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Language layers in MadeForLayers

Language layers in MadeForLayers

With MadeForLayers for InDesign & Illustrator you can organize layers in so-called Layer Views. That gives you the chance for easy and reliable switching between different layout views, e.g. with  multi-lingual or regional variants of a publication.

Multilingual publications

Multilingual layouts in InDesign and Illustrator often contain various layers. It's not always easy to keep all belonging layers together.

For better overview  you now can set up  Layer View

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Activate MadeToPrint Server

Activate MadeToPrint Server

How you do unlock MadeToPrint Server on Windows.

Unlocking MadeToPrint requires administrator priviledges. As we are running as a Plug-In in InDesign Server, the InDesign Server – and thus the command line – needs administrator priviledges as well. Even if the user is an Administrator user, the command line needs to be run with administrator priviledges.

Run InDesign Server as administrator

(1) Hit the Windows-"Start"-button.
(2) Search for "cmd".
(3) Right click on "cmd.exe".
(4) Left clic

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Creating greyscale PDFs directly out of InDesign using MadeToPrint

Creating greyscale PDFs directly out of InDesign using MadeToPrint

With MadeToPrint, you can add a Post Process processing, which means that you can run a pdfToolbox profile on any output PDF you have created. You can not only create a grayscale PDF but also include a preflight to check against specific requirements or optimize your PDF for a specific output channel.

Create a new Printjob (1) and name it accordingly (2).

Choose destination File (PDF) (1) and click Setup... to choose the PDF Export Preset.

Choose any of the PDF Export preset you li

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Video tutorial - Zoom and Pan

Video tutorial - Zoom and Pan

A video tutorial about the Zoom and Pan functionality in Imp.

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Video tutorial - Auto Planning of a Packaging Product

Video tutorial - Auto Planning of a Packaging Product

A video tutorial about Auto Planning of a Packaging Product in Imp.

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Video tutorial - Ganging Multiple Jobs

Video tutorial - Ganging Multiple Jobs

A video tutorial about Ganging Multiple Jobs in Imp.

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Video tutorial - Structure of a Product/Job in Imp

Video tutorial - Structure of a Product/Job in Imp

A video tutorial about the structure of a Product/Job in Imp.

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Using MadeForLayers Layer Views in MadeToPrint

Using MadeForLayers Layer Views in MadeToPrint

MadeToPrint has the capability to use layer views from MadeForLayers for printing and the export to various file formats (PDF, EPS and various image file formats).

Layer Views in MadeForLayers

Layer Views in MadeForLayers with multi-lingual or regional variants of a publication (see tutorial Language layers in MadeForLayers).

Add a new MadeToPrint Setting

In this example a MadeToPrint job is created, and the layer views are exported to a PDF/X

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Creating jobsets in MadeToPrint

Creating jobsets in MadeToPrint

How to export a high resolution PDF, a low resolution PDF and an InDesign package at the same time? All you have to do is to create Printjobs for different output qualities/channels and then combine them into a jobset.

Open MadeToPrint configuration (edit) dialog

From InDesign File menu choose MadeToPrint...

Click on  Edit to open the configuration dialog.

Create a MadeToPrint job for highres PDF export

In the configuration dialog create a new print job.

Give the job a name to i

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Export InDesign Books with MadeToPrint

Export InDesign Books with MadeToPrint

This tutorial shows that you can process InDesign Books (*.indb) with MadeToPrint automatically (hot folder based) to PDF or PostScript.

Create a MadeToPrint PDF export job

Choose a high res PDF Export preset in MadeToPrint.

Configure the filename

Choose the token «BOOKDOCNAME()» instead of «DOCUMENTNAME()» to get the name of the book. «DOCUMENTNAME()» would name the PDF according to the first Layout of the book (e.g. "Section 1.pdf").

Enable MadeToPrint preflight

To ensure the

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Using layer combinations

Using layer combinations

This tutorial briefly shows how you can set up layer combinations in MadeToPrint to generate separate PDFs (or other output formats) combining different layers of your document.

Starting with an easy sample document containing three different language layers (en, de, fr) and two layers with elements used for each language.
Exporting this document to three different language PDF needs you to select the correct layers, export the document, select the next layers, export the document, ...
You ca

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

Video tutorial - Importing Jobs through a CSV File

Video tutorial - Importing Jobs through a CSV File

A video tutorial about importing jobs through CSV a file in Imp.

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12 feb. 2020 Knowledge Base

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