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Make an exam paper ready to print

Combine the question paper, mark it confidential, and lay it out for the print room.

The problem

  • An exam paper is built from sections and question banks held in separate files that must be combined in order.
  • Draft and final papers are confidential, and any leak before the exam undermines the assessment.
  • Papers need a tidy print layout to save paper and keep booklets in the right order.

The workflow

One licensed pipeline chains these steps end to end. Each step is a tool you can try free on the public site.

  1. 1

    Assemble the paper

    Merge PDF

    Combine cover sheet, instructions, and question sections into one ordered exam paper.

  2. 2

    Mark confidential

    Add watermark

    Apply a confidential or draft watermark so unreleased papers are clearly identified.

  3. 3

    Lay out for print

    Create booklet

    Arrange the pages in booklet order so the print room can fold and staple finished papers.

  4. 4

    Lock before handoff

    Protect PDF

    Apply permissions so the prepared paper is not edited or opened by unintended staff.

Try it free, right now

Every tool in this workflow is free on the public site — no signup, nothing uploaded. Run the steps by hand to see the output, then license the automated pipeline for your team.

Why run it on-premise?

Unreleased exam papers are highly confidential. Preparing them on-premise keeps every draft and final inside the institution's network, reducing the chance of exposure before the exam date.

The Business suite ships as a self-hosted bundle that runs inside your own network, so the documents in this workflow never leave the building. See how deployment works.

Outcome

Examiners hand the print room a clearly marked, correctly ordered, access-controlled exam paper.

Included in the Business license.

See licensing

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