Prepare - Release Note 2.1
October 2026
Version 2.1 brings a new global search, stacks and slip sheets in the VDP Editor, and numerous improvements in the Impose Editor, Approval Projects, and the user interface. The complete Release Notes, including all fixed bugs, are available in the User Manual.
Update Information:
To install version 2.1, you must first install version 2.0.19.
New Features:
Spotlight – Global Search
A new global search lets you quickly find menus, files, and colors and navigate to them directly – without having to open the respective menu first.
VDP Editor: Stacks and Slip Sheets
The Variable Data tab has been completely redesigned, and many steps can now be completed in a single place – the VDP Job Settings dialog. For the first time, variable data can be grouped into stacks, for example to continue consecutive numbering or CSV records within a stack. Optional slip sheets can be inserted between stacks or reams and filled with variable content such as order name, stack number, or first/last record number, including text and barcodes. Stack and slip sheet settings are included when importing and exporting VDP Job Settings.
Impose Editor Enhancements
In Step & Repeat, each Print Item can now be limited to a single column. The color of lines around impose groups in Nesting can be derived dynamically from a user-defined field – just like caption colors since version 2.0. In Die Cut N-Up numbering, the numbers "6" and "9" are now marked with a period so they remain distinguishable when rotated, and color settings for marks have been standardized.
Improved Approval Projects
Approval projects are easier to create and track: you can choose more clearly whether and how e-mail notifications are sent, the approval dashboard shows all rejection reasons at a glance, and you can jump directly from a notification to the corresponding Approval Project.
More Transparency and Control
The protocol of a Print Item now shows which Fixup Chain and Fixups were applied, including their values – making it easy to repeat a job. User-defined fields can be used in Quick Print and Batch Processing, and a new "Expert Mode" permission allows administrators to control who can access expert functions.
Refined User Interface and API
Selected records remain selected after an action is applied, technical colors for cutting are now shown as a separate vector overlay on the Print Item, and the header bar has been made more compact. Via API v2, Collections and Articles within them can now be created.