Trapping, Variable information VI job, Vector drawing | Xerox CX

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trapping

A printing technique in which adjacent printed colors are slightly overlapped to ensure that white space does not appear between the colors.

variable information (VI) job

A job in which printed materials such as bills, targeted advertising, and direct mailings are individualized for specific recipients or purposes.

variable print specification

Formal language designed for effective production of variable information documents.

vector drawing

The geometric system used to define lines and curves in computer graphics. It is most often used for line drawings.

virtual printer

A printer that contains preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer.

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Xerox CX manual Trapping, Variable information VI job, Variable print specification, Vector drawing, Virtual printer

Contents

Version Page Copyright Page Contents Managing jobs Variable data printing jobs Glossary 153 Printing this guide Getting started Supported formats System overviewHardware and software components EPS Overview of the Workspace Getting started Turning on the CX print server Requirements Turning off the CX print server Printing Methods Setting up yourSetting up your computer overview Computer for printing SpoolStore Print Driver softwareProcessStore ProcessPrint Printer Tasks area, select Add a printer Setting up printing on a Windows computerAdding a network printer to your Windows computer Deactivating the Print Driver software Enable enhanced user interface, list select offLoading the Print Driver software for the first time Downloading fonts DEXUninstaller.exeDEXUninstaller.exe, and select Run as Administrator Removing the Print Driver software Click Continue Setting up printing in Mac OSInstalling the Print Driver software in Mac OS Click Change Install Location Click Utility Defining a printer with the Print Driver software in Mac OS Removing the Print Driver software Calibration overview Calibration Calibration Requirements Click Calibrate Page Order they appear in the icons Cyan Magenta Yellow Black See also Mapping jobs to calibration tables Calibration Printing a file to the CX print server Using a hot folder to printPrinting a file Windows and Mac OS Password protect jobs Secure printing overview on Preferences window on Printing a file in Windows and Mac OS Click Import Printing from the colorServer Importing and printing a job Editing a job overview Next Moving a page in a jobDeleting a page from a job Merging one or more pages into a job Click Merge Jobs Replacing pages Finding the Cmyk values of a specific area Verifying the content of the job Preflight Report Preflight CheckPage Performing a preflight check Spot Colors Viewing and printing a preflight reportPreflight Report window HiRes Proofing the job using color sets Corporate documents Assigning a color set to your jobPhotos of people Outdoor photos Secure printing overview Archiving a job Managing jobsArchival and retrieval of jobs Click Retrieve Forwarding a job to another CX print serverRetrieving a job From the File menu, select Retrieve from archive Printing copies of a job Duplicating jobsResubmitting a job Ensuring proper billing Job ReportsAccounting Viewer overview Job Report overview Cmyk area, select Preserve black color InSite jobsPrinting a job in black and white Job Exporting a job as an InSite jobPage Managing jobs Managing color and profiles Managing colorColor tools overview Creating a destination profile Managing color and profiles Click Create Profile Resource list, select Profile Manager Importing a destination profileImporting a source profile Select Source Profile tab Mapping media using the Media and Color Manager tool Resource Center, select Media and Color Manager Calibration table list Managing calibration tablesCalibrations window Properties Info DataOutput Density Input % Adding an entry to a calibration tableInfo Graph Separations Resource list, select Calibrations Managing spot colors Managing color Adding a spot color Spot dictionary list, select Custom Dictionary Printing a spot color chartEditing a spot color Deleting a spot color Click Test Print Spot color variations overview Selecting a spot color variation From the Tools menu, select Spot Color Editor Printing a spot color variation Click Print Variations Protecting specific spot colors Defining a gray color as a spot color Defining an RGB color as a spot color Defining a Cmyk color as a spot color Color adjustment with the Gradation Tool Creating a new gradation table Previewing a job Editing a gradation table Exposure and color cast Correcting an image using Photo Touch-up Jpeg artifacts Image noiseShadows and highlights Red-eye Managing color Imposition methods Print using impositionProduction workflows Imposition overview Previewing an imposition layout Imposition layout Preview window Conflict indications Printing a business card job For Trim Size, select Custom Imposition Method list, select Step & Repeat Click Spacing & Marks Printing a saddle stitch job Creating an imposition template Imposition Template Builder ToolImposition Template Builder overview From the Tools menu, select Imposition Template Builder Imposition template viewer windowImposition method Saddle Stitch Columns Rows Binding Left Both Editing an imposition template Select the Apply changes to front and back check box Simulating a job with your template Print with exceptionsAdding exceptions to your job Click Save or Submit Dynamic page exceptions and setpagedevice commandsDeleting exceptions from your job Click Advanced Options Select the Support dynamic page exceptions check box Printing dynamic page exceptions Orientation Tabs plug-in overview Tabs plug-in windowTabs Size Type Length TextTop Offset Bottom Offset Underline ColorBold Italic Direction Text on both sides Creating tabs Page Changing the location of a tab Managing tabs Removing a page or tab from the file Saving the tab settingsReplacing a page with a tab Inserting a tab before or after a specific Deleting saved tab settings About VDP document formats Variable data printingJobs Variable Data Printing jobs Reusable Elements About Variable Print SpecificationBooklet Sub-job Selecting to Cache Global VDP Elements Select General DefaultsManaging VDP elements About Ppml Resource list, select Cached VDP Elements Archiving VDP elementsRetrieving VDP elements Deleting VDP Elements 100 Print tab in the Job Parameters window Job parameters Layout Print tab in the Job Parameters window 103 Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window Set and apply imposition settings to your job Imposition tab in the Job Parameters window 105 106 Imposition overview on Quality tab in the Job Parameters window Quality tab in the Job Parameters window 109 Cmyk Color tab in the Job Parameters window Color tab in the Job Parameters window 111 112 Color tab in the Job Parameters window 113 Cmyk RGB Photo touch-up tab in the Job Parameters window Finishing tab in the Job Parameters window Apply these settings to specify how to finish your job Exceptions tab in the Job Parameters window Services tab in the Job Parameters window Services tab in the Job Parameters window 119 APR/OPI Services tab in the Job Parameters window 121 122 Preferences window Setting up your color Server Processed Preferences window 125 Password protect jobs on page 24 Secure printing overview on Adding and editing a virtual printer Setting up a virtual printerVirtual printers Removing a virtual printer Maintaining your settingsBacking up the configuration Click Start Restore Restoring the configurationPreferences window, select Configuration Backup Configuration backup area, click Start Backup Tools for maintaining your system Activating remote tools Working with color server tools on your computerCreo Remote Site Manager Remote Site Manager overview Installing the Remote Site Manager in Windows Adding Creo color servers to the Remote Site Manager Remote Workspace overview Connecting to the workspace from your computerViewing the printer status Overview of the Web Center Using the Web CenterConnecting to the Web Center Office Hot Folder tool Installing the Office Hot Folder tool Ppt Doc Xls Pub Using the Office Hot Folder tool to printCreating a hot folder Click Create HF Creo Color Server Job Ticket overview Language settingsCreo Color Server Job Ticket software Double-click the CreoColorServerJobTicket.exe file Creating and managing job ticketsCreating a job ticket in Windows Submitting a job ticket for printing From the Tools menu, select Use JT Settings FromLoading job parameters from a selected server Creator tool Easy VDP File Creator tool 142 Selecting an Easy VDP File Creator template Click Continue to add data records Next Adding records manually to your variable data job Adding records from a database to your variable data job Creating and printing the variable data job 148 Job History window Troubleshooting Handling alerts and frozen jobs Resume printing Aborting a jobAlerts window Click Print List Printing system messages Glossary Brisque Imposition Job BookletBounding box Brightness Click charge BrisqueCache Calibration curve Color gamut Color castColor channel Color correction Color set Color match verbColor profile Color rendering dictionary CRD Creep Composite modeContrast Conventional screening Densitometer CT file formatDatabase DCS desktop color separation Device-independent color space DensityDensity range Device Dot gain Device profileDevice type Dot area Gravure printing Gray component replacement GCRFrequency-modulated FM screening Frozen job Imposition Job Job flow GrayscaleHalftone screen Head-to-head Lookup table LUT Job ticket template JTTLine work Long-edge first LEF Normalize PPD PostScript Printer Description LW file formatNew line work NLW file format PSImage Pre-separated file Printer description file PriorityProcess Process colors RTP ready-to-print job Relative colorimetricRender Rich black Short-edge first SEF Screen angleShadows Sheet Spot color Smooth scalingSource profile Spine trim size Tonal calibration Stochastic screeningSubstrate Tint Vector drawing Variable print specificationTrapping Variable information VI job 172 Index Storage area 5 Supported formats 2 system messages