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5-71 Printing variable data documents with FreeForm
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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 ES3640e MFP.
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 ES3640e MFP
and rasterized separately from the variable-element data. The
master-element data is stored on the ES3640e MFP 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 ES3640e MFP, 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.