The following options are available for creating tiles in the Basic Settings tab:

• Templates [1] – settings selected in the dialog can be saved as a template and thus applied to other Articles/Print Items.
• Tiling Method [2] – select the method that should be used to create the tiles from the drop-down menu. The following options are available:
  • By size – the tiles are created by entering the desired size. To do this, enter the desired size in the Tile Size option [13].
  • By number – the tiles are created by entering the desired number. To do this, enter the desired number in the No. of Tiles option.
  • Variable Content [12] – select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the tiling method should be retrieved. The following values must be found in the selected field for the selection to be executed:
    • Size
    • Number
• Mounting Direction [3] – select the mounting direction that you want to use from the selection menu. The following options are available:
  • Horizontal – the mounting direction is horizontal (from left to right). The Print Item are thus divided vertically.
  • Vertical – the mounting direction is vertical (from top to bottom). The Print Item is therefore divided horizontally.
  • Variable Content [4] – select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the mounting direction should be retrieved. The following values must be found in the selected field for the selection to be executed:
    • Horizontal
    • Vertical
• Tile Size / No. of Tiles [13] – enter the desired tile size (for tiling method By size) or the number of tiles (for tiling method By number) here. For the Variable Content [14], select the desired placeholder - Database field or User-defined field - from which the value for the size of the tiles or the number of tiles should be retrieved.
• Printed Overlap [5] – enter the Bleed to be printed for the tile at the selected horizontal or vertical mounting direction here. For the Variable Content [6], select the desired placeholder - Database field or User-defined field - from which the value for the printed overlap should be retrieved.
• Overlap (printed + white) [15] – enter the size for the entire overlap here. Please note that the printed part of the overlap is also included here. For the Variable Content [16], select the desired placeholder - Database field or User-defined field - from which the value for the entire overlap should be retrieved.
• Create Bleed [7] – activate this option if an additional Bleed is to be created for the Print Item on the outer edges of the Print Item. The following methods can be selected to create a Bleed:
• Method [8] – in the drop-down menu, select the method you want to use to create the Bleed for the Print Item. Please note that these options can only be selected if the Create Bleed option has been activated. Otherwise, these options are grayed out. The following options are available:
  • Repeat last pixel as image – creates a Bleed by repeating the last pixel of the Print Item. The Bleed is created as an image.
  • Mirror page objects – creates a Bleed by mirroring the entire Print Items on the respective sides as a shape XObject.
  • Pattern Extension – creates a Bleed by repeating a pattern. This variant is suitable for wallpaper production based on pattern repetition.
  • Variable Content [17] – select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the method for creating a Bleed should be retrieved. The following values must be found in the selected field for the selection to be executed:
    • LastPixelCorners
    • PageContCorners
    • Pattern_Extension
• Top, Bottom, Left, Right [9] – enter the desired Bleed for the respective side of the Print Items here. The values can be entered separately by clicking on the lock symbol. For the Variable Content [18], select the desired placeholder - Database field or User-defined field - from which the value for the respective page should be retrieved.
• Layer Name [10] – enter the name of the Layer to which the Bleed should be applied here. If you do not want to create a separate Layer, remove the name from the input field. For the Variable Content [19], select the desired placeholder - Database field or User-defined field - from which the value for the layer name should be retrieved.
• Remove overlapping images [11] – activate this option to remove overlapping image information from the individual tiles and thus reduce the file size, for example.
• Remove overlapping vector paths [20] – activate this option to remove overlapping vector paths and thus reduce the complexity of the individual tiles.

Figure 2: From Left to Right: values in the selected field for the option Tiling Method, of the option Mounting Direction as well as the option Method (Create Bleed)

To add a Dieline for the tiles, the following options can be selected in the Additional Dieline tab:

• Add a Dieline for the Production Format [21] – activate this option when creating a Dieline for the production format (view format of the tile including the overlap). Please note that all options in this tab are only selectable when this option is activated. Otherwise, these options are grayed out.
• Technical Color [22] – in the selection menu, select the Spot Color with which the Dieline should be created. All Technical Colors that have been marked system-wide with the Cut Contour type are available.
• Line Width [23] – enter the Line Width of the Dieline that should be created. 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 [25] – enter the offset to the production format for the Dieline that should be created here. "+" values move the line outwards and "-" values move the Dieline inwards. For the Variable Content [26], select the desired placeholder - Database field or User-defined field - from which the value for the Offset should be retrieved.
• Line Shape [27] – select the desired line shape of the Dieline in the selection menu.
• Overprint State [28] – select the overprint status for the Dieline that should be created here. Choose between Overprint and Knockout.

Figure 3: The dialog of the Fixup Tiling with selected tab Add Dieline

To add a printing line for the tiles, the following options can be selected in the Add Printed Line tab:

• Create Line for [29] – select the area for the creation of the printed line in the selection menu. The following options are available:
  • Viewing Format – the printing line is created on the visible format - the visible area of the individual tile without overlaps.
  • Production Format – the printed line is created on the production format - i.e. visible format including overlaps (printed and unprinted).
• Origin [30] – in the origin to select the edges of the tile on which the printed line should be created.
• Line Width [32] – enter the Line Width of the line that should be created here. For the Variable Content [34], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the Line Width should be retrieved.
• Color picker [33] – enter the desired CMYK values for the line to be created here. The set color is displayed in the preview image.
• Offset [31] – enter the Offset of the line for the respective edge here. For the Variable Content [35], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the respective offset should be retrieved.

Figure 4: The dialog of the Fixup Tiling with the opened tab Add Printed Line