Part 1 of 3: Understanding Job Jackets
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Creation Order

Based on the descriptions of various resources, you might have noticed that some resources refer to or call other resources.

• Output specifications specify output styles

• Rule sets call rules

• Layouts call:
  Job description
  Source setups
  Output setups
  Layout specifications
  Rule sets
  Output specifications

 

These inter-relationships mean that, to be most efficient, you should create elements of a job jacket in a specific order.

Import application-specific resources into the job jacket.

 

Import project-level resources (colors, style sheets, etc.) from the application or from a file.

Define the jacket-specific resources (job description, contacts).

 

Define layout specifications.

 

Define rules.

 

Define rule sets.

 

Add a ticket template or modify the default ticket template.

 

Add project-level resources to the ticket template from the jacket, from the application, or from a file.

Define a layout.

 

Call various resources from the jacket into the layout.

 

 

Nested Application Resources

It is important to note that some resources add another level of nested hierarchy to the process. For example, if a job jacket calls for a specific output setup, the actual Output Setup must be available on the computer that uses the job jacket.

You generate a job jacket with an output setup that exists in your installation of QuarkXPress. When you send the job jacket to someone else on a different computer, you must also export and send the output setup file.

1. The output setup calls for a specific device profile.

You must also send that device profile to the person who will use the job jacket (and thus the Output Setup, and ultimately the device profile).

The person who receives the job jacket, output setup, and profile must work in reverse.

1. Install the profile using the Profile Manager (Utilities > Profile Manager).

2. Import the output setup into their copy of QuarkXPress (Edit > Color Setups > Output).

3. Import the job-jacket file into the Job Jackets Manager or create a file based on a ticket template in the jacket.

The underlying message here is that the job-jacket resources call for these elements, but the job jacket does not store them internally. For the job jacket to work properly on another computer, individual elements must be sent along with the job jacket.

Remember to check for and include the following elements when you send a job jacket to another user (external pieces appear in bold; these elements are not embedded in the job jacket XML file and must be provided separately):

• Output setups require specific device profiles.

• Source setups require specific device profiles.

• Output styles require specific PPD files.

• Character and paragraph style sheets require specific fonts.

Note: As you just saw —and are about to see more of —
there are a lot of different options in several different places.

Part 2 of 3:
Working in Advanced Settings Mode

Creating Job Jackets and Tickets

Now that you have seen all of the elements involved, as well as relationships between those different elements, you can begin to create and work with QuarkXPress Job Jackets.

There are two ways to create a job jacket.

• Use the Job Jackets Manager to create a new job jacket and one or more ticket templates. You can define a new job jacket whether a project is open or closed, then create a new project based on a specific ticket template.
• Create a new project. Every new project you create in QuarkXPress has an embedded job jacket. It can simply exist without ever being touched, and it won't harm anything. But you can also edit the project's job jacket, adding information even after a project has begun so you can take advantage of the technology's benefits.

Using the Job Jackets Manager — Basic Settings Mode

When you first open the Job Jackets Manager (Utilities > Job Jackets Manager), it appears by default in Basic Settings mode. This mode offers a limited subset of the overall resource set; it is intended for designers who don't understand (and shouldn't be defining) press-specific settings such as Halftone Frequency.

The Basic Settings mode includes options for:

• Creating new job jackets and ticket templates
• Editing and duplicating an existing job jacket or ticket template
• Opening and closing an existing job jacket
• Importing a ticket from another job jacket
• Exporting a specific ticket as an XML file
• Deleting a ticket template from a job jacket

Note: You can't delete a job jacket from within the Job Jackets Manager.
You can only close the job jacket in the Job Jackets Manager,
and then delete the job-jacket XML file from your computer.

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