During the 'Collect pages' phase, you collect all pages for your document. At the end of this phase your document contains all pages in the correct order.
You can combine two or more files into a single document. PRISMAprepare lets you preview and arrange the pages. You can delete unwanted pages and move pages in the document.
You can insert all pages of an external PDF file in your document. It is not possible to insert a subset from an external PDF file.
You can insert pages imported from a twain scanner.
Example scenarios:
You want to combine multiple documents into one document. Open the first document and insert every other document into this document.
You want to add new chapters to a document which already has page programmed settings, like page numbering. The new chapters are provided as separate documents. Open the document and insert each new chapter at the right insertion point.
Select the page in the document where you want to insert the pages.
Click [Edit] - [Insert pages].
Browse to the file that you want to insert, or import the pages from a TWAIN scanner.
Configure the settings for the inserted pages:
[Position]
Insert the pages before or after the selected page.
[Create section]
When your document does not contain any sections, then the pages are inserted as a new section in your document. If your document contains sections, you can configure if:
The inserted pages must be added as a new section.
The inserted pages must be added as a subsection of the currently selected section.
[Use page properties of]
Select the page programming settings:
Select option [Inserted file] to keep the page programming settings of the inserted pages. A page programmed PDF file can use settings that are incompatible with the current document. This option is then disabled. The pages receive the page programmed settings of the current document.
Select option [Selected page] to apply the page programming settings of the selected page to the inserted pages.
[VDP frames]
When your document contains VDP frames, you can:
Select option [Keep frames of selected pages] to apply the VDP frames to the inserted pages.
Select option [No frames] to insert the pages without any VDP frames.
Click [OK].
You can replace pages with the pages of an external document.
You can replace pages with pages imported from a twain scanner.
Select the pages in the document that you want to replace.
The number of selected pages does not have to be equal to the number of pages in the file or from the TWAIN scanner.
Click [Edit] - [Replace pages].
Browse to a file, or import the pages from a TWAIN scanner.
Configure the settings for the replacement pages:
[Use page properties of]
Select the page programming settings:
Select option [Inserted file] to keep the page programming settings of the replacement pages. A page programmed PDF file can use settings that are incompatible with the current document. This option is then disabled. The pages receive the page programmed settings of the current document.
Select option [Selected page] to apply the page programming settings of the selected page to the replacement pages.
[VDP frames]
When your document contains VDP frames, you can:
Select option [Keep frames of selected pages] to apply the VDP frames to the replacement pages.
Select option [No frames] to add the replacement pages without any VDP frames.
Click [OK].
Delete pages
Select the page that you want to delete from your document.
Click [Edit] - [Delete pages].
Move pages
You can drag and drop a page into position. Or use the [Cut pages] and [Paste pages] commands to move pages within your document.
Use the [Copy pages] and [Paste pages] commands to copy pages within your document.