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Create a New Output Folder

  1. On your desktop, open the shared JobData volume.
  2. With the JobData volume open and highlighted, from the File menu, select New Folder.
  3. In the JobData window, name the new folder Activity Output.
    You will configure a process template to output PDF files to this folder.

Configure an Output Process Template

  1. Start Prinergy Evo.
  2. Start Process Template Editor by selecting Process Templates from the Configure menu.
  3. In the Process Template Editor window, view the default process templates in the Output from PDF process template group.
  4. Create a new process template group.
  5. From the Process Template Editor File menu, select Output from PDF Template.
  6. In the Output PDF process template dialog box, view the eight available sections used to configure the parameters of a process template. Select an icon at the top of the dialog box or click the triangle to view the section’s options. 
    For information about the various parameters, go to the  Prinergy Evo Workflow Client user guide for your version of Prinergy Evo Workflow software and search for Creating process templates.
  7. From the Output To list, select Virtual Proof.
  8. Select the Match Colors check box to activate settings in the Color Matching section.
  9. From the File Delivery menu, select the Send Processed file to option and then click Browse.
    1. In the File Browser window double-click the JobData volume.
    2. In the JobData volume, select the Activity Output folder.
  10. In the Processed File Preferences section, verify that the entry in the Device Path box is: [JobData]\Activity Output. This path determines the location of the output file once processed.
  11. From the Process Template Editor File menu, select Save.
  12. In the Save Process Template dialog box, select the Output from PDF process template group, as the “home” of the new process template.
  13. Type a name for the new process template, then click Create Process Template.
  14. View the new process template in the Prinergy Evo Process Template Editor and then close the Process Template Editor.

Output PostScript files to PDF Virtual Proof

  1. From the Prinergy Evo File menu select Output from PDF.
  2. In the Select Input Files dialog box, from the Activity 06 folder in JobData, select Wells.p1.pdf and click Open.
  3. In the Process Templates dialog box, select the output process template that you created, then click OK.
  4. In the Process Start dialog box, verify that the correct input file and process template have been selected, and then click Go.
  5. From the Prinergy Evo Window, select New Process Viewer (unless it is already open). View the status of the output process in the bottom of the Process Viewer window. Close the Process Viewer window when processing is complete.
  6. Open the Activity Output folder you created in the shared JobData file server volume.
    You will see Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software preview files created by Prinergy Evo during the output process. 
  7. Select the four preview files, then double-click to start Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software. For Windows workstations, select all four files, right-click, and then click Open.
  8. From the Zoom menu in Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software, select the Fit To Window view.
  9. After viewing the preview files, Quit (Mac) or Exit (Windows) the Prinergy Virtual Proofing System software.

Optional: Delete a Process Template

This procedure is optional. Complete this procedure if the output PDF process template created for this activity will not be used in your workflow.

  1. In the Process Template Editor window, select the output process template that you created.
  2. From the File menu, select Delete.
  3. When asked if you really want to delete the process template, click Delete.
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