Quark Print Collection - 1.1 Operation Manual

Quark Print Collection

User Guide

LEGAL NOTICES

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Quark Technology Partnership or its licensee, Quark Inc. Quark Products and materials are subject to the copyright and other intellectual property protection of the United States and foreign countries. Unauthorized use or reproduction without Quark’s written consent is prohibited.

QUARK IS NOT THE MANUFACTURER OF THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR OTHER THIRD PARTY HARDWARE (HEREINAFTER “THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS”) AND SUCH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS HAVE NOT BEEN CREATED, REVIEWED, OR TESTED BY QUARK, THE QUARK AFFILIATED COMPANIES OR THEIR LICENSORS. (QUARK AFFILIATED COMPANIES SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, BRANCH, OR ENTITY CONTROLLING, CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH QUARK OR ITS PARENT OR A MAJORITY OF THE QUARK SHAREHOLDERS, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR FORMED IN THE FUTURE, TOGETHER WITH ANY PERSON, BRANCH, OR ENTITY WHICH MAY ACQUIRE SUCH STATUS IN THE FUTURE.)

QUARK, THE QUARK AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND/OR THEIR LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE QUARK PRODUCTS/SERVICES AND/OR THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS/SERVICES, THEIR MERCHANTABILITY, OR THEIR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. QUARK, THE QUARK AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND THEIR LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE QUARK PRODUCTS/SERVICES AND ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS/SERVICES. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR COLLATERAL, AND WHETHER OR NOT, MADE BY DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS, XTENSIONS DEVELOPERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES ARE DISCLAIMED BY QUARK, THE QUARK AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND THEIR LICENSORS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMPATIBILITY, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE IS ERROR-FREE OR THAT ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. THIRD PARTIES MAY PROVIDE LIMITED WARRANTIES AS TO THEIR OWN PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES, AND USERS MUST LOOK TO SAID THIRD PARTIES FOR SUCH WARRANTIES, IF ANY. SOME JURISDICTIONS, STATES OR PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO PARTICULAR USERS.

IN NO EVENT SHALL QUARK, THE QUARK AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND/OR THEIR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST TIME, LOST SAVINGS, LOST DATA, LOST FEES, OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM INSTALLATION OR USE OF THE QUARK PRODUCTS/SERVICES, IN ANY MANNER, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, QUARK, THE QUARK AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND/OR THEIR LICENSORS ARE FOUND TO HAVE LIABILITY RELATING TO THE QUARK PRODUCTS/SERVICES OR THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS/SERVICES, SUCH LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE USER TO QUARK FOR THE SOFTWARE/SERVICES

II |

LEGAL NOTICES

AT ISSUE (EXCLUDING THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS/SERVICES), IF ANY, OR THE LOWEST AMOUNT UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WHICHEVER IS LESS. THESE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY EVEN IF QUARK, THE QUARK AFFILIATED COMPANIES, THEIR LICENSORS AND/OR THEIR AGENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH POSSIBLE DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS, STATES OR PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY. ALL OTHER LIMITATIONS PROVIDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING STATUTES OF LIMITATION, SHALL CONTINUE TO APPLY.

IN THE EVENT ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS ARE OR BECOME UNENFORCEABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH PROVISION SHALL BE MODIFIED OR LIMITED IN ITS EFFECT TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO CAUSE IT TO BE ENFORCEABLE.

USE OF THE QUARK PRODUCTS IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT OR OTHER APPLICABLE AGREEMENTS FOR SUCH PRODUCT/SERVICE. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN SUCH AGREEMENTS AND THESE PROVISIONS THE RELEVANT AGREEMENTS SHALL CONTROL.

Quark, QuarkXPress, and XTensions are trademarks of Quark Inc. and all applicable afﬁliated companies, Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. and in many other countries. The Quark logo is a trademark of Quark Inc. and all applicable afﬁliated companies. Adobe and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Helvetica is a trademark of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.

All other marks are the properties of their respective owners.

| III

1	Quark Item Marks
	What It Is	1
	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

IV |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2	Quark MarkIt
	What It Is	11
	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
	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

| V

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Quark Imposer for QuarkXPress

Overview	23
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

VI |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Quark Imposer for QuarkXPress CONTINUED

	Sample Imposition Scenarios	40
	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
	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	53
	Navigating Pages in the Preview	53
	Displaying a Corresponding Page in the PDF	54
	Displaying Guides, Bleeds, and Page Numbers	54

| VII

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 Quark Imposer for Acrobat CONTINUED

Creating and Choosing Styles	55
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

VIII |

WHAT IT IS

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 Item Marks). The Item Marks dialog box contains three panes of controls:

•Controls in the Crops pane determine the placement of the crop, bleed, 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.

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

CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS | 1

WHAT IT IS

are ready for production. You can also place marks on a separate layer so they don’t interfere with page items. To use Item Marks:

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

2Choose Item Item Marks.

3Set up the crop marks using controls in the Crops, Marks, and Placement panes of the Item Marks dialog box.

4Click OK to display the marks.

5If the marks need adjustment, choose Edit 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 (Item Send to Back). 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 Crops pane work.

The Crops pane of the Item Marks dialog box.

THE TRIM AREA

Controls in the Trim area affect the marks for trim size of the item or page. The values in the Width and Height ﬁelds default to the width and height of the selected item or group. The minimum value for the Width and Height ﬁelds is 2 points and the maximum value is the width and height of the spread.

2 | CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS

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 in the Line Width and Line Length ﬁelds in the Marks pane.

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

CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS | 3

USING THE CROPS PANE

The easiest way to see the effects of controls in the Crops pane is to review the examples shown here with a picture box measuring 24×24 picas (4"×4").

EXAMPLE 1

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

Crop marks indicated for the trim area.

EXAMPLE 2

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

Crop marks and guides set for the trim area.

4 | CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS

USING THE CROPS PANE

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.

CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS | 5

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. Look here for information about how the controls in the Marks pane work.

The Marks pane of the Item Marks dialog box.

6 | CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS

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: Round Positive, Round Negative, Square Positive, and Square Negative. They are each comprised of QuarkXPress items and are placed centered on all four sides in the trim area.

•The Round Positive marks consist of a QuarkXPress circular box with a white background, a .25-point frame, and two .25-point cross members that are both Registration color.

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

•The Square Positive Marks consist of a QuarkXPress square box with a white 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.

In the Press Marks area, when Color Bars and/or Gray Bars is checked, 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 Mark Size ﬁeld in the Marks pane.

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

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

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.

•When Layout Name is checked, a white text box containing the ﬁle’s name is placed outside the trim area and is located at top left.

CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS | 7

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 Notes ﬁeld, a white text box containing the text in 7-point Helvetica is placed outside the trim area at the bottom. The Notes 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 Line Weight ﬁeld determines the thickness of the crop, bleed, and margin 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 Mark Offset value determines how far from the trim the marks (crop, bleed, margin, and registration marks) will be placed. The default value is .25".

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 24×24 picas (4"×4").

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.

8 | CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS

USING THE MARKS PANE

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.

CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS | 9

THE LAYERS AREA

THE PLACEMENT PANE

The Placement pane controls where marks are placed. Look here for information about how the controls in the Placement pane work.

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.

•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 Top, Center, or Bottom. If Top is selected, the trim area is placed ﬂush against the top edge of the page. If Center is selected, the trim area is centered vertically on the page. If Bottom is selected, the trim area 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 Left, Center, or Right. If Left is selected, the trim area is placed ﬂush against the left edge of the page. If Center is selected, the trim area is centered horizontally on the page. If Right is selected, the trim 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.

If you want to place marks on a speciﬁc layer (Window Layers), choose it from the Place Marks On drop-down menu. You can also create a layer for the marks by entering a name in the ﬁeld.

10 | CHAPTER 1: QUARK ITEM MARKS

WHAT IT IS

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 MarkIt Styles) and the MarkIt pane to the Print Layout dialog box (File Print).

•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.

•The Quark MarkIt pane in the Print Layout dialog box lets you select a Quark MarkIt Style when printing a layout.

The MarkIt pane in the Print Layout dialog box.

CHAPTER 2: QUARK MARKIT | 11

WHAT IT IS

HOW IT WORKS

With Quark MarkIt, you deﬁne styles for the placement of a speciﬁc set of press marks using (Edit MarkIt Styles). You then apply the styles when you print (File Print Layout). Quark MarkIt Styles are saved with the XTensions 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 Edit MarkIt Styles to display the

MarkIt Styles dialog box.

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 New or select a style and 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.

12 | CHAPTER 2: QUARK MARKIT

THE EDIT MARKIT STYLE DIALOG BOX

The Edit MarkIt Styles dialog box displays when you click New, Edit, or 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 Edit MarkIt Style dialog box, look in this section.

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 Style drop-down menu in the MarkIt pane of the Print Layout dialog box.

CHAPTER 2: QUARK MARKIT | 13

+ 47 hidden pages