Imposition_Novice Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hello, I'm working on a pdf file (please see attachment) that requires the variable text frame to be place behind the static text. If only the customer supplied me an inDesign file should be no issue for me. Is there something I can do for this one? Thanks you in advance for your help.sample.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
step Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) Well, I'll admit it's kind of hacky, but you could just edit the variable stuff off of the art, add it as a resource to your template, and then overlay your variable frames. I'm not really sure what your other options are aside from re-typsetting their coupons. Example attached.sample.zip Edited April 8, 2016 by step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esmith Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Personally, I would delete the static text in the supplied PDF and add a second frame in my FP template overlapping the one beneath with the gray number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tou Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) create two text frames: 1. variable coupon # text frame 2. static text frame layer static text frame above variable text frame should do the trick? using pitstop you can delete the static strings. attached is the modified PDF, but don't have futura matching font - sorry.sample.pdf Edited April 8, 2016 by tou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imposition_Novice Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 I just thought I could get away in too much steps in typesetting as I have initially thought all of the comments from above as my option. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Korn Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 using pitstop you can delete the static strings. That's true, although you don't need PitStop. Acrobat Pro has built-in Edit Text and Images tool. In Acrobat DC, it's even easier: just select the arrow tool instead of the hand tool, select something in a PDF, and click Delete. You could also just create a whole new page with menu option FusionPro -> Manage Pages -> Insert Page. Also, you could just leave the static content alone and cover it up with a big text frame filled with white. Or, you could leave the static content alone and check the "Suppress static PDF background in composition" box on the Graphics tab of the Composition Settings. It might look a bit weird with the static background there in Preview, but it will be gone in the composed output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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