Kazu Sato

Abstract: PURPOSE:To provide the page layout method which integrally manages plate formats and signature allotment charts within a computer, can automatically execute the page layout of manuscripts per page in accordance with the data on the plate formats and signature allotment, lessens the manpower of plate making operations, improves the efficiency thereof and eliminates operation errors and its device. CONSTITUTION:This method has a stage 23 for setting the data on machine plate formats by inputting the data necessary for forming one sheet of plate by subjecting the page information for plural pages, such as sequence of the pages to be allotted to the plate, to page layout, a signature allotment setting stage 24 for forming signature allotment data in accordance with at least the data on the number of the total page layouts per print and the data on the number of the page layouts per plate and a machine plate information forming stage 26 for forming the machine plate information necessary for plate making by allotting the previously formed page information in accordance with the data on the machine plate formats and the signature allotment.