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5-2 Printing Variable Data Documents
Printing variable data documents with FreeForm
In FreeForm variable data printing, you can use print options to define master
documents and assign them to variable data jobs sent to the Fiery.
How FreeForm works
The basic premise of FreeForm variable data printing is that the master-element data
for the job can be sent to the Fiery and rasterized separately from the variable-element
data. The master-element data is stored on the Fiery in rasterized form as a FreeForm
master, and can be used as often as needed with multiple sets of variable-element data.
Because the FreeForm master job is preRIPped and stored on the Fiery, the only RIP
time required for variable data print jobs is the time needed to RIP the
variable-element data. You can use FreeForm masters for any fixed-element data you
might combine with different data from day to day. For example, a letterhead template
can be stored as a FreeForm master and used repeatedly as the background for
different letter content (the variable-element data).
FreeForm allows you to create the master and variable documents using any
application. You can create the two documents using different applications or
computer platforms. To create the master document, you can use a page layout or
graphics application. To create the variable document, you can use a word processing
application that has a mail merge feature, a page layout application that supports
scripting, or a database application.
FreeForm functions are controlled with two print options: Create Master and Use
Master. You can set these options in the printer driver when you send a job, or instruct
the operator to set them with job overrides from the job management tools. You can
also use Command WorkStation/Command WorkStation LE to monitor and manage
all the FreeForm masters stored on the Fiery. For more information, see Chapter 3 of
the
Job Management Guide .
Creating the master document
Before you can use FreeForm, you must create a master document and a variable
document. This includes creating the layout for the combined document, as well as the
elements themselves. In a page layout or graphics program, you arrange the master
elements (text and graphics that do not change) on one or more pages, leaving space
for the variable elements.