In this exercise, you create business cards based on a variable data file
Open the file Invitation_BITE.pdf.
In the left pane, select the [VDP] workspace.
Click the button [Select data source]. A data source contains the variable data for the master document.
Select the data source file Invitation.xlsx. The variable data appears at the bottom of the screen.
Select page 2.
Drag a guideline to the left side of the leftmost vegetable.
Click [Add text frame] and align the text frame with the guideline.
Guidelines can be drawn horizontally and vertically
Text box
Insert the following fields:
<First Name> <Last Name> Arial Black, 10 points, left and top aligned
<Address-1> Arial, 7 points, colour: blue, left and top aligned
<Zip code-1> <City-1> Arial, 7 points, colour: blue, left and top aligned
Enable the checkbox [Remove lines with empty fields] and [Wrap text]. Now, PRISMAprepare will automatically ignore empty fields and wrap the text in the box if text strings get too long. Click [OK].
Click [Add barcode frame].
Insert the email field. Select [2D] as type. Select 'QR Code' as encoding. Align the QR code with the text-frame. Click [OK].
Browse through the records at the bottom and check the preview.
Select the first page.
Add an image frame with the following settings:
Select 'Segment image' for option [Field] in section [Content].
Set the image frame size equal to the size file: 105 x 74 mm.
Horizontal and vertical shift: 0
Scale: [Fit to frame]
Click [OK]. The first page should look like below:
Click [Add text frame] and position it in the middle of the white balloon.
Add the variable and fixed text according the picture below. Format the text according to personal wishes.
Click [OK] to close.
Browse through the records at the bottom and check the preview.
Click the [Validate VDP] button to check if the variable data fits into the frames. Change the size of one or more frames if a warning is detected.
Save the file in the 'Participants' folder on the desktop with the name Scenario_161.pdf.