Creating The Variable-Elements Document - Canon ColorPASS-Z5000 Printing Manual

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4-3 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm
When you have finalized the design of the master-elements document, print it to the
ColorPASS and specify that a FreeForm Master is to be created from the job (see
page 4-7).
Although the ColorPASS can store up to 100 FreeForm Masters, the printer
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driver interface, Fiery WebSpooler, and Fiery Spooler allow you to select numbers 1
through 15 only. To create a FreeForm Master with a number greater than 15, the
operator must set the Create Master and Use Master options and RIP the job from the
Command WorkStation.

Creating the variable-elements document

You can create the variable-elements document with a word processing application that
provides a mail merge function, a database application, or a page layout application
that supports scripting. In all cases, information is taken from a list or database and
merged into an existing document that is set up to accept the information. Each
application has different controls for this function; see the application documentation
for detailed instructions. Before the variable elements can be added to the master-
elements document, they must be formatted to conform to the layout of the master-
elements document. This is done by creating a document with the correct formatting
and then adding the variable information in the appropriate places.
Variable element
Variable-elements document