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  1. Dan, Yes I did change course, I'm a bit overwelmed by this project and at the same time trying to get a grip on the application. To make it worse, I do not have any coding experience. But I will tell you, with the help of your detailed feedback things will start to make some sense. I am looking over very closely your offer table script, very impressive. I was quickly excited but I have 3 fields of info that have to go into each box. Where will I be able to adjust font, attributes and spacing etc..? Also how can I change the lines to dotted lines? cell.SetBorders? I'm going to spend the weekend trying to dig into this script, maybe with google I can get a better handle on it. TO ALL Sincerely Thanks for your help
  2. OK that appears to work, the only thing I'm missing is the common variable text boxes that were on the common back. Thanks, I can make sense of this, I'll just have to duplicate the common variables to every layout. I just thought there was a way to merge different layouts with the back. Thanks, this will get it done.
  3. I uploaded the document. The first two pages of the pdf are front and back. The remaining pages are the layouts that have to combine with the back, which has vd on it also. So, page 2 has to merge with the appropriate layout. Test.zip
  4. Got it... let me put it a example together.
  5. If anyone has a chance to look over my pdf example I can answer ant questions if you don't understand. I have to use the front page (P1) of the template for each record. The various backs need to be called specifically as needed.
  6. I've attached an example of what I'm trying to do.Example.pdf
  7. I have a 2 sided vdl project that will require 12 different front and back layouts that need to be called from the database. I have instructions on how to manage a single sided template, but this project has two sides. How do I trigger a specific front and back template layout? Thanks
  8. Tou, Trying to get the wingdings to work, we are on a mac. They are not appearing. They appear in InDesign, but within the FP template. Were you on a PC?
  9. We can't get Minion Pro to show up in FP. It shows up in list within InDesign and Word but not FP. Tried FontBook and Suitcase. One Mac we have is working, but the font is loaded in adobe typeset.
  10. I have another question on the letter project. How would you handle the project if there was a variable within the letter text. Let say the in the letter there was a name that varied in length causing the paragraph to change size and flow.
  11. OK, I'm going to figure out a way to configure an explanation on this project. But, let me see if I understand something you said. So, lets say I have a text dos for 3 up 4up 5up etc, I could include the dotted line layout and coupon layout and trigger to call the different text boxes?
  12. As you can see I attached two images, one has five descriptions and one has eleven. There are multiple quantity versions between these two. Also both have four coupons on the bottom. They could have as many as six and as few as 3. It goes further in that the dotted lines have to center to the amount of coupons etc... Make sense so far?
  13. Here are two images of the variable that is causing me pain..
  14. This stuff is pretty amazing. I have another project I would really like your input on. It's a bit more of a puzzle and will require specific text behavior. I can try to get some info together for you to take a look at if you don't mind. Thanks again for your help with this.
  15. Can you explain the "formatted text"? How is this performed and what does it all mean?
  16. Tou, Thank you very much for your time here on this. I never expected this level of help here on the forum. I am going to dig into this and see if I can understand what is actually going on. What a great building block for me. Thanks, I'll let you know how I make out.
  17. Can you elaborate a bit on this? Where do I begin with something like this?
  18. Here are the letters...UMD-Fall2016AnnualFund-CONTROL.pdf UMD-Fall2016AnnualFund-FIXED.pdf UMD-Fall2016AnnualFund-TEST.pdf
  19. Can't use static elements. Within each letter are variable areas, so text must remain dynamic. I'll get some picts...
  20. I have to match the attributes of the letter as it was set up in InDesign. Thats my problem, I can't have natural breaks, it needs to look exactly like the client created it. Do you understand what I mean?
  21. I have a project with 3 different letter. Each letter calls variables from a data file, so each letter must be dynamic. I seam to have been able to make 3 text resources with the variable embedded but I am having problems figuring out how to format the text. I set it up some what in the resource editor but it does preview correctly. What am I missing, any tips? Thank You Charles Cabral
  22. Seems there is more complexity being used in the document. I would like to explain the details, but I think a visual will be needed to convey the desired functionality. Can I send directly to you?
  23. We have been given 12 templates, which were previously used in an online ordering environment. These templates had edibility to the administrator whihin the portal (OPS Solution). Over time they modified the twelve different templates so now what was at one time in the same positions has now been moved. So we have 12 pdf's of the base art, the variable boxes are in slightly different positions for each template. We are also supplied one large combined data file that has to call each shell, but because the data boxes move for each pdf, we will need to trigger the appropriate position variable box for that pdf when it is called in. Does this make sense so far?
  24. Is there any way to simulate what our competitor is doing with xmpie. They are able to switch layers with a trigger. What we are trying to accomplish is , we have 5 letters that are close in design but use the same data. The data is in different positions for each letter due to the slight design differences. We do not want to build different jobs for each Version of letter.
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