Select the pages for which you want to change the PDF boxes.
To select a page range: select a page in the structure view, press the <Shift> key, then select another page.
To select non-sequential pages: select a page in the structure view, press the <Ctrl> key, then select several non-sequential pages.
Click [Pages] - [PDF boxes].
[Show all PDF boxes]
Enable this option to show all PDF boxes, not just the trim box.
The size of the trimmed page. The trimmed page contains the page content. For each page, the trim box is equal to the page size. In theory, the page size can be different for each PDF page.
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[Size] |
Select a predefined trim box size from the drop-down list. The width and length of the selected trim box size is shown. Set the page orientation for the trim box with the [Portrait] and [Landscape] buttons. You can also define a [Custom] trim box size yourself. Alternatively you can drag the trim box to the desired size in the preview. |
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[Position] |
The application uses the trim box to position a page on a sheet.
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The bleed box may contain a bleed area in addition to the page content. Usually, the bleed area is 3 to 5 mm larger than the trim box.
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[Size] |
You can change the size of the bleed box with respect to the trim box. Enlarge the bleed box to create a bleed area. Enable option [On all trim box edges] to create an equal distance for all edges of the [Bleed box] with respect to the [Trim box]. Disable this option to define custom distances per edge of the [Bleed box] with respect to the [Trim box]. |
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[Bleed content] |
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The crop box may contain print marks, trim marks, color strips, etc in addition to the bleed area and the page content. The print marks, etc are taken from the original PDF page.
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[Size] |
You can change the size of the crop box with respect to the trim box. Enable option [On all trim box edges] to create an equal distance for all edges of the [Crop box] with respect to the [Trim box]. Disable this option to define custom distances per edge of the [Crop box] with respect to the [Trim box]. |
When you open a non-page programmed document in PRISMAprepare for the first time:
PRISMAprepare uses the media box of each page to assign the media size for that page. When the media size has been assigned, the media box is no longer actively used by PRISMAprepare. The media box always exists and it is the largest PDF box.
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[Size] |
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