Desktop Editor

Document Restrictions
Templates
Restrictions
Description
Maximum number of templates that can be registered
Maximum of 30, minus the templates registered during installation
Maximum length of template names
100 characters
Chapter Titles
Restrictions
Description
Maximum length
128 characters
Duplication of chapter titles
Possible
Pages
Restrictions
Description
Minimum size for dividing pages
97.0 mm x 145.7 mm (3 13/16 inch x 5 47/64 inch)
Pages not counted in the page numbers
Front cover/Back cover/Sheets with the document not printed on
Tab paper
Objects deleted from the table of contents page when updating
Objects moved to the table of contents page with Desktop Editor
Digital Stamps/Text Highlight/Underline/Strikethrough/Text Note
Objects deleted when the table of contents page becomes smaller while updating
Mail Merge fields
Annotations
IWB Documents
Restrictions
Description
Maximum number of pages
1,000 pages (A4)
20 pages (A0)
Maximum number of chapters
1000
Maximum number of records
5000
Maximum file size
2 GB
Maximum length of document names
256 characters
Maximum length of path to location
260 characters
Restrictions on Importing Documents
File Formats
Restrictions
Description
File formats that can be added
File formats that can be directly added to Desktop Editor
PDF documents (*.pdf), IWB documents (*.iwb), image documents (*.jpg/*.jpeg, *.bmp, *.tif/*.tiff, other image documents supported by codecs installed in the operating system), Office documents (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint documents), MSG documents (*.msg)
File formats that can be added using Desktop Document Writer
Documents that can be printed
Documents that cannot be added
Restrictions
Description
Documents that cannot be added
IWB documents in use
PDF documents with unsupported security settings specified, such as PDF documents with a policy
BMP images of V4/V5 format (16 and 32 colors) whose sizes (BITMAPV4/V5HEADER) are other than 40, 52, or 56 bytes
Office documents (Excel documents, Word documents, and PowerPoint documents) when an application that can print has not been installed
When Desktop Editor is started with administrator privileges enabled
Documents that cannot be directly added to Desktop Editor although their file format can be added
Documents that have a file path that is 254 characters or longer and includes a space
The following Excel documents
Documents with macros that do not function properly
Documents without a work sheet or graph sheet
Documents with an empty sheet or only empty sheets
Documents containing a sheet that cannot be previewed even though the format settings (display format/border/pattern, etc) are specified in a certain area
The following Excel documents may not be able to be added.
Documents with macros and the security level set to "high"
Excel template files
MSG documents when a version of Microsoft Outlook earlier than Outlook 2010 is installed
Documents Disabled or Deleted When Added
Restrictions
Description
Documents that will be disabled when added
Attachment files of PDF documents with attachments
Images in PDF documents set to 3 point or less
Digital signatures of digitally signed PDF documents
The following settings of IWB documents.
Chapter structure/print settings
Signatures attached to PDF documents
Documents that will be deleted when added
Pages of PDF packages and PDF portfolios other than cover pages
Pages other than envelope pages of PDF documents generated using the protected digital envelope function
Files not saved as original document data
Encrypted attachment files of PDF documents with attachments
Attachment files of encrypted PDF documents with attachments
Maximum paper size
Restrictions
Description
PDF documents (*.pdf)/IWB documents (*.iwb)
Paper sizes with a width or height larger than 1200 mm (47 1/4 inch) cannot be imported.
Office documents (Excel documents, Word documents, and PowerPoint documents)
Non-standard paper sizes: Trimmed to fit 841 mm x 1189 mm (33 7/64 inch x 46 13/16 inch)
Image documents (*.jpg/*.jpeg, *.bmp, *.tif/*.tiff)
Paper sizes with a width or height that exceeds 482.6 mm (19 inches) are reduced according to the system settings
When [Auto] was set for [Output Size]:
The files are imported after being reduced according to the setting in [Reduced Image Paper Size]
When something other than [Auto] was set for [Output Size]:
The files are imported after being reduced according to the setting in [Output Size]
Output Restrictions
Print Settings
Restrictions
Description
Settings that cannot be used in combination with booklet printing
[Staple]/[Hole punch]/[Tab Paper]/[Sheets]/[Back Cover]/[Fold]/[Finishing]
Settings for which a previous [Output Size] > [Auto] or [Output Paper Orientation] setting is disabled
Something other than [1 on 1] for [Page Layout]
[Print Style] > [2-Sided Printing]/[Booklet Printing]
[Staple]/[Hole punch]
[Sheet for Insertion]
[Fold]
[Secure Printing Function]
Settings for which the output paper size can be specified by chapter
When one-sided printing is set for the entire document, and the following print/paper source settings are not specified:
[Staple]/[Hole punch]/[Front Cover]/[Back Cover]/[Sheets]/[Tab Paper]
Layout settings/print settings that can be set by chapter
Output Size/Output Paper Orientation
Page Layout
Printing method (1-Sided Printing)
Color Mode
Staple setting
Paper Source Settings
Sheets/Tab Paper settings
Header/Footer settings
Watermark settings
Processing of mixed document sizes and orientation
When [Auto] is set for [Output Size]:
The paper is automatically selected according to the document size
When something other than [Output Size] is set for [Auto]:
The document is enlarged/reduced according to the set paper width, but not rotated
NOTE
Desktop Editor does not support A0+ output.
Specifying the Range to Print
Restrictions
Description
Maximum number of characters when specifying the page range while printing or exporting PDF files
255 characters
Printers
Restrictions
Description
Printers that cannot be used to output
Printers whose printer name registered in the computer include a tab code
Print settings that cannot be specified in the printer driver if they are set in Desktop Editor
The [Front Cover], [Back Cover], [Sheets], or [Tab Paper] check box in [Sheet for Insertion]
Select the [Chapter Settings], [Print with 1-Sided Printing], or [Color Mode] check box
Function Restrictions
PDF Documents Conversion
Restrictions
Description
Maximum length of password
32 characters (single-byte alphanumeric)
Settings of IWB documents to convert
The layout is reflected in PDF documents but the specified print settings are not.
Reducing the Margins of Consecutive Pages
Restrictions
Description
Pages for which margins are not reduced
Pages with annotations attached
Table of contents pages
Pages with Mail Merge fields attached
Maximum range of pages for [Reduce Block Margins on Consecutive Pages]
100 pages
Conditions for not determining that an area is the same as [Specify Area Not to Edit]
When the page sizes are different
When the number of image objects are different
When the number of text objects differ by 3 or more
When a text object is not included (and a text object was included in the area where editing cannot be performed when the object was set)
When the function did not determine that the upper or lower portion of the area is one in which editing cannot be performed
Watermarks
Restrictions
Description
Maximum length of watermark names
31 characters
Duplication of watermark names
Not possible
Formats that can be specified for watermarks
BMP (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg/*.jpeg), TIFF (*.tif/*.tiff), PNG (*.png), GIF (*.gif), other images supported by the codecs installed in the operating system
Image Correction
Restrictions
Description
Skew correction
Length of text line: 16 mm or longer
Height of text
2 to 18 mm
Orientation correction
Automatic detection is not performed in the following cases:
When the image has no text
When the image is less than 75 dpi or greater than 600 dpi resolution
When italic text, special fonts, handwriting, or decorated text is used
Black speck size and distance between specks
1 to 20
Annotation Restrictions
Size
Restrictions
Description
Minimum size
Objects
2 x 2 pixels*1
Stamp
2 x 2 pixels*2
Digital Stamps
16 x 16 pixels at 100% zoom ratio
32 x 32 pixels at 200% zoom ratio
*1 The minimum size of Connected Lines and Polygon is 0 pixels. The minimum size of Text differs depending on the number of characters, the text font, and the text size.
*2 The minimum size of text stamps, date stamps and date marks differs depending on the number of characters, the text font, and the text size.
Images/Stamp
Restrictions
Description
File formats for inserting images or specifying stamp images
BMP (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg/*.jpeg), PNG (*.png), GIF (*.gif)
TIFF (*.tiff/*.tif)
For a multi-page TIFF image, the first page is used. TIFF images including transparent parts also can be used.
Image formats with other codecs
Maximum length of path to location of stamp images
259 characters
Maximum length of Stamp Name
31 characters
Text Stamp/Date Stamp
Restrictions
Description
Maximum length of Stamp Name
31 characters
Maximum length of Text Stamp
150 characters (50 characters x 3 lines)
Digital Stamps Restrictions
Digital Stamps
Restrictions
Description
Maximum length of Stamped Image Name
31 characters
Maximum length of text
50 characters
Maximum length of the Issuer of self-signed certificates
64 characters
Maximum length of path to stamped image file
259 characters
Digital certificates that can be specified
Digital certificates issued with Windows 7/Windows 8.1/Windows 10
Digital certificates issued with Windows Server 2008/2012
Verisign digital certificates
Self-signed certificates created with Desktop Editor
Function Restrictions
Search
Restrictions
Description
Annotations that can be searched from the search bar
Text/Text Box/Comment/Text Stamp/Date Stamp/Date Mark/strings in popups
Maximum length of search string
256 characters (surrogate pair characters are counted as two or more characters)
Search text logs
10 logs
Strings that can be searched from the [Annotation List] list
User Name/Date Modified/Page Number of annotations
Text/Text Box/Comment/Text Stamp/Date Stamp/Date Mark/strings in popups
Operations on Annotations
Restrictions
Description
Annotations that cannot be grouped
Underline/Strikethrough/Text Highlight/Text Note
Digital Stamps
Unknown annotations
Annotations that cannot be copied as images
Text Note note areas
Text Note note icons
Digital Stamps status icons
Annotations that cannot be batch inserted
Digital Stamps/Text Highlight/Underline/Strikethrough/Text Note
Faxes
Restrictions
Description
Maximum length of job names
254 bytes
Redoes
Restrictions
Description
Maximum number of redoes
12 times
Operations that clear the operation log
Saving documents (also, applying digital stamps)
Importing documents
Applying redactions
Handling of PDF Documents Created With Other Applications
Restrictions
Description
PDF package documents
Only cover pages displayed
PDF portfolio documents
Only cover pages displayed
PDF documents with unsupported security settings specified, such as PDF documents with a policy
Desktop Editor cannot be started
PDF documents with Reader Extensions
When an annotation is inserted with Desktop Editor, Reader Extensions functions are deleted.
PDF documents in the PDF/A format
If you edit or save a document with Desktop Editor, the document will no longer conform to the PDF/A format.
History of Used Files
Restrictions
Description
Maximum number of used files in history
50
Mail Merge Print Settings Mode
Restrictions
Description
File formats that can be specified for databases
txt (*.txt)/csv (*.csv)
Excel documents (*.xls/*.xlsx/*.xlsb/*.xlsm)
The following versions are supported:
2010/2013/2016
Maximum number of record extraction conditions
5
File formats that can be inserted to image fields
BMP (*.bmp), TIFF (*.tiff/*.tif), JPEG (*.jpg/*.jpeg), PNG (*.png), GIF (*.gif)
Image formats with other codecs
Minimum size of Mail Merge fields
40 x 40 pixels at 100% zoom ratio
80 x 80 pixels at 200% zoom ratio
Edit Original Pages Mode
Areas that can be edited/not edited
Restrictions
Description
Maximum editing area
2400 mm x 2400 mm (94 1/2 inch x 94 1/2 inch)
* -1200 mm to 1200 mm (-47 1/4 inch to 47 1/4 inch)
Maximum height of area to not be edited that can be adjusted
1/4 from the top and bottom edges of the page
Text
Restrictions
Description
Maximum length of text inside the page area
1,000 characters or until the right edge of the edit box reaches the right edge of the page area
Maximum length of text outside the page area
1,000 characters or until the right edge of the edit box reaches the right edge of the editing area
Searching from the Search Bar
Restrictions
Description
Maximum length of search string
256 characters (surrogate pair characters are counted as two or more characters)
Objects
Restrictions
Description
Maximum number of objects that can be aligned at once
50
Maximum number of text objects that can be edited at once
50
Objects that cannot be edited
Annotations and digital stamps that are inserted from the [Annotations] menu of Desktop Editor
Mail Merge fields
Objects located in the area outside the -1200 mm x 1200 mm (-47 1/4 inch x 47 1/4 inch) size
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