To arrange individual pages of text, plates, or digital files into a specific layout on a larger press sheet. The arrangement ensures that once the printed sheet is folded and trimmed, the pages appear in the correct reading order with accurate margins. In older letterpress work, this meant physically locking metal type into a chase.
I need you to impose this 16-page booklet for a sheetwise run on the Heidelberg.
Related terms
Imposition
The arrangement of pages on a press sheet to ensure correct order after folding and trimming.
Chase
A heavy steel or iron frame used to hold metal type and blocks securely together for printing.
Form
A complete body of assembled type and blocks locked into a chase ready for printing.
Sheetwise
A printing method where one side of a sheet is printed, and then a different plate is used for the reverse.