Finishing Tools

Finishing Tools

A new suite of finishing tools has been added to the Layout tool, this includes:

  • Tile
  • Fold
  • Bleed
  • Grommets

This replaces the previous Tiling Tool.

To access the tiling tool click on a job on the canvas, then the chequered flag will become active:

 

Clicking on this will launch the new finishing tools window:

 

Clicking on the image preview or an individual tile will activate the settings.

 

For Tiling you can choose the Divide tool or you can manually drag tiles on the preview and adjust them using the Properties tab.

 

To activate the other tools simply click on the tool tab and check the box to enable to function, then enter the settings you require and click on ok.


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