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In this tutorial will learn
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how to export Invent templates
which utilize spreads
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so various configurations of page
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spreads are available for export
from Invent.
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These cover a range of scenarios,
including covers, differently
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sized pages and editable inside
cover pages.
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This quick guide will show you where
to configure and export those templates.
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The associated page on the Infigo Academy
portal with this topic
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will give you access to downloadable
sample resources, showing you
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the different scenarios
in which these page configurations
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can be used.
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So to begin,
you just want to actually set up
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your product template
as you would normally using Infigo Invent.
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So this tutorial assumes
you've already have
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the ability to set up
Invent templates within InDesign,
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and this includes
the specification of resources,
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variables, field properties
and other things of that nature.
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If your InDesign
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file utilizes page spreads
and you wish for those to be replicated
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in your MegaEdit product,
there are a couple of additional steps
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required prior
to exporting the template as a MEX file
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ready for import into MegaEdit.
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The first of these
is to go to the set up tab
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and then navigate to the Other/MIS.
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sub-tab
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scroll
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right down to the bottom and you'll find
another couple of options down here
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which are page type,
cover type and booklet
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editable inside.
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So these options allow you to select
whether this template should be exported
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as a single or booklet format.
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And this controls where the spreads
are desired in the exported MEX file,
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even if a spread is used in the InDesign
file selecting single.
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Under the page type
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will provide a
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template consisting of individual pages.
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If a booklet is desired,
we just change this dropdown to booklet,
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then we get some additional options
available.
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One of them is to configure
the cover type.
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So we have the option which we no cover,
single cover, which is where
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the front and rear covers are handled
using a single spread
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or split cover.
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So this is where the front and rear covers
are handled
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by separate pages
at either end of the document.
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For some of these selections,
such as Single Cover,
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you'll also be prompted to confirm
whether you wish to
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have the inside pages of the cover
editable or not editable.
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And that's using this checkbox here.
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When ready, proceed to the export tab
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and then export
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the MEX templates as you normally would.
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There are some additional validation
checks carried out
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when spreads are utilized.
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So for example,
I've just clicked start validations here
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and you can see in this particular
configuration we've got messages such as
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when in booklet mode with a single cover,
all pages must be double spread.
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So we'll give you quite a clear indication
of what you might need to modify
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on your particular configuration
to utilize
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that particular set of options.
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There are a group of sample templates
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attached to the Infigo Academy
portal entry for this topic.
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Should you wish to understand
the different configurations a little
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bit better.