When you add code words called variables to your text marks, their values are derived from the job details and included in the output.
Notes:
- Text-mark variable names are not case-sensitive.
- Before Asian or other Unicode fonts can be rendered in text marks, the CJK text-mark profile options must be correctly set on the Marks tab in the Preferences dialog box.
In a Prinergy prepress workflow, you can also specify a Prinergy-type variable mark that will be populated by Prinergy in the final output. For example, include the Prinergy variable mark
$[impplanname]to print the Workshop-specific imposition name. (For the most predictable results, avoid mixing these variables types in the same text mark.)
This variable | Prints this content |
|---|---|
| Shows the bindery signature on the Press Run |
| Shows all the bindery signature numbers on the Press Run |
| Derived from the Comment that you type in the Print dialog box |
| The colors on the side of the sheet where the text mark is placed |
| The numeric identifier for the color
|
$Customer | Customer ID number specified in the Job Notes dialog box |
$Date | Indicates when the job was last printed to file |
$Device | Derived from the Nickname in the Media Configuration dialog box |
$folio | When used in page-anchored text marks, $folio prints the folio that you assigned to each page in the job's Pages List. |
$JobDate, $JobTime | Indicates when the job was last saved |
$JobID | The job ID number |
$JobName | The job file name (includes the .job extension) |
$Job_Title | The name that you give the saved job |
$LocaleLongDate, $LocaleJobDate | Same as $Date and $JobDate, except that the format is applied based on the current international settings at the operating system level |
$PageNote1 | Populates the page value from the Notes 1 field in the Pages List view. To populate, anchor the mark to pages. |
$PageNote2 | Populates the page value from the Notes 2 field in the Pages List view. To populate, anchor the mark to pages. |
$PressRunNumber | The sequential number as it appears in the job's Press Runs List |
$PressSheetName | The relative stock name. The stock can be specified by an MIS JDF file, and the selected stock is included in JDF output. |
$runlength | The run length of the press run |
$runlist | The runlist page number when used in page-anchored text marks |
$SheetHeight, $SheetWidth | The stock dimensions, in the default measurement unit |
$Side | The press sheet side (A = front, B = back). For multiple-web press runs, the additional sides are labeled C, D, and so on. If sides are printed together, this variable is blank. |
$Sig | The section number |
$SigName | The name of the current press run |
$Template | The relative path and name of the signature's template Note: The relative path starts at the default Templates folder (as set in Preferences). A colon [ : ] is used to delimit any subfolders in the path. |
$Time | The time the job was output, using the 24-hour clock |
$Web | The numeric identifier of the current press sheet |
$XTile, $YTile | The horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) tile identifiers. If all tiles are printed together, this variable is blank. |
Product Text variable | Note |
|---|---|
| Based on the Product Name box |
| Based on the Product Job ID box |
| Based on the Product Customer box |
| Based on the total number of pages associated with the defined product |
| Based on the binding style associated with the defined product |
| Based on the comment field associated with the defined product |
Part Text variable | Note |
|---|---|
| Based on the Part Name box |
| Based on the selection you make in the Part Type menu |
| Based on the width (W) and height (H) defined in the Trim Size boxes |
| Based on the selection you make in the Part Binding Style menu |
| Calculated based on the total number of sections associated with the part |