Adobe 13102498 - Photoshop CS3 - Mac User Manual page 633

To define variables for another layer, choose a layer from the Layer pop-up menu. An asterisk appears next to the
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name of a layer that contains variables. You can use the navigation arrows to move between layers.
Click OK.
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Rename a variable
Choose Image > Variables > Define.
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Choose the layer that contains the variable from the Layer pop-up menu.
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To rename the variable, enter a name in the Name text box. Variable names must begin with a letter, underscore,
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or colon and cannot contain spaces or special characters (except for periods, hyphens, underscores, and colons).
To remove the variable, deselect it.
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Define a data set
A data set is a collection of variables and associated data. You define a data set for each version of the graphic that
you want to generate.
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• Choose Image > Variables > Data Sets.
• If the Variables dialog box is open, choose Data Sets from the pop-up menu at the top of the dialog box, or click Next.
Note: You must define at least one variable before you can edit the default data set.
Click the New Data Set button
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3 Select a variable from the Name pop-up menu or the list at the bottom of the dialog box.
Edit the variable data:
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• For Visibility variables
• For Pixel Replacement variables
before the data set is applied to leave the layer in its current state.
Note: Do Not Replace does not reset the file to its original state if another replacement has been applied previously.
• For Text Replacement variables
Define additional data sets for each version of the graphic you want to generate.
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You can edit, rename, or delete the data set later by first choosing it from the Data Set pop-up menu and editing its
options. Use the arrow icons to move between data sets. Click the Delete icon to delete a data set.
Preview or apply a data set
You can apply a data set's contents to the base image while leaving all the variables and data sets intact. This changes
the look of the PSD document to contain the values of the data set. You can also preview how each version of your
graphic will look with each data set.
Note: Applying a data set overwrites your original document.
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Choose Image > Apply Data Set. Select the data set from the list and preview the image in the document window.
To apply the data set, click Apply. Click cancel if you are previewing and don't want to change the base image.
You can also apply and preview a data set in the Data Set page of the Variables dialog box.
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, select Visible to show the layer's content or Invisible to hide the layer's content.
, click Select File and select a replacement image file. Click Do Not Replace
, enter a text string in the Value text box.
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