Text Marks Editor

Use this editor if you wish to create/edit a pure text mark that is saved as a resource in "Marks".

General

•More details can be found in the "General" section ('General' Group).

Font

•Details about the font type and size, ink coverage and font running direction (horizontal, vertical).

Text

•Selection of a placeholder that you can paste with "Insert placeholder...". See Insert placeholder .

•The hotspot indicates alignment of the text.

Creating a Text Mark

To create "internal text marks", see Creating Internal Marks

1.You can open the Text Mark Editor to create a new mark in two different ways:

•Main menu: "File > Create Resource > New Mark > Text Mark Editor"

•Main menu: "Jobs & Resources > Marks", > right-click group name > "New Mark > Text Mark Editor"

(2)."General": Give your new text mark a name. The group name shows you the folder in which the text mark will be saved.

(3)."Font": This is where you can select the "Font Type" and "Font Size" of the text mark.

(4)."Ink Coverage": This is where you can select the grayscale of the text mark.

•Click "Save" to view your inputs in the graphic without closing the editor.

•You can also create text marks directly in the "Marks Editor" dialog. Use the list boxes for font, font size and placeholders for this. Click the "Text" tool to enable the text mode. You can now define text properties after you click the "Open Properties dialog for selected object" button. Proceed as described for the Text Mark Editor (see above).

(5)."Running Direction": Define the direction of your text. In the list box, you can set that the text will run vertically (from top to bottom) or horizontally (from left to right).

(6)."Mark Height":

By default, text marks have a margin at the top and bottom to avoid the clip path from directly encircling the text. The benefit of this is that the text, if positioned directly below the subject, for example, does not get stuck to the content.

You can reduce the mark height by selecting "Compact" or "Very compact" if you do not want this, for example if the mark is to be positioned automatically to a confined area of the sheet:

·"Compact" = smaller clip path

·"Very compact" = smallest possible text height, descenders are generally cut off.

7.Enter your mark text in "Text".

You can mix your edited mark text with placeholders as you want (see next two steps).

8.There is a list box above the text box with all the placeholders such as "Job Number", "Output Date", etc.

For example, select "Job Number" and confirm your selection by clicking the "Insert placeholder" button on the right.

As you progress in your work, the placeholders are replaced by their respective contents (see the Placeholders for Text Marks).

Placeholders for Text Marks

There are three groups of placeholders that are displayed by group in a table and are replaced in different ways. Below we will show you the placeholders available in Prinect Signa Station. See Insert placeholder for a description of how to insert.

Formats for placeholders

In many workflows (e.g. working with barcodes) it is a good idea to use only certain characters or numbers in the existing placeholders. In Prinect Signa Station you have the following format options:

Permitted numbers are values from "0" thru "9".

Examples:

"$[jobname:3]" Explanation: Only the first three characters of the placeholder will be used.

"$[jobname:-3]" Explanation: Only the last three characters of the placeholder will be used.

Formats	Explanation
:n or :+n	Only the first "n" characters will be used.
:-n	Only the last "n" characters will be used.
:(n1,n2)	The first "n1" characters and the last "n2" characters will be deleted.
:(n1;n2)	The first "n1" characters, if any, will be deleted and the next "n2" characters will be used (if there are less "n2" characters, only those will be used).
:# or :+#	Only the leading digits will be used (no characters).
:-#	Only the tailing digits will be used (no characters).
:* or :+*	Only the tailing digits will be deleted (no characters).
:-*	Only the leading digits will be deleted (no characters).

Formats for layer placeholders

Placeholders showing layer-specific data, like the name of the assigned PDF document, always show the data of the last active layer. In versioned jobs, this is generally the layer that is wanted.

The effect of format ":Ln" on layer-specific placeholders where n is greater than or equal to 0 and smaller than the layer total is that the data for the specified layer are replaced in the placeholder. In this process, layers are incremented, starting with 0. Format ":Lall" has a special position. This shows the data of all active layers.

At present, the following placeholders are supported:

•$[DocumentTitle]

•$[DocumentAuthor]

•$[DocumentSubject]

•$[DocumentKeywords]

•$[DocumentPageName]

•$[DocumentPageNumber]

•$[DocumentRecord]

•$[DocumentTrimSizeX]

•$[DocumentTrimSizeY]

In the case of segmented folding sheets, this format lets you address the assigned PDF documents on the single segments.

Examples:

•$[DocumentPageName:L0] - The name of the assigned PDF document of the first active layer of the page displays.

•$[DocumentPageName:Lall] - The names of all PDF documents of the active layers of the page display.

Formats for unit-specific placeholders

Placeholders that are unit-specific, in other words where the unit set in the Preferences plays a part, are normally always output in the unit set by default. For example, to be able to use a different unit in barcode marks for finishing than set in the user interface of Prinect Signa Station, you can define placeholders that deviate from the default using this format. This makes it possible to take into account technical requirements relating to machines without having to use units that are unusual for the user on the user interface.

The format ":Uc" replaces the placeholder in the specified unit. In addition, a set number of digits can be added to unit-specific placeholders. In this case, the value that is output is rounded up as an integer and, if necessary, filled with leading zeros. The format available for this is ":n" or ":Uc:n" with n taken from (0..9) and c from (m, cm, dm, mm, um, point, inch, cicero, pica, didot, foot, pica).

At present, the following placeholders are supported:

•$[MasterPageX]

•$[MasterPageY]

•$[PositionOnPaper]

•$[ImpBleedSizeX]

•$[ImpBleedSizeY]

•$[PageTrimSizeX]

•$[PageTrimSizeY]

•$[PageOffsetX]

•$[PageOffsetY]

•$[PaperFormat]

•$[PaperThickness]

•$[PlateSizeX]

•$[PlateSizeY]

Examples:

•$[PlateSizeX:Umm] - Outputs the plate size in millimeters, independent of the set unit

•$[PlateSizeX:4] - Outputs the plate size as an integer in the set unit, with leading zeros added, if necessary

•$[PlateSizeX:Umm:4] - Outputs the plate size as an integer in millimeters, with leading zeros added, if necessary

Formatting of date placeholders

You can set the date and time in very different ways. This can be done through formatting because it is pointless to provide a separate placeholder for each possible notation. To format a date placeholder, the introductory formatting character, the colon, is followed by "@" and after that the date format is set.

Letter	Date or Time Component
Y	Year
M	Month
w	Calendar week
d	Day
u	Day in week
H	Hour (0-23)
h	Hour am/pm (1-12)
m	Minute
s	Second
a	AM/PM marker

Placeholders	Replacement (example)
$[PrintDate:@yyyy.MM.dd - HH:mm:ss]	2017.07.04 - 22:22:56
$[PrintDate:@h:mm a]	9:08 AM
$[PrintDate:@HH:mm 'hours']	14:08 hrs
$[PrintDate:@hh]	12
$[PrintDate:@yyyy.MM.dd - HH:mm]	2016.07.04 - 14:08

The following characters are permitted within the formatting:	, . - _ / and blank
Free text:	Place in apostrophes

List of implemented placeholders for text marks by groups

Group: Replacer in Workflow Placeholders that are replaced by the Prinect Prepress Manager in a Prinect Prepress Manager workflow, even if Prinect Signa Station is started from the Prinect Prepress Manager. These placeholders are replaced by Prinect Signa Station in a workflow without the Prinect Prepress Manager.		Required placeholder reference in Prinect Signa Station to make replacement possible.
Date PDF document was modified Used, for example, on a correction PDF with the same name as the PDF already assigned to the pages. The benefit of using such PDFs is that the page assignment does not change. The disadvantage is that you cannot detect in the proof whether the new PDF was used. You can modify this using a suitable mark with a placeholder for the modification date.	$[DocumentModificationDate]
Article Name	$[ArticleName]	Press Sheet
Article Number	$[ArticleID]	Press Sheet
ASIR Details (2/5 Interleaved)	$[ASIRDetailsI25]	Folding Sheet
ASIR Details (Code 128)	$[ASIRDetailsC128]	Folding Sheet
Asir code (Müller Martini)	$[ASIR]	Folding Sheet
Job Name	$[jobname]	Press Sheet
Job Number	$[jobid]	Press Sheet
Output Date	$[Date]	Press Sheet
Output Time	$[Time]	Press Sheet
Sheet	$[Sheet]	Press Sheet
Sheet Description	$[SheetDescription]	Press Sheet
Page Document	$[DocumentPageName]	Page
Layer name	$[LayerName]	Press Sheet
Trim Box (width in document) [Trim Box (width)]	$[PageTrimSizeX]	Page
Trim Box (height in document) [Trim Box (height)]	$[PageTrimSizeY]	Page
Trim box, horizontal offset [Trim Box, Offset Horizontal]	$[PageOffsetX]	Page
Trim box, vertical offset [Trim Box, Offset Vertical]	$[PageOffsetY]	Page
Date PDF was created	$[DocumentCreationDate]
Folding Sheet ID	$[FoldingSheetID]	Folding Sheet
Color Separation	$[Color]	Press Sheet
Color separation (color code)	$[ColorCode]	Press Sheet
Color separations: All color names 'On all Colors'	$[color all-a]	Press Sheet
Color separations: All color names in separation colors	$[color all-c]	Press Sheet
You can display the $[color all-c] and $[color all-a] placeholders to view the color separations in the graphic view of the press sheet, in the list view and in the report. For more details, see Use of the placeholders for color separations for press sheets and/or lists and reports.
Customer Nickname	$[NickName]	Press Sheet
Customer Name	$[customername]	Press Sheet
Customer ID	$[customerid]	Press Sheet
Layout Bleed Size (width)	$[ImpBleedSizeX]	Page
Layout Bleed Size (height)	$[ImpBleedSizeY]	Page
Layout Name	$[ImpPlanName]	Folding Sheet
Delivery quantity	$[Quantity]
Paper Thickness	$[PaperThickness]	Press Sheet
Paper Size	$[PaperFormat]	Press Sheet
Paper Grammage	$[PaperGrammage]	Press Sheet
Paper Name	$[PaperName]	Press Sheet
Paper Grade (ISO)	$[PaperFormat]	Press Sheet
Product Code	$[Productcode]	Folding Sheet / Page
Calibration	$[ProcessCalCurve]	Press Sheet
Page rotation (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees)	$[PO]	Page
Page Comment	$[PaperComment]	Page
Page List	$[PageSetName]	Page
Layout Page Number	$[PagePositionName]	Page
Page Number in Document	$[DocumentPageNumber]	Page
Page scale (width)	$[PageScaleX]	Page
Page scale (height)	$[PageScaleY]	Page
Document Keywords	$[DocumentKeywords]	Page
Product Part	$[ProductName]	Press Sheet
Document Subject	$[DocumentSubject]	Page
Document title	$[DocumentTitle]	Page
Author of the document	$[DocumentAuthor]	Page
Target Date	$[DeliveryDate]

Note: The replacers are also always part of the "Replaced in all workflows" group. Because of the increased number of replacers as of version 2015, these are grouped separately in the table for a better overview.

Group: Replacer in Prinect Signa Station Placeholders that are always replaced by Prinect Signa Station in every workflow, even if the job/product part is edited with the Prinect Prepress Manager.		Required placeholder reference in Prinect Signa Station to make replacement possible.
Absolute Job Path	$[JobPath]	Press Sheet
No. of 1ups (per cutting die / per sheet)	$[OneUpCount]	Press Sheet
Press Sheet Count in Product Part	$[PressSheetCount]	Press Sheet
For gang jobs, the information about how many gang parts are on the sheet and how many copies per gang part are on the sheet is important for finishing.
Number of gang part 1ups (in gang job)	$[GangPartOneUpCount]	Press Sheet
Number of gang part 1ups on sheet	$[PressSheetGangPartOneUpCount]	Press Sheet
Number of copies per gang part 1up (in gang job)	$[CopiesOfGangPartOneUp]	Assembly Block/Folding Sheet
Number of copies per gang part 1up on sheet	$[PressSheetCopiesOfGangPartOneUp]	Assembly Block/Folding Sheet
Folding Sheet Count in Product Part	$[FoldingSheetCount]	Press Sheet
Application	$[Application]	Press Sheet
Sheet Quantity (Sheet Optimization)	$[LabelPrintingVolume]	Press Sheet
Output Parameter Set	$[OutputParameterSet]	Press Sheet
Required Material (Total Area)	$[RequiredReelArea]	Press Sheet
Required Material (Total Length)	$[RequiredReelLength]	Press Sheet
User-defined field 1...5 (part of gang job)	$[GangPartUser1...5]
Binding Methods	$[Binding]	Press Sheet
Sheet Number	$[Sheetno]	Press Sheet
Surface Front surfaces "F" Back surfaces "B"	$[SurfaceCharacter] (especially for Nela plate logistic systems, part of the "NelaPlateControlDetails" standard mark; always uniform and non-localized, unlike "SurfaceName")
Lot Number	$[LotID]	Press Sheet
Data Record Number in PDF/VT	$[DocumentRecord]
The print date results counted back from the target dates. The print date can be output on the press sheet as a marks placeholder. If the placeholder is set related to an assembly block, it is replaced by the print date of the gang part. If the placeholder is set related to a press sheet, the earliest print date from the print dates of the gang parts is calculated and displayed. If no print date is defined in the gang part, the delivery date is output instead.
Print Date	$[PrintDate]	Press Sheet/Assembly Block
Printing Type	$[PrintType]	Press Sheet
Trim Box (width in layout)	$[LayoutTrimSizeX]
Trim Box (height in layout)	$[LayoutTrimSizeY]
Created by	$[Creator]	Press Sheet
Folding Sheet Description / Version	$[FoldingSheetDescription]	Folding Sheet
Folding Sheet ID	$[SheetRegionID]
Folding sheet number	$[Sheetregionno]	Folding Sheet
Folding Rule (HDM)	$[StahlFold]	Press Sheet
Folding Scheme Name	$[SchemeName]	Folding Sheet
Folding Scheme Name (CIP4)	$[SchemeNameCIP4]	Folding Sheet
Collating Number	$[SheetregionGroupno]	Folding Sheet
Collating Number as Letter	$[SheetregionGroupnoAsCharacter]	Folding Sheet
Work Style	$[PrintWorkstyle]	Press Sheet
Total Number of Colors	$[ColorCount]	Press Sheet
Number of 1ups on Sheet	$[PressSheetPageCount]	Press Sheet
Modified by	$[Modifier]	Each reference
Max. Folding Sheet Number	$[MaxSheetNumber]	Folding Sheet
Shape Name	$[ShapeName]	Folding Sheet
Shape Number	$[ShapeID]	Folding Sheet
Lenticular Lens Width	$[LenticularPitch]
Lenticular Mode	$[LenticularMode]
Lenticular Scaling	$[LenticularScaling]
Last folding sheet (marker) In the gang job, marks the last folding sheet of the source job (not the last folding sheet on the gang run form).	$[LastFoldingSheetMarker]	Folding Sheet
Delivery quantity per folding sheet	$[QuantityPerSheetRegion]	Folding Sheet
This placeholder displays the delivery quantity, divided by the number of copies placed on the sheet. If the last step of the surface is produced on different machines and not all of the available sheets are to be processed, the mark tells you when the desired delivery quantity is reached.
Version Index (e.g. for Barcode)	$[VersionIndex]	Folding Sheet
Master Page (Width)	$[MasterPageX]
Master Page (Height)	$[MasterPageY]
Press Name	$[PressName]	Press Sheet
Name of the cutting die file	$[CuttingDieName] Note: The old placeholder $[Cff2Name] will continue to be replaced correctly.	Press Sheet
Plate Template Name	$[PlateTemplate]	Press Sheet
Job Notes	$[OutputComment]	Press Sheet
Job Notes	$[JobInfo]	Press Sheet
Collating Group Number	$[CollatingGroupno]	Folding Sheet
Station Number	$[StationNumber]	Page
OPP / OPC	$[OPP]	Press Sheet
Grain Direction (part of gang job)	$[GangPartGrainRestiction]
Pagination Number	$[PaginationNumber]	Folding Sheet
Paper Usage (Sheet Optimization)	$[LabelOptimizationPaperUsage]	Press Sheet
Paper Usage per Sheet (Sheet Optimization)	$[LabelOptimizationPaperUsagePerSheet]	Press Sheet
Paper Name (Sheet Optimization)	$[LabelOptimizationPaperName]	Press Sheet
A particular structure for a Data Matrix mark was agreed upon with Nela for the interaction with Nela plate logistic systems so that the mark to be imaged on the plate can transport all necessary information. The content is described in the SF-NELA-Prinect.xlsx barcode definition. The "PlateSizeX/Y" and "SurfaceCharacter" placeholders are contained in the "NelaPlateControlDetails" standard mark. To be able to be read as a barcode for the Nela plate logistic systems, the $[PlateSizeX] and $[PlateSizeY] placeholders are always output as four-digit integers using the ':Umm:4' format.
Plate Size (width)	$[PlateSizeX]
Plate Size (height)	$[PlateSizeY]
Position on Paper	$[PositionOnPaper]	Press Sheet
Report Page Number	$[ReportPageNo]	Press Sheet
Web Name	$[WebName]	Press Sheet
Front and Back / Top and Bottom	$[SurfaceName]	Press Sheet
Segment Name	$[SegmentName]	Page
Number of Pages	$[PageCount]	Press Sheet
Page Cut Index	$[PageCutIndex]	Press Sheet
Part number	$[Tile]	Press Sheet
Product Part Comment	$[JobpartComment]	Press Sheet
Product Part Template Name	$[JobPartTemplateName]	Press Sheet / Page / Folding Sheet
Overproduction (part of gang job)	$[GangPartOverproduction]
Version Description (language version)	$[VersionDescription]
Version Name (language version with sheet variant)	$[VersionName]	Folding Sheet
Version Description (language version)	$[VersionNameSimple]	Folding Sheet
Tool ID	$[ToolID]	Press Sheet
Outer Shape (Tag)	$[OuterFormMarker]	Folding Sheet

Note: As of version 2018, the following special placeholders for gang jobs were replaced by universal placeholders irrespective of the work mode:

	Placeholder up to version 2017	General placeholder
Part of Gang Job (Job Number)	$[GangPartJobID]	$[jobid]
Part of Gang Job (Job Notes)	$[GangPartJobInfo]	$[jobname]
Part of Gang Job (Job Name)	$[GangPartJobName]	$[JobInfo]
Part of Gang Job (Customer Name)	$[GangPartCustomername]	$[customerid]
Part of Gang Job (Quantity)	$[GangPartQuantity]	$[Quantity]
Part of Gang Job (Paper Name)	$[GangPartMaterial]	$[PaperName]
Part of Gang Job (Target Date)	$[GangPartDeliveryDate]	$[DeliveryDate]
Part of Gang Job (Document of Page)	$[GangPartContentData]	$[DocumentPageName]
Part of Gang Job (Final Size)	$[GangPartFinalDimension]	$[PageTrimSizeX], $[PageTrimSizeY] *
Part of Gang Job (Overproduction)	$[GangPartOverproduction]	$[GangPartOverproduction]
Part of Gang Job (Grain Direction)	$[GangPartGrainRestiction]	$[GangPartGrainRestiction]
Folding Sheet Count in Product Part	$[GangPartFoldingSheetCount]	$[FoldingSheetCount]
Folding sheet number	$[GangPartSheetregiono]	$[Sheetregionno]
Part of Gang Job (Colors Front)	$[GangPartColorsFront]	$[ColorCount] **
Part of Gang Job (Colors Back)	$[GangPartColorsBack]	$[ColorCount] **
Part of Gang Job (Pages)	$[GangPartPages]	$[PageCount]
Part of Gang Job (User-defined Field n)	$[GangPartUser1] - $[...5]	$[GangPartUser1] - $[...5]

* Placeholder $[GangPartFinalDimension] is replaced by the two placeholders $[PageTrimSizeX] and $[PageTrimSizeY].

** The $[ColorCount] placeholder is replaced by the number of colors on the surface on which this placeholder is placed.

The general placeholders are replaced in the gang job by the data of the gang part if they are placed related to the folding sheet or page. If these placeholders are placed related to the press sheet (plate, subject or paper), then they are replaced by the values of the gang job. In general, the following is applicable for replacement: placeholders that will be replaced by information from the gang part are always replaced by Signa Station. Placeholders of the gang job continue to act as before and, if necessary, are also replaced by the Cockpit.

The previous "GangPart" placeholders continue to be replaced as before. However, they are no longer listed in the list of placeholders.

If the placeholder for the gang job is to be replaced, although it was placed related to the folding sheet or page, then this is done by a prefixed "%". For example, folding sheet-specific placeholder $[jobid] is replaced by the job number of the gang part but placeholder $[%jobid] by the job number of the gang job.

Group: No replacement Placeholders that are not replaced by Prinect Signa Station but by the Prinect Prepress Manager.		Are not replaced. Should refer in Prinect Signa Station to the press sheet.
Resolution (X direction)	$[ResolutionX]	Press Sheet
Resolution (Y direction)	$[ResolutionY]	Press Sheet
Sheet Variant Name	$[VariantName]	Press Sheet
Sheet ID	$[SheetID]	Press Sheet
Surface Comment	$[SurfaceComment]	Press Sheet
Press ID	$[PressID]
Printing Plate Count	$[PrintPlateCount]
Folding sheet number (unique in the entire system)	$[SheetRegionSystemNo]
ICC Press Profile	$[ICCPressProfile]	Press Sheet
ICC Proofer Profile	$[ICCProoferProfile]	Press Sheet
Customer Approval Comment	$[CustomerApprovalComment]	Press Sheet
Customer Job Name	$[CustomerJobname]	Press Sheet
Customer Job ID	$[CustomerJobID]	Press Sheet
Linearization group	$[LinearizationGroup]	Press Sheet
Linearization curve	$[LinearizationCurve]	Press Sheet
MetaDimension Interpreter	$[Interpreter]
Name of the sequence template	$[SequenceTemplateName]	Press Sheet
Plate Date	$[PlateDate]	Press Sheet
Plate ID	$[PlateID]	Press Sheet
Plate ID All Plates	$[PlateID all]	Press Sheet
Plate Code	$[PlateCode]	Press Sheet
Plate Number	$[Plateno]	Press Sheet
Production Approval Comment	$[ProductionApprovalComment]	Press Sheet
Project ID	$[ProjectID]
Proof Date	$[ProofDate]	Press Sheet
Proof ID	$[ProofID]	Press Sheet
Proof Code	$[ProofCode]	Press Sheet
Process Calibration Group	$[ProcessCalGroup]	Press Sheet
Dot Shape	$[DotShape]	Press Sheet
Screen System	$[ScreenSystem]	Press Sheet
Screen Frequency	$[ScreenRuling]	Press Sheet
Screen Angle	$[ScreenAngle]
Page Source Job Number	$[PageSourceJobID]	Press Sheet
Signature Number	$[Signature]	Press Sheet
Submit Comment	$[SubmitComment]	Press Sheet

Use of the placeholders for color separations for press sheets and/or lists and reports

The $[color all-c] and $[color all-a] placeholders are replaced during processing. As a result, details can display in the graphic view of the press sheet, in the list view and and in the report.

1.Create a new text mark in "Resources > Marks".

2.Give it a suitable name and insert the placeholder, e.g. "$[color all-c]". If necessary, customize the settings, for example, the font size.

You can place the new mark on the press sheet and/or use it for the list view or report.

Press sheet:

•In the Press Sheet Inspector in the "Marks" tab, click "Select mark from Resources for placement...".

•Place the new mark in the graphic view of the press sheet.

List/report:

•In the list view, invoke "Select Columns..." from the context menu.

•Click "Add Mark" in the "Select Columns" dialog.

•Select the new mark and click "OK".

•Assign a column name (e.g. "All Colors") and click "OK" twice.

The data are listed in the table and also appear in the report.