Location - Filename Setup dialog box

Use this box to make changes to formulas used in creating output. To set location formulas, open the Location tab. To set file formulas, open the File tab (if it appears on this dialog box).

Select a predefined value from the list on the left side of this dialog box. The formula currently in use is in the Filename Formula field on the right side of the dialog box.

Add Item - click to add the predefined value to the end of the formula.  When specifying a path name, the limit is 248 characters in length.

Delete Item - click to delete the predefined value at the end of the formula.

Deleteformula - click to delete the formula.

Browse - opens the Browse for folder dialog box, which will access other folders on your computer.

Add leading zeros - adds zeroes onto the left side of your sequence number.  Check this option if you want to define digits of sequential numbers.  This option is only available to number values.

Number length - indicate the number of zeros you want added to the sequence number. This checkbox becomes active only when Add leading zeros is enabled.

If you add <Image-side label> to the Filename Formula field, the Front Color/Grayscale, Front Black & White, Back Color/Grayscale, or Back Black & White text boxes become active.  If desired, enter text labels in this fields.

Duplicate file handling - you have the following two options:

  • Report an error and abort the output processing: generates an error message and stops outputting the batch

  • Add a sequence number to the name: add a number and continue outputting the batch.

  • Overwrite the file: overwrites any existing files in the output folder(s) that have duplicate names. Existing files in the output folder(s) that are not overwritten will remain.

Reset Feature - set the sequence numbering behavior for page and/or image numbers.  For more information, click hereClosedStart at 1 for every batch (available only to Page Sequence Number and Image Sequence Number).

Start at 1 for every document (available only to Image Sequence Number).

Continuous image numbering from (available only to Image Sequence Number)
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OK - saves your settings and closes the dialog box. Your output formulas are now changed.

Multi-page Formulas: if you have selected multi-page output for TIFF, PDF or searchable PDF, you cannot addPage Sequence Number,Image Sequence NumberorImage-side labelinto the Location formula or Filename formula.

To return to the Output tab, click here. To return to the Job Setup dialog box, click here.

See also:

Outputting batches