Trim Line
Imposition Wizard lets you mark page boundaries by using a Trim Line mark. The mark adds a thin line around each page and you can configure its appearance for easier trimming the pages later.
To add a trim line mark click the "+" button in the “Marks” panel and select the “Trim Line” option in the popup menu:
By default trim lines are not visible in preview as they are added with magenta color and are covered by the page frames displayed in preview. You can turn the page frames off in settings, but here we simply made the mark bigger by using the Offset parameter and made it cyan instead of magenta for better visibility.
Below is the list of parameters you can adjust for trim line marks:
- Width — the thickness of the trim line mark lines;
- Offset — a margin between the page and the trim line;
- Color — one of the pre–defined colors for added trim line;
- Print on — here you can choose if you want the trim line on front or back side of the sheets, or both. This only works in duplex mode, otherwise the line is always added.
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.
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
- 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;
- 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.