Creating a Job Jackets file: Basic mode

To create a Job Jackets file using basic mode:

  1. Open the Job Jackets Manager dialog box (Utilities > Job Jackets Manager).
  2. If more than one list displays in the dialog box, click Basic Settings to show the basic pane.
  3. Click the New Job Jackets button QuarkXpress btn job jackets new Creating a Job Jackets file: Basic mode. The New Job Jackets dialog box displays.
  4. Enter a name for the Job Jackets file in the Name field.
  5. If you plan to allow multiple users to share this Job Jackets file, check Share this Jacket. If you do not check this box, the Job Jackets file will be embedded in the active project (if any). Note that if you do not share the Job Jackets file now, you can do it later through the Collaboration Setup dialog box (File menu). For more information, see “Collaborating with shared Job Jackets.”
  6. If you checked Share this Jacket in the previous step, specify where the Job Jackets file should be stored by choosing an option from the Save in drop-down menu:
    • To use the default location (see “Linked and embedded Job Jackets“), choose Default Jacket Folder.
    • To store the shared Job Jackets file in the same folder as the active project, choose Project Folder.
    • To store the shared Job Jackets file somewhere else, choose Other and browse to a target directory (such as a networked volume available to all of the layout artists).
  7. Click the Settings control to show the Tickets, Style Settings, Contacts, and Layout Specification tabs.
    QuarkXpress db new job jackets style settings Creating a Job Jackets file: Basic mode

    The New Job Jackets dialog box lets you add Resources to a new Job Jackets file.

  8. Use the Tickets tab to add Job Ticket templates to the Job Jackets file. For more information, see “Creating a Job Ticket template: Basic mode.”
  9. Use the Style Settings tab to add Resources to the Job Jackets file. You can append project-level Resources from a variety of sources using the Append From option:
    • To append Resources from the application defaults, click Application.
    • To append Resources from a project file or from another Job Jackets file, click Other, and then click Select and navigate to the target file.

    To copy Resources to the Job Ticket template, use the three lists at the bottom of the dialog box. Choose a type of Resource from the first list, and then choose specific Resources in the second list and click the button to copy those Resources into the third list (which shows the Resources of this type in the Job Ticket template).

    To remove Resources from the Job Jackets file, choose a type of Resource from the first list, and then choose specific Resources in the third list, and click the Remove button.

  10. Contacts can make it easy for anyone who works with a QuarkXPress file to get in touch with the job definer if problems arise. To add JDF contact information to the Job Jackets file, click the Contacts tab, and then click the New Item button QuarkXpress btn job jackets new item Creating a Job Jackets file: Basic mode to add a contact. Click the expander next to the new contact to expose its fields, and then fill in the details for each field.
  11. A Layout Speci
    fication lets you set attributes like page size and page count for automatically generated layouts. To add a Layout Specification to the Job Jackets file, click the Layout Specification tab, and then click the New Item button QuarkXpress btn job jackets new item Creating a Job Jackets file: Basic mode to add a Layout Specification. Click the expander next to the new Layout Specification to expose its fields, and then fill in the details for each field.
  12. Click OK.

Creating a Job Jackets file: Basic mode