Konica Minolta Darwin VDP Software - Manual (Page 6)

Assigning data to a Darwin job...............................................................................................................................................40
Editing your data source.............................................................................................................................................................41
6 Working with functions 43
Function overview.......................................................................................................................................................................43
Adding a function........................................................................................................................................................................43
7 Working with rules 45
Rule overview...............................................................................................................................................................................45
Adding a text rule........................................................................................................................................................................46
Adding an image rule.................................................................................................................................................................47
Adding a color rule.....................................................................................................................................................................49
Adding a visibility rule.................................................................................................................................................................51
Adding a page rule......................................................................................................................................................................52
Adding a style rule......................................................................................................................................................................54
Adding multiple results to a rule.............................................................................................................................................56
8 Working with barcodes 59
Barcode overview........................................................................................................................................................................59
Adding a barcode........................................................................................................................................................................59
Applying a barcode to the InDesign CS3 page layout.......................................................................................................60
9 Working with charts 63
Chart overview.............................................................................................................................................................................63
Chart types and subtypes.........................................................................................................................................................64
Creating a chart...........................................................................................................................................................................65
Defining the chart display options..........................................................................................................................................66
Defining the chart data..............................................................................................................................................................68
Previewing a chart in the InDesign CS3 page layout..........................................................................................................70
Adjusting the margins size........................................................................................................................................................71
Adding a legend to the chart....................................................................................................................................................72
10 Working with personalized images 77
Personalized images overview.................................................................................................................................................77
Creating a personalized image.................................................................................................................................................77
Applying and previewing a personalized image..................................................................................................................80
Generating a personalized image...........................................................................................................................................80
11 Placing variable elements on InDesign CS3 pages 83
Darwin CoPilot Overview..........................................................................................................................................................83
Placing variable text fields and rules on an InDesign CS3 page......................................................................................84
Previewing variable data on an InDesign CS3 page...........................................................................................................84
Checking for hidden text...........................................................................................................................................................85
Resizing text so that it will fit in a text box...........................................................................................................................86
Checking for the longest line of text.......................................................................................................................................87
Formatting the display of rules and fields in a text box.....................................................................................................88
Placing variable graphic elements on an InDesign CS3 page..........................................................................................89
Resizing and positioning an image to fit in an image box.................................................................................................90
Saving an InDesign CS3 page as a Darwin document.......................................................................................................90
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