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Aspect Ratio - The ratio of width to height.  If the aspect ratio changes then photographs can appear stretched or squeezed.
Banner - A Poster that is significantly wider than it is tall. Constructed by taping multiple pages together, it usually announces happy events like birthdays, homecomings, and graduations.
Binding Edge - A standard binding edge is for right/left.  A flip binding edge is for folding top/bottom.
Crop - Cropping chops off portions of a document.
Duplex - Printing on both sides of the paper.  Many printers include a duplexer that allows the printer to print on both sides of the paper without human intervention.  ClickBook supports printers with duplexers.
Header - Text that will be printed at the top of every mini-page.  It may include page numbers, job name, date, etc.
Footer - Text that will be printed at the bottom of every mini-page.  It may include page numbers, job name, date, etc.
Forms - Electronic forms and letterhead for printing with different layouts
Landscape - A paper orientation where the words on the page are going across the long edge of the paper.  See Portrait.
Layout - A specific configuration of ClickBook that turns a print out in to a poster, booklet, card, brochure, etc.
Mini-Pages - The area on a piece of paper that the source document pages will be placed.  Example: One piece of paper would have 4 mini-pages for a folded booklet.  Two mini-pages on each side of the piece of paper.
One-to-One - A Scaling option that keeps the shape.  This scaling option is better for photos.
Overlap - When printing Banners or Posters, some extra is printed on each page to allow easy alignment of the pages when assembling the poster or banner.
Portrait - A paper orientation where the words on the page are going across the short edge of the paper.  See Landscape.
Poster - A large format print out which is constructed by taping pages together.
Poster Wizard - A quick easy way to create a custom poster.  For more fine control, use Modify Layout.
Sample Document - A document that works with a set of layouts.  The many samples included with ClickBook show how the document works with ClickBook to create a print out.
Scaling - Stretching or shrinking a document to fit an area on a piece of paper.  One-to-one scaling will keep the aspect ratio.
Stretch-to-Fit - Stretches the source document to fit the new area.  If the area is not the same shape, the document may need to be stretched more in one direction.  This is usually fine for text, but leads to photos that may look stretched or squeezed.
Sub-booklets - Breaking a full booklet print job into smaller booklets that can be individually folded, stacked and bound.
VIP Key - A key that removes the trial stamps and fully activates the software.
Watermark - A graphic that is printed on every mini-page.  This can be used for document authenticity, or to print a company logo.