Step and Repeat Imposition Layout

This layout repeats the same page across the sheet and is widely used for business cards printing. You can select it using the Layout drop–down list at the Layout tab:

You see the first page is placed across the first sheet, the second page — across the second and so on. That’s exactly how you would layout business cards for printing.

All the options you can configure for this layout are displayed on the right.

Page Gaps

At the very top of the page, there are two parameters configuring the gaps between the pages.

For more complex gaps see page gaps tutorial.

Grid Dimensions

You can specify the grid size manually or let Imposition Wizard to decide. In automatic mode the software takes the sheet margins and grid copies into account and computes the optimal grid size to fill the sheet.

Here we use the manual mode, let’s try changing the columns number:

Here we changed from 8-up to 4 up by setting the number of columns to 1. Let’s now switch to the automatic mode to fit as many pages as possible:

Hint: right–click the sheet to get the number of pages and slots there.

Number of Copies

By default each page is copied to fill the grid. For automatic grids this means “to fill the sheet”.

You might want to change that and there is an option to do so. Turn the Override number of pages option on to customize the number of copies.

You can now change the Number of copies field the way you need:

Hint: setting the number of copies to 1 effectively makes N–Up layout. You can also use this option if you need to duplicate pages in N–Up layout.

Flipping Rules

You can flip pages using the Flipping rules parameter that goes next. This can also be used with the page rotation option (see below).

Read more about flipping rules here

Pages Rotation

Next comes the Rotate pages 90° option which does exactly what it says:

This option rotates the source pages 90 degrees clockwise. You can rotate them the opposite way using the flipping rules mentioned above:

Finally, if you simply need to flip the pages upside down: turn the 90° rotation off and use the flipping rules option.

Grid Copies

The Multiple copies section is the last one in the Layout panel. It lets you place several copies of the grid on the sheet.

Read more about grid copies here

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.