Enable this tool to get a single print file instead of receiving a separate print file for each print area/side of your product.
You can configure how to merge in a single file all print areas/sides in your product and define the format and quality of the print file.
How to configure the single print file tool
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Go to Printing Methods and choose an already existing printing method or create a new one.
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Scroll down to the section Print-Ready Files and check Get a single print file for all print areas/sides to open the configuration options of the single print file.
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Now you are able to set file dimensions and margins, layout (number of columns and rows), and the position of the print areas. The print file will be like a grid where each cell is a print area of the product, as seen in the previous example.
Please note
This tool can be enabled as an add-on called Get a single print file for all print areas if you have subscribed to an older Zakeke plan.
An example of the use for each side
Let's pretend you sell products with more than one side, which you can configure via Customizable Products, like a t-shirt with front and back, just like in this image below:
You can "Get a single print file for all product areas" via Printing Methods, as we see below:
Please note
“Number of columns” and "Number of rows" parameters cause the print area to be divided into a certain number of cells. If set incorrectly they might cause errors in the creation of print files creating unmanageable cells and files.
In this example, once we activate the tool and select all the option inside of it, the output will be a single file, as we see below:
An example of the use for each print area
You can also have products with more than one print area, like the one we see below:
We add the check "Get a single print file for all product areas" via Printing Methods > Edit/Add the desired Printing Method, we add the options as we see below, for example:
in this case, the output will be a single file, as we see below:
Now, we see that without the function activated "Get a single print file for all product areas" we will have an output with one file for each print area, like the one below: