In this dialog, you can configure:
A number of general settings for the application.
These settings are applied to the application when you click button [OK].
A number of general settings for all documents.
These settings are applied when you open a document.
Click [Tools] - [General options].
[System of measurement for media]
PRISMAprepare uses these media properties when opening a non-page programmed file.
Standard media sizes always use their own measurement units regardless of the chosen 'Measurement System' value. The size of A4 media is always in [mm], the size of Letter media is always in [inch].
The media weight settings are not automatically available in the [Production] workspace. You have to close and open PRISMAprepare to load the media weight settings in the [Production] workspace.
[Default media size] and [Media weight]
These settings define which units are used by default for the media size and the media weight.
[Metric (A4, A3, ...)]
Use the metric system to define the media size [mm] and/or media weight [g/m2].
[Imperial (Letter, Ledger, ...)]
Use the imperial system to define the media size [inch] and/or media weight [lb bond].
[Maximum media size]
This settings defines the maximum size for media in the media catalog.
[Recent files]
Specify the number of files that appear in the [Open recent] list in the [File] menu.
[Clear List]
Removes the files from the [Open recent] list in the [File] menu.
[Language]
You can change the display language of PRISMAprepare to your preferred language at any time.
Select the language you want to use from the drop-down list and click [OK].
To apply the language, you have to close all applications of PRISMAprepare:
PRISMAprepare
PRISMAprepare administration
PRISMAprepare hotfolders (both the [Hot Folder Administration] and the [Hot Folder Monitoring Console] )
VDP editor
Then open the applications again.
The selected display language is not applied to the [Floating License Server]. The [Floating License Server] remains in its original language.
The [Enable overprint preview] option simulates overprints in the application. Use this option to get an estimation of how overprint behavior appears in the printed document.
The overprint preview setting is not automatically available in the [Production] workspace. You have to select another workspace and then select the [Production] workspace to load the overprint preview setting in the [Production] workspace.
Option [Enable overprint preview] is overruled by option [Overprint simulation] in the [Production] workspace.
[Color spaces]
Select the default color space for the application. The working spaces will be set automatically according to the selected color space. The color space embedded in a document can be different from the color space used by the application. In this case, the application uses the embedded color space of the document.
A color space is an intermediate color space used to define and edit colors in Adobe applications. Each color model has an associated color space profile. Use this option to choose the default color space profiles.
A color space profile acts as the source profile for newly created documents that use the associated color model. For example, if sRGB IEC61966-2.1 is the current RGB color space profile, each new RGB document that you create will use colors within the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 gamut. Color spaces also determine the appearance of colors in documents that do not use a color model.
Click [OK] to apply these settings to the application.
Click [Tools] - [General options].
[Assign pick list media for folded sheets]
This option defines the media assignment when the [Document type] is set to [Booklet].
[To pages]
Assign the media only to the selected pages of the booklet.
[To whole sheets]
Assign the media to the sheets of the selected pages. For example, a sheet in a booklet can contain four pages. When you apply a media to one of these pages, then the media is assigned to all four pages on that sheet.
[PDF annotations]
The PDF annotations setting is not automatically available in the [Production] workspace. You have to select another workspace and then select the [Production] workspace to load the PDF annotations setting in the [Production] workspace.
This option sets the default behavior for [PDF annotations] embedded in PDF files. The application can only handle stamps and markups.
This setting can be overwritten in the dialog Configure the general options for the current document.
[Open the "PDF annotations" dialog]
If this option is enabled, the [PDF annotations] dialogue opens when you open a PDF file. You can define how to handle stamps and markups for the opened PDF file.
[Warn when a file contains sticky notes]
If this option is enabled, a warning is displayed when sticky notes are used in the PDF file. The sticky notes are removed when you save the PDF file in PRISMAprepare. Sticky notes are not displayed or printed in PRISMAprepare.
Click [OK]
These settings are applied when you open a document.