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9 Advanced
In the Advanced tab, you can choose special features that extend the capabilities of the printing system.
Prologue/Epilogue
The Prologue/Epilogue feature lets you insert a command file at the beginning of a print job or at the end. The command file, prepared in a text editor, utilizes programming commands from the printer resident PRESCRIBE language. A command file is a set of instructions the printing system interprets to produce a given output. For example, a Prologue/Epilogue command file may contain a macro that places a graphic object such as a logo at the top of a letterhead document.
Selecting a Prologue/Epilogue File
A Prologue/Epilogue file must be available on your computer before it can be added to a print job. To create this file, use a text editor like Windows Notepad.
In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name to insert into the print job. (If no file names are visible in the list, you must click Add to browse for files on your computer or network to add to the list.) After the file is selected, insertion point options become available.
Editing a Prologue/Epilogue File
You can edit a Prologue/Epilogue file on your computer.
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In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list, and then click Edit.
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After your text editor opens, make your changes to the file.
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Save the file and exit.
Note: Editing and saving a command file replaces the contents of the existing local or network file.
Deleting a Prologue/Epilogue File
You can remove a Prologue/Epilogue file from the list.
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In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list, and then click Delete.
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In the delete confirmation box, click Yes to accept.
Note: Only the file name is removed from the command file list. The file itself is not deleted, but remains on the network or local computer.
Assigning a Prologue/Epilogue File
You can insert a Prologue/Epilogue file into a print job.
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In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list.
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Under Insertion Point, select a place to insert the Prologue/Epilogue file.
Unassigning a Prologue/Epilogue File
If you designate a Prologue/Epilogue file as unassigned, you are removing it from the print job. It remains in the list. Unassigned selections are useful when the list contains several Prologue/Epilogue files, and you want to use some but not others.
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In Advanced > Prologue/Epilogue, select a Prologue/Epilogue file name from the list.
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Under Insertion Point, select Unassigned.
Specifying the Insertion Point
The insertion point is the location in the print job where the selected
Prologue/Epilogue command file is processed by the printing system. Each file in the list can be assigned only one insertion point.
Note: The Start of the page and End of the page insertion point options are available only if PCL 5e is selected in the PDL Settings dialog box.
With a command file selected in the list, choose one insertion point option:
Unassigned
The selected command file is not inserted into the print job. This selection can be used when you are working with multiple command files and want to use
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