December 2007
Beginner to intermediate
336 pages
7h 38m
English
book
A Designer’s Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML: Harness the Power of XML to Automate your Print and Web Workflows
by James J. Maivald, Cathy Palmer
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Chapter 8. Variable Data
In this chapter you will learn how to:
<objective>Build nested XML sub-structures
</objective> <objective>Create variable-text driven layouts
</objective> <objective>Flow complex XML data into anchored objects
</objective> </feature>Okay, we’ve got to confess we have mixed feelings about this project, probably similar to the way Oppenheimer felt about creating the A-bomb. On one side, the tricks you learn in this chapter are definitely among the coolest in the XML/InDesign world. On the other hand, we’ve all seen clunky examples of personalized direct mail where the customized areas are plopped into a shell of a layout. We would like this chapter to show you that variable data elements ...
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