In this article, you will learn
- which prerequisites are required for this Fixup, and
- how to apply this Fixup.
1. Introduction
The Fixup Synchronize Selected PageBoxes is available in the Workflow. The purpose of this Fixup is to bring a selected PageBox to the size of another Box.
2. General
The Fixup Synchronize Selected PageBoxes can be used to set all or a selected PageBox to another box. This allows to e.g. bring all boxes to the size of the TrimBox.
You can find the Fixup in the tab Data Preparation of an Article, Order or Production Job by:
- entering the name of the Fixup in the area Filter,
- activating the option PageBox in the area Category,
- activating the option Change in the area Action,
- activating the option BleedBox, TrimBox, CropBox or MediaBox in the area Property.
3. Description
With this Fixup, all or a selected PageBox can be synchronized with another PageBox and brought to the size of the target box.
3.1. Prerequisites and Functionality
For the Fixup to perform as intended, the following requirement must be met:
- There must be another PageBox in the print file in addition to the MediaBox.
Figure 1: The dialog of the Fixup Synchronize selected PageBoxes
Select from the following options to synchronize the PageBoxes:
- PageBox to be moved [1] – from the selection menu select the Box that should be moved. The following options are available:
- TrimBox – the size of the TrimBox is brought to the size of the target box.
- BleedBox – the size of the BleedBox is brought to the size of the target box.
- CropBox – the size of the CropBox is brought to the size of the target box.
- All – all boxes are brought to the size of the target box.
- Variable Content [3] – select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the selection for the box that should be moved is retrieved. The following values must be present in the selected field so that the selection can be carried out:
TrimBoxBleedBoxCropBoxMediaBoxAll
- Set to PageBox [2] – from the selection menu select the Box on which the other box(es) should be placed. The following options are available:
- TrimBox – the selected boxes are brought to the size of the TrimBox.
- BleedBox – the selected boxes are brought to the size of the BleedBox.
- CropBox – the selected boxes are brought to the size of the CropBox.
- MediaBox – the selected boxes are brought to the size of the MediaBox.
- Variable Content [4] – select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the selection of the box should be retrieved. The following values must be present in the selected field so that the selection can be executed:
TrimBoxBleedBoxCropBoxMediaBox
Figure 2: Left: The present values in the selected field for the option PageBox to be moved; Right: The present values in the selected field for the option Set to PageBox
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this Fixup, refer to the sample file "Sample_Synchronize PageBoxes.pdf". The file has a size of 200 x 200 mm. This is the size of the CropBox and the MediaBox. The BleedBox has a size of 190 x 190 mm. The TrimBox has a size of 184 x 184 mm.
After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Synchronize PageBoxes_End.pdf" is created, where all PageBoxes have been brought to the size of the TrimBox, i.e. 184 x 184 mm.
Figure 3: Left: Original file; Right: Edited file where all boxes are set to the same position.
Article update: Workflow 1.20.0 – 03/2025