Getting Started with

Quite Imposing 3 or
Quite Imposing Plus 3
Contents
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
GETTING HELP
New features in Version 3
Introduction
Getting Started
Creating a Booklet
Quite Imposing Plus Control Panel
Shuffle Pages For Imposing
N-Up Pages
Automated Sequences
Step and Repeat
Manual Imposition
Trim and Shift
Define Creep
Define Bleeds
Stick on Text and Numbers

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

GETTING HELP

Windows:
Windows XP or later.
Acrobat 7.0 or later.

To get assistance with installing

or using the product, please visit
http://www.quite.com or contact your
reseller.

Macintosh:
Mac OS X.5 Leopard or later.
Acobat 7.0 or later.

If you bought directly from Quite

Software, please send an email to
help@quite.com

Stick On Text & Numbers (was

Stick On Page Numbers)

New features in
Version 3
For more details, please see the Online
Guide. Click ? on the control panel to
access the Help Centre, which also gives
fast access to our web site for latest
information.

(Quite Imposing Plus only)

Variable data on pages or sheets, such
as page count, file name, date & time,
document title. Numbering need not be
in steps of 1 (e.g. 10.20,30). Numbers
can be repeated before continuing (e.g.
001,001,002,002) - useful for numbering
muliti-page originals. Skip pages in
numbering e.g. number every fifth page.
Simplified user interface.

N-up and Step & Repeat

Mirroring
Mirror alignment on back. N-Up and Step
& Repeat let margins and alignment
sheets be mirrored (e.g. top left on front,
top right on back).

Tile (split) Pages

Shuffle Pages Improvements

(Quite Imposing Plus only)

Splits pages into multiple separate
pages or tiles. This could be used to
extract pages from an imposed sheet
or to make tiles. Can be used to split
only wide pages, to split spreads mixed
in with regular pages (e.g. created with
InDesign CS5).

(Quite Imposing Plus only)

Improved performance and reduced
file size when shuffle pages makes
duplicates. Shuffle Assistant handles
layouts that repeat pages (e.g. Step
& repeat, repeated impositions, work
& tumble). Shuffle Assistant now
recognises signatures that repeat over
more sheets (was limited to 2 or 4 sheet
repeats), Shuffle Assistant now handles
layouts up to 8x8.

Duplicate Pages (Page Tools)

(Quite Imposing Plus only)
Easily duplicate pages, with or without
collation, and without bloating the file
size. Also other page tools to fix rotation,
move pages, delete pages.

Adjust Page Sizes.

(Quite Imposing Plus only)
Simple and flexible way to change
page sizes, can scale equally or
anamorphically, or use crop/add white
space.

Creep Assistant (Trim & Shift)

Simpler way to set up creep using paper
thickness.

Insert Pages (was Insert Blank

Pages)
(Quite Imposing Plus only)
Insert pages from a file, with the option
of duplicating pages as they are inserted.
Conditionally add pages from file or
blank pages to meet a page count or
signature size. Can insert relative to last
page e.g. insert after page last-2.

Manual Imposition Undo

(Quite Imposing Plus only)
Unlimited undo levels when placing
pages.

Key performance
improvements
In Mac OS X, long documents will
often process much faster. Improved
performance and reduced file size when
shuffle pages makes duplicates. When
there are many automation sequences, it
will be much faster to view or edit them.

Advanced Standards
Support
Full support for PDF/X-4 and PDF/X-5
standards (including 2010 revisions).

Advanced Automation
Improvements
In automation sequences, when
changing the name of a sequence, you
get the chance to keep the old (duplicate
sequence).
Items of particular note for automation
include:

commands to move, rotate, delete

pages which can form part of an
automation sequence (Page Tools);
conditionally add pages from file or
blank pages to meet a page count
(Insert Pages); a

automatically add text such as

file name to pages (Add Text &
Numbers);

page ranges and page numbers can

now be relative to last page by using
a notation like last-3 useful where
the final page count will be unknown,
e.g. to insert blank pages before last
page;

in automation sequences and Quite

Hot Imposing, Join 2 Pages is now
available but only for documents with
exactly 2 pages.

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If you are unfamiliar with imposition in

printing, a simple way to show you the
process is to make a folding dummy.

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Understanding Imposition

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Front Sheet

This Guide will give you a quick and

easy reference for Quite Imposing and
Quite Imposing Plus 3. We hope to
help you get up and running as quickly
as possible. Quite Imposing Plus is
an Acrobat Plug-in that enables you
to impose simple booklets, complex
signatures and much more within
Acrobat. Quite Imposing Plus 3
automates the imposition process, and
adds other powerful features.

Introduction

Back Sheet

Of course there are other considerations

when preparing a publication for
production other than determining
imposition order. The types of press
marks to be printed and the placement
must be defined: if the book is to
be saddle stitched or perfect bound
(or some other signature setup),
compensation for signature creep, and
allowance for trimming of each page
must be made when laying out a sheet.

Getting Started
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Take a single sheet of paper (letter size

or A4 will work for this example) and fold
it in half. Bring the two shorter edges
together, crease and fold the following
figure (shown above). Then number
the pages as you would in a normal
book, front and back. If you followed
the example exactly the page numbers
on your folding dummy will match the
example.

Once youve installed the software you

can now launch Adobe Acrobat. You will
see an addition to the Plug-ins menu:
Quite Imposing Plus 3.

Now open that sheet of paper. The way

a sheet is folded determines the way the
pages are arranged.

In this guide we will show you not only

how to create a booklet but also how to

set up a saddle stitch or perfect bound

booklet, step and repeat, define bleeds
and creep and much more...

Creating a Booklet
1) Open your PDF Document. In this
example I have opened 32 page,
8.5 x 11 saddle stitched document
and I would like to create a booklet
for the final output to be printed on
an 11 x 17 sheet.

give you options that will work best

for the particular job you are running.
4) Click Next button to continue. A
dialog box will appear.
In this example I have selected

Make the booklet page large

enough to hold two copies of
the largest page in the original
document, side by side. Scale
100%.

Note: I have chosen to make this

booklet saddle stitched. If you are
unfamiliar with this printing term
please see the Online Guide for
clarification.

5) Click Next button to continue.

A dialog box will appear. In this
example I have selected

2) To access Quite Imposing Plus,

simply select Plug-Ins and then
Quite Imposing Plus from Acrobats
Menu bar. Then select the
Imposition Control Panel as shown
here.

6) Click Next button to continue.

A dialog box will appear. In this
example I have selected

Saddle stitched.

Interleave (front, back, front,

back...).

Normal (use this also if you

areprinting only on one side).

7) Click Next button to continue.

A dialog box will appear. In this
example I have selected

Centre each page in its half of

the sheet. Recommended in
most cases.

8) Click the Finish button .Note: you

can now see the finished piece.
Quite Imposing has a similar but
simpler control panel.
3) Click Booklet button. A dialog box
will appear. Note: in this dialog we
will ask you a series of questions and

9) You can now Print or Save your

document.

Quite Imposing Plus Control Panel

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Return to the control panel from other

panels.

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error.

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Basic memory and playback of single commands.

Click to set up automation sequences to

run multiple commands at once, with or
without prompting.

Preferences including new page sizes and

background sheets.

Click to show info on what commands

and layout made the current document.

K* Help centre - access to the online guide,

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L* License information and plug-in version.

Click to run Manual Impositions.

Basic signature creation: simple

booklets*, n-up*, step & repeat, join 2 pages*.

Click to set up pages before signature

creation. Shuffle for imposing*, reverse
order*, trim & shift including creep*,
bleeds, even/odd shuffle*, insert blank pages*,
or create a sample document for practice*.
New in 3.0: adjust page sizes; page tools
including duplicate page; tiile (split) pages.

Click to place and stick on page

numbers also mask numbers and use Bates
stamping.

H Remove page numbers etc. stuck on in

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up-to-date web pages, and registration.

Note: functions marked with * are also in Quite

Imposing.

Shuffle Pages For

Imposing

To learn more about page rotation

or turning pages sideways or upside
down please see our Online Guide.

In this example well show you how to set

up a 48 page (8.5 x 11) saddle stitched
booklet , 4-up, head to head using our
new Shuffle Assistant.

Notice you get a nice little graphic

with page numbers and placement.

1) Open document in Acrobat. If you

dont have a 48 page PDF available,
you can use the Sample Document
feature to make one. The large
numbers on these new pages will
help you see at a glance what
ishappening.
2) Select the Shuffle pages button from
the Imposition control panel (or from
the Plug-ins > Quite Imposing Plus
pull down menu).
3) Check Create a new document
instead of modifying this one.
Note: you dont have to do this
but its a good habit to get into if
you forget to save your original
document.
4) Click the Shuffle assistant button.

Layout of sheet

Columns: 2 Rows: 2

Page Count 48

5) Click the More button if you want to

preview more sheets.
Note: this button will take you to a
dialog box that will have the rules
you will need for this job. Remember
you do not have to enter all of the
numbers as the assistant is able to
repeat a signature throughout your
entire job. It doesnt matter how
many pages you have.

Number of pages in each group

8.

Select saddle stitched.

Rule is 1* 8* 4 5 7* 2* 6 3

Click the OK button.

6) Click the Finish button.
This takes you back to the first dialog
box where the shuffle assistant has
correctly given the group size and
the rules for the signature.
Click the OK button.

Click Next button Sheet 1 (front)

48

Check the 180 degrees box on both

(note: this will make your setup head
to head).

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The next step is to action N-up. Please

see next page for this section.

Defining backgrounds.

N-Up Pages

N-up is the placement of your signature

on the final output sheet.

In this case I selected 19 inches x 25

inches from the pop-up

To continue with the 48 page booklet

above:

Best fit (tall)

2 across

1) Select N-up pages from the control

panel.

2 down.

Align: Click the Set button.

2) Check Create a new document

instead of modifying this one.

Sheet will not be trimmed.

No, place all pages full size

(100%).

Select Centre.
Click the Finish button.

Click the Next button.

3) Select Margins.

Space at edge of sheet 0.125

inches (note: you can change
this if you need a larger value).

Space between each page 0.

Note: if you need more advanced

margins or spacing see the Online
Guide for information on the
Advanced button features.
Check Add crop marks.
Note: you can click the Custom
button and choose from 5 unique
sets of marks. In this example I
selected style #3
Click the Next button.
6) Size and shape of sheets.
Not sure what your final output size
is or you dont see it in the pop-up?
Please see our Online Guide for

You can now Save or Print your

document.

Quite Imposing Plus allows you to save

a sequence of commands and run it
later, so you can repeat the same task
easily. Lets look at how simple that is,
by following on from the last chapter,
where you are left with a 48 page booklet
imposed in front of you. We call this
Imposition By Example.

Imposition By Example
On the Quite Imposing Plus Control
Panel, click Sequences. The Sequences
control panel opens, and you can click
Import/export button.
Select the first import option

Import commands from current

document.

Youll now see a screen showing you,

on the right hand side, the Shuffle and
N-up commands that you used to set up
the current document. You can change
these or set up your own commands
directly, but for now just click Next.

Now you can enter a name for this

automation sequence. Lets call it
4-up booklet. Leave the other options
unchanged and click Finish. Thats
it; this sequence is now permanently
saved.
Now, quit Acrobat to close all your files,
restart Acrobat, and make a new 48
page sample document.

Open sequences and check that 4-up

booklet is shown. Then click the Play
button. The booklet will be made again,
with no prompting. But this isnt only
useful for a 48 page original. The shuffle
rules that were automatically made
earlier will work with any number of
original pages, adding blank sheets to
make each layout up to a multiple of 8
pages try it!
This feature will save you hours and
hours of repeat setup time for the jobs
you run again and again.

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Automated
Sequences

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Step and Repeat

If you need to repeat one document or
several (like setting up business cards),
our Step and Repeat feature makes it
easy to set up.

6) Click Next button to continue. A

dialog box will appear. This dialog
box allows you to select how pages
are placed on each sheet, and the
size and shape of the sheet.
In this example I have selected

1) Open your PDF Document.

In this example I have opened an 8.5
x 11in document which I would like to
Step and Repeat (2up) on the same
sheet. The final output to beprinted
on an 11 x 17in sheet and then cut.
2) To access Quite Imposing
Plus,simply select Plug-Ins and
then Quite Imposing Plus from
Acrobats Menu bar. Then select the
Imposition Control Panel.
3) Click the Step and Repeat button.
A dialog box will appear.
Note: in this dialog we will ask you
a series of questions and give you
options that will work best for the
particular job you are running.

eleven by seventeen (11 x

17in).

Best fit (wide) this lets the

software figure out the best
placement.

Layout of pages, enter

max. columns 2

max. rows 1

(In this case you could also have

said 0 for both values, meaning fit
as many as possible.)
At the bottom of the dialog box we
show you how many pages per
sheet and total pages placed.
7) Click the Finish button.

In this example I have selected

Remove unused space at the

edge of each sheet.

No, place all pages full size

(100%).

4) Click Next button to continue. A

dialog box will appear.
5) This dialog box allows you to select
Margins and Crop Marks, if needed.
In this example I have selected

No Margins or Marks

Note: you can now see the finished

piece.
8) You can now Print or Save your
document.

You can now name it, in my

example I called it 12.5 x 18in.

1) Open your PDF document.

Click the OK button.

In this example of a manual layout

(Dutch Cut), I have opened an 6 x
11in document which I would like
to place (Gang) on the same sheet.
Final outputto be printed on an 12.5
x 18in sheet and then cut.

It is now added to the list and is

easy to access.
5) Now click the OK button to create
the target page.
6) Now click the Pick source button.

2) To access Quite Imposing Plus,

simply select Plug-Ins and
then Quite Imposing Plus from
Acrobats Menu bar. Then select the
Imposition Control Panel.
3) Click the Manual button.

7) Do you see the 6 x 11in document

you want to impose? If not, click
the Next Doc button until you do.
(You could also open a document.)
When you can see the source click
the Pick button.

A dialog box will appear.

In this example you need to pick a
target sheet (this lets you set what
size sheet youre outputting on).
4) Click the Change target button to
continue.
A dialog box will appear.

You can now choose where to

place the source by setting an
offset and perhaps a rotation and
scale percentage. In my example
to place page 1

Offset Top left

Horizontal 0.125 inch

Vertical 0.125 inch

In this example I have selected

Create a new document with 1

blank sheet 12.5 x 18in from the
pop-up.

Note: if you dont have 12.5 x18in

created its easy to do.
Select More choices from the popup.

Define a new custom size for a

blank sheet.

Click the Next button.

Now indicate your width 12.5in

and height 18in.

8) Click the Add page button.You

now see the blank target sheet

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Manual Imposition

again, but now it highlights a 6 x 11in

area where the source will
appear.
9) You can now choose where to place
the next page.
Note: the dialog updates
automatically so that page 2 would
be placed next. (If you wanted a
different page, you can just change
the number, or you could click Pick
source again to change document.)

10) Set the last page the same way except

the page placement is

Top Left

Horizontal 0.75

Vertical 11.375.

Rotate 90 CCW.

Click the Add page button.

Set an offset and perhaps a rotation

and scale percentage.

Rotate: upright

Scale: 100%

As you change these settings, the

highlighted area also changes.
Pick the same source document.
Place it

Offset:Top left

Horizontal: 6.375

Vertical 0.125.

Now place page 2 by clicking the

Note: you can now see the finished

piece.
11) You can now Print or Save your
document.

Add page button.

Trim and Shift

Check out our Online Guide for a
detailed comparison between Acrobats
Crop pages and Trim and Shift.
In this example we are going to show
you how Trim and Shift can be used to
centre a document on a larger sheet.
Lets say you have a document 11.25 x
8.75in with crop marks and you would
like to have that centered on a 12.5 x
9.5in sheet.

4) Select

Make all pages the same size

(trim and shift on all edges).

Now, select 12.5 x 9.5in from the

pop-up.

Wide.

Note: if you havent created a 12.5

x 9.5in sheet, please see our Online
Guide on how to easily create and
define a background sheet.

1) Open document in Acrobat.

Click Next.
2) To access Quite Imposing
Plus,simply select Plug-Ins and
then Quite Imposing Plus 3 from
Acrobats Menu bar. Then select the
Imposition Control Panel.
3) Click Trim and Shift button.
A dialog box will appear.
Check Create a new document
instead of modifying this one.
Note: if you are trimming or shifting
your pages around its always a good
idea to create a new document. Also
we recommend backing up your files.
Click the Advanced options button
to make sure that Original is
selected.
Select

Entire document.

All pages in a range.

Click Next button.

5) Select

Dont shift the contents of the

pages.

Click the Finish button.

Note: along with trimming, shifting,
centering and cropping your documents,
the Trim and Shift feature is also where
you will be able to easily add Creep to
your documents.

Define Creep
When signatures are folded the live
area or image area of the inside pages
may extend slightly past the image area
of the outside pages. With a saddle
stitched book each folded signature is
placed inside (or nested) another folded
signature. The increased thickness of the
folded pages cause the inside signature
to extend past the pages inside where
it was placed. This is called Creep (or
Shingling). If you are using perfect bound
for a job, the creep is limited to the pages
built in each individual signature.

BOOKLET

The result of this would be that the entre

is unchanged, but that as you get closer
to the outside, there will be extra space
in between pages, reaching the
maximum on pages 72-1.
For more detailed information on adding
creep to your documents please see our
Online Guide.

If you need to apply creep to your entire

document or to individual pages this can
easily be done using our creep function.

Example:
There is no one-size-fits-all recipe for
creep, but if you dont have any bleed,
this recipe should usually work.
For a 72 page signature you would have
an 18 sheet binding. So the amount of
the creep would be 18 x thickness of
sheet.
In the Trim & Shift shifting options you
would type creep for each group of 72.

Shift outside pages by: (amount)

Shift inside pages by: 0

Many documents have already assigned

bleeds to them. To make sure you get
the correct set up you might need to use
our Define Bleeds feature.
1) First you need to create a document
with your bleed included. This can
be done from various applications
such as Illustrator, QuarkXPress,
InDesign and others. Once
completed, and saved as a PDF we
can now open it in Acrobat.
Note: remember to allow enough
space around your document.
Otherwise, when you create your
PDF it will not be the correct size
with marks.
2) Open your PDF document. In
this example I have a 32 page,
A4(210mm x 297mm), with Bleed
(bleed marks) and Crop Marks.
Note: some printers and service
bureaus receive files with bleed
already included in the documents.
The plug-in understands this, and
with these steps you can easily
impose them and keep this valuable
bleed information and marks if
needed.

process and it does not read bleed

information.
5) In this example you can see the
bleed area defined by the highlight.
If it is correct, then simply click the
Close button and continue. If it is not
correct or needs adjusting or removal
you can do this from here.
Note: if the pages are already
exported from InDesign or
QuarkXPress, the bleed is
most likely already set within the
document. In this case, choosing
Define Bleeds will highlight the
bleed area. Quite Imposing Plus
uses the trim box (bleed interior) for
the page size.
6) Select Shuffle pages for imposing
Click Advanced button and select:

Note: this indicates the page order

for a 4 page booklet. Quite Imposing
Plus knows how to repeat this
signature to any size booklet.
7) Select N-up pages

3) To access Quite Imposing

Plus,simply select Plug-Ins and
then Quite Imposing Plus from
Acrobats Menu bar. Then select the
Imposition Control Panel.
4) Click the Bleeds button or Define
Bleeds from the pulldown menu. A
dialog box will appear.
Note: you can create a booklet with
bleed, but it requires more steps
than the Create booklet option
allows. Create Booklet is a simplified

2. saddle stitched
Group size: 4
Rules: 4 1 2 3

Remove unused space at the

edges of each sheet.
Place all pages full size (100%).

Click the Next button.

8) Youll have to add margins. A
margin of 0.0625 inches should be
suitable. (You can add crop marks if
required.) On the next dialog choose
your output size (click more choices
if your size is not already defined).
Choose columns 2 rows 1. Click the
Finish button.
This should give you a booklet with bleed
included.

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Define Bleeds

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Stick on Text and

Numbers
With many jobs you dont know the final
page count until its time to output, or
you have multiple documents brought
together to make one document and you
then have to number quickly.
With Stick on text and numbers this is
easy to do.
1) Open your PDF in Acrobat.
2) To access Quite Imposing
Plus,simply select Plug-Ins and
then Quite Imposing Plus 3 from
Acrobats Menu bar. Then select the
Imposition Control Panel.
3) Click the Stick on text and
numbers button.

You can choose to add numbers,

text only, numbers with text (like
Page NN), or fields such as file
name or date.

4) Select the set up that you need

and click the OK button.
You will now see the page numbers
throughout your document.
Note: if you have a document that
has already been numbered you can
use Stick on masking tape to mask
the old numbers and then re-number
your document using Stick on page
numbers.

Bates Stamping
For law firms, government agencies
and others we have added Bates
Stamping. This allows the user to stick
on page numbers with a leading zero.
The resulting numbers will have at
least the same number of digits. For
instance, if a user typed 0098, the
pages will be numbered 0098, 0099,
0100, 0101, etc.