Konica Minolta Darwin VDP Software User Manual

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3. Click Add New Rule

.

4. In the Name box, type a meaningful name for the rule.
5. (Optional) In the Comments box, type a comment about the rule.
6. In the Type list, select Page.
7. Click OK.
8. In the Rule Editor area, add at least one condition, as follows:

a. In the If list, select the desired field. For example, select Gender.

Note: The If list contains a list of all the fields in your Darwin job
and a list of the functions that you have defined.

b. In the list that appears, select the next component of the

condition. For example, select is equal to.

c. In the box that appears, type the next component of the

condition. For example, type

Male

.

In this example, the If statement reads "If Gender is equal to Male".

9. In the Then list, select the desired page result:

The Use page option indicates that a specific InDesign CS3 page
should appear and enables you to select it. Click the browse
button to display the Page Picker dialog box, and select the
InDesign CS3 page that you want to use. For example, select the
cover page that is designed for boys.

The Exclude pageoption indicates that no page should appear.

10. If you selected the Use page option, Click OK.
11. In the Or Else list, select the result that Darwin should apply if none

of the conditions for the rule is met. In this example, you want the
page designed for girls to appear if the selected gender condition
(Male) is not met, so you would select Use page and navigate to the
InDesign CS3 page that is designed for girls.

12. On the Tools panel, click Accept

.

Your rule is added to the Rules list on the Tools panel and to the
Page Rules list on the Page Manager tab.

13. From the File menu, select Save.

Adding a page rule

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