Xerox CX User Manual
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Production workflows
Print using imposition
Imposition overview
Imposition is the process of positioning page images on a virtual
sheet of paper so that when a printer or digital printing press prints
the sheet, the page images will be in the right order. It is part of the
process of producing finished documents.
sheet of paper so that when a printer or digital printing press prints
the sheet, the page images will be in the right order. It is part of the
process of producing finished documents.
In addition to page images, you can add various marks to the
sheets to aid the production process. These marks show where the
paper should be folded or trimmed.
sheets to aid the production process. These marks show where the
paper should be folded or trimmed.
Imposition does not affect the content of the individual page but
rather affects only the placement of the page images on a press
sheet. Imposition is a combination of content and layout. The
content is the pages that should be printed, and the layout is the
location of the page on the sheet, along with the page’s printing
marks, crop marks and fold marks.
rather affects only the placement of the page images on a press
sheet. Imposition is a combination of content and layout. The
content is the pages that should be printed, and the layout is the
location of the page on the sheet, along with the page’s printing
marks, crop marks and fold marks.
See also:
Imposition methods
The CX print server provides the following imposition methods:
Step and repeat: The step-and-repeat method is the most efficient
one when you want to print multiple copies of the same image and
fill each sheet to capacity—for example, many business cards on
one sheet.
one when you want to print multiple copies of the same image and
fill each sheet to capacity—for example, many business cards on
one sheet.