Insert and edit tabs in Fiery JobMaster

If tab printing is supported by the Fiery Server, you can insert tabs and specify text and media settings for them. In the Tab Media window you can save media settings as a preset. You can define custom tabs and those settings are included in the preset.

You can specify two tab styles in a single document. This allows you to identify chapters and sub-chapters in long documents. See Add multiple tab styles to a document.

The Tab Media window displays an image of the tab ear with measurements. When you change the number of tabs in a set, the measurements shown in the displayed tab change. You can specify up to 50 tabs in a set.

To convert a normal page to a tabbed page, select the page’s Convert to tab option.

Note: The Convert to tab option in earlier versions of Fiery Compose has been removed. To convert an existing page in the document, or an inserted page, to a tab in Fiery Compose, right-click and select Assign Media, then select a tab media from the list.

Right-click a spooled held job in Command WorkStation, and choose JobMaster.
To insert a tab, select a page or pages in the Page View pane, and click Actions > Insert tab.
To edit a tab, right-click it in the Page View or Sheet View pane, and click Edit Tab.
Specify settings in the Edit Tab window.
- Text - If you have more than one tab in your document, select the tab to specify settings for it. When you add text to a tab, you can select the next or previous tab by pressing Ctrl+Right Arrow (Windows) or Cmd+Right Arrow (Mac OS).
- Background Color - Click the Disabled button to enable.
- Background Image - A background image can be a BMP, JPEG (JPG), PNG, TIFF (TIF), or GIF file. When you select a background image to place on the tab, you can specify opacity, scale, and rotation, and set margins relative to the tab size.
To specify media settings, click the Edit button beside the Media Preset field, and specify settings:
- Tab sequence - Indicates the order in which the tabs are printed.
- Output tray to kick out unused tabs - Use this setting if you are printing a job that does not use all the tabs in the set. For instance, if you are using only three tabs of a five-tab set, the two unused tabs will be output to the tray you select.
- Tab shift (Convert to Tab) - Use for tabs that have been converted from an existing page.
(Optional) To save the media settings as a preset, click the Save Preset icon next to the Media Preset menu and name the Preset.
Presets are displayed in the Tab Media window and the Edit Tab window.
Click OK in the Tab Media window.
Click OK in the Edit Tab window.