Settings & Options Window

    Clicking this button will show a dropdown menu of Help options. See Help menu dropdown for details.

 

    Clicking this button will add a "?" [    ] to the cursor, then, the next control clicked will display an information box about that control. To remove the information box, click anywhere.

 

    Click the "Settings and Options" tab, to open the settings and options window.

 

Use the drop down to select the book printer profile to use for calculating and generating templates or profile to be edited. (Setting Profile group box)

   

Value sets the amount of Bleed around the border of the book cover or dust jacket. (Common Settings and Options group box)

 

   

When checked, the set Bleed amount will be added to the border of the template dimensions.

 

   

When checked, the bleed area will be filled  with the color and style set in the Colors and Styles section. (Common Settings and Options group box)

 

   

When checked, will show the center line of the spine and center lines for the book covers. (Common Settings and Options group box)

 

   

When checked, will add a box on the template to locate your ISBN image. The dropdown selects the position of the ISBN box. (Common Settings and Options group box)

 

    Select the units to use throughout the software, options are inches, millimeters (mm)  and centimeters {cm). (Common Settings and Options group box)

 

Value sets the flap width of the dust jacket. (Dust Cover Settings group box)

Value sets the length to add to a dust jacket to allow for the jacket to wrap around the cover. (Dust Cover Settings group box)

   

Bleed fill options, click box to change color, the dropdown selects the fill style and the numeric up/down value sets the opacity of the fill. (Colors and Styles group box)

 

   

Hinge fill options, click box to change color, the dropdown selects the fill style and the numeric up/down value sets the opacity of the fill. (Colors and Styles group box)

 

   

Template line options, click box to change color, the dropdown selects the line style and the numeric up/down value sets the width of the line. (Colors and Styles group box)

 

   

Center line options, click box to change color, the dropdown selects the line style and the numeric up/down value sets the width of the line. (Colors and Styles group box)

 

   

Hinge line options, click box to change color, the dropdown selects the line style and the numeric up/down value sets the width of the line. (Colors and Styles group box)

 

   

Value sets the distance from spine where text should not be placed. (Hard/Cover / Case Bound Settings and Options group box)

 

   

Value sets the minimum allowable spine width. (Hard/Cover / Case Bound Settings and Options group box)

 

   

When checked, will display hinge lines in template. (Hard/Cover / Case Bound Settings and Options group box)

 

   

When checked, will fill hinge area with color and style set in Color and Styles section. (Hard/Cover / Case Bound Settings and Options group box)

 

   

Value sets the amount that should be added to the page width for the book cover. (Hard Cover / Dust Jacket Common Settings group box)

 

   

Value sets the amount that should be added to the page length for the book cover. (Hard Cover / Dust Jacket Common Settings group box)

 

Value sets the thickness of the cover board used in the book. (Hard Cover / Dust Jacket Common Settings group box)

Value sets the thickness of the book cover. (Soft Cover / Perfect Bound Settings group box)

   

Values set the paper thicknesses. Settings and names can be edited for a Printer Profile by clicking the "Edit Profile" button. Note: dimensional units are displayed in the group box title.  (Paper Thickness group box)

 

   

Enter a custom value for paper thickness to be used when Custom option is selected in Paper Type in the Book Information Section of the Template Generator page. (Paper Thickness group box)

 

   

Clicking this button will open the "Edit Profile" window.

 

   

Click to restore all settings and option selections to their original state.

 

Clicking this button will open the Settings and Options Window topic in the Help file.