Apogee Prepress v9 Tutorial en

Apogee Prepress 9.
0
for Windows and Macintosh
Tutorial
2 TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHT AND EULA
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and EULA Apogee and Asanti are trademarks of Agfa Graphics N.V.
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Date of Issue: December 2014

Copyright © 2014 Agfa Graphics N.V., Belgium
All software and hardware described in this document are subject to change without notice.
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by You, provided and licensed to You pursuant to this Agreement.
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utes copies of the Software.

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2.14 "System" means one or more Processors on which the Software is installed or run, and located at the System
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in AGFA's sole determination.
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capability or application, as designated in AGFA's sole determination.
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the Warranty Period shall exceed a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date You have
purchased the Software.
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part thereof, or any Confidential Information;

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(f) use the Software to provide software related services; or

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Documentation.
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the Software. In the event such maintenance and support agreement entitles You to Updates and Upgrades
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be an integral part of the Software. An Upgrade is covered by the warranty pursuant to paragraph 6.1
during a period of ninety (90) days as from the date of installation of the Upgrade, which in no event shall
exceed a period of 120 days after the Upgrade has been shipped by AGFA.
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claim arising out of: (i) use of other than a current, unaltered release of the Software; (ii) Use of the
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the Use of such combination; (iii) any modification or derivation of the Software not specifically authorised
in writing by AGFA; or (iv) use of third party software.
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with respect to infringement of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right.
9. CONFIDENTIALITY
9.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Each party acknowledges that the Confidential Information constitutes
valuable trade secrets and each party agrees that it shall use Confidential Information solely in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement and will not disclose, or permit to be disclosed, the same, directly or
indirectly, to any third party without the other party's prior written consent. Each party agrees to exercise
due care in protecting the Confidential Information from unauthorized use and disclosure. However,
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in the other party's possession and not subject to a confidentiality obligation, (iii) obtained by the other
party from third parties without restrictions on disclosure, (iv) independently developed by the other party
without reference to Confidential Information, or (v) required to be disclosed by order of a court or other
governmental entity.
9.2 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. In the event of actual or threatened breach of the provisions of Section 8.1, the non-
breaching party will have no adequate remedy at law and will be entitled to immediate and injunctive and
other equitable relief, without bond and without the necessity of showing actual money damages.
10. TERM AND TERMINATION

10.1 TERM. This Agreement will take effect on the Effective Date and will remain in force for as long as any
copyright in the Software exist, subject to termination in accordance with Article 9.2
10.2 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated by AGFA upon written notice to You if (i) You fail to
pay any undisputed amount due within thirty (30) days after You have been given written notice of such
non-payment; (ii) You are in material breach of any non-monetary term, condition or provision of Agree-
ment, which breach, if capable of being cured, is not cured within thirty (30) days after You have been given
written notice of such breach; or (iii) AGFA elects to do so in accordance with Article 6.1 or 7.1. Except for
a termination pursuant to Articles 6.1 or 7.1, no such termination will entitle You to a refund of any portion
of the License Fee. You may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason by submitting written
notice to that effect to AGFA.

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10.3 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, You shall promptly
uninstall and return to AGFA the Software, any derivative works, all copies thereof, including computer
memory or storage copies, the associated Dongle, all related Documentation and all copies thereof, and any
other Confidential Information in Your possession. You shall furnish AGFA with a certificate signed by an
executive officer verifying that the same has been done. Termination or Expiration will not affect the provi-
sions regarding the treatment of Confidential Information, provisions relating to the payment of amounts
due, or provisions limiting or disclaiming AGFA's liability, which provisions will survive termination of this
Agreement.
10.4 NON-ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Agreement nor any rights under this Agreement may be assigned or
otherwise transferred by You, in whole or in part, whether voluntary or by operation of law, including by
way of sale of assets, merger or consolidation, without the prior written consent of AGFA, which consent
will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding
upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 WAIVER. Any waiver of the provisions of this Agreement or of a party's rights or remedies under this Agree-
ment must be in writing to be effective. Failure, neglect, or delay by a party to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement or its rights or remedies at any time, will not be construed and will not be deemed to be a waiver
of such party's rights under this Agreement and will not in any way affect the validity of the whole or any
part of this Agreement or prejudice such party's right to take subsequent action. Except as expressly stated
in this Agreement, no exercise or enforcement by either party of any right or remedy under this Agreement
will preclude the enforcement by such party of any other right or remedy under this Agreement or that such
party is entitled by law to enforce.
11.2 SEVERABILITY. If any provision, or part of any provision, of this Agreement is invalidated by operation of
law or otherwise, that provision or part will to that extent be deemed omitted and the remainder of this
Agreement, or applicable attachment, will remain in full force and effect. In place of any such invalid provi-
sion or part thereof, the parties hereto undertake to agree on a similar but valid provision the effect of which
is as close as possible to that of the invalid provision or part thereof. If the parties fail to agree on such an
amendment, such invalid term, condition or provision will be severed from the remaining terms, conditions
and provisions, which will continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.3 STANDARD TERMS. No terms, provisions or conditions of any purchase order, acknowledgement or other
business form that You may use in connection with the licensing of the Software will have any effect on the
rights, duties or obligations of the parties under, or otherwise modify, this Agreement, regardless of any
failure of AGFA to object to such terms, provisions or conditions.
11.4 RIGHT TO AUDIT. AGFA shall have the right upon its expense to inspect compliance of You with this Agree-
ment, upon a ten (10) working days prior written notice. Such audit shall not be more frequently than once
per year, during normal business hours by an accounting firm designated by AGFA. In the event such audit
should reveal a substantial non-compliance with this Agreement, You shall reimburse AGFA for the full out-
of-pocket costs in respect of any professional charges incurred for such audit or inspection, in addition to
any other right or remedy available to AGFA hereunder.
11.5 AMENDMENTS TO THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement may not be amended, except by a writing signed
by both parties.
11.6 HEADINGS: Headings to the sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation or construction of this Agreement. Use of the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
11.7 AGFA'S PRIOR CONSENT. Unless expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, any prior consent of
AGFA that is required before You may take an action may be granted or withheld in AGFA's sole and
absolute discretion.
11.8 THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. If and insofar parts of the Software are supplied and licensed to AGFA by
Other Owners, such Other Owners are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and are with respect to
such parts of the Software entitled to enforce directly against You the terms and conditions of this License
Agreement.
11.9 APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement is made in Belgium and shall be governed by and construed in accor-
dance with the laws of Belgium, excluding its rules for choice of law.
11.10 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. You acknowledge that AGFA may desire to use Your name in press releases,
product brochures and financial reports indicating that You are a customer of AGFA, and You agree that
AGFA may use Your name in such a manner.
11.11 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement (including any addenda hereto signed by both parties) contains the
entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all
previous communications, representations, understandings and agreements, either oral or written,
between the parties with respect to said subject matter.

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Contents
 What is Apogee Prepress? ............................................................................................... 13
 Apogee Prepress Products .............................................................................................. 14
 How to Use this Tutorial .................................................................................................. 15
 Scope and Structure .......................................................................................................... 16
 Conventions Used .............................................................................................................. 17
 Typographical Conventions ..................................................................................... 17
 Keyboard Conventions ............................................................................................... 17
 Mouse Conventions .................................................................................................... 17
 Contact Us ............................................................................................................................ 18
Lesson 1: Quick Tour .................................................................................................. 19
 Starting Apogee Prepress ................................................................................................ 19

 User Roles ............................................................................................................................. 20
 Navigating the Three Main Windows ......................................................................... 21
 The Jobs Window ......................................................................................................... 22
 The Hot Tickets Window ........................................................................................... 24
 The System Overview Window ............................................................................... 26
 The Window Menu ............................................................................................................. 27
 Customizing your Apogee Prepress Interface ......................................................... 27
 Hiding Panes ................................................................................................................. 27
 Resizing Panes ............................................................................................................. 28
 Changing the Appearance of the Job List .......................................................... 29
 Using the Apogee Prepress Online Help ................................................................... 31
Lesson 2: Ticket Templates ............................................................................... 33
 What are Ticket Templates? .................................................................................... 33

 Displaying the Ticket Template Categories ....................................................... 33
Lesson 3: Working with Hot Tickets ....................................................... 37
 What are Hot Tickets? ................................................................................................ 37

 Opening the Tutorial Hot Ticket Template ........................................................ 37
 Hot Ticket Details ............................................................................................................... 40
 Administration Tab ...................................................................................................... 41
 Options Tab .................................................................................................................... 42
 Product Tab .................................................................................................................... 43
 Plan Tab .......................................................................................................................... 43
 Looking at the Production Plan .................................................................................... 44
 Hot Folder ....................................................................................................................... 45
 PDF Render .................................................................................................................... 45
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 TIFF Platesetter ............................................................................................................ 46

 Press ................................................................................................................................. 47
 Inputting a Document ..................................................................................................... 48
 Looking at the Jobs Window ......................................................................................... 49
 Checking the Job Results ............................................................................................... 50
 Job Status Icon ............................................................................................................. 52
Lesson 4: Creating Hot Tickets ..................................................................... 53
 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 53

 Entering the Administration Information ................................................................. 53
 Building a Production Plan ............................................................................................ 55
 What is a Production Plan? ..................................................................................... 55
 Looking at the Plan Components Panes ............................................................ 55
 Building the Production Plan ................................................................................. 57
 Configuring the Production Plan Components ...................................................... 61
 Configuring the Hot Folder ...................................................................................... 61
 Looking at the PDF Render Screen Settings ..................................................... 62
 Configuring the PDF Render Screen Settings .................................................. 64
 Submitting the Hot Ticket .............................................................................................. 65
 Using the Hot Ticket to Process a Job ....................................................................... 66
Lesson 5: Editing Hot Tickets .......................................................................... 69
 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 69

 Looking at the Flow Identifier(s) .................................................................................. 71
 Flow Identifier Types .................................................................................................. 72
 Adding a Flow to Your Production Plan .................................................................... 73
Lesson 6: Working with Filters ...................................................................... 83
 Using the Quick Filter ...................................................................................................... 83

 Working with the Custom Filter ................................................................................... 84
 Looking at the Message Board Filter ......................................................................... 87
 Filtering with the Output Devices Pane..................................................................... 88
Lesson 7: Working with Messages ........................................................... 91
 Message Types ................................................................................................................... 91

 Information .................................................................................................................... 91
 User Interaction Required ........................................................................................ 91
 Warning .......................................................................................................................... 92
 Error .................................................................................................................................. 92
 The Message Indicator ..................................................................................................... 92

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 Problem Reports ................................................................................................................. 93

 Creating a Hot Ticket ........................................................................................................ 94
 Generating Messages ....................................................................................................... 96
 Wrong Input Format ................................................................................................... 96
 Information Message .................................................................................................. 97
 User Interaction Required ......................................................................................... 98
Lesson 8: Working with Job Tickets ........................................................101
 What are Job Tickets? .......................................................................................................101

 Opening the Tutorial Job Ticket Template ................................................................101
 Job Ticket Details ...............................................................................................................102
 Administration Tab ......................................................................................................103
 Options Tab ....................................................................................................................103
 Product Tab ....................................................................................................................104
 Plan Tab ...........................................................................................................................104
 Pages Tab ........................................................................................................................105
 Results Tab .....................................................................................................................106
 Looking at the Production Plan ....................................................................................107
 Normalizer ......................................................................................................................107
 Run List ............................................................................................................................108
 Inputting a Document ......................................................................................................108
Lesson 9: Creating and Editing Job Tickets ...................................113
 Getting Started ....................................................................................................................113

 Editing the Blank Ticket Template ...............................................................................113
 Looking at the Production Plan Components ..........................................................114
 The Normalize Plan Component ............................................................................115
 The Apogee Preflight Plan Component ...............................................................117
 The Run List Plan Component .................................................................................118
 Checking the Preflight Status ........................................................................................119
 Placing Pages in the Run List ........................................................................................120
 Manipulating the Run List ..............................................................................................122
Lesson 10: Working with PJTF Imposition ......................................127
 What is PJTF Imposition? .................................................................................................127

 Opening the PJTF Imposition Template .....................................................................127
 Configuring the Production Plan Components .......................................................128
 Configuring the Impose Plan Component ..........................................................128
 Configuring the Collect for Output Action .........................................................129
 Adding Pages to the Run List .........................................................................................130

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 Completing the Job .......................................................................................................... 131
Lesson 11: Exporting Documents .............................................................. 133
 What is Export? ................................................................................................................... 133

 Creating a Parameter Set for Export ........................................................................... 133
 Creating a Production Plan for Export ....................................................................... 135
 Building the Production Plan ................................................................................. 135
 Configuring the Production Plan Components ...................................................... 136
Lesson 12: Basic Administrative Tasks .............................................. 139
 Starting and Stopping your Apogee Prepress System ......................................... 140

 Monitoring the Apogee Prepress System ................................................................. 141
 Managing Task Processors ............................................................................................. 142
 Task Processor Status ................................................................................................ 142
 Stopping and Starting Task Processors ............................................................... 144
 Putting Output Devices Online or Offline ............................................................ 144
 Parameter Sets ................................................................................................................... 145
 About Parameter Sets ............................................................................................... 145
 Creating Parameter Sets .......................................................................................... 146
 Managing Parameter Sets ....................................................................................... 148
 Managing Ticket Templates .......................................................................................... 151
 Managing User Roles ....................................................................................................... 155
 Variables Overview ........................................................................................................... 159
 Providing Support Information ..................................................................................... 160
 Troubleshooting the System ................................................................................... 160
 Troubleshooting the Client ..................................................................................... 161

Welcome
Welcome to the Apogee Prepress Tutorial, an introduction to the key features of
Apogee Prepress. Apogee Prepress is the next generation of Agfa's acclaimed
Apogee workflow system for the Commercial and Packaging printing industries.
Apogee Prepress allows you to automate and distribute prepress processes using
JDF, PDF and Digital Film in an integrated all-digital workflow.
What is Apogee Prepress?

Apogee Prepress is a fully integrated, digital workflow solution that brings
together a wide range of sophisticated, easy-to-use capabilities in a single appli-
cation. Apogee Prepress uses a client/server architecture, and consists of:
 The Apogee Prepress Server, which runs on a dedicated 64 bit OS Windows

Server, and manages all data and processing functionality.
 An optional Apogee Prepress Satellite, which runs on a dedicated 64 bit OS

Windows Server, and provides additional processing capacity to increase
your total production speed.
 The Apogee Prepress Client application, which allows you to access and
control the Apogee Prepress Server remotely from any Macintosh or PC on
the network.
The Apogee Prepress System

The Apogee Prepress System handles all resources, processes, and events, and
acts as the centralized database of job and system data. The System provides
feedback on system events and job processes to all Clients that are currently
logged in. All interaction with the Apogee Prepress System is performed via the
Client application.
The Apogee Prepress Client

The graphically rich and intuitive Client user interface adopts a highly visual
design approach, using icons to represent elements in the system and in your
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workflow. A set of tools and commands allows you to control and interact with
all aspects of job production.
Apogee Prepress Products

Depending on what you have purchased, your Apogee Prepress solution will
comprise one of the following products, possibly enhanced with one or more of
the available options:
 Apogee Render
 Apogee Control
 Apogee Manage
 Apogee Integrate
 Apogee PlateMaker
 Apogee Proof
 Apogee PDF&Proof
 Apogee PlateMaker LE
 Apogee Bridge
Intended Audience
This Tutorial is designed for users who need to input documents into the Apogee
Prepress System and create and submit Hot Tickets and Job Tickets.
As a user, it is assumed that you are already familiar with your front-end
workstations, output devices, and desktop software applications, as well as
prepress processing methods, printing procedures, and network traffic. If this is
not the case, please refer to the relevant user or operator manuals.

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Before You Begin

Before you begin, your Apogee Prepress administrator must have already
installed, licensed and configured the Apogee Prepress System and the Apogee
Prepress Client.
Also, the following steps need to be performed in order to have the correct setup
for Lesson 1 of this Tutorial.
 Download sample files

The samples files used in this tutorial can be downloaded from ApogeeNetwork.
1 In the Prepress client, select Help > Apogee Prepress Online > Download
Sample Files.
2 Download and save the 9.0.0_SampleFiles.exe somewhere on your

workstation.
3 After downloading, double-click the .exe file to extract the sample files.
 Create the Quick Tour Hot Ticket

1 In the Hot Tickets window, choose File > New from Templates.
2 In the Hot ticket tab, select the Tutorial Category and open the ABS150-
2400DPI-POS Template.
3 Choose File > Submit.
The ABS150-2400DPI-POS Hot Ticket is added to the Hot Ticket list.
 Create the Quick Tour Job Ticket

1 Context-click the ABS150-2400DPI-POS Hot Ticket, and select Upload
Document from the context menu.
2 Locate the Quick Tour job.pdf file in the SampleFiles folder and click Open.
The processing of the job begins and the job appears in the Jobs window.
How to Use this Tutorial

This step-by-step Tutorial is designed to get you up and running as quickly as
possible. Depending on which Apogee Prepress product you purchased, you can
complete a different number of lessons:

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 Lessons 1 to 7 are designed for users of all Apogee Prepress products.
 Lessons 8 to 10 are designed specifically for users of the Apogee Prepress

Manage or Integrate products.
 Lesson 11 is designed for users of the Apogee Prepress Manage, Integrate,

Bridge or PDF&Proof products.
 Regardless of the Apogee Prepress product you have purchased, make sure
you also complete Lesson 12 if you are the Apogee Prepress administrator.
Scope and Structure

Below you will find a short description of the goal for each lesson in the Tutorial.
Lesson 1: “Quick Tour” on page 19

In this lesson you will execute a number of exercises that will guide you through
the Apogee Prepress user interface.
Lesson 2: “Ticket Templates” on page 33

In this lesson you will be introduced to the concept of Ticket Templates. These
Ticket Templates are the starting point for working with Apogee Prepress.
Lesson 3: “Working with Hot Tickets” on page 37

In this lesson you will explore the Hot Tickets window. You will learn what Hot
Tickets are and when you should use them.
Lesson 4: “Creating Hot Tickets” on page 53

In this lesson you will learn how to create your own Hot Ticket starting from a
Blank Hot Ticket Template.
Lesson 5: “Editing Hot Tickets” on page 69

In this lesson you will learn how you can edit an existing Hot Ticket.
Lesson 6: “Working with Filters” on page 83

In this lesson you will create a new Hot Ticket and examine the types of messages
that can appear in the Message Board.
Lesson 7: “Working with Messages” on page 91

In this lesson you will be introduced to how filters work in Apogee Prepress.
Lesson 8: “Working with Job Tickets” on page 101

In this lesson you will learn what Job Tickets are and how you can use them.
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Lesson 9: “Creating and Editing Job Tickets” on page 113

In this lesson you will learn how to create your own Job Ticket starting from a
Blank Job Ticket Template.
Lesson 10: “Working with PJTF Imposition” on page 127

In this lesson you will learn how to use PJTF Imposition in your Apogee Prepress
workflow.
Lesson 11: “Exporting Documents” on page 133

In this lesson you will learn how to use the Export Task Processor.
Lesson 12 : “Basic Administrative Tasks” on page 139

In this lesson you will find a number of lessons that are relevant for Apogee
Prepress administrators.
Conventions Used
This section describes the conventions used in this Tutorial.
Typographical The following typographical conventions are used:

Conventions
NOTE: A note is used to give you additional information.
CAUTION: A caution warns you against potential danger.
1 A numbered step describes the actions you must take to perform a task.
Keyboard The following keyboard conventions are used:

Conventions  All key names are shown in capital letters. For example, the Control key is
shown as CTRL.
 Keys are frequently used in combinations or sequences as shortcut keys. For

example, SHIFT+F3 means that you have to hold down the SHIFT key while
pressing F3.
Mouse Conventions The following mouse conventions are used:

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To Do this
Click Point to an item, and then quickly press and release the mouse
button without moving the mouse.
Double-click Point to an item, and then quickly press and release the mouse
button twice.
Context-click on Windows Click the right mouse button.
Context-click on Macintosh Hold down the CTRL key while clicking the mouse button.
Drag Point to an item. Press and hold down the mouse button as you
move the mouse to a new location, then release the mouse but-
ton.
Contact Us
Agfa welcomes your suggestions, questions or comments about this documenta-
tion. You can send e-mail feedback by using the following link:
ApogeePrepress@agfa.com.

LESSON
1 Quick Tour
In this lesson you will execute a number of exercises that will guide you through
the Apogee Prepress user interface. Take some time to work your way through
this chapter and you will learn how to navigate the application.
This lesson is designed for users of all Apogee Prepress products.
Starting Apogee Prepress

In order to have access to your Apogee Prepress System, you have to start the
Apogee Prepress Client and log on to the System.
 To start the Apogee Prepress Client and to log on to the System

1 Double-click the Apogee Prepress Client icon on your desktop.
The Logon dialog box appears.
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2 Select your System from the System list.
3 Select the Connect to selected system at startup check box.
The next time you start the Apogee Prepress Client, the Logon dialog box will
be bypassed.
4 Select the Remember user name and password check box.
The next time you log on, you will not need to type this information.
5 Type your User name and Password in the corresponding text boxes.
The user name must already be a valid Windows account on the Apogee
Prepress Server or on your network: These user names and passwords cannot
be configured in the Apogee Prepress Client.
6 Click Log On.
The Apogee Prepress Client starts up and the Jobs window appears.
User Roles
Your user name is linked to a specific user role. The appearance of your Apogee
Prepress client interface and the available operations depend on your user role.
The Apogee Prepress administrator user role (by default the Administrator user
name) manages the user roles in the System Overview. Refer to “Basic Adminis-
trative Tasks” on page 139.
The following lessons are run using the Operator user role (unless stated other-
wise). However, they can also be run using the Administrator user role.
Administrators have more privileges within Apogee Prepress than Operators:
 In the Job List, they can see deleted jobs, the job name of which is greyed
out.
 In addition to job messages, Administrators will also see system and

output device messages in the Message Board.
 Administrators have access to specific Apogee Prepress resources such as

Parameter Sets, Fonts, etc.

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Navigating the Three Main Windows

Apogee Prepress is built around three main windows:
 The Jobs Window
 The Hot Tickets Window
 The System Overview Window
You can easily switch between these windows by clicking the names in the
navigation bar. You can find the navigation bar at the bottom of each of the three
main windows.
1 Navigation bar
In the next section, you will learn what you can find in the three main windows.

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The Jobs Window The Jobs window is the window that appears when you start the Apogee
Prepress Client. It is your Job Manager, through which you will monitor, view,
and manage the jobs that were submitted to the Apogee Prepress System.
The Jobs window is divided into three main panes:
 Output Devices: On the left side of the window, you see a list of installed
output devices. These can be both physical and generic output devices, e.g.
Palladio, Sherpa, TIFF Imagesetter or TIFF Proofer etc.
 Job List: This list displays the jobs that were submitted to the Apogee
Prepress System along with their current status and Flow Identifier(s).
 Selected Job Details: The large pane on the right side of the window displays
information on the selected job. This information is arranged into five tabs.
 Custom Filters: Below the list of output devices, you have one more Custom
Filters.
 To look at the job details

1 In the Job List, click the + sign in front of the Order number ABS150-
2400DPI-POS.
NOTE: Macintosh Client users click the expansion triangle in front of the
Order number.
2 Select the Quick Tour Job name to display the information in the tabs.

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1 Output Devices pane

2 Job List pane
3 Flow Identifier
4 Selected Job Details pane
5 Custom Filters
3 Click each tab to see its contents.
 Administration: Contains boxes that identify the job and the customer.
 Options: Displays information on how the job is to be handled, including

archiving and notification settings, etc.
 Product: The Product tab is not available for this job, since it is a simple
job which does not include imposition settings.
 Plan: The Plan tab is subdivided into two panes. The upper pane graphi-
cally displays the Production Plan used to process the job. The lower pane
shows the settings of any of the Production Plan Components you select
in the upper pane.
 Pages: The Pages tab is not available for this job, since it is a single-page
job created by a Hot Ticket, and does not have a Run List.
 Results: The Results tab is divided into three panes: the Flow Activity
pane, the Job Layout pane, and the Separations pane.

The Hot Tickets The Hot Tickets window is very similar to the Jobs window. You use the Hot
Tickets window to monitor, view, and manage the Hot Tickets that you create.
Window The Hot Tickets window does not contain Pages or Results tabs.
 Click Hot Tickets in the Navigation bar.
The Hot Tickets window appears.
The Hot Tickets window is divided into the following three panes:
 Output Devices: On the left side of the window, you see a list of all installed
output devices. These can be both physical and generic output devices, e.g.
Avantra, Sherpa, TIFF Imagesetter or TIFF Proofer etc.
 Hot Ticket List: This list displays the Hot Tickets that were submitted to the
Apogee Prepress System along with their current status and Flow
Identifier(s).
 Selected Hot Ticket Details: The large pane on the right side of the window
displays information on the selected Hot Ticket. This information is arranged
into four tabs.
 Custom Filters: Below the list of output devices, you have one more Custom
Filters.

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 To look at the Hot Ticket details
 Click the Hot Ticket name ABS150-2400DPI-POS in the Hot Ticket List to
display the information in the different tabs.
1 Output Devices pane

2 Hot Ticket List pane
3 Selected Hot Ticket Details pane
4 Custom Filters
 Administration: Contains boxes that identify the job and the customer.
 Options: Displays information on how the job is to be handled, including

archiving and notification settings, etc.
 Product: The Product tab is not available for this job, since it is a simple
job which does not include imposition settings.
 Plan: The Plan tab is subdivided into two panes: The upper pane graphi-
cally displays the Production Plan used to process the job. The lower pane
shows the settings of any of the Production Plan Components you select
in the upper pane.

The System The System Overview window is your Apogee Prepress control panel. It provides
you with an overview of all System components that are running on the Apogee
Overview Window Prepress System.
 Click System Overview in the Navigation bar.
The System Overview window appears.
1 Hardware pane
2 Task Processors pane
3 Resources pane
The System Overview window consists of three panes:
 Hardware pane: The top pane of the System Overview window contains all
Hardware Systems that are running Task Processors, and the Apogee
Prepress System itself.
 Apogee Prepress_System is the name of the Apogee Prepress System.
 SERVERNAME is the computer name (or hostname) of the Apogee

Prepress Server.
 Task Processors pane: The middle pane of the System Overview window
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Task Processors are divided by category: Input, Process, Output and Print.
The available Task Processors will depend on the installed Apogee Prepress
Product (see “Apogee Prepress Products” on page 14).
 Resources pane: Depending on which Task Processor you select, you will
see the corresponding Resource(s) in the bottom pane of the System
Overview window.
NOTE: For a full explanation of the System Overview window, refer to the
Apogee Prepress Online Help.
The Window Menu

The Window menu offers you an alternate way of switching between the main
windows.
1 In any of the main windows, click Window on the menu bar.
2 Select System Overview, Hot Tickets or Jobs.
NOTE: You can open several instances of the Jobs window only, by choosing
Window > New Window in the Jobs window.
In the following section, you will learn how you can resize these windows and
the various panes within the windows in order to optimize your view.
Customizing your Apogee Prepress Interface

The Apogee Prepress windows contain a lot of information. Some of this infor-
mation may not be required all of the time. Additionally, the panes may
sometimes be too small to show all of the information without scrolling.
In this section, you will learn how to customize your Apogee Prepress interface
by hiding and resizing the panes.
Hiding Panes Apogee Prepress allows you to hide panes in some windows. A number of panes,
such as the Output Device pane, do not need to be visible all the time. These
panes can take up space that prevent you from seeing other panes.

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The following procedure on hiding panes is valid for any of the Apogee Prepress
windows.
 To hide and display the Output Device pane

1 In the Jobs window, select View > Panes, and deselect the Devices option.
The Output Device pane is collapsed.
2 In order to redisplay the Output Device pane, select View > Panes, and
select the Devices option.
You can also use this menu to hide or display the Job List pane (hiding the Job
List pane will also automatically hide the Devices pane).
Resizing Panes You can resize the panes in the Apogee Prepress windows.
 To resize the Job List pane

1 Move your pointer over one of the separation lines between two panes until
it takes the form of a double-sided arrow.

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1 Pointer to resize panes
2 Press and hold the mouse button and drag the separation line left or right
until the pane has the required size.
NOTE: You can also resize the Output Devices pane.
Changing the By default, job names are only displayed after you expand the jobs order
number.
Appearance of the
Job List
 To display job names in a separate column
 Context-click the Job List column header and deselect Group > Order
Number.
In the Job List, an extra Job column is displayed.
 To resize job list columns

1 Move your cursor over the column separator line in the Job List header until
it takes the form of a double sided arrow.

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2 Press and hold the mouse button and drag the column separator line left or
right to change the column size.
 To add/remove job attributes

1 Context-click the column header and select the Media attribute.
An extra column is added showing the media/paper stock of the job.
2 Context-click the column header again and deselect the Create Date
attribute.
 To reorder columns
 Click and drag the Media column header between the Order Number and
Flows column.

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Using the Apogee Prepress Online Help

Apogee Prepress includes context-sensitive Online Help. This is a reference that
offers you both theoretical information on all topics and links to relevant
procedures.
When Apogee Prepress is running, you can access the Online Help by doing one
of the following:
 Press F1 - Macintosh users press the Command + ? key.
 Choose Help > Apogee Prepress Help
 Context-click the icon or pane in the interface for which you want informa-
tion and select Help from the context menu. The relevant Online Help page
for this item appears.
The Apogee Prepress Online Help also contains overviews of all icons, shortcuts
and variables that are used throughout the application.
 To access and print the icon, shortcut and variable overviews

1 Choose Help > Icons.
A new Help window opens, containing an overview of all icons.
2 Click the Print button in the top right corner.
You can use the printed version of the Icon Overview as a Quick Reference
Card. It is recommended to print the overview on a color printer.
You can use this same procedure to view and print the Keyboard Shortcuts
and Variables overviews.
In the next lesson, you will be introduced to the concept of Ticket Templates, the
starting point for working with Apogee Prepress.

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LESSON
2 Ticket Templates
In this lesson you will be introduced to the concept of Ticket Templates. Ticket
Templates are the starting point for working with Apogee Prepress.
What are Ticket Apogee Prepress uses Job Tickets and Hot Tickets to process a job through the
System. Both types of Tickets are thoroughly discussed in the next lessons.
Templates?
In order to create and use a Ticket to process a job, you first need a Ticket
Template. Apogee Prepress includes a number of Ticket Templates that you can
edit to create your own Ticket Templates.
Ticket Templates are the foundation of the Apogee Prepress workflow. A Ticket
Template must be used as a starting point to create a new Ticket.
Displaying the Ticket Templates are organized by categories. When Apogee Prepress is
installed, several Ticket Template categories are automatically created.
Ticket Template Template categories are folders that contain the Template files.
Categories
 To display the Ticket Template categories
1 From the Hot Tickets window, choose File > New from Templates.
The Templates window appears. The two tabs Job Tickets and Hot Tickets
represent the two types of Ticket Templates. The Job Tickets tab contains the
Job Ticket Templates and the Hot Tickets tab contains the Hot Ticket
Templates.
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The Category list contains the following predefined items:
 All: Click All to see all available Templates at once, regardless of their
category.
 Blank: Click the Blank category to see the Blank Templates in the
Template list. A Blank Template contains no predefined information.
 Tutorial: Click the Tutorial category to see the predefined Templates that
will be used for the lessons in this Tutorial.
 Asanti: Click the Asanti category to see a blank template for Sign and
Display (SD) digital printing devices such as Anapurna and Jeti.
 StoreFront: Click the StoreFront category to see templates that can be

used to set up jobs and communicate with Apogee StoreFront, the cloud
solution for creating online storefronts.
The options in the Administration, Product and Parts sections can be used to
override the settings in the Ticket Templates. This is explained later on in this
Tutorial.

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2 Close the Templates window.
NOTE: You can find extra Tutorial ticket templates when you import the Tutorial-
extra.mime file from the Ticket Templates folder on the Resources DVD (Help >
Apogee Prepress Online > Download Additional Resources).

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LESSON
3 Working with Hot Tickets

In this lesson you will explore the Hot Tickets window. You will learn what Hot
Tickets are and when you should use them.
What are Hot A Hot Ticket is a setup file that is attached to an Input Channel, such as a Hot
Folder. The Hot Ticket contains the processing information that is required to
Tickets? automatically output jobs.
You will typically use a Hot Ticket for jobs that are always processed using the
same settings.
Opening the A Hot Ticket Template was created for this Tutorial.
Tutorial Hot Ticket
Template NOTE: For information on Ticket Templates, see “Ticket Templates” on page 33.
 To open the Hot Ticket Template

2 From the Category list, select Tutorial.
3 From the Template list, select Working with Hot Tickets.
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4 Click Open.
The Ticket Editor appears. This is used to create and edit Job and Hot Tickets.
The Plan tab is selected by default.
5 Select the Administration tab.
You will see that the Hot Ticket name has been automatically entered, since
this information was saved inside the Ticket Template.
NOTE: If the Hot Ticket name was not saved inside the Ticket Template, then
the default tab that appears when you open the Ticket Template would be the
Administration tab instead of the Plan tab.

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NOTE: Do not change any of the settings in this Hot Ticket Template.
6 Choose File > Submit Hot Ticket or click the rocket icon.
This process creates an active Hot Ticket from the Template, which you can
use to process jobs. This Hot Ticket becomes available in the Hot Ticket List.
The Ticket Editor is automatically closed. In the Hot Tickets window, you can
see that the Working with Hot Tickets Hot Ticket has been added to the Hot
Ticket List.

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In the next section, the Hot Ticket details are discussed.
Hot Ticket Details

 To consult the Hot Ticket details
 In the Hot Ticket List, select the Hot Ticket Working with Hot Tickets and
click any of the tabs.
You can view the Hot Ticket details in read-only mode. The Hot Ticket details
are divided into several categories, represented by the following tabs:
 Administration Tab
 Options Tab
 Product Tab
 Plan Tab
Each tab is explained in detail below.

NOTE: You cannot change any of the settings in the tabs. For information on
editing Tickets, see “Editing Hot Tickets” on page 69.
Administration Tab
 To open the Hot Ticket and display the Administration information
 In the Hot Ticket List, select the Working with Hot Tickets Hot Ticket.
The Administration tab information appears.
The following Job Information boxes are available:
 Hot Ticket name: This box contains the name of the Hot Ticket.
 Operator: This box can contain the name of the person who created the Hot
Ticket. If it is left blank, then this field will represent the document author for
jobs created by this Hot Ticket (for example: the document author is
“DocCreator” for the Quick Tour Job.pdf sample file).
 Comments: This box can contain any remarks that are relevant for this
particular Hot Ticket.
 Customer contact: This section can contain customer information.

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Options Tab
 To display the Options tab in the Hot Tickets window
 Click the Options tab.
The Options tab specifies how the jobs that are based on the Hot Ticket
Working with Hot Tickets are to be handled.
The Options tab is divided into the following four panes:
 Job Priority: Defines the priority of the job (High, Normal or Low).
 When Job is Finished: Defines what should happen with the completed
jobs. They can be automatically archived to a specified folder or automat-
ically deleted. If the Notify option is selected, the System will send a
message to the operator when the job is complete.
 Input Channels: Defines when the input is deactivated. You can have
Apogee Prepress deactivate the input either when the Run List is complete
or when a job is finished.
 Notifications: All messages related to this job will be sent to the E-mail
address in this box if an E-mail server is available. The connection to the
E-mail server will be configured by your Apogee Prepress administrator.

NOTE: The Product tab is grayed out because this ticket does not provide any
imposition information.
Product Tab The Product tab allows you to create job parts (such as ‘cover’ and ‘body’), and is
only enabled when the Production Plan contains an Impose Task Processor.
Plan Tab The Plan tab shows you a graphical representation of the Production Plan. The
Production Plan consists of Plan Components that describe the intended flow of
the job through the Apogee Prepress System.
NOTE: For more information on Production Plans, see “What is a Production

Plan?” on page 55.
 To display the Plan tab

1 Click the Plan tab.
2 Maximize the window so that you can see the complete Production Plan.
You may still need to use the scroll bar. In this case, you can resize or collapse
the Hot Ticket List pane and/or the Output Devices pane to see the complete
Production Plan.
3 Click the first icon in the Production Plan, this is the Hot Folder Plan
Component.

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The Hot Folder Initial Settings are displayed in the Settings pane.
1 Production Plan, Hot Folder selected

2 Initial Settings for Hot Folder
3 Settings pane for Hot Folder
Looking at the Production Plan

A Production Plan always consists of a number of Production Plan Compo-
nents. These components contain the necessary information and processing
parameters that will be used to successfully process the job. Each Production
Plan component is assigned specific tasks for which you can define the settings.
Every Task Processor is installed with a set of Initial Settings. These are the
factory default settings. You cannot change or delete the initial settings.
The Production Plan contains the following components:
 Hot Folder
 PDF Render
 TIFF Platesetter
 Press

1 2 3 4
1 Hot Folder
2 PDF Render
3 TIFF Platesetter
4 Press
Hot Folder
1
1 Keep Results Action

2 Parameter Set name
The Hot Folder acts as an input channel in which the files to be processed are
dropped.
The Hot Folder, and all the other input channels, always contains a Keep Results
Action. This ensures that your original input files are stored on the System so
that you can reuse them at any time.
A Parameter Set is a group of settings that determine the behavior of a Task

Processor.
PDF Render PDF Render is a multi-functional Plan component that includes four processing
functions. These functions are divided into the following categories:
 Trapping: This function allows you to manipulate the trapping behavior for
your job.
NOTE: The trapping function of the Render is only active when you have
purchased a license.

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 Separate: This function allows you to manipulate the spot color behavior for
your job as well as define how the job should be separated.
 Render: This function allows you to control color management, overprint

and fonts.
 Screen: This function allows you to choose the dot shape, frequency and
screen type to be used when the job is output.
TIFF Platesetter The TIFF Platesetter is a multi-functional output Plan component that includes
the following two functions:
 Image: This function allows the operator to determine which separations

will be output and in which order. Other settings are available, depending on
the type of output device.

 Output: This function is used to select the media in the Output Device and to
set the resolution at which the job should be output. Other settings are avail-
able, depending on the type of output device.
Press The final Plan component is the Press. This component is used to describe the
characteristics of the press on which the job will be printed. It allows you to set
certain parameters that are relevant for the other Plan components.
The Press Plan component must be attached to the high-resolution output device
at the end of the Production Plan.

48 INPUTTING A DOCUMENT
Inputting a Document
Follow the procedure below to input a sample PDF file. You need to download
the sample files from ApogeeNetwork. See “Download sample files” on page 15.
 To input a sample PDF file and start processing a job

1 Context-click the Working with Hot Tickets Hot Ticket and select Upload
2 Select Apogee Render 4Pages.PDF from the SampleFiles folder.
3 Click Open.
The processing begins and the job appears in the Jobs window.
4 Select the Jobs window to see the new job.
NOTE: Macintosh users will see that the document upload will automatically
mount the HOTFOLDERROOT share on their desktop. The input document
is copied to this folder.

Looking at the Jobs Window

In the Jobs window, you can monitor, view, and manage the jobs that are
submitted to the Apogee Prepress System. The Job List now contains the job that
you have just submitted (by uploading the Apogee Render 4Pages.PDF file to
the Working with Hot Tickets Hot Folder). The job name is the name of your
input document, in this case Apogee Render 4Pages.
 To look at the Job List
 Select the Working with Hot Tickets - Apogee Render 4Pages job.
1. The Apogee Render 4Pages job in the Job List.
When the PDF file is input, Apogee Prepress performs the following processing
steps:
 PDF Rendering: Trapping (if activated and licensed), color separation

handling, rendering and screening.
 Outputting, i.e. imaging.

50 CHECKING THE JOB RESULTS
Checking the Job Results

The Results tab in the Jobs window allows you to visually check the Job Results.
The Results tab is divided into the following panes:
 Flow Activity pane
 Job Layout pane
 Separations pane
The separation indicators are also displayed beside the thumbnails in the Job
Layout pane.
1 Flow Activity pane

2 Separations pane
3 Job Layout pane
4 Separation indicators
 To view the Flow Activity pane, thumbnails and separations

1 In the Jobs window, click the Results tab.
2 You can show/hide the Flow Activity pane by selecting

View > Panes > Flow Activity, or by clicking the ‘Activity button’.

In the Flow Activity pane, you can follow the processing of the job. The Flow
Activity pane shows you the Production Plan, without the Input Channel. Any
active Task Processor has a green border to show that it is active.
TIP: Depending on the 3 In the Flow Activity pane, double-click PDF Render (the first icon in the Flow
performance of your Activity pane) while it is active.
hardware system(s), the
processing of the document The Activity Monitor window for PDF Render appears. This window gives
may already be finished. In you detailed information on the status of the PDF Render.
this case, upload the Apogee
Render 4Pages.PDF again to
the Working with Hot Tickets
Hot Ticket and watch the
Activity window.
4 Close the Activity Monitor window.
5 Look at the Job Layout pane.
The Job Layout pane displays the thumbnails of all pages that have been
processed. When a page has been separated, a separation indicator in the
form of a small square filled with C, M, Y, K or a circle filled with a spot color
appears next to the thumbnail. A check mark is added to the separation
indicator when the corresponding separation has been output correctly.
When all separations of a page are successful, a green check mark is
displayed above that page in the Job Layout pane.
6 Click the thumbnail of page 1 to view the separation results in the Separa-
tions pane.
7 You can show/hide the Separations pane by selecting

View > Panes > Separations, or by clicking the ‘Separations’ button in the
Flow Activity pane.

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The Separations pane displays all separations for the selected thumbnail.
 To adjust the Results view
The arrangement of the page thumbnails in the Results tab can be adjusted.
1 Select View > Columns > 2 to view 2 page thumbnails next to each other in
the Job Layout pane.
2 Select View > Scale > Fit to Window to expand the 2 thumbnails as much
as possible, but still fit in the Job Layout pane.
NOTE: View > Columns > Fill Width can only be selected when using a
fixed scale size (Small, Normal or Large).
Job Status Icon In the Job List, you can see the status of your jobs. An icon is displayed at the left
of the job name. This icon indicates the current or last activity associated with
the corresponding job. The Job Status icon for this job indicates that the job was
completed successfully.
1
1. Job Status icon
NOTE: Refer to the icon overview in the Online Help for information on icons.

LESSON
4 Creating Hot Tickets

In this lesson you will learn how to create your own Hot Ticket starting from a
Blank Hot Ticket Template. You will also be introduced to the various Actions
you can use in a Production Plan. Finally, you will submit the Hot Ticket to the
Apogee Prepress System and use it to process a job.
Getting Started
 To create a new Hot Ticket
The Templates window appears.
2 From the Category list, select Blank.
3 From the Template list, select Blank Hot Ticket.
4 Click Open.
The Ticket Editor appears.
You have opened a blank template, which you can now customize.
Entering the Administration Information

 To enter the job information in the Administration tab
1 In the Administration tab of the Ticket Editor, enter the following job
information:
 Hot Ticket name: Create Hot Ticket-student
This name will also be shown in the Hot Ticket List.
NOTE: For each of the lessons in this Tutorial replace student with your own
name.
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54 ENTERING THE ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
 Operator: student
 Comments: This is my first Hot Ticket.
In the Comments text box, you can type any information that will be
relevant for a Hot Ticket and its future use.
2 Click Browse (next to the Customer contact text box).
The Customer Contact Details window appears.
3 Enter your personal information in the boxes.
The company name, contact person first and last names, E-mail address and
phone number will be displayed in the Customer contact box of the Adminis-
tration tab.
4 Click OK.

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Building a Production Plan

In this section, you will learn about Production Plans and build your own
Production Plan.
Building a Production Plan is the most important part of creating a Ticket. The
Production Plan contains the processing information required to output your
job.
What is a A Production Plan is a series of components linked together to form one or more
processing flows. Each of these components can be configured to define exactly
Production Plan? how your job is to be input, processed and output. A Production Plan will contain
one or more input channels, one or more process Task Processors, one or more
output devices, and possibly some Actions.
Looking at the Plan

Components Panes
 To display the Plan Components panes
1 In the Ticket Editor, click the Plan tab.
On the left side, you see the Plan Components pane. You will use this pane to
select the various components that will make up your Production Plan.

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1 Plan Components pane

2 Production Plan pane
The Plan Components pane contains four tabs. The Input tab is open by
default. It contains all input Plan components.
2 Click the second tab. This is the Process tab. This tab contains all process
Plan components you can use to build your Production Plan.
3 Click the third tab. This is the Output tab. This tab contains all of your
installed output Plan components.
4 Click the final tab. This is the Actions tab. This tab contains all Actions you
can add to your Production Plan.

An Action is a Production Plan component that controls the flow(s) of the

Production Plan. Actions allow you to manage intermediate processing
results.
There are two types of Actions:
 Flow Control Actions: These Actions interrupt the flow. They are:
Discard, Soft Proof, Hard Copy Proof, Wait for Results, Collect for Output
and After Hours. Flow Control Actions are always placed between two
Plan components.
 Result Actions: These Actions do not interrupt the flow. They are: Keep
Result, Archive Result, Notify and Milestone. Result Actions control the
result of the Plan component.
Building the
Production Plan
 To build a Production Plan for your Hot Ticket
1 Click the Input Plan Components tab.
2 Select the Hot Folder Plan component and drag it to the Production Plan
pane.
Every input channel contains a Keep Result Action. This Action ensures that
the original input file is saved on your System in the event you need to
process it again.

3 Click the Process tab. This is the second tab in the Plan Components pane.
The process Plan components appear.
4 Select the PDF Render Plan component, drag it to the Production Plan pane
and drop it next to the Hot Folder.
You will see that Apogee Prepress automatically makes a connection

between the two Plan components. The line between the two Plan compo-
nents is green. The color changes to gray when you release the mouse button.
CAUTION: Do not drop PDF Render before you see the green connection line.

5 Click the Output tab.
All the available output Plan components are listed.
6 Select the TIFF Platesetter and drag it next to PDF Render.
You will see that the Collect for Output Action appears between PDF Render
and the TIFF Platesetter, and the Press Task Processor is automatically
added to the end of your plan.
7 Select the Collect for Output Action and click the Delete button (X button)
in the Apogee Prepress toolbar.

You have now built your Production Plan. The next step is to configure the
components that make up the Production Plan.

Configuring the Production Plan Components

For this Production Plan, we will configure the input channel, in this case the Hot
Folder, and the Screening settings for PDF Render. The other Plan components
keep their initial settings (all Plan components are delivered with factory initial
settings).
Configuring the Hot

Folder
 To configure the Hot Folder
1 In the Production Plan pane of the Ticket Editor, click the Hot Folder
component.
The initial settings for the Hot Folder appear in the Settings pane.
1 Hot Folder selected

2 Lock/Unlock button
3 Hot Folder Initial settings
2 Unlock the Settings pane by clicking the Lock/Unlock button.
The Lock/Unlock button was installed to prevent you from making unwanted
changes to the settings of a Production Plan component. When you click this

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button, you unlock the settings. If you change any of the settings, an asterisk
appears in front of the name of the Parameter Set (in this case, you will see *
initial). The asterisk indicates that changes have been made to these settings.
The default location to save your Hot Folders is the HotFolderRoot on the
Apogee Prepress Server (which is referenced by a variable called $SYSTEM-
COMPUTER). There are two ways to specify the Hot Folder name:
 By typing the Hot Folder name in the location box.
 By using variables such as $TICKETNAME, $CUSTOMER, $ORDER, etc.
NOTE: For more information on variables, refer to the Apogee Prepress

Online Help.
3 Replace $ORDER by Create Hot Ticket-student in the location path.
The system will automatically create a new Hot Folder in the HotFolderRoot
called ‘Create Hot Ticket-student’. Adding your name allows several students
to do the exercises in this Tutorial at the same time.
Looking at the PDF Screening allows you to select the dot shape, the line frequency and the screen
type to be used when the job is output.
Render Screen
Settings
 To display the PDF Render Screen Settings
1 In the Production Plan pane of the Ticket Editor, click the PDF Render -
Screen component.

1 Screening Operation in PDF Render

2 Screening Initial settings
General Options
 Use separate settings for Objects and Images: Select this option if you
want to apply a different line screen to objects and images in the document.
 Use single settings for all content: Select this option if you want to use the
same line screen throughout the entire job.
Screen Tab
 Fixed Screen: Select this option if you want to set the Screen Type,
Frequency and Dot Shape in this menu.

 Honor Application: Select this option if you want to use the screening
settings that are defined in your front-end application, such as QuarkXPress.
The screen tab contains the following options:
 Screen Type: By default, the following screen types are available:
 ABS: Agfa Balanced Screening guarantees visually and mathematically

moiré-free screens, which are based on Agfa proprietary screening
technology.
 Adobe Accurate: This screening method provides a close approximation

to the standard screen angles for color separations and frequencies.
 Rational Tangent: This is standard PostScript screening technology

implemented by Adobe. Standard screening produces a lower output
quality than either Agfa Balanced Screening or Adobe Accurate
Screening.
 Frequency: Refers to the line screen you want to apply to the job. The list of
options will change depending on the resolution you have set for your high-
resolution output device.
 Dotshape: The selections in this box refer to the screening technology that
you selected. If you selected Agfa Balanced Screening, for example, you can
choose between round and elliptical dot shapes.
 Tagged Screening: You can use the Acrobat Screen Tagger plug-in to tag
pages or objects in a PDF file with a screen. That screen must be defined in
the ruling map which you select in the Tagged Screening list box.
Configuring the
PDF Render Screen
Settings
 To configure the PDF Render Screen settings
1 In the Production Plan pane of the Hot Ticket Editor, unlock the PDF Render
- Screen: Initial settings.
2 Ensure that the Use single settings for all content option is selected.
This is the default option.
3 Select the following options:

 Screen Type: ABS
 Frequency: 120
 Dotshape: Round
The next step is to submit the Hot Ticket. This creates an active Hot Ticket that
can be used to process jobs.
Submitting the Hot Ticket

When you have finished creating your Production Plan and configuring its
components, you must submit the Ticket. By submitting your Ticket, you store it
on the Apogee Prepress System. All Apogee Prepress users can then use this Hot
Ticket to automatically process incoming jobs.
 To submit the Hot Ticket

1 In the Ticket Editor, choose File > Submit Hot Ticket or click the rocket
icon.
The Ticket Editor is automatically closed. You will see your Hot Ticket appear
in the Hot Ticket List of the Hot Tickets window.
2 Select the new Hot Ticket.

66 USING THE HOT TICKET TO PROCESS A JOB
1 New Hot Ticket
The Hot Tickets window contains all available Hot Tickets, in alphabetical order.
When you drop a document into the Hot Ticket’s Input Channel (or directly onto
the Hot Ticket), a job is created that will appear in the Job List.
In the next section, you will process a job using the Create Hot Ticket-student
Hot Ticket.
Using the Hot Ticket to Process a Job

 To use the Hot Ticket to process a job
1 Drag the Apogee Control 4Pages.PDF file from the shared SampleFiles
folder, and drop it on the Create Hot Ticket-student Hot Ticket.
The processing of the job will begin and the job will appear in the Jobs
window.
2 In the Jobs window, select the Apogee Control 4Pages job.
3 Select the Results tab.

4 In the Results tab, monitor the processing of Apogee Control 4Pages.PDF.
 Look at the Flow Activity pane. The component that is processing the job
has a green border.
 Look at the Job Layout pane. It shows you which separations are being
made. Every time a color is output successfully, the corresponding separa-
tion indicator is checked.
 Look in the Job List. The job’s flow icon becomes white with a green check
mark. A green check mark status icon also appears, indicating that the job
has been completed successfully.
5 Click one of the page thumbnails to view the separations.

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1 2
4
1 Job Status icon

2 Flow Status icon: flow has been completed successfully
3 Result Status icon
4 Thumbnail with checked separation indicators
5 Result Status icon

LESSON
5 Editing Hot Tickets

In this lesson you will learn how to edit an existing Hot Ticket by adding a flow
to the Production Plan. You will also be introduced to the various types of flow
identifiers. Finally, you will submit the edited ticket and use it to process a job.
Getting Started
There are two ways to access the Hot Ticket Editor:
 In the Hot Tickets window, you can context-click a Hot Ticket and select
Edit Hot Ticket from the context menu.
 You can also start from a Hot Ticket template.
 To edit a Hot Ticket

1 In the Hot Tickets window, context-click the Working with Hot Tickets Hot
Ticket and select Edit Hot Ticket from the context menu.
2 In the Hot Ticket name box of the Administration tab, change the name to
Working with Hot Tickets-student.
4 Click the Output operation of the TIFF Platesetter, and unlock the settings.
5 In the Imaging pane, change the Resolution from 1200 to 2400 dpi.
NOTE: You can also add, remove or replace Plan components.
6 Choose File > Submit Changes.
You have now edited your Hot Ticket by changing the settings for one of the
components.
 To edit a Hot Ticket which was opened from a Hot Ticket template
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70 GETTING STARTED
3 From the Template list, select the Working with Hot Tickets Template.
4 In the Quick Fill pane, enter Editing Hot Tickets-student as Job Name and
click Open.
5 Select the Administration tab.
You will see that the Hot Ticket name is Editing Hot Tickets-student.

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Looking at the Flow Identifier(s)

A flow identifier is a name and an icon that are associated with a flow. For each
ticket you create, you define one or more output paths in the Production Plan.
For example, you may want to output jobs to a proofing device and to a plate-
setter. When you create a Production Plan for this purpose, you can select a
specific flow identifier at the end of each flow in your Production Plan.
 Click the Plan tab of the Editing Hot Tickets-student ticket.
1 Flow identifier
2 Single-flow Production Plan
NOTE: Do not confuse flow with Production Plan. Every Production Plan
contains at least one flow.

72 LOOKING AT THE FLOW IDENTIFIER(S)
Flow Identifier Types

There are several types of flow identifiers. Depending on which type of flow you
have created, you can choose the corresponding flow identifier.
 To select a flow identifier type

1 In the Plan tab, click the Flow Identifier icon.
A menu appears, containing all the flow identifier types.
The following flow identifier types are available:
Main Output: Identifies the flow that leads to the high-resolution output device.
Imposition Proof: Identifies the flow to which your Imposition Proofer is linked.
Page Proof: Identifies the flow to which your Page Proofer is linked.
Export: Identifies the flow you will use for exporting files.
Public Page Store: Identifies the flow you will use for PDF pages that need to be accessible for
multiple jobs.
PrintDrive DQS: Identifies the flow you will use for creating Digital Quick Strip jobs.
Display: Identifies the flow you will use for Color-Managed Soft proofing purposes.
Automatic: Automatically selects the best flow identifier based on the output Plan compo-
nent in your Production Plan.
2 Select the Main Output flow identifier.
The menu closes and the Main Output flow identifier is used.

Adding a Flow to Your Production Plan

In this section, you will learn how to add another flow to your Production Plan.
 To add a second flow to your Production Plan

1 Click the Output Plan Components tab.
2 Select the PDF Proofer, drag it to the Production Plan pane, and drop it
under the Press of the Main Output Flow.
The Press is added automatically to the end of the plan.
The flow identifier next to the Press automatically becomes a Page Proof
Flow Identifier.
3 Click the Process tab in the Plan Components pane.
4 Drag PDF Render to the Production Plan pane and drop it in front of the PDF
Proofer when you see a green connector line appear.

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5 In the Page Proof Flow, click the connector in front of PDF Render, and
without releasing the mouse button drag the pointer to the Main Output
Flow between the Hot Folder and PDF Render.

A green connector line appears between the Hot Folder and the PDF Render
of the Page Proof flow. The green connector line indicates that this is a valid
connection. The color changes to gray when you release the mouse button.
6 Click the Actions tab in the Plan Components pane.
7 Drag the Hard Copy Proof Action to the Production Plan pane and drop it
between the Hot Folder and PDF Render components in the Main Output
flow.
The Hard Copy Proof Action interrupts the Main Output flow and will
prevent the document from proceeding to PDF Render in the Main Output
flow. The document will first be processed by the Page Proof flow.
Note that the Main Output flow is interrupted.
8 In the Actions tab, select the Notify Action, drag it to the PDF Proofer and
drop it.
The Notify settings appear in the Settings pane.
9 Ensure that the only when all results are ready and Send as notification
options are selected.
NOTE: Sending the notification as e-mail requires a mail server to be specified

in the Apogee Prepress System Configuration.
10 In the Additional text box, type the text ‘your proof results are ready’.
You will receive a message when the proofs are ready.

76 ADDING A FLOW TO YOUR PRODUCTION PLAN
2
3
1 Hard Copy Proof Action

2 Interrupted Main Output flow
3 Notify Action on Page Proofer
4 Notify ‘only when all results are ready’ selected
11 Choose File > Submit Hot Ticket.
The Ticket Editor is automatically closed and your Hot Ticket appears in the
Hot Ticket List of the Hot Tickets window.
12 Select the new Hot Ticket and click the Plan tab.
You will see a second flow identifier appear next to the Main Flow identifier.
This is the Page Proof flow identifier, indicating that your Production Plan
now contains two flows.

1 Two Flow identifiers: Main Output Flow identifier and Page Proof Flow identifier

In this section, you will use the edited Hot Ticket to process a document.
 To input a document and monitor the processing

1 Context-click the Editing Hot Tickets-student Hot Ticket, and select
Upload Document from the context menu.
2 Locate the Apogee Control 4Pages.PDF file in the shared SampleFiles

folder and click Open.
The processing of the job begins and the job appears in the Jobs window.
3 In the Jobs window, select the Editing Hot Tickets-student - Apogee

Control 4Pages job to view the information in the tabs.
4 Click the Results tab.

5 In the Flow Activity pane, click the flow identifier icons in the upper left
corner to switch between the two flows.
2
1
4
3
1 Main Output Flow

2 Main Output Flow identifier
3 Page Proof Flow
4 Page Proof Flow identifier
Based on the flow you select, you can see the different activities. In the Page
Proof Flow, you can see that all four pages are being made and sent to the
proofer.
When the Page Proof has finished successfully, its flow identifier receives a
green check mark. An Information message is displayed in front of the job
name, as a result of the Notify Action on the PDF Proofer. Next to this Infor-
mation message, a Job Status icon indicates that the job is waiting for a Hard
Proof.
Because of the Hard Copy Proof Action between the Hot Folder and PDF
Render components, the Main Output flow is on hold. This is indicated by a
blue flow identifier.

1 2 3 4
1 Information Message icon

2 Job Status icon, indicating that the job is waiting for a hard proof
3 Main Output Flow identifier
4 Page Proof Flow identifier
6 Click the Information Message Icon to open the Problem Report window.
7 Select your message and click Acknowledge.
The Problem Report window closes automatically when no messages are left.
NOTE: For more information on messages, see the lesson “Working with
Messages” on page 95.
8 In the Flow Activity pane of the Results tab, click the Main Output flow icon.
9 In the Job Layout pane, select the first three pages by clicking them while
holding down the CTRL key (on a Macintosh, hold down the Command key).

10 Context-click the selected thumbnails and choose Continue Pages from the
context menu.
NOTE: You can only continue pages that are on hold.
The ‘approved’ pages will now proceed through the Main Output Flow and
will be output on your high-resolution output device.


LESSON
6 Working with Filters

In this lesson you will be introduced to how filters work in Apogee Prepress. The
exercises in this lesson will help you to understand filter options. You will work
with the following three filters:
 Quick filter: allows you to customize the content of the Job List using basic
filtering options.
 Job List filter: allows you to customize the content of the Job List using
advanced filtering options.
 Message Board filter: allows you to customize the content of the Message
Board.
 Output Device filter: allows you to filter jobs by output device.
Using the Quick Filter

The Quick filter allows you to specify which jobs you see in the Job List. By
default, the Quick filter is empty and all jobs are displayed.
 To activate the Quick filter

1 Type the text ‘ticket-’ in the Quick filter box.
As you type, the Job List is dynamically filtered, and the number of matches
is progressively narrowed down.
The Job List now only displays the ‘Create Hot Ticket-student - Apogee
Control 4Pages’ job, because the text ‘ticket-’ can be found in the Order
Number of the job.
2 Delete the text from the Quick filter, or click the X button next to the Quick
filter box.
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84 WORKING WITH THE CUSTOM FILTER
The Quick filter is removed, and the complete list of jobs is displayed again.
NOTE: The Quick filter also searches on the Job Name and Description fields
(from the Administration tab).
Working with the Custom Filter

The Custom Filter allows you to specify which jobs you see in the Job List. By
default no filters are applied, and all jobs are shown in the Job List.
 To apply a Custom Filter

1 Hover over the Custom Filter button, which is located below the Output
Devices pane, until the cogwheel is displayed.
2 In the cogwheel drop-down list, click Edit to open the Job Filter settings.
The Job Filter window is divided into the following panes:
 Status
 Submitted by
 Administration
 Media/Stock
 Date

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These settings can be chosen to fine-tune your custom filter.
3 For this exercise, enter “Edit” in the Order Number field to filter the Job List
so you only see jobs whose name contains “Edit”.
4 Position the Job Filter window so you can see the Job List and click Apply.
The filter is applied and you only see one job in the Job List.
5 Now enter “Student” in the Order Number field and click OK.
The Job Filter windows closes and this new filter is applied.
NOTE: By default, only Administrators can save Custom Filters.

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1 Custom Filter button: highlighted and green icon means it is enabled

2 Filter panel: green to indicate a filter is applied
You now have two jobs in Job List whose Order Number contains “Student”.
The number of jobs that meet the filter criteria is indicated to the right of the
Custom Filter button and in the Filter panel above the Job List. The Filter
panel and Custom Filter icon are green to indicate that a filter is applied.
6 To switch the filter off, click the Customer Filter button again or click the
Show All button at the top of the Output Devices pane.

Looking at the Message Board Filter

The Message Board Filter allows you to specify which system messages you see
in the Message Board. By default no filters are applied, and all messages are
shown.
 To display the Message Board filter

1 Click the Message Indicator in the Jobs window.
The Message Indicator is represented by two lights in the left bottom corner
of each of the main Apogee Prepress windows.
1 Message Indicator
2 In the Message Board, click the Filter button at the top right of the window.
The Message Board Filter window appears. This window is divided into the
following four panes:
 Filter: On/Off
 From
 Level

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 Date
NOTE: By default, the Message Board Filter does not display job messages. As
an Operator or Administrator, however, you can adapt the filter to display job
messages.
3 Close the Message Board Filter window.
4 Close the Message Board.
Filtering with the Output Devices Pane

You can filter your Job List per output device.
 To filter the Job List using the Output Devices pane

1 In the Output Devices pane, select the PDF Proofer.
Only the jobs that have the PDF Proofer in their Production Plan are shown.
In this case, only the Editing Hot Tickets-student job remains visible in the
Job List.
The PDF Proofer is highlighted together with the number of filtered jobs.

The Job Filter panel above the Job List turns green, indicating that the Job
List is filtered on this device. The number of filtered jobs is also mentioned:
1 Jobs for PDF Proofer.
2 To disable the filter, click the Output Device again or click the Show All
button at the top of the Output Devices pane.
All jobs reappear in the Job List.

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LESSON
7 Working with Messages

In this lesson you will create a new Hot Ticket and examine the types of messages
that can be reported in Apogee Prepress. A message can be an error, a warning
or simply information. A message always requires the user’s attention.
Message Types
Messages can be generated by an individual job, the Apogee Prepress System, or
any of the output devices.
Job messages are reported through Problem Reports, and are indicated by
message icons in the Job List, in the first column in front of the job name.
System messages and output device messages are reported through the
Message Board.
NOTE: You need administrator access to see the System and output device
messages.
There are four types of messages, which are discussed below.
Information
This type of message gives you information on an event that was requested by the
operator. An information message is usually the result of a Notify Action in the
Production Plan. This type of message does not require you to take immediate
action.
User Interaction
Required
This message requires a decision from the operator during the processing of a
job.
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Warning
This type of message informs you that there is a situation of which you should be
aware, but which does not affect the successful processing of the job. This
message does not require your immediate attention, but it might in the near
future.
Error
This type of message informs you that there is a processing error and that you
need to take immediate action. An error causes the processing of the job to cease.
The Message Indicator

The Message Indicator is represented by two lights located in the bottom left
corner of the main Apogee Prepress windows (i.e. the System Overview window,
the Hot Tickets window and the Jobs window).
1 Message Indicator
The Message Indicator lights flash when a System or output device message is
generated.

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The Message Indicator lights have three statuses:
 Gray lights: The Message Board contains no messages.
 Red lights are alternatively flashing: A new message has arrived or there are
messages that you have not yet acknowledged. The lights will continue to
flash until you acknowledge the message.
 Red lights are on but not flashing: There are messages in the Message Board
and they have all been acknowledged.
 To open the Message Board
Do one of the following to open the Message Board:
 Click the Message Indicator in any of the main windows (i.e. the System
Overview window, the Hot Tickets window, or the Jobs window).
 Choose Window > Message Board.
The Message Board opens.
Problem Reports
Whereas System and output device messages are reported through the Message
Board, job messages are reported through Problem Reports. By clicking a job
message icon in the Job List, you can open the corresponding Problem Report to
have a look at the message.
In this lesson you will create a new Hot Ticket and manipulate the Production
Plan settings so that a number of messages are generated.

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Creating a Hot Ticket

This section describes how to create the Hot Ticket that will be used in this
lesson.
 To create a Hot Ticket

1 From the Hot Tickets window, choose File > New from Templates.
4 Click Open.
The Ticket Editor opens, showing the Administration tab.
5 In the Hot Ticket name box, type Messages-student.
6 Click the Options tab.
7 In the When Job is Finished pane, select Notify.
This will result in an information message as soon as the job is finished.
 To build the Production Plan

2 Select the Hot Folder and drag it to the Production Plan pane.
NOTE: You can only input PostScript and PDF files in Hot Folders. In order to
generate an error message, you will input a PJTF file in this Hot Folder.
3 Click the Process tab.
4 Select PDF Render and drag it next to the Hot Folder.
5 Click the Output tab.
6 Select the TIFF Platesetter and drag it next to PDF Render.
7 Delete the Collect for Output Action between both components.
You have created the Production Plan for the Messages-student Hot Ticket.

 To configure the Production Plan components

1 Click the Hot Folder icon to display the settings.
2 Unlock the Hot Folder settings.
3 Replace $ORDER by Messages-student in the location path.
The system will automatically create a new Hot Folder in the HotFolderRoot
named Messages-student.
4 Click the PDF Render - Separate icon, and unlock the settings.
5 In the Color Policy pane, do the following:
 Deselect the Application decides option.
 Ensure that the Notify option is selected from the colors not yet listed
above list.
When the System detects a spot color in your job, you will receive a User
Interaction Required message. You can then decide how you want to
handle the separation of the spot colors.
6 Choose File > Submit Hot Ticket.
The Messages-student Hot Ticket is added to the Hot Ticket List in the Hot
Tickets window.

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You will now use this Hot Ticket to process a number of jobs. As a result of the
processing, you will receive a number of messages.
Generating Messages
In this section, you will execute a number of exercises that will generate
different types of messages.
Wrong Input In this exercise, the error message will be caused by inputting a PJTF file in a Hot
Folder that is set up to receive PS/PDF input only.
Format
 To input the PJTF file
1 Context-click the Messages-student Hot Ticket and select Upload
2 Select A4 Tutorial PB 4Pages WT.pjtf from the SampleFiles/PJTF files sub-

folder.
3 Click Open.
4 Open the Jobs window.
You will see an error message icon in front of the Messages-student Order
number.
5 Click the error message icon.
A Problem Report window appears containing the error message.
6 Click the message to see the details.
Apogee Prepress warns you that the input file is not the correct format. The
files will not be processed.

7 Click Acknowledge.
The Problem Report window closes.
8 In the Job List, context-click the Messages-student job and select Delete Job
from the context menu.
9 Click Delete to confirm.
10 The Messages-student job is removed from the Job List.
Information In this exercise, you will input a PDF file. An information message will be gener-
ated as a result of the Notify option.
Message
 To generate an information message
2 Select Apogee Manage 4Pages.PDF from the SampleFiles folder.
3 Click Open.
The processing of the job begins, and the PDF file is rendered. When the job
has been output, an information message icon appears in front of the
Messages-student Order number. This is because of the Notify option that
you selected in the Options tab.
5 Click the information message icon.
A Problem Report window appears containing the information message.

The message disappears.
The Messages-student job is removed from the Job List.
User Interaction
Required
 To generate a User Interaction Required message
2 Select Apogee Proof 6Pages.PDF from the SampleFiles folder.
3 Click Open.
As the job is being processed, a User Interaction Required message icon

appears in front of the Messages-student Order number.
5 Select the Messages-student job, and then select the Results tab.
Two of the job's thumbnails are colored red to indicate that there is an issue
with pages 1 and 6.
6 Click the User Interaction Required message icon.

7 Click one of the two messages in the Problem Report to display its details.
You can see that the processing of the job was stopped because an unknown
spot color was detected. User interaction is required here to define if this spot
color needs to be converted to a process color or if it needs to be printed.
8 Click Edit Job.
The Job is opened in the Ticket Editor with the PDF Render - Separate
operation selected.
9 In the Color Policy pane, context-click the Pantone 102 C spot color and
select Keep as Spot Color from the context menu.
10 Choose File > Submit changes.
The remaining pages are processed with 5 color separations.
When the job has been output the Jobs window is displayed, and you will see
an information message icon and finished icon in front of the Messages-
student job.
11 Click the information message icon.
A Problem Report window appears indicating that the job has finished.
The message disappears.
The Messages-student job is removed from the Job List.


LESSON
8 Working with Job Tickets

In this lesson you will learn what Job Tickets are and how you can use them. You
will be introduced to a number of new Task Processors that are part of the
Apogee Prepress Commercial product.
This lesson is designed for users of the following Apogee Prepress products:
 Apogee Manage
What are Job Tickets?

A Job Ticket defines how a job is to be assembled and processed. It contains
processing information that is required for a particular job. You will typically use
a Job Ticket when you know in advance how your job should be processed.
The advantage of using a Job Ticket is that you can combine several documents
into one job. For example, for magazines, you may not have all input available at
once and need to add pages at a later date.
Opening the Tutorial Job Ticket Template

A Job Ticket Template was created for this Tutorial.
 To open the Job Ticket Template

1 From the Jobs window, choose File > New from Templates.
The Templates window appears, showing the Job Tickets tab.
3 From the Template list, select Working with Job Tickets.
4 In the Quick Fill pane, enter the following:
 Order Number: 000-0008-student
 Job Name: Working with Job Tickets
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 Number of Pages: 4
This information will be used in the Administration tab of the Ticket.
5 Click Open.
The Administration tab is skipped and the Plan Tab is displayed.
In the next section, the Job Ticket details are discussed.
Job Ticket Details

The Job Ticket details are divided into several categories, represented by tabs.
 Administration Tab
 Options Tab
 Product Tab
 Plan Tab

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 Pages Tab
 Results Tab
Each tab is explained in detail below.
NOTE: Do not change any of the settings in the tabs.
Administration Tab
 To display the Administration tab in the Job Ticket Editor
 Click the Administration tab.
The information in the Administration tab is the same as for the Hot Tickets,
except for the following items:
 Order number: The Order number (000-0008-student) replaces the Hot

Ticket name. The Order number was entered via the Quick Fill options.
 Job name: Unlike with Hot Tickets, where the Job name is automatically the
name of the input document, you can fill in the Job name (Working with Job
Tickets) here. The Job name was entered via the Quick Fill options.
 The Operator is automatically filled in, based on the logon user name.
 You can also fill in a Description for the job.
Options Tab
 To display the Options tab in the Job Ticket Editor
 Click the Options tab.
This tab is divided into 5 panes. The Options tab for Job Tickets is very similar to
the Options tab for Hot Tickets, except for the following pane:
 Milestones: The Apogee Prepress System can warn you if the Run List is not
complete or if the job is not finished before a given date.

For this Job Ticket, the input channel will be disabled when the Run List is
complete.
NOTE: The Options tab of a Job Ticket will also display the Archive location.
Whether or not this location is displayed immediately after job creation depends
on your archive settings.
Product Tab The Product tab allows you to create job parts (such as ‘cover’ and ‘body’), and is
only enabled when the Production Plan contains an Impose Task Processor.
Plan Tab
 To display the Plan tab in the Job Ticket Editor
 Click the Plan tab.
The Plan tab for Job Tickets is the same as the Plan tab for Hot Tickets.
 To check the Hot Folder settings

1 Click the Hot Folder icon in the Production Plan.

The Hot Folder settings appear in the Settings pane.
2 Ensure that the variable $ORDER is in the Hot Folder location box.
When you submit your Job Ticket, $ORDER will be replaced by the Order
number (000-0008-student) as specified in the Administration information.
Pages Tab
 To display the Pages tab in the Job Ticket Editor
 Click the Pages tab.
The Pages tab contains the Page Store and the Run List.
 Page Store: The Page Store is a repository of documents that are available to
this job. When the job is processed, its documents will appear in the Page
Store.
 Run List: The Run List is the ordered list of pages that will make up the job.
In this job, we have defined a Run List of 4 pages (Quick Fill options - Number
of Pages).

Results Tab
 To display the Results tab in the Job Ticket Editor
 Click the Results tab.
The Results tab for Job Tickets is the same as the Results tab for jobs based on
Hot Tickets.
NOTE: For more information on the Results tab, see also “Checking the Job
Results” on page 50.
 To submit the Job Ticket

3 Choose File > Submit Job.
This process creates a Job Ticket from the Template that you can use to
process jobs. The Job Ticket Editor is automatically closed. In the Jobs
window, you can see that the job 000-0008-student is added to the Job List.
 000-0008-student is the Order number
 Working with Job Tickets is the Job name
1 The Working with Job Tickets job in the Job List.
4 Select the Job name Working with Job Tickets.

6 Click the Hot Folder icon to check the settings.
You will see that the variable $ORDER is replaced with 000-0008-student.
Looking at the Production Plan

 To display the Production Plan
1 In the Job List, select the Working with Job Tickets job.
The Production Plan for this lesson contains the following new Production Plan
Components:
 Normalizer
 Run List
1 2
1 Normalizer
2 Run List
Normalizer
The Normalize Plan Component converts PostScript or EPS files to standardized
or “normalized” PDF documents that are suitable for reliable high-end prepress
production. The Normalizer also creates PDF thumbnails of your PostScript, EPS
and PDF documents.
 Click the Normalizer icon.

The Normalizer settings appear in the Settings pane.
NOTE: For more information on the Normalizer settings, see “The Normalize
Plan Component” on page 115.
Run List
In the Run List, you place the total number of pages that is required for your job.
The number of pages will also be the number of placeholders that are available
to the job. Placeholders are reserved places for individual pages or artwork
obtained from the Page Store.
In this job, the number of pages was automatically entered from the Quick Fill
options.
 Click the Run List icon.
The Run List settings appear in the Settings pane.
For this exercise, you will input a PDF document. You can find this file in the
shared SampleFiles folder.
 To input a document
1 Context-click the 000-0008-student - Working with Job Tickets job and
select Upload Document from the context menu.
2 Select Apogee Manage 4Pages.PDF from the SampleFiles folder.
3 Click Open.
The processing of the job starts and the Flow icon next to the job name
becomes green. Also note the Unplaced pages job status icon in the Job list.
4 In the Jobs window, click the Pages tab, and look at the following items:

 In the Page Store, wait until the Apogee Manage 4Pages.PDF name is no
longer displayed in italics. This indicates that the PDF file has been
created and that it can be viewed in your PDF viewer.
 You can see a number in parentheses after the document name. This
indicates the number of pages in the document. In this case, 4 pages.
5 In the Page Store, double-click Apogee Manage 4Pages.PDF.
The PDF page will open in your PDF Viewer (the PDF Viewer application can
be selected in the Viewers tab of your Apogee Prepress Preferences).
NOTE: Macintosh users will see that the APOGEEDATASTORE share will be
automatically mounted on their desktop. This folder contains the document
you are opening in a PDF Preview application, and therefore must be
mounted.
6 Minimize the PDF Viewer and return to the Jobs window.
7 In the Page Store, click the + sign in front of the Apogee Manage 4Pages.PDF
to open the document.
NOTE: Macintosh Client users should click the expansion triangle in front of
Apogee Manage 4Pages.PDF.
The 4 pages of the document are listed.
8 Select page 1 and drag it to the first placeholder in the Run List.

Pages that are placed in the Run List are dimmed in the Page Store. The
unplaced pages have a green background in the Page Store. The document
name will also be dimmed and the number between parentheses has changed
into 1/4 indicating that 1 of the 4 pages is placed in the Run List.
You will see that the Job Status icon reflects that you are editing the Run List.
NOTE: If the Job Status column is wide enough, it will display multiple job
status icons. However, the first icon is always the most important.
9 Choose File > Submit Changes to resume the job.
The page you placed in the Run List will be rendered and output.
10 Hold down the SHIFT key and select pages 2 to 4 of the PDF document.
11 Drag the three pages to the blank placeholders in the Run List.
The Run List is now complete.
12 Choose File > Submit Changes to resume the job.
TIP: Typically, you The pages you added are rendered and output. The input channel for this job
deactivate input channels to is now disabled due to the Deactivate input when Run list is complete
prevent operators from setting in the Options tab.
uploading documents to jobs
which are already complete.

1 Deactivated input channel icon.
 To input a second document

1 Context-click the 000-0008-student - Working with Job Tickets job and
select Upload Document from the context menu.
2 Select Apogee Automate 4Pages.PDF from the SampleFiles folder.
3 Click Open.
The Document Upload will generate a message informing you that the job
inputs need to be enabled.
4 Click Enable Inputs.
You will see that the document is uploaded, and Apogee Automate
4Pages.PDF appears in the Page Store.


LESSON
9 Creating and Editing Job

Tickets
In this lesson you will learn how to create your own Job Ticket starting from a
Blank Job Ticket template. You will submit the Job Ticket to the Apogee Prepress
System and then use it to process a job. You will also learn how to manipulate the
Run List.
 Apogee Manage
Getting Started
 To create a new Job Ticket
1 In the Jobs window, choose File > New from Templates.
3 From the Template list, select Blank Job.
4 Click Open.
You have opened a blank template, which you can customize for your job.
Editing the Blank Ticket Template

 To enter the administration information
1 In the Order number text box, type 000-0009-student.
2 In the Job name text box, type Create Job Tickets.
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NOTE: In the Operator text box, the name you used when you started the
Apogee Prepress Client and logged on to the Apogee Prepress System is
automatically filled in.
3 In the Comments text box, you can type any information that will be relevant
for this Job Ticket and its future use. Type the text ‘This is my first Job
Ticket’.
 To build the Production Plan

1 Click the Plan Tab.
2 Build a Production Plan that consists of the following components:
 Hot Folder
 Normalize
 Apogee Preflight
 Run List
 PDF Render
 TIFF Platesetter
 Press
3 Select the Collect for Output Action and press Delete.
The next step is to configure the components that make up the Production Plan.
Looking at the Production Plan Components

In this section, you will learn about the following Production Plan components:
 Normalize
 Apogee Preflight
 Run List
For the Hot Folder, ensure that the variable $ORDER is in the Hot Folder
location path.

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The Normalize Plan This section introduces you to the Normalizer settings.
Component
NOTE: For a complete guide to the Normalizer settings, consult the Apogee
Prepress Online Help.
 Click the Normalize icon.
The Normalizer settings appear in the Settings pane.
NOTE: Do not change the Initial Settings.
The Normalizer settings are divided into four tabs:
 PDF Generation
 Images
 Application Settings
 PDF Processing
You will now take a closer look at these settings.
PDF Generation
In the PDF Generation tab, you can set the following:
 General: The General pane allows you to customize the way in which the
Normalizer produces PDF files.
 Pages: The Pages pane comprises the following:
 The Default page size specifies the fallback page width and height that
the Normalizer will use when no page size is specified in the incoming job.
Search for ‘BoundingBox’ should be selected when you want to search
the incoming document for a specific page size. Fallback specifies the
default page size (width and height) if no Bounding Box information can
be extracted from the document.

 The Bleed amount is the amount that an image or color extends to the
trimmed edge of the printed page. This value will always be used in your
PDF document. The bleed information coming from the PostScript
document will be stripped out and replaced by this setting.
Images
The Images tab allows you to downsample and/or compress the images in your
PDF document in order to reduce the file size. You can differentiate between
monochrome, grayscale and color images.
Application Settings
The Application Settings tab contains the following settings:
 General: These settings allow you to preserve, remove or apply the general
settings of the incoming PostScript file.
 Overprint: These settings allow you to determine which objects will be

overprinted.
PDF Processing
In the PDF Processing tab, you can set the following:
 File Format: Here you can select ASCII as your file format.
 Fonts: You can configure the Normalize to produce PDFs, even if documents
are input with missing fonts, and the font is not available as an Apogee
Prepress font resource. The Normalizer will then substitute any missing fonts
with the substitution font that you specify. To embed only a subset of the
fonts, select ‘Subset all embedded fonts below’ and specify a threshold
percentage.
 Pantone Conversion: These settings allow you to specify how Apogee

Prepress should handle Pantone color names.
 Page Thumbnails: If this option is selected, the Normalizer generates

thumbnails for every file it successfully delivers. If this option is not selected,
the Normalizer does not generate thumbnails, and any thumbnails that are
present in the incoming PDF file are preserved.
 Low Resolution Previews: When this option is selected, you can see page
previews when editing the imposition layout with the Apogee Impose editor.

The Apogee When your documents have been processed by the Normalizer, you can use
Apogee Preflight Action Lists and/or Job Profiles to ensure that the PDF will be
Preflight Plan output correctly.
Component
 To configure the Apogee Preflight Plan component
1 Click the Apogee Prefight icon.
The Preflight settings appear in the Settings pane.
2 Unlock the Settings.
3 In the Action Lists pane, select the On state.

The Action List pane on the right now displays the Action Lists that are
enabled (1). Keep the initially selected Action Lists:
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This Action List enables automatic correction of your PDF documents.
4 In the Job Profiles pane, select PDF X-1a PLUS Commercial v3 from the Use
Job Profile list.
This profile specifies a number of user-defined criteria that ensure correct

printing of the document. The PDF document is checked against these
criteria.
5 Scroll down to the Errors and Notifications pane that controls when you
receive notifications. We will keep the default settings.
This means that we only want to see a notification when there are Preflight
warnings. We do not want to see a notification for every fix that Apogee
Preflight has made.
The Run List Plan Component
CAUTION: A Job Ticket always requires a Run List. You cannot submit a Job
Ticket without a Run List.
 To configure the Run List

1 Click the Run List icon.
The Run List settings appear in the Settings pane.
2 Unlock the settings.
3 Type 8 in the Number of pages box.
This will also be the number of placeholders that are available to the job.
Placeholders are reserved places for individual pages or artwork obtained
from the Page Store.
4 Ensure that the First page starts at box contains the number 1.

5 Ensure that the Place pages in run list option is set to Manually.
 Manually means that you will manually drag pages from the Page Store
to the Run List. After completing the Run List, you need to submit the job
to continue the processing.
 Automatically by file name or page label means that the System will
automatically place the pages in the Run List. You do not need to submit
the job, it will continue processing automatically.
 Automatically appending pages means that the System will automati-

cally place the pages in the Run List and append any number of pages as
required.
6 Choose File > Submit Job to store your Job Ticket on the Apogee Prepress
System.
In this section, you will use the Create Job Tickets Job Ticket to process several
documents.
 To input a document to the Create Job Tickets job

1 Context-click the 000-0009-student - Create Job Tickets job and select
Upload Document from the context menu.
2 Select ApogeePrepress Brochure.PDF from the SampleFiles folder.
3 Click Open.
The processing of the job begins. This is indicated by the green flow icon next
to the Job name.
Checking the Preflight Status

The Apogee Preflight Plan component will generate an error indicating that the
input document does not fully comply with the criteria specified in the Preflight
Profile.
1 In the Job List, select the Create Job Tickets job.
2 Click the Pages tab.

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NOTE: Next to the Error 3 In the Page Store, click the Error message icon.
message icon in the Page
Store, you will see a Preflight A Problem Report window appears, containing the Preflight details.
Report icon. If you click this 4 Expand the Problem Report window to view the details.
icon, the report is opened in
Acrobat.
For this exercise we will ignore the error.
5 Click the Yes button at the bottom of the Problem Report to continue
processing the file with the Preflight error.
NOTE: The Error icon disappears, but in the Page Store the Preflight Report
icon will keep indicating that there was a Preflight Error in this document.
Placing Pages in the Run List

 To fill a Run List
1 In the Job List, select the Job name Create Job Tickets.
You will see the Page Store, and the Run List with 8 placeholders.
3 In the Page Store, expand ApogeePrepress Brochure.PDF by clicking the +

sign next to it.

NOTE: Macintosh Client users click the expansion triangle in front of

ApogeePrepress Brochure.PDF.
The 32 pages of the PDF document are listed. You can place pages in the Run
List using either of the following methods:
 If you want all of the pages in the document, select the document name
and drag it to the Run List. The placeholders in the Run List are automat-
ically filled. This method is only possible if the document has the same
number of pages or fewer pages than the number of placeholders in the
Run List.
 If you want to use a selection of the pages, expand the document, select
individual pages and drop them on placeholders in the order of your
choice.
4 Select the first 8 pages and drag them to the 8 placeholders in the Run List.
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In the Pages Store, placed pages are dimmed and have a grey background,
while unplaced pages have a green background.
5 Choose File > Submit Changes.
The processing of the job continues. You can watch its progress by switching
to the Results tab.
Manipulating the Run List

There are several ways of letting the System know which pages you want to
process and in which order. If you want to manipulate the Run List, you must
edit the Job Ticket.
In this section, you will learn how to rearrange the Run List and how to add
placeholders to it.
 To rearrange the Run List

1 In the Job List, context-click the Create Job Tickets job and select Edit Job
2 In the Ticket Editor, click the Pages tab.
You will see the Page Store and the Run List.
3 In the Run List, select page 1, drag it to position 8 and drop it while holding
down the SHIFT key.
Page 8 is replaced by page 1. The page 1 position is now an empty place-

holder. Notice that the total number of empty placeholders is summarized in
the Run List header.
4 Point your cursor over the empty placeholder icon in the Run List header.
A Tooltip appears, summarizing the current status of the Run List place-
holders (1 empty, 7 placed, 0 blank, Total:8).

The first empty placeholder in the Run List is selected when you click on the
empty placeholder icon in the Run List header. This is very useful when using
long Run Lists.
5 In the Page Store, expand ApogeePrepress Brochure.PDF by clicking the +

sign next to it.
In the Page Store, page 8 now has the unplaced page status as indicated by
the green background.
NOTE: Macintosh Client users click the expansion triangle in front of

ApogeePrepress Brochure.PDF.
6 In the Page Store, select page 9 and drag it to the empty placeholder.
All placeholders are now filled.
7 In the Page Store, select page 10, drag it to position 5 in the Run List and drop
it while holding down the SHIFT key.
Page 5 is replaced by page 10.


 To add placeholders to the Run List

1 In the Page Store, select pages 11 to 14 and drag them below placeholder 8
in the Run List.
TIP: For information on Run

List keyboard shortcuts, refer
to the Shortcut Overview in
the Apogee Prepress Help.
This extends the Run List to 12 placeholders.
2 Select Run List positions 2 and 3 using SHIFT or CTRL, and context-click your
selection. Choose Reverse Page Order in the context menu to swap the
position of the pages in the Run List.
NOTE: You can also reverse the page order while dragging the pages to the
Run List by pressing the R key.
3 Choose File > Submit Changes to continue the processing of the job.


LESSON
10 Working with PJTF

Imposition
In this lesson you will learn how to use PJTF Imposition in your Apogee Prepress
workflow.
 Apogee Manage
What is PJTF Imposition?

Imposition is the arrangement of pages on the press sheet so that the pages can
be correctly folded and read consecutively. How you arrange the pages on the
sheet depends on the sizes of the press sheet and the pages, and how the job will
be folded and bound. All imposition information can be gathered in one PJTF file
(Portable Job Ticket Format). The PJTF file defines the complete imposition for
your job.
NOTE: You can make your own PJTF files with various applications such as Preps,
Dynastrip, Signastation, Facilis, Impostrip, etc.
Opening the PJTF Imposition Template

A Job Ticket Template was created for this lesson, named Imposition. You will
customize this template for your imposition workflow.
 To open the Job Ticket Template

1 In the Jobs window, choose File > New from Templates.
2 Click the Job Tickets tab.
4 From the Template list, select Imposition.
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5 In the Quick Fill pane, enter the following:
 Order Number: 000-00010-student
 Job Name: Imposition
 Number of Pages: 32
6 Click Open.
The Production Plan contains the following Task Processors: Hot Folder -
Normalizer - Run List - Imposition - PDF Render - TIFF Platesetter - Press.
There is also a Collect for Output Action between PDF Render and the TIFF
Platesetter.

In this section, you will configure the following:
 Impose Plan component
 Collect for Output Action
Configuring the The number of pages in the job is automatically filled in using the Quick Fill
options. However, the number of pages is automatically adjusted if you select a
Impose Plan PJTF file with a different number of pages in the Impose settings.
Component
 To configure the Impose Plan component
1 Unlock the Impose settings in the Plan tab.
2 Ensure that From file is selected from the Imposition Selection list.
3 In the File Selection box, browse to the shared SampleFiles folder and open
the PJTF folder.
4 Select A4 Tutorial PB 4X8Pages SW.pjtf and click Open.

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Configuring the
Collect for Output
Action
 To configure the Collect for Output Action
1 Click the Collect for Output Action in the Production Plan.
2 From the Group and print by list, select Job.
This setting ensures that all output for this job will be kept together, and also
that all Signatures will be imaged in numerical order: starting with
signature 1 Front and ending with signature 4 Back.
3 Select the option Automatically start printing when group is complete.
 To submit the Job Ticket
 Choose File > Submit Job to store the Job Ticket on the Apogee Prepress
System.
The Imposition job is added to the Job List.
 To process a document using the Imposition Job Ticket
1 Context-click the 000-0010-student - Imposition job and select Upload
2 Select ApogeePrepress Brochure.PDF from the SampleFiles folder.
3 Click Open.
4 Select the Imposition job and click the Results tab.
You will see that ApogeePrepress Brochure.PDF is being processed.

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Adding Pages to the Run List

 To add pages to the Run List
You will see the Page Store and the Run List for this job. The Run List is still
empty.
2 In the Page Store, expand the ApogeePrepress Brochure.PDF document by

clicking the + sign next to it.
3 Select the first 8 pages and drop them on the first placeholder in the Run
List.
NOTE: You will see signature indicators next to the pages in the Run List (1F:
1 Front - 1B: 1 Back).
4 Click the Results tab to see how the pages are placed.
The information for these signatures comes from the pjtf file.
5 Choose File > Submit changes.
The first signature is rendered. However, it will not yet be output. This is due
to the Collect for Output Action.
This job will not be output until all signatures are rendered, because the
Collect for Output Action was set to Job.

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In the following section, you will complete the job.
Completing the Job

 To complete the job
1 In the Jobs window, click the Pages tab.
2 In the Page Store, select pages 9 to 32 and drag them to position 9 in the Run
List.
The last pages in the Run List are filled.
A new spot color is detected, as you will see indicated in the Run List header.
If you hover over the spot color icon in the Run List header, you will see the
Separate settings of the PDF Renderer, indicating that there is now a spot
color present.
Before continuing, you will need to define the spot color behavior.
 To define the spot color behavior

1 Edit the 000-0010-student - Imposition job.
2 Unlock the Separation settings, context-click the PANTONE 102 C spot color,
and select Keep as Spot Color from the context menu.
3 Submit your changes.
4 Check your imposition in the Results tab.
All pages of all flats are now available. After rendering all flats, the job will
start output due to the Collect for Output action (‘Automatically continue
printing when group is complete’).

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LESSON
11 Exporting Documents
In this lesson you will learn how to use the Export Task Processor. You will learn
how to make a Parameter Set for export and you will build a simple Production
Plan for export.
 Apogee Manage
 Apogee PDF&Proof
 Apogee Bridge
What is Export?
The Export Task Processor allows you to create PostScript and PDF documents
that will be exported for use in soft proofing, for four-color proofing, or for third-
party workflows.
The exported document can be a single page or an imposed document.
Creating a Parameter Set for Export

In this section, you will learn how to make a Parameter Set for Export.
NOTE: Creating Parameter Sets is only possible when you have Administrator
access.
 To create a Parameter Set for Export

1 Open the System Overview window.
2 In the Output Task Processor pane, select Export.
3 In the Resources pane, double-click Parameter Sets.
The Parameter Sets window for Export appears.
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4 Click New (+ button) to create a new Parameter Set.
5 Type PDFtoFile-student in the Name text box.
6 In the Export tab, ensure that the Save result as option is set to PDF.
You can output PostScript or PDF. Depending on which format you choose,
different options become available.
7 Click the Destination tab.
8 Ensure that Single file per job is selected from the Group content list.
This will generate a single PDF document that is written to a hard disk. The
file will be located in the Export directory, as specified below.
TIP: Select this variable 9 In the Base folder box, add the variable \$TICKETNAME to the
using the Variables list ExportRoot path.
button. This list displays all
supported Apogee Prepress The default Export directory is ExportRoot. By using the $TICKETNAME
variables for this specific variable, a folder with the name of your Ticket will be created in the
function. ExportRoot. Apogee Prepress will export your PDF file to that folder.
10 Click OK.

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Your Parameter Set PDFtoFile-student is visible in the Export Parameter Sets

window.
NOTE: For more information on creating a Parameter Set, see “Parameter

Sets” on page 145.
11 Close the Parameter Sets window.
Creating a Production Plan for Export

In this exercise, you will use the Export Task Processor in a Production Plan. You
will also use this Production Plan to process a document.
Building the
Production Plan
 To create a new Hot Ticket
4 Click Open.
5 In the Administration tab, enter Export-student in the Hot Ticket name

box.
6 In the Plan tab, build a Production Plan using the following components:
 Hot Folder
 Normalize
 Export


In this section, you will define the settings for the Production Plan components.
 To configure the Hot Folder

1 Click the Hot Folder.
3 In the Settings pane, replace $ORDER by Export-student in the Hot Folder

path.
 To configure the Normalizer

1 Click the Normalizer.
3 In the Settings pane, click the PDF Processing tab.
4 In the Pantone conversion pane, select Coated from the Convert all Pantone
color names to list.
CAUTION: Ensure that Follow paper type is not selected from the Convert all
Pantone color names to list. This is because the paper type is defined in the Press
settings, and this Production Plan does not contain a Press.
 To configure the Export Plan component

1 In the Export Plan component, click the expansion triangle at the right-hand
side of the Initial settings to open the Parameter Sets list.
2 Select PDFtoFile-student from the Parameter Set list.
This is the Parameter Set that you created in the previous exercise.

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 To submit the Hot Ticket
 Choose File > Submit Hot Ticket.
The Export-student Hot Ticket is added to the Hot Ticket List.

 To input a document in the Export-student Hot Folder
1 Context-click the Export-student Hot Ticket and select Upload Document
2 Select Apogee PDFProof 4Pages.ps from the SampleFiles folder.
3 Click Open.
The processing of the job will begin and the job will appear in the Jobs
window.
4 In the Job List, select the Export-student - Apogee PDFProof 4Pages job.
5 Click the Results tab.
In the Flow Activity pane, you can see that the four pages of the PDF
document are being processed.
6 When the job has been successfully processed, browse for the shared
ExportRoot folder on the Apogee Prepress Server, and look for the Export-
student folder.
This simple Production Plan does not allow for changes in the color informa-
tion of the PDF documents. It has remained the same as the color information
that was specified in the front-end application. Also, the page size is equal to
the size that is defined in the source document. If you want to change the
color information and/or page size of your exported documents, you should
work with advanced Production Plans.

LESSON
12 Basic Administrative
Tasks
In this lesson you will learn about a number of basic tasks that are relevant for
Apogee Prepress administrators.
 Starting and Stopping your Apogee Prepress System
 Monitoring the Apogee Prepress System
 Managing Task Processors
 Parameter Sets
 Managing Ticket Templates
 Managing User Roles
 Providing Support Information
NOTE: You need administrator access to complete the exercises in this lesson.
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Starting and Stopping your Apogee Prepress System

You start and stop the Apogee Prepress System with the Apogee Prepress
Manager. This Manager is installed on the Apogee Prepress Server.
 To start your Apogee Prepress System

1 Click the Windows Start button and select
Programs > Agfa > PrepressManager.
The Apogee Prepress Manager starts but the Apogee Prepress System compo-
nents are not active yet.
2 Click the Apogee Prepress Manager Start button to start the Apogee Prepress
components.
3 Click the expansion triangle next to Show Components to display a list of

the Apogee Prepress components and their status.
When all Apogee Prepress components are running and have a green check
mark, you can close the Manager window. Closing the Manager will not stop
the Apogee Prepress System.

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NOTE: Items displayed in italics indicate that these Apogee Prepress

components are running on Apogee Prepress Satellite(s).
 To stop your Apogee Prepress System

1 Click the Windows Start button and select
Programs > Agfa > PrepressManager.
2 Click the Shut Down button.
You will see a message, warning you that all tasks in process will be stopped.
Monitoring the Apogee Prepress System

The System Overview window is the Administrator’s general control panel. It
provides an overview of the overall configuration of your Apogee Prepress
System and the Hardware System(s).
 Open the System Overview window.
The top pane of the System Overview window contains an icon for the
Apogee Prepress System and for every hardware system that runs the system
software.

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Managing Task Processors

In this section, the following topics are discussed:
 Task Processor Status
 Stopping and Starting Task Processors
Task Processor The color and background of a Task Processor reflect its status. A Task Processor
can have one of the following conditions:
Status
 Active but not processing any jobs
 Active and processing a job
 Stopped
 Starting up (the lines are moving on the icon)
 In error
 Not licensed

Only administrators can see the Task Processors that are not licensed.
 Output device not found
 User interaction required
 Output device is paused
If the Task Processor is an output device, you can also see whether it is online
or offline. An output device that is offline is blue.
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Stopping and
Starting Task
Processors
 To stop and (re)start a Task Processor
1 In the System Overview window, select the Task Processor you want to stop.
2 Do one of the following:
 Context-click the Task Processor and select Stop from the context menu.
 Choose Processor > Stop.
3 Click Yes to confirm.
You will see that the Task Processor is stopped.
4 To restart the Task Processor, select it and do one of the following:
 Context-click the Task Processor and select Start from the context menu.
 Choose Processor > Start.
NOTE: You can also restart active Task Processors.
You will see moving white lines on the Task Processor while it is restarting. It
takes some time to (re)start a Task Processor because a number of checks are
made during the start-up.
Putting Output Output Devices can be put offline or online using the context menu. This allows
you to disable an output device temporarily.
Devices Online or
Offline When an output device is offline, the icon becomes blue.
When you put your output device offline using its control panel, the icon will
also become blue.

Parameter Sets
In this section, you will learn what Parameter Sets are and how to create one for
the PDF Render Task Processor.
About Parameter A Parameter Set is a group of settings that determine the behavior of a Task
Processor. You can create a Parameter Set for each of the Task Processors.
Sets
In the System Overview window, you find all the Task Processors installed on the
Apogee Prepress System. These Task Processors are divided into four categories:
Input, Processing, Output and Print.
You can create as many Parameter Sets as you need and manage them from the
System Overview window. Once created, you can access the Parameter Sets in
the System Overview window as well as in the Production Plan of the Job Ticket
or Hot Ticket. You can immediately select the Parameter Set you need for the
Production Plan you are building.
All Task Processors are installed with Initial Settings. These are factory settings
that cannot be changed or deleted. You can define additional Parameter Sets
and save them under different names. Only administrators can create or edit
Parameter Sets.

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Creating Parameter
Sets
 To create a Parameter Set from the System Overview
2 In the Task Processors pane, select PDF Render.
The PDF Render resources appear in the Resources pane. As administrator

you can see more resources than the operators.
3 Double-click the Parameter Sets icon.
The Parameter Sets window for PDF Render appears. The top half of this
window displays a diagram of the PDF Render. The bottom half displays the
name of the selected PDF Render Operation and its Initial settings.
Depending on which Operation you select in the upper part, you will see the
corresponding Parameter Set in the bottom part.
1 PDF Render diagram

2 Name of the selected PDF Render Operation
3 List of available Parameter Sets for the selected PDF Render Operation
4 Editing buttons
This window also contains a number of buttons that are universal throughout
Apogee Prepress.

New Parameter Set
Duplicate Parameter Set
Edit Parameter Set
Make Parameter Set the default Parameter Set
Remove Parameter Set
Import Parameter Set
Export Parameter Set
NOTE: If you context-click a Parameter Set in the list, you see the same options in
the context menu.
4 Click the Screen Operation of PDF Render.
5 Click New to create a Parameter Set.
The Parameter Set window for the Screen Operation appears.
TIP: You can control if this 6 In the Name box, type ABS140ELL.
Parameter Set is locked or
unlocked when used in You will create a Parameter Set that includes Agfa Balanced Screening with
Tickets using the Lock in a line frequency of 140 and an elliptical dot shape.
Production Plan option. 7 Ensure that the Use single settings for all content option is selected.
8 In the Screen tab, ensure that the Fixed Screen option is selected, and set the
following:
 Screen type: ABS (Agfa Balanced Screening)
 Frequency: 140
 Dot Shape: Elliptical
NOTE: The available frequencies depend on the resolution of your output

device.

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9 Click OK.
The new Parameter Set is immediately added to the list. The next time you
create a new Ticket or edit an existing Ticket, this Parameter Set will be avail-
able in the Ticket Editor.
10 Context-click the new Parameter Set in the list and select Set Default from
the context menu to set this Parameter Set as the default Parameter Set.
Managing
Parameter Sets
 To edit an existing Parameter Set from within the System Overview
2 In the Task Processors pane, select Export.
3 Double-click the Parameter Sets icon in the Resources pane.
4 Edit the PDF2File-student Parameter Set.
5 Click the Thumbnails list and select Exclude thumbnails.

6 Click OK to save your changes.
Currently, all Hot Tickets and Ticket Templates which use the PDF2File-student
Parameter Set are out of date (the Thumbnails As is option is still selected). You
therefore need to update these tickets as described below.
 To update a Parameter Set used in Hot Tickets and Ticket Templates

1 From the System Overview, select File > Check Consistency.
2 Click the Verify Only button.
The consistency report mentions that 1 Hot Ticket needs to be updated

because the PDFtoFile Parameter Set is not consistent with the one we just
edited.
3 Close the report and now click the Verify and Update button to update the
Parameter Set within the Hot Ticket.
4 Close the Consistency Report and Consistency Check windows.
 To create a Parameter Set from within the Job Ticket Editor

1 Select File > New From Templates.
3 From the Template list, select Blank Job.
4 Click Open.
5 Select the Plan tab.
6 Drag the Hot Folder to the plan, select the Hot Folder and unlock the
settings.

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7 Change the Hot Folder path to $JOB.
8 Change the Parameter Set name from *Initial to JOB.
9 Lock the Parameter settings again.
10 In the Production Plan, click the expansion triangle below the Hot Folder
Task Processor and select Save As from the list of options.
11 Click Save As to save the current Hot Folder settings as a Parameter Set with
the name JOB.
 To make a Parameter Set the default

1 In the Production Plan, click the expansion triangle below the Hot Folder
Task Processor and select Manage Parameter Sets from the list of options.
The Hot Folder Parameter Sets dialog box is displayed.
2 Select the JOB Parameter Set and click the Make Default button.
The Parameter Set name is highlighted in bold to indicate that this is the
default Parameter Set. This Parameter Set will be automatically selected
when you drag this Task Processor to a Production Plan.
3 Close the Parameter Sets window and quit the Ticket Editor without submit-
ting the job.

Managing Ticket Templates

You can create a Ticket Template, starting from either an existing ticket or an
empty ticket. You can save your ticket as a template that will become available
to all Apogee Prepress Clients. Ticket Templates are saved in a dedicated direc-
tory that is accessible to all Apogee Prepress users.
 To create a Ticket Template

1 From the Hot Tickets window, choose File > New From Templates.
4 Click Open.
5 In the Administration tab, type Template_1-student in the Hot Ticket name

box.
6 In the Plan tab, build a Production Plan containing the following

components:
 Hot Folder
 PDF Render
 TIFF Platesetter
 Press
7 Do not submit the Hot Ticket. Follow the procedure below to create a
Template from the ticket.
 To save the Hot Ticket as a Hot Ticket Template

1 In the Ticket Editor window, choose File > Save as Template.
2 In the Template window, click the New button to create a new entry in the
Category list.
3 In the Hot Ticket Template Category dialog box, type My Templates and
click OK.
4 In the Template dialog box, enter the following information:
 Name: My first template

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 Description: Use this template for customer X.
5 Click Save.
Your template is now available on the system.
6 Close the Ticket Editor window without submitting the Template_1-student

Hot Ticket.
 To create a Ticket Template from an existing job

1 In the Job List, context-click the 000-0009-student - Create Job Tickets job
and select Save as Template from the context menu.
2 In the Template window, select Tutorial from the Category list.

3 Click Save.
The Create Job Tickets job is now available as a template.
 To edit an existing Ticket Template

2 In the Hardware pane, click the Apogee Prepress System icon.
3 In the Resources pane, double-click the Templates Resource.
4 Click the Job Tickets tab.
5 Select Tutorial from the Category list.
6 In the Template list, double-click the Create Job Tickets template to edit it.
The Ticket Editor opens.
7 Select the Administration tab, and delete the Order number and Job name
information.
8 Choose File > Save as Template.
9 In the Template window, click Save.
The old template is replaced with the edited version.
10 Close the Ticket Editor and the Templates window.
 To move Ticket Templates from one category to another

1 From the System Overview, open the Templates resource.

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2 Select the Hot Tickets tab.
3 From the Category list, select My Templates.
4 From the Template list, select My first template.
5 Drag the template to the Tutorial category.
6 Select the Tutorial category to verify that you moved the template
successfully.
 To delete Ticket Templates and categories

1 From the System Overview, open the Templates resource.
2 Select the Hot Tickets tab.
4 From the Template list, select My first template.
5 Click the Delete button on the keyboard, or click the Delete button in the
Template window.
6 Click Yes to confirm.
7 Select and delete the My Templates category.

Managing User Roles

The Users resource is where users are assigned one or more roles that grant them
privileges to work with Apogee Prepress. When a user logs on, the roles assigned
to the user in this resource are automatically activated.
In this section, we’ll open the Users resource to review the default users and
roles. Then we’ll create a new role with specific privileges and assign this role to
a new user.
 Reviewing the Default Users and Roles

1 Select the Apogee Prepress System in the Hardware pane to display the Users
icon in the Resources pane.
2 Double-click the Users icon to open the resource.
By default, you will see two users:
 Administrator
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3 Select the Administrator user in the User list on the left, and notice the green
check mark next the Prepress Administrator role in the Role list on the right.
Notice also that the Prepress Administrator role is selected in the details pane
below. This indicates that the person who logs on to the system with the user
name "Administrator" will be assigned the Prepress Administrator user role.
4 Now select the Prepress Administrator role in the Role list on the right.
The details pane has three tabs and the Privileges tab shows the privileges for
the Prepress Administrator role.
5 Select the Prepress Operator role and then the Prepress Administrator role
again to see how different privileges are assigned to the roles in the details
pane.
6 Click the + sign next to the Job Operations privilege to see a list of the various
job operations that a Prepress Administrator can perform. In fact, this role
can perform all operations on jobs.
7 Select the Other user in the User list on the left.
In the Role list on the right, you can see that this user has the Prepress
Operator role. This means that by default, all users except the Administrator
have the Prepress Operator role.

8 Select the Prepress Operator in the Role list on the right, and in the details
pane, click the + sign next to the Job Operations privilege to see a list of the
various job operations that a Prepress Operator can perform.
For example, a Prepress Operator is not allowed to edit impositions, and has
no privileges at all to perform tasks related to Prepress Administration or
System Resources.
 To create a new Role and User

You cannot change the default roles that you see in the Roles list: Imposition
Administrator, Imposition Operator, Plate Operator, Prepress Administrator,
Prepress operator and View Only. However, you can create new roles and set the
privileges for these roles as required.
1 Unlock the settings of the Users resource and click the + sign below the Role
list on the right to create a new user.
2 Enter the following name for the role: Customer Operator.
3 Select your new role in the Role list, and in the Privileges tab of the detail
pane, select the check boxes for the following privileges:
 Job Operations
 Client Display Options

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4 Open the Job Operations privileges and deselect the Delete Job operation.
You’ve finished editing the new role.
This new role now also appears in the details pane when you select a user in
the User list.
5 Create a new user with the ID “jdoe” by clicking the + sign below the User list,
and assign this new role to this user.
This user ID must refer to an existing user account in your company.

TIP: A Job Filter can also be The next time this user logs in, he will have the newly created Customer
applied to a role. This feature Operator role with the privileges you just assigned.
can be used to filter the jobs
that a user will see in the Job 6 Lock the resource and close it.
List.
Variables Overview
The Variables overview is an additional and very useful Help menu item, which
is especially interesting for System Administrators. This document provides an
overview of all Apogee Prepress variables, and explains where they can be used
within the Apogee Prepress application.
 To access the Variables overview
 Choose Help > Variables.

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Providing Support Information

In this section, the following topics are discussed:
 Troubleshooting the system
 Troubleshooting the client
Troubleshooting In the event that you experience any problems with your Apogee Prepress
System, you can create a profile that provides the system information that the
the System Agfa Support Staff need.
 To generate a System Report

1 In the System Overview window, choose: Help > Apogee
Prepress Report > Extended.
For Macintosh 10.x users, go to Apogee Prepress > Apogee Prepress

Report > Extended.
The report is created. Your Web browser opens and displays the report. You
can save the report and e-mail it to the support staff.
2 Close the System report.

 To dump a job
If your problems are related to a specific job, you can create a dump of that job.
By dumping a job you create a snapshot of all the job information, which will
help the support department to locate the problem.
1 In the Job List, context-click the Export-student - Apogee PDFProof 4Pages

job, and select Export > Job Dump from the context menu.
2 Specify a location to save the dump, which is a zip file. This location must be
accessible from the Apogee Prepress server and requires write permission.
An Archive job icon appears in front of the job name.
When the Archive icon disappears, the job is dumped. You can find the a job
dump in the specified folder.
The format of a job dump is different from the Archive format: A job dump is a
single zip file containing the job archive, all used job resources, the Job Ticket,
extended report, debug info, JobLog, Windows Event Viewer logs and used Task
Processor configuration settings. Because of the extra information that is
included, Agfa strongly recommends that you provide job dumps (instead of Job
Archives) when reporting problems.
NOTE: Creating a job dump does not mark the job as archived: When the job is
finished, regular job archival settings will still be functional.
Troubleshooting
the Client
 To verify your current Client version
In the event that you experience any problems with your Apogee Prepress Client,
the support staff may need to know the Client installation details.
 Choose Help > About Apogee Prepress.
For Macintosh 10.x users: go to Apogee Prepress Menu > About Apogee
Prepress.
You will find the Client installation information on the splash screen.

 Problem Steps Recorder (Windows) or Video

To describe a specific scenario that triggers an issue, you can record a video
using commercially available software, or use Problem Steps Recorder that’s
included with your Windows operating system.
This procedure explains how to use Problem Steps Recorder.
1 To start the Problem Steps Recorder (PRS) widget, type psr in the Windows
search box.
The widget opens or you may need to select psr.exe.
2 Click the Start Record button to start recording the issue.
3 During the recording you can add comments and highlight the problem area
by clicking the Add Comment button.

4 Click Stop Recording to finish, and save the file. Add _PSR to the ZIP file
name to indicate it is a file generated by the PSR widget.
You can now send the ZIP file to your customer services contact.
 Report an application crash with Minidump (Windows)

You can create a Minidump file for a crashed or hanging application running on
Windows Vista or Windows 7 (or later). The created Minidump file can then be
used to investigate the problem.
1 Start Windows Task Manager and select the Processes tab.
2 Context-click the name of the process that crashed, and then click Create
Dump File.
A dump file for the process is created in the following folder:
Drive:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp
 Report a Client crash with Client Error Report (Windows)

If the Apogee Prepress Client crashes, the Error Report dialog is displayed. This
dialog provides a link (Open error report folder) to the folder where the error
report file is saved. This folder is the same folder as the where the Client prefer-
ences file (Prepress [buildnumber].prf) is located. Removing the Client
preference file sometimes can in some cases also fix issues.
1 After a Client crash, browse to the following folder on your system:

 Windows 2003:
%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Agfa\Prepress
 Windows Vista and later:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Agfa\Prepress
NOTE: The "Application Data" and "AppData" folder are hidden folders. To
show hidden folders in Windows Explorer, choose Tools > Folder Options >
View - Show hidden files, folders and drives.
2 Send this error report file to your customer services contact.
Not all Client crashes generate an error report. If this is the case, you should
mention explicitly that no error report was created.
 Remove the Preference file (Windows)

Removing the Client preference file may sometimes fix an issue. This file is
contained in the same folder as the error report file.
1 Browse to the following folder on your system:
 Windows 2003:
%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Agfa\Prepress
 Windows Vista and later:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Agfa\Prepress
NOTE: The "Application Data" and "AppData" folder are hidden folders. To
show hidden folders in Windows Explorer, choose Tools > Folder Options >
View - Show hidden files, folders and drives.
2 Delete the “Prepress [buildnumber].prf” file.
 Client crash log (Macintosh)

It is recommended that you have the Crash log feature enabled to generate a
problem report if the Apogee Prepress Client crashes. This procedure is for
Mac OS X.
1 Open the Utilities folder inside the Application folder.

2 Launch the Console application and select the Preferences menu item in the
Console menu.
3 Click the Crashes tab and make sure the "Automatically display crash logs"
option is selected.
4 Quit the Console application.
5 To open the Crash log, open the Utilities folder inside the Application folder,
and launch the Console application.
6 Select the Open Log menu command in the File menu.
7 Select the CrashReporter folder.
8 Select the latest crash log file.
9 Send this file to your customer services contact.


Index
A E plan tab 43
using 66
Actions editing Hot Tickets window 24
flow control Actions 57 Hot Tickets 69 administration tab 25
result Actions 57 Job Tickets 113 Options tab 25
Activity error messages 92 plan tab 25
monitor 51 Export
pane 50 creating a Parameter I
adding placeholders to Run Set 133
List 125 creating a Production icon overview 31
Administration tab Plan 135 Impose
filling in 53 definition 133 configuring 128
administrator ExportRoot 134 information message 91
information 139 inputting a document 48
Apogee Prepress F
definition 13 J
Online Help 31 Filters
starting 19 custom 84 job
Apogee Prepress Client Job List 84 dumping 161
description 13 Message Board 87 priority 42
troubleshooting 161 Output Devices 88 Job Layout pane 50
Apogee Prepress System Quick 83 Job List
monitoring 141 flow filtering with Output
starting 140 adding to Plan 73 Devices pane 88
stopping 141 Flow Identifiers Job List filter
troubleshooting 160 definition 71 definition 84
types 72 displaying 84
C Job Status icon 52
G Job Tickets
Collect For Output administration 103
configuring 129 generating a System creating and
configuring Report 160 editing 113
Collect For Output 129 definition 101
Hot Folder 61 H Options tab 103
Impose 128 Help online 31 Pages tab 105
PDF Render 64 hiding panes 27 Plan tab 104
Run List 118 Hot Folder Results tab 106
creating configuring 61 Jobs window 22
a new Hot Ticket 53 definition 45 Administration tab 23
a Parameter Set 145 Hot Tickets job details 22
a Run List 120 administration 41 job list 22
Job Tickets 113 create new 53 Options tab 23
definition 37 pages tab 23
D editing 69 Plan tab 23
options tab 42 product tab 23, 25
dumping a job 161
167
168
Results tab 23 definition 145 rearranging 122

PDF Render
L configuring 64 S
definition 45
Logging on to Apogee Render 46 separations
Prepress 19 Screen 46 viewing 67
Separate 46 Separations pane 50
M settings explained 62 shortcuts
Trapping 45 overview 31
manipulating the Run starting
List 122 PJTF imposition
definition 127 Apogee Prepress
Message Board System 140
opening 93 using in a Job
Ticket 127 Task Processors 144
Message Board filter status
displaying 87 working with 127
placeholders Task Processors 142
message indicator 92 stopping
messages adding to Run List 125
Preflight Apogee Prepress
error 92 System 141
information 91 checking the Preflight
status 119 Task Processors 144
types 91 support information
user interaction configuring 117
Press providing 160
required 91 System Overview
warning 92 definition 47
Problem Reports 93 window 26
monitoring the Apogee hardware pane 26
Prepress System 141 Production Plan
adding a flow 73 resources 27
building 55, 57 task processors 26
N System Report
definition 44, 55
navigation bar 21 providing support generating 160
Normalizer information 160
definition 107 T
settings explained 115 Q Task Processor
notifications 42 starting and
Quick filter 83
Quick Tour 19 stopping 144
O status 142
Online Help R Ticket Templates
how to use 31 categories 33
output devices rearranging the Run definition 33
setting offline 144 List 122 managing 151
setting online 144 resizing panes 28 TIFF Platesetter 46
Output Devices pane Results tab image 46
filter 88 job results 50 output 47
role 20 troubleshooting
P Run List APOGEE Prepress
adding pages 130 Client 161
panes adding Apogee Prepress
hiding 27 placeholders 125 System 160
resizing 28 configuring 118 Tutorial
Parameter Set creating 120 how to use 15
creating 145 definition 108
creating for Export 133 manipulating 122
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U V W
user interaction required variables 159 warning messages 92

messages 91 Variables overview 31, 159 welcome 13
user role 20 Window menu 27

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Lesson 1: Quick Tour .................................................................................................. 19

 Starting Apogee Prepress ................................................................................................ 19

Lesson 2: Ticket Templates ............................................................................... 33

 What are Ticket Templates? .................................................................................... 33

Lesson 3: Working with Hot Tickets ....................................................... 37

 What are Hot Tickets? ................................................................................................ 37

 TIFF Platesetter ............................................................................................................ 46

Lesson 4: Creating Hot Tickets ..................................................................... 53

 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 53

Lesson 5: Editing Hot Tickets .......................................................................... 69

 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 69

Lesson 6: Working with Filters ...................................................................... 83

 Using the Quick Filter ...................................................................................................... 83

Lesson 7: Working with Messages ........................................................... 91

 Message Types ................................................................................................................... 91

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 Problem Reports ................................................................................................................. 93

Lesson 8: Working with Job Tickets ........................................................101

 What are Job Tickets? .......................................................................................................101

Lesson 9: Creating and Editing Job Tickets ...................................113

 Getting Started ....................................................................................................................113

Lesson 10: Working with PJTF Imposition ......................................127

 What is PJTF Imposition? .................................................................................................127

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 Completing the Job .......................................................................................................... 131

Lesson 11: Exporting Documents .............................................................. 133

 What is Export? ................................................................................................................... 133

Lesson 12: Basic Administrative Tasks .............................................. 139

 Starting and Stopping your Apogee Prepress System ......................................... 140

Apogee Prepress 9.0 Tutorial

What is Apogee Prepress?

 The Apogee Prepress Server, which runs on a dedicated 64 bit OS Windows

 An optional Apogee Prepress Satellite, which runs on a dedicated 64 bit OS

The Apogee Prepress System

The Apogee Prepress Client

Apogee Prepress Products

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