Adding an image rule, Applying a text rule to an indesign cs3 page – Konica Minolta Darwin VDP Software User Manual

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Applying a text rule to an InDesign CS3 page

Requirements:

A text rule. In this example, use the rule called Title_Text, which is a
text rule that you created in Darwin Pilot.

1. In the InDesign CS3 workspace, in the page layout, select the

placeholder for theTitle_Text rule. In this example, select the word
Title at the upper part of the second InDesign CS3 page.

2. On theVariable Elements panel, double-click the rule Title_Text,

which you created earlier.

3. Preview a few records to make sure that the rule was added

correctly. Check for both the male and the female customers.

Adding an image rule

Add a rule that controls the image that appears in each recipient's
version of a personalized mailer.

Requirements:

Images. In this example, use the images called Summer.tif and Win-
ter.tif
, located in the folder VI Resource at Sample Files\Jewelry\Files
for Practice
.

1. In the Darwin Pilot workspace, click the ToolBox tab.
2. On the Tools panel, click Rules.

3. Click Add New Rule

.

4. In the Add Rule dialog box, in the Name box, type a meaningful rule

name. In this example, type

Season

, because the rule determines

whether a winter image or a summer image will be used.

5. (Optional) In the Comments box, type a comment about the rule.
6. In the Type list, select Image.
7. Click OK.
8. In the Rule Editor area, you first need to define the If statement:

a. Click the If box.

An arrow icon appears on the right side of the box and indicates
that a list of fields can be displayed.

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Chapter 3—How do I create a VDP job? Hands-on tutorial

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