Who should complete this activity

This activity should be completed by anyone who plans to use Pandora regularly.

Why you should complete this activity
This activity demonstrates how to create a "ganged substrate" that includes combining a multi-station die file and artwork, with an independent PDF artwork file. Marks are then added.

Recommended reading

• Pandora User Guide for your version of Pandora software
• Pandora Release Notes for your version of Pandora software

Time required

30 minutes

What you'll need

For this activity locate these files:

• Pandora Activity Files\Hungry Cat Carton\Hungry Cat Carton 1.pdf
• Pandora Activity Files\Hungry Cat Carton\Hungry Cat Carton.CF2
• Pandora Activity Files\Neck Label\Neck Label.pdf

What you'll learn

• Objective 1—Create a new job
• Objective 2—Add job resources from the ShopMap palette
• Objective 3—Import and position a die and add artwork
• Objective 4—Add and position the independent PDF artwork
• Objective 5—Step and Repeat independent PDF artwork
• Objective 6—Add marks and information to substrate and artwork
• Objective 7—Save the job, then output as a PDF file
• Review what you've learned