No special requirement need to be met for this Fixup to function as intended.

Figure 1: The dialog for the Fixup Crop Print Item to defined Size

To crop a Print Item to a defined size, the following options can be selected:

• Templates [1] – settings selected in the dialog can be saved as templates and thus applied to other Articles/Print Items as well as used in the Operation Apply Fixups.
• Position [2] – select from the dropdown menu the reference position from which the following values are specified. The following options are available:
  • ImageBox – the Print Item is cropped starting from the ImageBox. Ensure that the ImageBox is set to the desired Page Box.
  • ImageBox + Bleed – the Print Item is cropped starting from the size of the ImageBox + Bleed. Note that the Bleed refers to the Expected Bleed. Make sure the expected Bleed matches the actual Bleed of the file.
  • Variable Content [3] – select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the position should be taken. The following values must be present in the selected field for the position to be selected:
    • ImageBox
    • ImageBox + Bleed
• Starting point [14] – select from the dropdown menu the point from which the Print Item should be cropped. The following options are available:
  • Center – the cropped Print Item is created from the center point of the original file.
  • Upper Left Corner – the cropped Print Item is created from the top left corner of the original file.
  • Upper Right Corner – the cropped Print Item is created starting from the upper right corner of the original file.
  • Lower Left Corner – the cropped Print Item is created starting from the lower left corner of the original file.
  • Lower Right Corner – the cropped Print Item is created starting from the lower right corner of the original file.
  • Variable Content [15] – select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the starting point should be retrieved. The following values must be present in the selected field for the starting value to be selected:
    • Center
    • UpperLeft
    • UpperRight
    • LowerLeft
    • LowerRight
• Width [4] – enter the desired width to which the Print Item should be cropped. For Variable Content [5], select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the width should be retrieved.
• Height [16] – enter the desired height to which the Print Item should be cropped. For Variable Content [17], select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the height should be retrieved.
• X-Offset [6] – enter the desired X-Offset here. Positive (+) values shift the crop area to the right from the starting point, negative (-) values shift it to the left. For Variable Content [7], select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the X-Offset should be retrieved.
• Y-Offset [18] – enter the desired Y-Offset here. Positive (+) values shift the crop area upward from the starting point, negative (-) values shift it downward. For the Variable Content [19], select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the Y-Offset should be retrieved.
• Bleed [8] – enter the Bleed to be maintained for each side – top, bottom, left, and right. For Variable Content [9], select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the Bleed of the respective page should be retrieved.
• Remove overlapping Images [10] – activate this option if you want to remove overlapping image data created by cropping the file.
• Remove overlapping Vector Paths [20] – activate this option if you want to remove overlapping vector paths created by cropping the file.
• Create Preview [11] – activate this option if a Preview Image of the cropped Print Item should be generated. The generated image can be found in the tab Extras after executing the Fixup. When this option is enabled, the following additional options become available:
  • Resolution [12] – enter the desired resolution for the preview in dpi.
  • Color Space [13] – select the color space for the Preview Image. The following options are available:
    • RGB – the Preview Image will be generated in RGB.
    • Grayscale – the Preview Image will be generated in grayscale.
  • File Type [21] – select the file type for the Preview Image. The following options are available:
    • JPEG
    • PNG
    • TIFF
    • PDF

Figure 2: Left: The values to be found in the selected field for the option Position; Right: The values to be found in the selected field for the option Starting Point