Print formats
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Translated from the Italian guide. Narciso itself is in Italian, so the names of buttons, menus and fields are shown exactly as they appear on screen, with a translation in brackets where it helps.
The Designer also prepares material to print: flyers (Volantino), posters and business cards (Biglietto da visita). Each job has Fronte e Retro (Front and Back) (two fixed boards, called Fronte and Retro) and 3 mm of bleed on each side.
Contents
Sizes#
┌─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
│ Format │ Trim size │ Canvas (150 DPI) │
├─────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Volantino A5 Standard │ 148 × 210 mm │ 874 × 1240 │
│ Volantino A6 Tascabile │ 105 × 148 mm │ 620 × 874 │
│ Volantino DL Busta │ 99 × 210 mm │ 585 × 1240 │
│ Poster 50 × 70 Arredo │ 50 × 70 cm │ 2953 × 4134 │
│ Poster 70 × 100 Mani- │ 70 × 100 cm │ 4134 × 5906 │
│ festo │ │ │
│ Poster 40 × 50 Foto 4:5 │ 40 × 50 cm │ 2362 × 2953 │
│ Biglietto Europa │ 85 × 55 mm │ 502 × 325 │
│ Biglietto Giappone │ 91 × 55 mm │ 537 × 325 │
│ Meishi │ │ │
│ Biglietto UK/Australia │ 90 × 55 mm │ 531 × 325 │
│ Biglietto Quadrato 55 │ 55 × 55 mm │ 325 × 325 │
│ Biglietto Quadrato 65 │ 65 × 65 mm │ 384 × 384 │
└─────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
(The format names are those shown by the program: Tascabile = pocket, Busta = envelope, Arredo = décor, Manifesto = notice poster, Biglietto = card, Quadrato = square.)
The real canvas is larger than the trim size by 3 mm on each side. A dashed purple line inside each board marks where it will be cut: backgrounds and images can reach the edge of the board without leaving white lines after cutting. The line is only a guide: it is never printed or exported.
Print formats do not have Salva Post (Save Post) and do not appear in the Social library: they are found in Riprendi lavoro (Resume work) (Designer projects). There is no check on photo resolution (a small photo in a poster comes out grainy without warning), nor CMYK colour: the canvases are RGB.
Stampa autonoma#
Salva ▸ Stampa autonoma (Standalone print) prepares a document and opens a new browser window (if the browser blocks it: Popup bloccato: consenti le finestre popup per stampare (Pop-up blocked: allow pop-up windows to print)). A Prima di stampare (Before printing) box appears with the instructions (it is not printed) and right after the browser's print window opens. In the dialogue you must set margins: none and scale: 100% (not «fit to page»). The image is at 300 DPI. All pages are printed, even an empty Retro.
| Type | How it is prepared | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Volantino (flyer) (A5, A6, DL) | One sheet per board, at the exact trim size, without bleed | Choose the matching paper (or the closest) and print at actual size |
| Biglietto da visita (business card) | Copies side by side on an A4 sheet at real scale, with crop marks and 6 mm between one copy and the next; one sheet for the Fronte, one for the Retro. Cards per sheet: 85×55 → 8, 91×55 → 4, 90×55 → 4, 55×55 → 8, 65×65 → 6 | Cut along the crop marks; for double-sided printing put the sheet back in the printer by hand |
| Poster | The image is split into A4 tiles (5 mm margin, 10 mm of overlap marked by a dashed line) with the label Riga r / Colonna c (Row r / Column c) (and Lato 1 / Lato 2, Side 1 / Side 2). Sheets per side: 50×70 → 9, 70×100 → 16, 40×50 → 6 | Align the dashed strip of each sheet with that of the neighbouring sheet and glue them together. With an empty Retro the sheets double anyway |
If something goes wrong, Errore durante la preparazione della stampa: … (Error while preparing the print: …) appears. With non-standard paper formats (such as the DL, 99 × 210 mm) the browser may ignore the size and print on another format: a test on paper is advisable.
Ordina Produzione#
Salva ▸ Ordina Produzione (Order Production) opens the Preventivo di stampa (Print quote) (with the format code, for example volantino — A5; it closes with the X or by clicking outside, not during a payment).
- While it loads a circle spins. If nothing can be ordered for the format: Nessuna opzione di stampa disponibile per questo formato al momento. (No print option available for this format at the moment.)
- Choose the Carta (Paper) and the Quantità (Quantity): only the combinations in the price list appear.
- The box shows Subtotale (Subtotal), IVA 22% (VAT 22%) and Totale (Total). The price is the total for the print run, not per copy.
- Paga X,XX € (Pay €X.XX) opens a card payment window (Stripe). The button becomes Attendo il pagamento... (Waiting for payment...) and then Verifica pagamento... (Checking payment...).
- Payment succeeded: Pagamento Completato! (Payment Completed!), the window closes after about 2 seconds and in the editor Ordine di stampa pagato con successo! (Print order paid successfully!) appears.
- Payment cancelled: Pagamento Annullato — Nessun addebito è stato effettuato. (Payment Cancelled — No charge has been made.)
Other messages: Impossibile avviare il pagamento (Unable to start the payment), Popup bloccato dal browser: consenti i popup per pagare. (Pop-up blocked by the browser: allow pop-ups to pay.), Pagamento non ancora confermato, riprova tra poco. (Payment not yet confirmed, try again shortly.), Errore durante la verifica del pagamento (Error while checking the payment), Nessuna sede attiva selezionata. (No active location selected.) (the order requires an active location, Locations map and active location).
Price list (prices excluding VAT, for the whole print run)#
┌────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Format │ Paper │ Quantity and price │
├────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Volantino A5 │ Patinata opaca 170gr │ 100 → 124.90 250 → 164.90 500 → 179.90 │
│ │ │ 1000 → 229.90 │
│ Volantino A5 │ Patinata lucida 130gr │ 100 → 109.90 250 → 144.90 500 → 159.90 │
│ │ │ 1000 → 204.90 │
│ Volantino A6 │ Patinata opaca 170gr │ 100 → 79.90 250 → 104.90 500 → 119.90 │
│ │ │ 1000 → 149.90 │
│ Volantino DL │ Patinata opaca 170gr │ 100 → 84.90 250 → 109.90 500 → 124.90 │
│ │ │ 1000 → 154.90 │
│ Poster 50×70 │ Fotografica opaca 200gr │ 1 → 41.90 2 → 74.90 5 → 169.90 │
│ Poster 70×100 │ Carta manifesto Blue Back │ 10 → 35.90 50 → 119.90 100 → 174.90 │
│ Poster 40×50 │ Fotografica opaca 200gr │ 1 → 29.90 2 → 54.90 5 → 124.90 │
│ Biglietti (le │ Patinata 300gr + plastifica- │ 250 → 32.90 500 → 54.90 1000 → 89.90 │
│ 5 misure) │ zione opaca o lucida │ │
└────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(Paper names as shown by the program: Patinata opaca = matt coated, Patinata lucida = gloss coated, Fotografica opaca = matt photographic, Carta manifesto = poster paper, plastificazione opaca o lucida = matt or gloss lamination; Biglietti, le 5 misure = business cards, all 5 sizes.)
Prices in euros, excluding 22% VAT, as at 23 Oct 2026; they may change.
After payment#
- Fornitori ▸ Storico ordini (Suppliers ▸ Order history) (Order history): a line Stampa volantino A5 × 100 (Print flyer A5 × 100) assigned to the Fornitore di Sistema (System supplier), with payment Pagato (Paid) and method Carta / Stripe (Card / Stripe). Unpaid attempts also appear (payment In attesa (Pending), status Pendente (Pending)): every time you press Paga (Pay) a line is created, even if you then close the window, but with no charge at all. An unpaid attempt becomes Scaduto (Expired) after 24 hours.
- Contabilità ▸ Prima nota (Accounting ▸ Cash book) (Cash book): only if paid, as an outgoing of type Stampa (Print) (for example Stampa: volantino A5 × 100), amount including VAT, method Carta.
- The job stays in Riprendi lavoro.
If you close the payment window by hand, the quote may stay on Attendo il pagamento...: reload the page (F5, the job is saved) and check the Storico ordini before trying again, so as not to pay twice.