Copy Design | Image Limitations | Backprinting | Marginal Copy
for a continuous form can consist of rules, text, graphics,
screens and halftones. When designing the copy for the form, you
must keep in mind that there are image limitations on the press
equipment and the laser printers that print the forms (see Image
Limitations below). - Use it to highlight areas. - Use it to
shade backgrounds. - A variety of densities are available. -
Screened copy is supplied in a negative or on a disk. - Use 5%
to 15% screen in areas that will be imprinted. - Use halftones
for pictures. Web Press Equipment: Continuous forms are printed
on web presses. Web presses have plate and blanket cylinders,
which along with other components, produce a printed impression
on paper. The plate and blanket cylinders have a slot or gap in
them where the plate and the blanket are attached. Nothing can
print in this area. The nonprintable area is known as the
"cylinder gap" or the "plate lockup". The gap area is usually
3/8" in depth and exte