The Page Info box will display the page width and height, the number of pages and spreads contained in the document, and the starting page number.
Page Width and Height
The page width or height will be displayed using the units selected under the Edit->Measurements menu. Note that you can conveniently access the Measurements popup menu by clicking on the words “Page Info” on the main window.
If either page dimension appears in red then this means FLIGHTCHECK® is warning you that the dimension is not within the boundaries of the paper size according to the document’s print record. Sometimes an overriding value entered into a PDF or PPD, usually through the application’s Page Setup dialog, may cause a conflict where the document’s page size cannot be printed to the selected paper size and will in fact cause each printed page to be “clipped”.
There are several factors to consider when comparing the document page size to the selected paper size. For example, you might be able to print a Letter Size (8.5 inches x 11 inches) document to a LaserWriter, although the LaserWriter has a small border (roughly 1/8 inch) where it physically cannot print, and you certainly won’t be able to additionally print registration marks or targets outside this border, so you would not want to create objects on a page near the borders. However, if you choose Landscape printing, then the dimensions of the requested printout would become 11 inches by 8.5 inches and therefore FLIGHTCHECK® may post an error. An interesting situation could occur where the document’s page size may not fully fit on Letter Size paper, and so you could elect to reduce the printout. This is commonly done on a home or office LaserWriter in order to print some sort of proof with the idea that the final output will definately be to a wider imagesetter at a print shop. However, while FLIGHTCHECK® will not say there is an error with the page size, you still will be able to ask FLIGHTCHECK® to let you know when a print reduction has been set because you might accidentally forget about this when sending the file along to the Service Bureau.
Pages/Spreads
The number of pages and spreads for the document will be displayed. The number of spreads will be based upon a calculation that will tally the number of spreads which contain at least 2 pages. In other words, spreads that have only one page will be ignored in this total.
Starting Page
The actual page number of the first page in the document will be given. If the starting page is using a special format, for example you started page numbering at 100, then an “*” asterisk will be displayed informing you of this fact.
