Printing Variable Data Documents With Freeform 2; Assigning Specific Master Pages To A Variable Data Document - Fiery EX12 Printing Manual

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5-11 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 2

Printing variable data documents with FreeForm 2
FreeForm 2 extends the functionality of FreeForm by allowing you to assign an
individual page of a FreeForm master to each page of a variable document sent to the
Fiery. During RIP, the Fiery lays the data of each variable page over the specified
master page.
FreeForm 2 also provides the option to delete a specified FreeForm master from the
Fiery hard disk after its corresponding variable job has been successfully RIPped and
printed. You can set this feature in a third-party application that supports the clearing
of FreeForm masters. For more information ondeleting Freeform masters, review the
documentation that came with the third-party printing software.
Assigning specific master pages to a variable data document
To print a variable data job using FreeForm 2, you first open the variable document
in PrintShop Mail, or another third-party software. The third-party software provides
FreeForm 2 features that allow you to assign a specific page of a FreeForm master to
each page of the variable document.
For instructions on printing variable data jobs using FreeForm 2 and the third-party
variable data printing software, see the third-party software documentation.
T
O CREATE A VARIABLE DATA JOB USING
1. Create a master document.
For details, see
2. Print the master document to the Fiery with the Create Master print option set to one
of the FreeForm master numbers (1 through 15).
Or, set the Create Master option to None and instruct the operator to use overrides to
create a FreeForm master from this job.
3. Create the variable document.
You can create the variable document using a different file, a different application, or a
different computer platform than was used to create the master document, but some
print options must be the same. For details, see
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"Creating the master document" on page 5-3.
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