Overview
Why you should complete this activity
This activity introduces both the Preps integrated signature selection feature and the Page Alias feature.
The signature selection feature allows you to start Preps from within Prinergy, choose a Preps template, and build signature assignments that will be automatically imported.
The page alias feature creates links from an original source page in an existing job to a page position in a ganged job. Page aliases provide many benefits over copies, and are automatically created when a populated imposition is imported into Prinergy from Preps.
This activity is important because it illustrates how to:
- Access and use signature selection—Scenario 1
- Use page aliases—Scenario 2
What you'll need
For this activity you need to locate:
Prinergy Activity Practice Files / Act_16_Signature Selection_Aliases
The instructor or coach will provide you with the location of the practice files.
Note: This activity is optional.
The aim of this activity is to provide customers with experience using integrated signature selection and page aliases (Prinergy 5.0 feature).
Signature Selection can be used with templates made with Preps Pro or Preps Plus.
If you skipped Activity 1, consult the Activity 1 Instructor's Notes for information about best practices for managing activity practice files during a training session. Activity 1 also contains important information related to the Prinergy client and server relationship, which could be helpful to the customer.
What you need to know
Access and use signature selection
Templates from Preps Plus or Preps Pro can be used with the Signature Selection feature. Signature Selection allows you to start Preps from within Prinergy, choose a Preps template, and build signature assignments that will be automatically imported. This feature does not allow you to create or edit Preps templates from Prinergy.
Note: If you are completing this activity on your own or coaching others in your shop, copy the Prinergy Activity Practice Files folder (available on the Kodak Partner Place internet portal at https://partnerplace.kodak.com/) directly to your Mac OS workstation. For further information about these procedures, see Activity 1.
Process templates used:
- Refine process template: Refine > Refine > 1st Ref-Normz
- Imposition proof process template: Imposition Output > Virtual Proof > Virtual Proof.Imposed.600