There are no special requirements for this Fixups to do what it promises.

Figure 1: Left: The Basic Settings tab of the Add Caption dialog; Right: Values in the selected field for the option Alignment

You can choose from the following options in the Basic Settings tab:

• Template [1] – Settings that are selected in the dialog can be saved as a template and thus applied to other Articles/Print Items.
• Text [2] – enter the text that should be added as a caption here. For the Variable Content [12], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the text should be retrieved.
• Truncate Replaced Text [3] – various options are available here to truncate the text of the caption. The following options are available:
  • Do not truncate – the text of the caption is not truncated and is inserted in its full length.
  • Truncate text – only a selected part of the text of the caption is used from the beginning, middle or end. Enter the desired number of characters in Options [13]. Find out more about the values that lead to the desired target in the info box [14].
  • Substring of Text – only a selected part (string) of the text of the caption is used. Enter the desired number of characters in Options [13]. Find out more about the values that lead to the desired target in the info box [14].
• Origin [5] – select the respective side of the Print Item where the caption should be created.
• Position [4] – select where the caption should be positioned on the respective side of the Print Item. The following options are available to you:
  • ImageBox – the caption is placed outside the ImageBox. However, if the ImageBox is located on the CropBox or MediaBox, the label is positioned inside the respective box.
  • ImageBox + Bleed – the caption is placed outside the Bleed. However, if the ImageBox is located on the CropBox or MediaBox, the caption is positioned inside the respective box. Please also refer to the note at the end of this description.
• Alignment [15] – select the alignment of the text on the selected pages here. The following options are available:
• Left – the caption is placed on the left of the selected page.
• Center – the caption is placed on the center of the selected page.
• Right – the caption is placed on the right of the selected page.
  • Variable Content [16] – select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the alignment should be retrieved. The following values must be found in the selected field for the Bleed to be generated:
    • Left
    • Mid
    • Right
• Indent [6] – enter the value for the indent of the label on the selected page here. "+" values indent the text, "-" values indent the text. For the Variable Content [7], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the indent should be retrieved.
• Offset [17] –  enter the value for the Offset - distance from the selected position - here. "+" values move the text outwards, "-" values move the text inwards. For the Variable Content [18], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the offset should be retrieved.
• Rotate 180° [8] – by ticking the box, the text of the caption is rotated by 180°.
• Font [9] – select the font for the caption here. The following options are available:
  • Arial
  • Calibri
  • Candara
  • Tahoma
  • Verdana
• Font Size [19] – select the text size for the caption here. For the Variable Content [20], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the font size should be retrieved.
• Color of the font [10] – enter the CMYK color values for the caption here. The selected color is displayed in the preview image.
• Add White Background [11] – by ticking the box, a white background bar is added to the font.

Figure 2: The tab Advanced in the dialog Add Caption

You can choose from the following options in the Advanced tab:

• Create separate Dieline for Caption [21] – By ticking the box, a separate Dieline is created for the caption in the selected Spot Color and line width at the defined distance.
• Create as Tab [27] – Select this option if the caption should be integrated as a tab in the existing Dieline rather than a separate Dieline.
• Spot Color Name [22] – select a Technical Color for the additional Dieline in the selection menu.
• Overprint State [28] – select whether the Technical Color should be set to Overprint or Knockout.
• Line Width [23] – enter the Line Width for the Dieline here. For the Variable Content [24], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the line width should be retrieved.
• Offset [27] – enter the offset of the Dieline to the caption. For the Variable Content [30], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the offset should be retrieved.
• Layer Name [25] – Enter the name of the Layer on which the caption should be created. If you do not want to create your own layer, remove the name from the input field. For the Variable Content [31], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the layer name should be retrieved.
• Conformity of Processing Steps according to ISO 19593-1 [26] – A caption should be created by default in accordance with ISO 19593-1 on the Text layer in the Legend group of the Imprinting type. For more information on the ISO standard, please refer to the description Processing Steps ISO 15931-1.

To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_Add Caption.pdf". The file has a Bleed of 10 mm.

After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Add Caption_End.pdf" is created. The caption with the values from Figure 1 and Figure 2 was added here.

Figure 3: Left: the initial file in the Print Item Editor; Right: edited file with the added caption in the Print Item Editor

Article update: Workflow 1.17.2 – 06/2024