Konica Minolta Darwin VDP Software - Manual (Page 92)

Placing variable text fields and rules on an InDesign
CS3 page
Specify where variable text fields (containing text, numbers, dates, or
times), color rules, and text rules should appear on your InDesign CS3
page.
Requirements:
● Darwin Pilot must be running.
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InDesign CS3 must be running.
● The Darwin CoPilot panels must be displayed.
Note: Variable data can be placed only on individual pages, not on a
master page.
1. Open an InDesign CS3 file, or create a new one.
2. In the applicable text box on the InDesign CS3 page, select the
placeholder text that you want to replace. For example, select the
words Last Name.
3. In Darwin CoPilot, on the Variable Elements panel, double-click the
field that should replace the selected phrase. In this example, you
would double-click Last_Name.
The field appears on the page, enclosed in square brackets like this:
[Last_Name].
Next: It is recommended that you save the InDesign CS3 file as a
Darwin document.
Previewing variable data on an InDesign CS3 page
Scroll through the records in your job to preview how each page looks.
Requirements:
You have placed the variable text fields and rules on an InDesign CS3
page.
The preview options in the lower portion of the Variable Elements
panel enable you to search for records, preview the current InDesign
CS3 page to see how it will look with the variable data and the results of
rules, show or hide VI brackets, and reset the VI preview.
84 Chapter 11—Placing variable elements on InDesign CS3 pages