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Contents
Preface .......................................................................................................................................ii
General 1
Database Print Manager Overview ............................................................................................ 1
Prerequisites............................................................................................................................... 1
DPM Installation........................................................................................................................ 2
Basic Steps................................................................................................................................. 2
Database Source......................................................................................................................... 2
Template and control file........................................................................................................... 2
Tags and Field Names ............................................................................................................... 3
Images........................................................................................................................................ 3
Paragraph reflow........................................................................................................................ 3
Creating a DPM Template
4
Preparing a Database ................................................................................................................. 4
Creating a DPM control file....................................................................................................... 4
Selecting a Database Source ...................................................................................................... 5
Creating a Template Document ................................................................................................. 7
Inserting Tags ............................................................................................................................ 7
Saving the Template file as PDF ............................................................................................... 7
Viewing and printing a DPM Template
8
Opening a DPM Control File..................................................................................................... 8
The DPM Window..................................................................................................................... 9
DPM Settings........................................................................................................................... 10
Viewing the Database .............................................................................................................. 11
Editing a Template................................................................................................................... 12
Editing Image Properties ......................................................................................................... 13
Editing paragraph properties.................................................................................................... 14
Previewing Documents ............................................................................................................ 16
Printing .................................................................................................................................... 17
Printing Options....................................................................................................................... 17
Distribution by E-Mail............................................................................................................. 18
Glossary 19
Database Print Manager Reference
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