Create Layout

This command lets you create a new layout interactively with Prinect Signa Station. The following variations exist in this case:

​•​You want to create a new (additional) layout, irrespective of whether other layouts already exist.

​•​A layout already exists. The new layout will overwrite the existing layout. This works only if the new layout is created on the basis of MIS data.

​•​If MIS data have been imported into Prinect Production, an MIS parameter set is displayed in the "Jobs > Layouts" view. You can use this parameter set to interactively create a new layout that matches the MIS specifications exactly. The Job Assistant of the interactively launched Prinect Signa Station then has the defaults of these MIS parameters.

Select this command to display the "New Layout" window. See also "Create New Layout" Window. Prinect Signa Station launches interactively when you set up this dialog and confirm it with "OK".

This function is equivalent to the function of the "Create" button.

Open

This command (shortcut: Command + O) starts the Prinect Signa Station interactively and opens the previously selected layout for editing. The original layout is overwritten by the changes.

Open as Copy

This command opens the selected layout as a copy in the Prinect Signa Station. You can define a new name for the layout copy in the "Open copy of layout" dialog box immediately after selecting the command.

All modifications to the layout made in Prinect Signa Station are saved in the copy. The original layout does not change.

Preview Layout

You open the layout in the Acrobat plug-in "Preview Layout".

You will find a description in Acrobat in "Help > Plug-In Help > Prinect PDF Toolbox version > Imposition Editor".

Import Layout

This command allows you to import an existing layout into the job. Importable layouts can be created in the offline workflow with the Prinect Signa Station, for example.

​1.​When you select the "Import Layout" command, the "Select Layout" window appears.

​2.​Browse the file system to the desired layout and confirm with "OK". See also "Select layout" window.

​3.​The "Import Layout" window will then open. See also "Import Layout" window.

The layout is imported to all selected product parts if you defined product parts.

Replace Layout

This command (shortcut: Command + Shift + CL) allows you to replace the selected layout with another layout. The name of the original layout and the sheet names are kept.

​1.​When you select the command, the "Select Layout" window appears.

​2.​Browse the file system to the desired replacement layout and confirm with "OK". See also "Select layout" window.

The "Replace layout" window will then open. See also "Replace layout" window.

Duplicate Layout

This command opens the "Duplicate layout" window. See "Duplicate layout" window.

Copy Layout to Product Part

You can only use this function if you are working with product parts or with the old versioning. This function is only enabled if at least one product part is selected. See also Different handling of product part page lists when importing versioned layouts.

This command opens the "Assign layout" window. See "Assign layout" window.

Provide Layout

This function lets you create a layout with predefined product part templates.

This command opens the "Provide layout" window. See "Provide layout" window.

Complete Layout

If you select an MIS parameter set that describes a layout and then select "Complete layout" from the context menu, the Prinect Signa Station Server is started in the background and the layout is automatically generated and completed based on the MIS parameters. The completed layout overwrites the MIS parameter set.

In this case, you cannot intervene interactively in the layout creation process. You must launch Prinect Signa Station interactively, not Prinect Signa Station Server, if you wish to deviate from the MIS parameters and make changes to the layout.

Please read the following to find details about the requirements for interactive operation with Prinect Signa Station: See Preparations for Interactive Operation with Prinect Signa Station.

Match Layout to Page Total

You can use this command (Command + E) to automatically add additional sheets to a layout if the intended page number requires this extension. In this way, a layout with two sheets, for example, can automatically be upped to 10 sheets.

When you select a layout and select "Match layout to page total" from the context menu, the Prinect Signa Station Server is started in the background. The layout is automatically expanded based on the page count.

This works only with layouts that were created at Prinect Signa Station with the "Automatic Imposition" option enabled.

Please read the following to find details about the requirements for interactive operation with Prinect Signa Station: See Preparations for Interactive Operation with Prinect Signa Station.

Create Reader's Spread

This command (shortcut: Command + Shift + CE) displays the reader's spread for a selected layout. Prinect Signa Station Server launches in the background to compute the reader’s spread.

Please read the following to find details about the requirements for interactive operation with Prinect Signa Station: See Preparations for Interactive Operation with Prinect Signa Station.

Browse

This command (shortcut: Command + B) opens the file folder of the current job in the file system of the Prinect Production server.

Signa Report

This command opens the Signa report (if there is one) as a PDF document.

Submit

The layout is submitted to a subsequent sequence with the assigned pages. The "Submit" window is opened for this purpose. See also "Submit" window.

Submit to

This command opens the "Submit Elements to" window. See also "Submit Elements to" Window. In this window, you can submit elements selected beforehand to one of the successor sequences that are offered.

Submit Pages

The selected pages are submitted to a subsequent sequence. The "Submit" window is opened for this purpose. See "Submit" window.

Submit to Ganging

The selected pages are submitted ed to a subsequent sequence for a gang job. The "Submit to ganging" window will open. See "Submit to ganging" window.

Assign > Page List

This command (F7 key) allows you to assign one or more page lists to the selected layout or to reverse page list assignments. See "Assign Page Lists to Layout" Window.

Assign > To Product

This command opens a window in which you can assign the selected sheet(s) to a product.

Assign > Sequence

This command (F7 key) allows you to assign sequences to the selected layout for further processing. See "Assign Sequence(s) to Layout" Window.

Assign > Assign Blank Page

Prerequisite: You can only use this function if at least one page list is assigned to the layout.

This command allows you to assign blank pages to the selected element (product, layout, sheet, page) or to multiple selected elements. All page placeholders of the selected element(s) will then be filled with empty pages. See Assign Blank Pages.

Note: The following is valid when you are working with product parts/versioning: In the "All" layers, an empty page is only shown if such a page is assigned to this layout position on all layers of the product part.

Unassign

The page assignment for the selected page list positions is undone (F8 key).

Change Page Geometry

This command (shortcut: Command + M) opens the "Page Geometry" window. See also "Page Geometry" Window.

Properties

Prerequisite: You can only use this function if a layout, signature, sheet or surface was selected.

This command (shortcut: Command + I) displays the properties of the following elements, depending on which elements are selected when you select the command:

​•​Layouts. See Layout properties.

​•​Sheets. See Parameters that can be used for selected sheet).

​•​Surfaces. See Parameters that can be used with the selected surface).

Edit Scheduling

Prerequisite: You can only use this function if you have assigned a subsequent sequence to the layout.

This command opens the "Edit scheduling" window. See "Edit Scheduling" Window.

Delete

The selected elements are deleted. You must first confirm a prompt.

Note: You can also trigger this function with the shortcut Command + Del.

Paste

Use this command to insert pages that were copied to the clipboard in the "Pages" step into the layout.

Paper Availability

This command opens the "Paper availability" window. See "Paper Availability" Window.

Comment

This command opens the "Comments" window. You can enter a comment for the selected element. This comment displays immediately afterwards in the comment column.

Open Source Job

This command lets you open the source job related to the selected element in a gang run job.

Refresh Source Pages

This command allows you to re-import the source pages of a gang job if they have been changed.

Scheduling

This command opens the Planning Assistant. See Planning Assistant.

Assignment Presentation

This function (F9 key) lets you assign pages in a fast and easy-to-follow way using drag-and-drop.

The layout positions are located on the right-hand side of the view. The pages are located on the left. You can simply drag the pages (selected individually or in multiples) to the desired layout positions and drop them there.

Note: Assigning pages using drag-and-drop only works in the assignment view.

Show Thumbnails

This command (F4 key) switches from the list view to the thumbnail view. When the thumbnail view is active, a checkmark is displayed before the command.

If you select this command again, you will switch back to the list view and the checkmark will disappear.

Collapse All

This command (shortcut: Alt + CLeft) hides all open lower levels.

Expand All

This command (shortcut: Alt + CRight) shows all closed lower levels.

View Properties

This command opens the "View Properties" window. See "View properties layouts (thumbnails)" window. In this window, you can define settings for displaying the thumbnails.