TotalFlow Prep User Interface

TotalFlow Prep provides a comprehensive and intuitive user interface for composing, editing, and preparing jobs for output.
User interface overview

The user interface consists of the following areas:

  1. Menu bar with file management, configuration, job editing, presets, and printing options.

  2. Toolbar for quick access to frequently used functions.

  3. Page list for easy navigation through the pages of the job and for managing the job content and layout.

  4. Workspace with different layout options for viewing and editing the pages and sheets in the job.

  5. Settings area for configuring job settings, such as imposition, finishing, covers, slip sheets, designation sheets, headers and footers, page numbering, page stamping, and bleed edge tabs. You can also remove noise from scanned documents, straighten skewed pages, and align the page content.

As an option, you can view the TotalFlow Prep user interface in high contrast. High contrast makes it easier to see icons and read text. To turn on high contrast, go to Settings ⇒ Preferences ⇒ Display and select the Use a high contrast theme check box.

In this section:

  1. Menu Bar
    The menu bar provides access to file management, configuration, job editing, and printing options.
  2. Toolbar
    The toolbar provides quick access to frequently used functions for editing pages and setting job properties.
  3. Page List
    You can use the page list to move through the pages of the job. The page list lets you select, move, copy, insert, and delete pages. Page information is also displayed, including paper settings, chapters, tabs, inserts, covers, designation sheets, exception settings, and PDF type.
  4. Workspace
    The workspace has different layout options for viewing and editing the pages and sheets in the job. Settings are shown in real time so that you can preview the final output.
  5. Settings Area
    You can use the options in the settings area to configure job settings, such as imposition, finishing, covers, slip sheets, designation sheets, headers and footers, page numbering, page stamping, and bleed edge tabs. You can also remove noise from scanned documents, straighten skewed pages, and align the page content.
  6. Right-Click Menu
    The right-click menu appears when you right-click pages and sheets in the page list or in the workspace area and when you edit the original document and interact with text, images, and masks.
Parent topic: Overview