Quoting it My Way

 

 

Overview

 

My Way pricing is an entirely new press-based pricing model that complements the product-centric approach of the standard Morning Flight pricing engine. Exclusive to the Gold, Pixelblitz, and Skypricer programs, My Way lets you switch between 'Safe for Cousin Mel' estimating and a less safe but more flexible alternative: The option of full manual control.

In a nutshell, where in product-centric automatic mode you select a product that then controls press parameters and the type of paper you can use, in press-based manual mode you select the press, then enter specific amounts for imposition and RIP, press makeready, and press speed. The only restrictions on stock are that flat products get printed on flat paper, and envelopes on envelopes. Once press parameters have been set, paper, inks, prepress, and postpress are entered the old-fashioned way.

Both pricing models co-reside. You're able to mix conventional and My Way quotes in estimates just as easily as you can mix quotes for printing and merchandise. You can even create a quote the conventional way, then edit it manually in My Way.

 

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My Way - Step by Step

 

1.ButtonMyWayFrom the main menu, click the Quote My Way button.

2.Click the F2 button. Note the lack of a Ctrl-F2 custom product button - in manual mode, everything is custom.
 
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3.Under Quote Printing, enter "Newsletters" and select Sheets, Digital.

4.Make sure the press is set to any of your 4-color digital presses, then click the pushbutton in the upper black panel (circled in orange) until the configuration shows 4/1 (4-color front / 1-color back).

5.Click the down arrow to the right of Quantity until a single quantity remains. Enter 1,500.

6.Enter Imposition/RIP and Run Speed values as shown. Adjust Makeready to medium with the slider.

7.Click the Press Sheet button and select 11 x 17.

8.Click the Bleed button and select a 1/8" bleed all around. The program will automatically increase the size of the press sheet.

9.ButtonZoomClick the Camera button to get a breakdown of run costs.

10.Click OK, then add paper, prepress, and postpress the conventional way.

 

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Things you can only do in My Way: Input press parameters directly, quote all but envelopes on any kind of paper, quote a single quantity. Things you can't do: Quote copies, booklets, wide format, or merchandise.

 

See also
 

Quoting Carbonless