Part 3 of 3: Job Jackets and Project Files
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Click Evaluate.
A number of problems exist in this file, indicated by "Failed" next to the group name and a no symbol next to the specific rule.

The first problem is Text Spot Ink. Remember, when you defined the 4c Poster layout specification, you chose None in the Spot Color menu? This is the result. This layout includes six instances of text formatted with a spot color.

Note: You can use the Show Case buttons to display
individual instances, but you don't have to.

Click Done to close the Layout Evaluation dialog box.

 

In the project layout, edit the spot color (Pantone Green C) to be a process build, then save the file.

Choose File > Job Jackets > Evaluate Layout, and click the Evaluate button.

You can re-evaluate a layout at any time. The results will reflect any changes you've made since you last evaluated the layout.

Changing the spot color to process in the layout actually corrected several of the problems. This layout now meets the requirements of the 4c Poster layout specification.

There are still problems to fix in the CMYK Web output spec. You can select a specific rule and click the Show Case buttons to find specific problem images, correct them, and re-evaluate.

If you are working from a complete and accurate job jacket — and you've evaluated and corrected until no more errors are found — you can be almost positive that the file will move smoothly through prepress and production.

Click Done to close the Layout Evaluation dialog box. Close the open project without saving.

In a real-world production environment, you would continue evaluating and fixing problems until the layout passes all defined checks. Since the remaining problems in this layout need to be fixed outside of QuarkXPress, we will not complete those steps here.

Summary

QuarkXPress job jackets are an advanced technology that will take some getting used to. The potential benefits, however, are worth the effort - whether you are a designer or an output provider. If you can reduce the number and frequency of errors that reach the prepress department, you can improve efficiency, speed up the overall workflow, meet deadlines, make your clients happy, and ultimately improve your financial bottom line.

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