Editing SmartMark settings

You edit settings and attributes for SmartMarks in the Mark Settings dialog box, and can create:

• A single instance of a SmartMark
• Multiple instances of a SmartMark, each with different settings. All the instances are placed when you drag the SmartMark into the job
• SmartMarks based on simple marks or other SmartMarks
• A simple mark that you create from a SmartMark by deleting all the instances of the mark from the Placements box in the SmartMark Settings dialog box
• Stepped color bars that end at a set increment
  Note: Many bar code scanners require color bars to always end in a complete patch. This feature is available for use with stepped-type SmartMarks and allows you to define a trim increment. 

You can open a SmartMark for editing in the Marks palette.

1. On the Marks palette, select the mark.
2. On the Marks palette, click the option arrow, then select Edit.
3. If the mark is a SmartMark, go to the next step. If the mark is a simple mark, click Convert to SmartMark to convert the mark to a SmartMark.
4. In the SmartMark Settings dialog box, click New to make the selected mark appear in the Placements box. If you want to create multiple instances of the mark, click New to create each instance.
   You can edit a SmartMark.
5. With the mark you're editing highlighted under Anchored To, select the option for the medium to which you want to anchor the mark.
6. Under Mark, select a rotation setting from the Rotation box, or retain the 0 for no rotation.
7. Under Anchor Point in the reference point diagram, select the point in reference to which you want your mark position settings applied.
8. Under Vertical and Type, select an option for the type of positioning you want for the mark:
   • Simple places the mark in a location defined by the settings in the dialog box
   • Scaled stretches the mark across the height of the medium.
   • Stepped steps the mark across the height of the medium.
9. In the Margin box, type the size of the margin you want at either end of the mark.
10. Under Vertical and Position, select an option for vertical positioning of the mark.
11. Type any offset from the selected position in the Offset box. Positive is up and right. Negative is down and left.
    Note: Offset information is not applicable for scaled or stepped SmartMarks.
12. (Optional) For vertical stepped type SmartMarks, type an increment value that will ensure that color bars end on a full swatch in the Trim Increment box.
    Note: This value is based on the minimum square patch size in the color bar. If the value is left at the default (0), the color bar could end with an incomplete patch.
13. Under Horizontal and Type, select an option for the type of positioning you want for the mark:
    • Simple places the mark in a location defined by the settings in the dialog box.
    • Scaled stretches the mark across the width of the medium.
    • Stepped steps the mark across the width of the medium.
14. In the Margin box, type the size of the margin you want at either end of the mark.
15. Under Horizontal and Position, select an option for horizontal positioning of the mark.
16. Type any offset from the selected position in the Offset box. Positive is up and right. Negative is down and left.
    Note: Offset information is not applicable for scaled or stepped SmartMarks.
17. (Optional) For horizontal stepped type SmartMarks, type an increment value that will ensure that color bars end on a full swatch in the Trim Increment box.
    Note: This value is based on the minimum square patch size in the color bar. If the value is left at the default (0), the color bar could end with an incomplete patch.
18. In the Place box, select an option for the type of layering you want for the mark.
    By default, all marks except take-off bars are placed In Front or above any other object in the layout. By default, take-off bars are placed In Back.
    When you place artwork in the layout, it appears above other artwork and take-off bars.
    When you place an In Back mark, it appears above any take-off bars or In Back marks. When you place an In Back take-off bar, it is placed above any take-off bars.
19. In the Side Placement box, select whether the mark should be Front Side, Back Side (single-sided) or Both Sides.
    Note: Marks set for both sides can be added to single-sided jobs. The mark only appears on the current side.
20. (Optional) To mirror a SmartMark, in the Mirror box, select Mirror on Front and/or Mirror on Back.
21. If you have created multiple instances of the mark, select the next mark in the Placements box, and repeat steps 5–17.
22. When you have selected settings for all instances of the mark, click Save, or click Save As to save in a different location.
    If the mark is in a job that is currently open in the Pandora software, you must save it with a different name.