Layout CSR will conform to formatting requirements for documents printed by GPO like the Congressional Record, Bills, and Federal Register by automating placement of content and applying publication-specific settings. It needs to format characters, text, tables and columns as required by printed publications and handle complex multi-page tables in an automated batch process to meet GPO's daily deadlines under strict production timelines.

1. Layout CSR will: Conform to distinctive formatting requirements for documents that are printed by GPO, including the Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, and Federal Register. Automate the placement of content within a publication. Use publication specific settings during composition. Apply multiple sets of publication specific settings to the same document Allow authorized users to override publication specific settings.

2. Layout (con’t) Printed publications composed by GPO often require specific formatting of characters, text, tables, and columns: Change formatting Font styling Text alignment Tracking Adjusting of character width Kerning Drop Caps and Raised Caps Special and Unicode Characters Composite Characters Leaders Horizontal and Vertical Fixed Spacing

3. Characteristics of Layout CSR will need to be capable of printing complex multi-page tables. The volume of work GPO produces requires that CSR be an automated batch process. A manual process would not be effective in GPO’s workflow. GPO composes and produces publications daily under strict deadlines.