Page Properties

To view or edit properties using the Object Inspector:  

1. In the Structure area, select the page whose properties you want to view or edit.
2. In the Object Inspector, make any necessary modifications to the properties.

To view or edit properties using the Page properties dialog box:

1. In the Structure area or in the Page area, select the page and double-click on it to display the Page properties dialog box.
2. Use the Page properties dialog box to view and/or edit the page properties.
3. In the Page properties dialog box, click OK.

The properties of a page are as follows:

Basic attributes

• Display Name: Enter a name for the page, which will be displayed in the Document Structure Pane.
• Name: Enter a name under which the page is known in PlanetPress Talk commands. The name you choose should be both descriptive and unique, cannot begin with a number, and can contain only the following ASCII characters: underscore (_), upper and lower case letters of the alphabet, all digits 0 through 9.If you use an underscore in the name, it should not appear as either the first or last character of the name as this may cause internal conflicts in the software. Names are case-insensitive and must be unique; no two elements in a document can have the same name. Names can be a maximum of 50 characters in length. Finally, PlanetPress Talk variable and command names are reserved words; you cannot use any of these reserved words as a name.
• Execution Options
  • Page ejects: Select to include this page in the output after it executes. This option applies only to pages that execute. In the Structure area, a red “X’ appears in the page symbol for a page that executes but does not output.
  • Cachable: Select to have the printer cache this page. This option is enabled and is applied based on the document’s caching method (see see Set Up a Document) and on the page type as follows:
    

    Document caching method:	Result:
    None	Option disabled. No images are cached.
    Generic (or PostScript Level 2)	Option disabled. All images are cached.
    FreeForm	Option enabled. Selected virtual pages are cached (overlays are not cached).
    FreeForm 2	Option disabled. See the options below.
    VPS	Option enabled. Selected overlays and virtual pages are cached.
    VDX	Option enabled for virtual pages only. Selected virtual pages are cached (overlays are not cached).

  • Master ID: Enter the ID of the master document this page must call. This option is only displayed if FreeForm 2 is selected as the document’s caching method in the document’s compilation options. See FreeForm 2 Caching.
  • Page number: Enter the number of the page within the master document identified in the Master ID box. This option is only displayed if FreeForm 2 is selected as the document’s caching method in the document’s compilation options.
  • Force front: Select if you are printing your document in duplex mode, and want to force this page to always print on the front side of the paper. You can fine-tune this by using the When box to define the condition under which the document forces this page to print. This option is not available on virtual pages for obvious reasons. Also note that this option may not work properly when generating previews.
    • When: Define the condition that must resolve to True for the document to force this page to print on the front side of the paper. You can enter the condition manually, select an existing global condition from the box, or define a condition using a PlanetPress Talk expression. This option is available only when you select Force front.
  • VPS End Booklet: Only available when VPS is set as a caching method in the document. Enter or select a condition which will trigger when to end a booklet in the Creo VPS caching method.
  • Include this page when (See Converted Document)
  • Print: Select to include this page when PlanetPress Design converts the document to produce printer output.
  • Fax: Select to include this page when PlanetPress Design converts the document to produce output in PlanetPress Fax.
  • Archive: Select to include this page when PlanetPress Design converts the document to produce output in PlanetPress Image.
• Page Type and Condition
  • Page type: Select the type of the page: normal, overlay, or virtual. See Page Types.
  • Condition: Enter the condition, if any, you want to set on the page. This determines whether or not the page executes at runtime; the page executes only if the condition is True. You can enter the condition manually, select an existing global condition from the box, or define a condition using a PlanetPress Talk expression.

Paper handling

• Page size: Select the paper format for this page. The format that appears here by default is the one set for the document in the User Options dialog box. The formats available depend on the PPD you selected in the Document properties dialog box. In addition to the formats available in the PPD, you can also select Custom and use the Page width and Page height boxes to define a custom paper size. A custom paper size is useful if the printer supports the paper size you require but the PPD does not include it in its list of supported paper formats. Before you define a custom paper size you should consult your printer documentation to verify your printer can handle the custom paper size you define. When you select a page size you should ensure you set the appropriate input and output trays for the page.
  
  If you are printing in 2-up mode, the Default page size box in the Document properties dialog box determines the size of the paper on which the two pages print, and the page size you select here determines the scaling required to fit the two pages on that paper size.
• Page width: Enter the width of the custom page size. Units are as selected in the User Options dialog box. This option is available only when you select Custom in the Page size box.
• Page height: Enter the height of the custom page size.
• Duplexing: Select the duplexing option for the page. The default duplexing option that appears here is the one you set for the document in the Document properties dialog box. The duplexing options available depend on the PPD you selected in the Document properties dialog box.
• Paper orientation: Select the orientation for this page.
• Add Cut Marks: Cut Marks are small horizontal and vertical lines that appear outside the physical boundaries of a page. They are commonly used in N-Up projects that print multiple pages on large paper. They indicate where to cut the pages in post-processing.
  • X Offset: Set the distance of the cut mark stems from the left and right edges of the page.
  • Y Offset: Set the distance to the cut mark stems from the top and bottom edges of the page.
  • Cut Mark Length: Set the length of the stems of the cut marks.

Paper input/output

• Selection type: Select the type of input paper tray the printer uses for this page. The Selection type that appears here by default is the one set for the document in the Document properties dialog box. The trays available depend on the PPD you selected for the document. The selection you make here determines the contents of the Paper source. Select Input tray to specify a specific input tray; and use the Input tray box that appears in the Paper source area when you select this option to select the tray. Select Match paper size to have the printer automatically use the tray that contains the paper format defined for this page. Select Manual Feed to use the printer’s manual feed. Select Media selection to set specific media characteristics for the page, and use the Media type, Media color, and Media weight options that appear in the Paper source area to specify these characteristics.
• Input tray: Select the input tray. This option is available only when you select Input tray as the Selection type option.
• Media type: Select the paper type. This option is available only when you select Media selection as the Selection type option.
• Media color: Select the paper color. This option is available only when you select Media selection as the Selection type option.
• Media weight: Select the paper weight. This option is available only when you select Media selection as the Selection type option.Output tray: Set the output paper tray. The options available depend on the PPD selected for the document in the Document properties dialog box.

Advanced paper handling

• Paper handling before the page: Display, define, and/or edit the paper handling operations you want the printer to execute before it executes this page. The printer executes the operations sequentially, from top to bottom. Right-click in this area and use the menu that appears to add or delete items, move items up or down in the list, or clear the list altogether. You can also delete an item by selecting it and pressing DELETE. A warning appears in red for any operations not supported in the new PPD.
• Paper handling after the page: Display, define, and/or edit the paper handling operations you want the printer to execute after it executes this page.
• To add or edit Advanced Paper Handling, see Advanced Paper Handling.

Overlays: In order to use overlays, you need to have at least one defined. See Add or Remove Overlays.

Attachments: To use attachments, see Associate Attachments with a Page.

PlanetPress Talk before: enter PlanetPress Talk code that you want to execute before the page executes 

PlanetPress Talk after: enter PlanetPress Talk code that you want to execute after the page executes.