade of
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. You set both the height and the width of
each box in the

Gray Bars in Quark Item Marks are comprised of 10 boxes filled

• The

Mark Size field in the Marks pane.

with 10%–100% Registration color, in increments of 10 percentage points.
You set both the height and the width of each box in the

Marks pane.

in the

Mark Size field

If the area between the trim dimensions is too small to accommodate the color
and/or gray bars, they will not be placed.

THE PLATE TAGS AREA

Using the Plate Tags area, you can add a date and time, layout name, CMYK
tags, and notes to your marks.

When

•

Date & Time is checked, a white text box containing the date and time

is placed outside the trim area and is located at top right.

s name is

When Layout Name is checked, a white text box containing the fi

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le’

placed outside the trim area and is located at top left.

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THE MARKS PANE

When CMYK Tags is checked, a white text box containing the letters “CMYK,”

•
with each letter colored its corresponding color is placed outside the trim area,
and is located at left.

• If text is entered in the
in 7-point Helvetica is placed outside the trim area at the bottom. The
field is limited to 1,024 characters.

THE MARK SPECIFICATIONS AREA

The Mark Specifications controls determine the characteristics of the crop
and registration marks.

• The
marks. The default value is 0.25 point.

• The Line Length field determines the length of the crop, bleed, and margin
marks. The default value is .25".

• The Mark Size field determines the size across of the target marks and the
size across of each block comprising the color bars and gray bars. The default
value is .25".

• The
margin, and registration marks) will be placed. The default value is .25".

Notes field, a white text box containing the text

Notes

Line Weight field determines the thickness of the crop, bleed, and margin

Mark Offset value determines how far from the trim the marks (crop, bleed,

USING THE MARKS PANE

The easiest way to see the effects of controls in the Marks pane is to review the
examples shown here with a picture box measuring 24

EXAMPLE 1

In addition to Crop Marks in the Trim area, this example shows Targets
checked. Notice how the target marks are centered between the crop marks on
each side.

Targets are centered between crop marks.

×24 picas (4"×4").

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EXAMPLE 2

Color Bars and Gray Bars are now checked in addition to Targets and Crop
Marks

in the Trim area. Note how the color and gray bars are placed underneath

the target marks. The target marks should always remain frontmost.

Color bars and gray bars are placed under target marks.

EXAMPLE 3

All the Plate Tags are checked — Project Name, Date & Time, and CMYK
Tags

— and Notes are added. Note the placement for each.

Small text boxes display plate tags in 7-point Helvetica.

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THE PLACEMENT PANE

THE PLACEMENT PANE

he Placement pane controls where marks are placed. Look here for information

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about how the controls in the

The Placement pane of the Item Marks dialog box.

THE POSITION AREA

The Position controls determine the position of the Quark Item Marks in
relation to the selected items or page.

Placement pane work.

• The

Vertical field specifies the vertical position of the trim area on the page.
Enter a value to specify how far from the top of the items or page the trim area
should be placed. Or, choose
area is placed flush against the top edge of the page. If
trim area is centered vertically on the page. If
is placed flush against the bottom of the page.

• The Horizontal field specifies the horizontal position of the trim area on the
page. Enter a value to specify how far from the left edge of the page the trim
area should be placed. Or, choose
trim area is placed flush against the left edge of the page. If
the trim area is centered horizontally on the page. If
area is placed flush against the right edge of the page.

The Position settings can affect the maximum values for the Width and Height
fields in the Crops pane’s Trim and Bleed areas.

THE LAYERS AREA

If you want to place marks on a specific layer (Window Þ Layers), choose it
from the
marks by entering a name in the field.

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Top, Center, or Bottom. If Top is selected, the trim

Center is selected, the

Bottom is selected, the trim area

Left, Center, or Right. If Left is selected, the

Center is selected,

Right is selected, the trim

Place Marks On drop-down menu. You can also create a layer for the

Chapter 2: Quark MarkIt

WHAT IT IS

Quark MarkIt lets you quickly and consistently add press marks — such as
trim lines, registration targets, and color and gray bars — to QuarkXPress
layouts during output. You can also customize Quark MarkIt by adding
your own EPS marks.

WHAT QUARK MARKIT ADDS TO QUARKXPRESS

Quark MarkIt XTensions software adds to QuarkXPress the MarkIt Styles dialog
box (

Edit Þ MarkIt Styles) and the MarkIt pane to the Print Layout dialog box

File Þ Print).

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• The MarkIt Styles dialog box lets you set up press marks, save them as Quark
MarkIt styles, edit the styles, and import or export them.

Quark MarkIt pane in the Print Layout dialog box lets you select a

• The
Quark MarkIt Style when printing a layout.

WHAT IT IS

The MarkIt pane in the Print Layout dialog box.

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WHAT IT IS

HOW IT WORKS

With Quark MarkIt, you define styles for the placement of a specific set of
press marks using (
print (

File Þ Print Layout). Quark MarkIt Styles are saved with the XTensions

Edit Þ MarkIt Styles). You then apply the styles when you

module, so they are available to all your projects. Quark MarkIt applies the
press marks for output only — it does not add items to the layout or alter the
layout in any way.

THE MARKIT STYLES DIALOG BOX

A Quark MarkIt Style defines a particular set of press marks and their placement.
To create or edit Quark MarkIt Styles, choose

MarkIt Styles dialog box.

Edit Þ MarkIt Styles to display the

The MarkIt Styles dialog box.

• This scrolling list displays the names of all available styles. To select a style for
editing, duplicating, deleting, or exporting, click its name in the list to highlight
it. To select multiple styles, Command+click/Ctrl+click the styles; to select a
range of styles, Shift+click the first and last style.

• To create or edit Quark MarkIt styles, click
Edit or Duplicate.

• To share Quark MarkIt styles with other users, use the Import and Export
buttons. You can export only selected styles. When you import styles, styles
with names identical to existing styles will not be imported.

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New or select a style and click

THE EDIT MARKIT STYLE DIALOG BOX

he Edit MarkIt Styles dialog box displays when you click New, Edit, or

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Duplicate in the MarkIt Styles dialog box. To place press marks, drag them
from the

Press Marks bar at left to the layout. Context menus let you customize
the marks. For information about specific controls in the
dialog box, look in this section.

THE EDIT MARKIT STYLE DIALOG BOX

Edit MarkIt Style

Dragging a color bar to the page in the Edit MarkIt Style dialog box.

THE NAME FIELD

Enter a descriptive name for the style in the Name field. When printing, you
can choose this name from the

Print Layout dialog box.

the

Style drop-down menu in the MarkIt pane of

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