Sidebar

On top of the left Sidebar, you can switch between the different view modes.

Thumbnails

Thumbnails gives you an overview of the pages.

In case you're viewing a multipage file, all pages will be displayed.

Notes

Notes gives you an overview of the notes.

You can view notes per user or per page.
  • Hide notes: if you select this button, all the notes on the design are hidden.
  • Show notes: if you select this button, all notes on the design will be shown.
  • Show notes of previous versions: if you select this checkbox, the notes from older versions of the file are shown.

Reports

Reports gives you an overview of the preflight results in the Analyze node.

If you select a checkbox, the problem area of a specific type of preflight result is indicated by a red square. If you select the triangle, the list is expanded. If you select a specific preflight result, the error becomes green transparent. When zoomed in, the zoom will automatically shift to the error area.

Note: This view is only available if the checkbox Show Preflight Notes in the Generate proofscope URL node is selected.

Separations

Separations gives you more information about the file.
  • SEPARATIONS: here you can view and edit the separations.
    • Select or deselect the checkboxes next to the separations names to display or hide separations.
    • Select Edit... to activate the editing mode. When editing mode is active, a pencil is displayed in the separation color box. You can perform the following actions:
      • Change the separation name. To do this, select the pencil to open the separation parameter box. Select the name to change it and select Save.
      • Change the spot colors. To do this, select the pencil to open the separation parameter box. Change the color by moving the color picker or entering a different spot color name. Select Save.
      • Change the opacity of the spot colors. To do this, select the pencil to open the separation parameter box. Select or deselect the opaque checkbox.
      • Change the separation order by dragging and dropping the separations to a different order.
      Select Edit... again to deactivate the editing mode.
  • SEPARATION OPTIONS
    • Single separation as black: if you select this checkbox, the single separation is displayed in black. This option only makes sense if you have selected one separation in the SEPARATIONS list.
    • Invert separation order: if you select this checkbox, the separation order is inverted.
      Note: This option is only for previewing purposes and does not change the actual order of the separations.
  • INSPECTION:
    • Show inspection overlay: if you select this option, the design is checked against specific characteristics:
      • Minimum dot: if you select this checkbox, a red overlay layer will highlight the areas in the design that have a lower ink percentage than the minimum percentage predefined in the First visible dot field.
      • Maximum dot: if you select this checkbox, a red overlay layer will highlight the areas in the design that have a higher ink percentage than the maximum percentage predefined in the Maximum dot field.
      • Total area coverage: if you select this checkbox, a red overlay layer will highlight the areas in the design that have a higher total area coverage than the percentage defined in the Coverage field.
  • PAGE BOXES: here you can select which page boxes are displayed. Select Show more... for more information about the page boxes, such as the width and height, and the bleed distance in case of a bleed box.
  • PAGE SIZE: here you can view information about the page size of the design.

Approval Form

Approval Form displays the approval form that is created in the Start Approval node. In case one or more fields are required to be filled in, the user cannot approve or reject the file as long as these required fields are empty. The Approval Form is only visible when the checkbox Display Form in the Start Approval node is selected.