LINKING FACTS & IDEAS (SENTENCE COMBINATION)

1) PostScript really describes pages.

The pages are not described as a table of spots.S
The pages are described as a series of mathematically specified shapes.

PostScript really describes page which are not described as a table of spots but as a series of
mathematically specified shapes.

2) Damaged blankets cannot function properly.

Damaged blankets should be replaced.

Damaged blankets which cannot function properly should be replaced.

3) The resolution of the output device determines the number of spots.

The spots are needed to image a page.

The resolution of the output device determines the number of spots that are needed to image a
page.
The resolution of the output device determines the number of spots needed to image a page.

4) Scanning is performed using a device.

The device is called a scanner.
The device essentially uses transmitted or reflected light to capture an image in tiny pixels.

Scanning is performed using a device called a scanner that essentially uses transmitted or
reflected light to capture an image in tiny pixels.

5) A drum scanner is a high-end device.

A drum scanner utilizes a highly sensitive photomultiplier tube to capture variations in tone.
A drum scanner is capable of digitizing images at very high resolution.

A drum scanner is a high-end device which utilizes a highly sensitive photomultiplier tube to
capture variations in tone and is capable of digitizing images at very high resolution.

6) The operating system is used by computers to control all computer functions.

The functions include finding files, opening applications, formatting external media.

The operating system is used by computers to control all computer functions which include
finding files, opening applications, formatting external media.
The operating system is used by computers to control all computer functions including finding
files, opening applications, formatting external media.
7) Approximately 98% of a working fountain solution is water.
Being aware of water conditions is of vital importance.

Approximately 98% of a working fountain solution is water, being aware of its conditions is of
vital importance.

8) Dynamic range is not only a function of the inherent capabilities of the scanner optics.
Dynamic range is also a function of the bit depth per pixel.

Dynamic range is not only a function of the inherent capabilities of the scanner optics but also a
function of the bit depth per pixel.

9) Any error such as too low a density or low battery power should occur.
You’re informed of that error instantly.
You can take the required measures.

Should any error occur, such as too low a density or low battery power, then you’re informed of
that error instantly so that you can take the required measures.

10) Greater RH differences result in wavy or tight edges of paper sheets.

They cause distortion, wrinkles and other feeding problems.

Greater RH differences result in wavy or tight edges of paper sheets causing distortion, wrinkles
and other feeding problems.

11) Offset press operators face ink problems.

To solve them, knowledge, experience and good judgment are required.

Offset press operators face ink problems which require knowledge, experience and good judgment
to solve.

12) Compressible blankets incorporate air in the formulation.

They compress upon contacting the plate.
Conventional blankets bulge on either side of contact.

Compressible blankets incorporate air in the formulation so they compress upon contacting the
plate instead of bulging on either side of contact as conventional blankets do.

13) Surface oxidation occurs in a blanket during printing.

It can harden the rubber.
It can reduce its elasticity and ink receptivity.

During printing, surface oxidation occurs in a blanket, which can harden the rubber, reduce its
elasticity and ink receptivity.
14) The solvent is too strong.
It makes the blanket swell.

The solvent is too strong, making the blanket swell.

15) The solvent is too weak.

It will not clean the blanket thoroughly.

If the solvent is too weak, it will not clean the blanket thoroughly.
The solvent is too weak to clean the blanket thoroughly.
The solvent which is too weak will not clean the blanket thoroughly.

16) You select a denser bitmap.

The resolution is higher.
The scanner will record more image information.

The denser bitmap you select, the higher the resolution and the more image information the
scanner will record.

17) Flatbed scanners are available in a number of price ranges.

Their prices vary from a couple of hundred dollars up to thousands of dollars.

Flatbed scanners are available in a number of price ranges, from a couple of hundred dollars up
to thousands of dollars.

18) CCD cells can have difficulty distinguishing tonal differences.

This difficulty is especially in the darker parts of an image.

CCD cells can have difficulty distinguishing tonal differences, especially in the darker parts of an
image.

19) High-quality scanning was once strictly the purview of more than $10,000 drum scanners.
High-quality scanning is now possible on less than $10,000 flatbed scanners.

High-quality scanning, once strictly the purview of more than $10,000 drum scanners, is now
possible on less than $10,000 flatbed scanners.

20) The DM-800 does all for you automatically.

It does away with manual adjustments and erroneous results.
These always used to accompany measurements.

The DM-800 does all for you automatically, doing away with manual adjustments and erroneous
results which always used to accompany measurements.
21) Paper curling is caused by the slight moistening.
Papers get this through contact with the offset blanket.

Paper curling is caused by the slight moistening that papers get through contact with the offset
blanket.

22) Paper stretches between printings in multicolor work.

Some deviation of blanket level from the specifications is needed to maintain registration.

Because paper stretches between printings in multicolor work, some deviation of blanket level
from the specifications is needed to maintain registration.

23) The skim-coat of blanket is now usually synthetic rubber.

The synthetic rubber is less oil-absorbent.
The synthetic rubber is, therefore, less susceptible to swelling, embossing.

The skim-coat of blanket is now usually synthetic rubber, which is less oil-absorbent, therefore,
less susceptible to swelling, embossing.

24) Products with smaller formats are stapled together with a cover.
Brochures, periodicals…. are usually in smaller formats.

Products with smaller formats such as brochures, periodicals… are stapled together with a cover.

25) The printed product is processed.

The printed product does not need to be bound.
Parallel folding is used.

If the printed product being processed does not need to be bound, parallel folding is used.

26) A four-crease is literally a total of four distinct creases in the cover.

One crease is on either side of the spine.
One crease is located a few millimeters from the spine on the front cover.
Other crease is a corresponding distance from the spine on the back cover.

A four-crease is literally a total of four distinct creases in the cove: one on either side of the spine,
one a few millimeters from the spine on the front cover and one a corresponding distance from the
spine on the back cover.

27) One main type of metal stitching is block stitching.

In one case of block stitching, metal staples are placed along one edge.
In another case of block stitching, metal staples are placed on one corner of the pages.
It is much like the desktop stapling.

One main type of metal stitching is block stitching in which metal staples are placed along one
edge or on one corner of the page, much like the desktop stapling.
28) Cropping can be done manually with a special cutting machine.
Cropping can also be done simultaneously with another step in the postpress processing cycle.

Cropping can be done manually with a special cutting machine or simultaneously with another
step in the postpress processing cycle.

29) Cropping simply means cutting the paper down to the desired size.
This can be done with some kind of blade.

Cropping simply means cutting the paper down to the desired size with some kind of blade.

30) There are two main folding techniques.

They are parallel folding and right-angled folding.

There are two main folding techniques: parallel folding and right-angled folding.

31) Varnishing is a post-press technique.

It is used to add a glossy surface to a printed product.

Varnishing is a post-press technique used to add a glossy surface to a printed product.

32) UV-varnishing is another common method.

In this method, varnish is applied to the print with a special UV-varnishing machine.

UV-varnishing is another common method in which varnish is applied to the print with a special
UV-varnishing machine.

33) This partial-varnishing method is used for aesthetic effect.

This partial-varnishing method is also used to help prevent areas with dense ink coverage
from smearing.

This partial-varnishing method is used for aesthetic effect as well as to help prevent areas with
dense ink coverage from smearing.
This partial-varnishing method is not only used for aesthetic effect but also used to help prevent
areas with dense ink coverage from smearing.

34) Lamination is the process of coating a printed page with a protective plastic foil.
Lamination increases protection against dirt, humidity and wear.
Lamination is also done for aesthetic reasons.

Lamination is the process of coating a printed page with a protective plastic foil, which increases
protection against dirt, humidity, wear and is also done for aesthetic reasons.
 35) Generally, special drills are used to punch paper during off press processing.
We may also be able to purchase pre-punched paper from paper manufacturers.

Generally, special drills are used to punch paper during off press processing but we may also be able
to purchase pre-punched paper from paper manufacturers.

36) A punch die is created in the shape.

The desired shape that you want for your product.

A punch die is created in the shape that you want for your product.

37) Paper is varnished and laminated.

It can damage or blunt the blade.

If paper is varnished and laminated, it can damage or blunt the blade.

Varnished and laminated paper can damage or blunt the blade.

38) You punch a dotted line in a page.

You make it easy to tear off a particular section of that page.

If you punch a dotted line in a page, you make it easy to tear off a particular section of that page.
By punching a dotted line in a page, you make it easy to tear off a particular section of that page.

39) A blade is damaged.

It can create a striped appearance along the cropped surface of the printed product.

When blade is damaged, it can create a striped appearance along the cropped surface of the
printed product.
A damaged blade can create a striped appearance along the cropped surface of the printed
product.

40) Perforation is usually done in a letterpress with a special perforation blade.

The blade is pressed into the paper.
The blade creates a series of tiny slits.

Perforation is usually done in a letterpress with a special perforation blade, which is pressed into
the paper, creating a series of tiny slits.