Overview

 

Work and turn is a way to reduce plate and setup costs for two-sided, x-up printing. The technique is for offset only - copies and digital have no use for it. Even with offset, work and turn can't be preset ahead of time, as part of the product. You need to work up a quote or job order before you can flip the switch. The reason is simple. Not until you've entered the run configuration does the program know whether the job is two-sided.

Seeing that W/T is missing from standard offset products, you'll have to start your quote with a custom version. Highlight the base product that will serve as a template. Then either click the custom product button pointed to by the arrow, or press Ctrl-F2 instead of F2. But first (there's always a but first), make sure you've selected two-sided printing (F4).

 

 

In the custom product window, select a press sheet large enough for two-up. If the base product allows for work and turn, the program will at that point automatically switch to W/T. If the base product does not (letterheads, to name one, because of watermark issues), the custom version of it would still allow W/T, but the program won't automatically switch to it. In that case, toggle W/T by either left-clicking where the hand is showing, or by clicking the properties button and then checking the W/T box.

 

 

Just so you know, there's no price difference between a standard product and its custom sibling until the custom version has actually been customized. As long as the properties of the two stay the same, so do their prices.

 

See also

 

Updating Offset Products