Image shift template

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving a first print job into a processor of a document output device, said first print job comprising document finishing instructions and instructions for printing pages of said document using a print engine of said document output device;
• displaying, on a user interface operatively connected to said processor, images of pages of said document according to said first print job;
• receiving, on said user interface, direction to display an image shift template superimposed on said images of said pages of said document;
• responsive to said receiving said direction to display an image shift template superimposed on said images of said pages of said document, said processor analyzing said document finishing instructions and identifying areas of said pages of said document that will be unusable after a finishing operation according to said document finishing instructions;
• displaying, on said user interface, images of said pages of said document with said image shift template superimposed on said images of said pages of said document, said image shift template comprising lines representing x- and y-axes associated with said document and lines indicating said areas of said pages of said document that will be unusable after said finishing operation according to said document finishing instructions, said x- and y-axes comprising calibrated scales along each axis and arrows indicating positive and negative direction along each axis;
• creating, using said processor, a second print job, said second print job comprising said pages of said document with said image shift template superimposed on said pages of said document, using said print engine of said document output device;
• and
• printing at least a portion of said document with said image shift template, using said document output device, according to said second print job.

A printing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a print engine operatively connected to said processor;
• and
• a user interface operatively connected to said processor,
• said processor receiving a first print job into said printing device, said first print job comprising instructions for printing pages of a document using said printing device and document finishing instructions,
• said processor analyzing said document finishing instructions and identifying areas of said pages of said document that will be unusable after a finishing operation according to said document finishing instructions,
• said processor receiving, from said user interface, selection to print an image shift template on said pages of said document, said image shift template comprising lines representing x- and y-axes associated with said document and lines indicating said areas of said pages of said document that will be unusable after said finishing operation according to said document finishing instructions,
• said processor creating a second print job comprising said pages of said document with said image shift template superimposed on said pages of said document using said printing device, and
• said processor directing said print engine to print at least a portion of said pages of said document including said image shift template, according to said second print job.