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PDF Page Picking, Import Options, and Set PDF Page Number to Import Action

This article explains how to specify which page of a multi-page PDF file will be imported into a AccurioPro variable picture frame. The article also explains the use of the Set PDF Page Number to Import action, which can be used to conditionally cont...

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Unexpected quote marks or inch marks in merged data

If you are seeing an unexpected quote mark or inch mark in a AccurioPro Text Link when you merge or update a document, then it is likely that your data file is using Text Qualifier characters. Various database and spreadsheet systems use quote marks ...

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How to use the Variable Link Function feature

This article describes the various Functions available for AccurioPro Text Variable Links. When a Function has been specified for a Variable Link, the data to be imported is calculated by AccurioPro (rather than read from a data field). For example, ...

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What is a AccurioPro Data Source Definition (DDF)?

An AccurioPro Data Source Definition (DDF) is a construct that describes the data file you are using so that AccurioPro will know how to import data from that file. The DDF holds all of your Variable Link and Rule settings as well. AccurioPro VDP pro...

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Performance Benchmark and Troubleshooting for AccurioPro

This article provides information for improving the overall performance of AccurioPro variable data processing, as well as a list of known issues that we have encountered in actual use cases. In addition, the article provides details for downloading ...

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Document DDF versus Named DDF, how to choose

This article describes the difference between using an AccurioPro Document DDF and using a Named DDF so you can determine which type is most appropriate for your workflow. The Document DDF is the default configuration for AccurioPro VDP, and the Name...

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How to import, export and backup your DDF or DDF Set

A Data Source Definition (or DDF for short) is a file that holds all of the AccurioPro settings for your variable data job. This includes all of your data setup information (field names, etc) as well as all of your Variable Link and Rule definitions....

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How to search for missing variable pictures and other variable assets

When merging a variable picture, article or other variable asset, AccurioPro follows a set of search rules to attempt to locate the asset. If the asset cannot be located, this results in a Missing Asset error condition. This article describes the sea...

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How to remove a preceding Line Ending when a variable link is empty

You can set up a variable link to be deleted if it is empty and also to remove the entire line if it becomes empty when the empty variable link is deleted. This deletes the Line Ending that follows the variable link. But what about the Line Ending th...

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How to include a Line Ending in data for a variable text link

To include a line ending in data for a variable text link, use either the InDesign Tag or the MPS Tag for the line ending character. Then, set up the variable link to use the appropriate filter.  For example, to include a New Line (soft return / shif...

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How to locate overset text in a variable data job?

When text overflows a text frame, InDesign displays a red plus sign (+) in the frame's out port, which is located near the bottom right corner of the frame. However, there are times when it may still be difficult for you to locate text frames that co...

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How to set up keyboard shortcuts in AccurioPro

You can set up keyboard shortcuts for many AccurioPro menu commands. To assign a keyboard shortcut to a AccurioPro menu command, open the InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. One way to display this dialog is to open the AccurioPro menu and select Set...

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Variable link is not merging - variable link does not change when merged

There are several different settings that will prevent content in a document from being changed by a merge session:  • Confirm the content is assigned to a variable link. To determine this, you can set the document to show AccurioPro visual indicator...

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AccurioPro variable links do not appear in the document

If you cannot see AccurioPro variable links or other AccurioPro information that you expected to see in a document, please check the following:  Is required software installed? Either the AccurioPro software or the AccurioPro Tag Display software mu...

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A variable link is importing a filename instead of importing the text file content

If you would like a variable link to import the contents of a text file, you must select Article for the variable link's Type setting. When a variable link's Type is set to Text, the variable link will treat the data as text (the variable link in the...

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AccurioPro keeps prompting me to select the data file

AccurioPro will prompt you to select a data file the first time AccurioPro wishes to apply one to a document's DDF. Additionally, if a data file has already been selected for a document's DDF, then by default AccurioPro will display a Verify Data Fil...

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Automatic page numbering control for the AccurioPro Build Document feature

This article describes the processing of InDesign automatic page numbering for variable data jobs produced using the AccurioPro Build Document feature. AccurioPro provides a preference, Reset Page Numbering, to control how page numbers are assigned t...

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Can AccurioPro omit a page when variable text does not flow to it?

Yes, this can be achieved by adding the AccurioPro VDP Pro Pack optional module to your AccurioPro VDP software order.  The AccurioPro VDP Pro Pack provides a set of utility functions that have been integrated with AccurioPro to perform various varia...

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Tips for Successful Addressing

This article was downloaded from the USPS web site, and discusses the basics of addressing. The article provides a few tips to ensure that your direct mail piece can be successfully read by automated mail processing systems. HOW ADDRESSES ARE SCANNED...

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How to manage PDF Export settings for AccurioPro VDP Server systems

AccurioPro VDP Server systems are capable of producing automated PDF output for single or multi-record jobs. This article provides information about how to adjust the settings for the PDF output produced by AccurioPro VDP Server. The PDF Preset can a...

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Consecutive Numbering

The AccurioPro software provides a Consecutive Numbering feature to facilitate merging a consecutive number. You can use the Consecutive Number Utility to create a data file that contains consecutive numbers when the only variable data that you wish ...

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AccurioPro VDP Process Order Details for Pages, Frames, Links and Rules

On occasion, you may need a Link or a Rule to process at a specific point in the overall merge process. This document explains the overall processing order for Pages, Frames, Links and Rules for all AccurioPro merge operations. BASIC PROCESS ORDER SU...

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