Using Output Specifications with Output Job

An Output Specification can contain precise rules for how a job may be sent to output, including rules that must be evaluated and directions for how the job should go to output. For example, an Output Specification can specify both that a layout must not include any images with a resolution lower than 150 dpi, and that it must be sent to output in PDF format.

If the active layout’s Job Jackets structure includes an Output Specification (see “Creating an Output Specification: Advanced mode“), you can use that Output Specification to send the job to output. To do so:

  1. Choose File > Output Job. The Output Job dialog box displays.
  2. Select an Output Specification.
  3. Click Output.
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    You can use the Output Job dialog box (File menu) to send the active layout to output using an Output Specification included in the layout’s Job Jackets structure.

Note: A JDF file is always included when you send a job to output using Output Job.

Using Output Specifications with Output Job