Many default settings are stored in the default profile of Preps software. You can store customized settings in additional profiles to reuse for your most common job types.
You might switch between custom profiles for:
- Jobs that have similar custom requirements
- Jobs that you run regularly
- Settings for printing proofs
- Settings for final output
- Settings for individual prepress operators
The settings in profiles are stored in corresponding text files that have a CFG file name extension. The Profiles/default folder contains the default profile (default.cfg), and a new subfolder is automatically created to store each new profile that you create.
Configuration subfolders and files are portable and can be copied into any other installation's Profiles folder. Each CFG file must be in its own subfolder with the same name.
In a configuration file, each line represents one option that can be turned on or off, or set to a specific value. Most of these options are controlled by a dialog box. Advanced users can edit technical options that are not exposed in a dialog box, as needed.
Note: You must start and close Preps software at least once after installation, before you can see the default profile contents in a text editor. The Profiles folder that contains the configuration files for the default profile and your custom profiles cannot be shared. Each installation uses only its own Profiles folder.