Flat Plan

Flat Plan - Top Navigation Buttons

The top navigation bar contains several viewing options as well as the ability to quickly change between various flat plan issues.

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  • Use the +/- buttons in the top left corner to expand or contract the pages in the flat plan viewing area. Screen Shot 2021-10-28 at 1.57.38 PM 
  • Use the View Options menu to complete many of the necessary steps to work in the flat plan viewer. Screen Shot 2021-10-28 at 1.58.44 PM
    • Click the PDF button  to preview this flat plan as a PDF.
    • Click the Pin button Screen Shot 2021-11-01 at 9.39.16 AM to enable and disable the view for any unassigned placeholders for this flat plan.
    • Click the Hide/Show Content button  to toggle the designated content spaces for your publication on and off. 
    • Click the Hide/Show Line Items button  to toggle lin items on and off. 
    • Click the Hide/Show Ad Images on Line Items button  to toggle on and off the ad images pulled in from the Ad Library. 
    • Click the Make Line Items Transparent button  to toggle on and off the line items.
  • Click the Printer button Screen Shot 2021-11-01 at 9.42.39 AMto send this flat plan to the printer. Clicking this button will save your view from your workspace, so any images or placeholders that you have enabled will persist for viewing. 

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  • When selecting multiple pages by using shift+click, you will see the swap icon Screen Shot 2021-12-02 at 10.40.18 AM appear. Clicking this will allow you to swap the selected pages.

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    • Click the Files button to upload files directly to this flat plan. You can use the files section to store templates and other master publication files.  

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      • Upon clicking the Files button, you will be presented with the option to upload either issue files or publication files. Publication files are files that are shared across the publication, whereas issue files are used specifically for just the issue.

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      • Click the Close button when you are finished uploading your files, and you will be brought back to the flat plan.

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    • Use the Product and Issue selector to quickly jump to a different flat plan.

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