Konica Minolta CF9001 [51/126] Creating the variable elements document

4-3 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm

When you have ﬁnalized the design of the master-elements document, print it to

the Fiery X3e and specify that a FreeForm Master is to be created from the job

(see page 4-6).

NOTE: Although the Fiery X3e can store up to 100 FreeForm Masters, the printer

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

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; for detailed instructions, see the

application documentation. 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-elements document

Variable element