Output File Names

Once you’ve configured the imposition layout and clicked Generate PDF, Imposition Wizard prompts you to save the new PDF file (unless you’re working in Acrobat mode). To speed things up, it automatically suggests a file name — one you can often use as-is. The suggested name isn’t random, though. It follows configurable rules, and you can tailor exactly what appears there. This tutorial walks you through how.

Settings Popup

To get started, open the Settings dialog: click File → Settings on Windows, or Imposition Wizard → Settings on macOS. Scroll down to the Saving section, where you’ll find the following options we’ll be working with:

• Output file prefix
• Output file suffix
• Remember output name
• Output folder for imposed files

You may see additional items in this section, but these are the ones we’ll focus on.

Prefix and Suffix

When Imposition Wizard generates a name for the imposed file, it takes the source file name and appends these two values to it.

The resulting name follows this pattern: prefix + source name + suffix, with a .pdf extension.

Output folder for imposed files

Imposition Wizard lets you specify a default folder for saving imposed files.

Enter the folder path in the Output folder for imposed files field, and Imposition Wizard will use it as the default save location.

Remember Output Name

This is the key setting — it determines the name you’re offered when saving the file. It has three options:

• Never — Imposition Wizard never remembers a previously used file name. It always generates a fresh one using the source file name, prefix, and suffix.
• Per source file — When a file is imposed for the first time, Imposition Wizard generates a name using the source file name, prefix, and suffix, and offers it to you. It then remembers the name you actually used when saving, and offers that same name the next time you impose the same source file. For a different source file, it starts from scratch.
• Always — Imposition Wizard always offers the last name used for saving, regardless of the source file.

This setting controls the file name, but there’s also the matter of where the file is saved. Here are the rules Imposition Wizard follows when selecting the target folder:

• In Always mode, it goes straight to the last used path if you’ve saved something before.
• In Per source file mode, it jumps to the last used path for that specific source file, provided you’ve already imposed it.
• Otherwise, it uses the Output folder for imposed files if one is specified.
• If no output folder is set, Imposition Wizard tries the folder of the last saved file, if any.
• If no files have been saved yet, it tries the folder of the source file.
• As a last resort, it falls back to the Desktop folder.

In most cases, Per source file — the default — is what you’ll want. It resets the output name for each new file but remembers any changes you made when saving. If you’d rather not have those changes remembered, switch to Never. Use Always if you want to reuse the same output name regardless of the input file.

More Imposition Wizard Tutorials

Installation

• Installation — how to install Imposition Wizard;
• License Activation — how to activate Imposition Wizard with a license key;
• Acrobat Plugin Problems — what to do if the plugin doesn’t work.

Basics

• User Interface — how to run Imposition Wizard and make the first steps;
• Pages Grid — how pages are placed across the sheets in Imposition Wizard;
• Presets — how to save and re–use imposition layouts;
• Preflight — how to check for errors before your print.

Layouts

• N–Up — a very simple, yet customizable layout;
• Step and Repeat — perfect layout for business cards;
• Cut Stack — flexible layout with pages flow options;
• Booklet — lots of options for fine–tuning the imposition process;
• Shuffle — manual imposition mode where you control the flow;
• Dutch Cut — save paper by printing more pages on the same sheet.

Imposition Parameters

• Preprocessors — change the document before processing it;
• Source Panel — overriding trim box and bleeds, pages scaling;
• Page Gaps — configuring gaps between pages;
• Sheet Panel — output sheet size, content position and more;
• Duplex Printing — duplex printing support;
• Registration Marks — adding and configuring marks, custom texts etc;
• Flipping Rules — how to flip pages in most layouts.

Registration Marks

• Angle Mark — angle mark for image drift compensation;
• Barcode — encoding job details with barcodes;
• Bull Eye — placing bull eye marks around the pages;
• Color Bar — adding color bars to imposed files;
• Crop Marks — configuring crop marks for easier trimming;
• Custom Mark — adding ad–hoc graphics where needed;
• Custom Text — adding text elements with imposition details;
• Gap Crop Marks — adding crop marks in the middle of the page gaps;
• Folding Marks — marking the middle of booklet spreads;
• Perforation Marks — make complex perforation or folding marks;
• Star Target — placing star target marks around the pages;
• Trim Line — marking page boundaries to simplify trimming;

Automation

• Batch Processing — impose multiple files at once;
• Hot Folders — monitor folders and run imposition on changes.

Command Line

• Basic Imposition — basic command line imposition example.

Advanced

• Custom Sheet Sizes — how to extend the built–in list;
• Output File Names — configuring paths and names of imposed files;
• Translation — translate Imposition Wizard to your language.