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Using AFP resources, Color management resource, Data object resources, Fonts

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Chapter 4. Using AFP resources After creating the text for your document, you will probably want to format it to make it more readable and interesting. You can use images-such as charts, graphs, logos, boxes, and lines-to illustrate or to separate various sections. You can also use fonts to emphasize different areas of text. You might like to draw from a catalog of predefined graphic and text elements created for your enterprise. You might like to combine text and graphic elements into segments (such as footers, headers, or side bars) that you can position as single units on the page. To ensure consistency, you can specify common elements and layout for documents of the same type. Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™ ) resources provide powerful tools for controlling the appearance of your documents. InfoPrint Manager includes a number of AFP resources. The different types of AFP resources follow: Color management resource Color management resource (CMR) is an architected resource that is used to carry all of the color management information required to render a print file, document, group of pages or sheets, page, or data object with color fidelity. Data object resources Data object resources are a type of AFP resource; they can be an IOCA file or a type of file natively supported by a particular model of printer (for example, an EPS file on an InfoPrint Color 130 plus). In addition, if you use the transforms that come with InfoPrint Manager to convert objects into AFP first, these non-native types of files can be used as data object resources as well. In InfoPrint Manager, data object resources are grouped with BCOCA™ and GOCA objects, and they are collectively known as presentation object containers. Fonts A font is a single size and typeface in a particular type family, including letters, numerals, punctuation marks, special characters, and ligatures. Form definitions Form definitions provide instructions on how output devices position data on the page. Form definitions can specify overlays, a paper source for cut-sheet printer devices, duplexed printing, text suppression, data position, and the number and modifications of pages. Page definitions Page definitions contain the formatting controls for line data. Page definitions can include controls for the number of lines per logical page, font selection, print direction, and the mapping of individual fields to positions on the logical page. Page segments Page segments contain text and images that you can include at any addressable point on a page or an electronic overlay. Overlays Overlays are collections of predefined data-such as lines, shading, text boxes, or logos-that can merge with variable data on a page or a form during printing or transmission. © Copyright InfoPrint Solutions Company 2000, 2009 25

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Chapter 4. Using AFP resources
After creating the text for your document, you will probably want to format it to
make it more readable and interesting. You can use images—such as charts,
graphs, logos, boxes, and lines—to illustrate or to separate various sections. You
can also use fonts to emphasize different areas of text. You might like to draw from
a catalog of predefined graphic and text elements created for your enterprise. You
might like to combine text and graphic elements into segments (such as footers,
headers, or side bars) that you can position as single units on the page. To ensure
consistency, you can specify common elements and layout for documents of the
same type.
Advanced Function Presentation
(AFP
) resources provide powerful tools for
controlling the appearance of your documents. InfoPrint Manager includes a
number of AFP resources. The different types of AFP resources follow:
Color management resource
Color management resource (CMR) is an architected resource that is used
to carry all of the color management information required to render a print
file, document, group of pages or sheets, page, or data object with color
fidelity.
Data object resources
Data object resources are a type of AFP resource; they can be an IOCA file
or a type of file natively supported by a particular model of printer (for
example, an EPS file on an InfoPrint Color 130 plus). In addition, if you
use the transforms that come with InfoPrint Manager to convert objects
into AFP first, these non-native types of files can be used as data object
resources as well. In InfoPrint Manager, data object resources are grouped
with BCOCA
™
and GOCA objects, and they are collectively known as
presentation object containers.
Fonts
A font is a single size and typeface in a particular type family, including
letters, numerals, punctuation marks, special characters, and ligatures.
Form definitions
Form definitions provide instructions on how output devices position data
on the page. Form definitions can specify overlays, a paper source for
cut-sheet printer devices, duplexed printing, text suppression, data
position, and the number and modifications of pages.
Page definitions
Page definitions contain the formatting controls for line data. Page
definitions can include controls for the number of lines per logical page,
font selection, print direction, and the mapping of individual fields to
positions on the logical page.
Page segments
Page segments contain text and images that you can include at any
addressable point on a page or an electronic overlay.
Overlays
Overlays are collections of predefined data—such as lines, shading, text
boxes, or logos—that can merge with variable data on a page or a form
during printing or transmission.
© Copyright InfoPrint Solutions Company 2000, 2009
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