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Previewing master documents in the Windows printer driver
Once a master document is created and you know the number assigned to the master, you can
preview it from the Windows printer driver. This feature allows you to conveniently select
your master document when you print using FreeForm.
preview it from the Windows printer driver. This feature allows you to conveniently select
your master document when you print using FreeForm.
T
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PREVIEW
MASTER
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DRIVER
1 Choose Print in your application.
2 Select the Fiery X3eTY2 as your printer and click Properties.
3 Click the Fiery Printing tab.
4 Click and open the FreeForm print option bar.
5 Click Update to retrieve the list of FreeForm master names from the Fiery X3eTY2.
The FreeForm master numbers and names appear in the Create Master and Use Master
options.
options.
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OTE
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You must enable Two-Way Communication to retrieve the list of FreeForm master
names. To enable this feature, see
Printing from Windows
.
6 Select the master document that you want to preview from the Use Master option and click
Preview Master.
The FreeForm Master - Preview window appears.
7 Click Close.
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T
O
PRINT
VARIABLE
DATA
DOCUMENTS
USING
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REE
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ORM
1 Create a master document.
The following example illustrates one page of a master document for a tri-fold brochure
created with a page layout application.
created with a page layout application.
2 Print the master document to the Fiery X3eTY2 with the Create Master print option set to one
of the FreeForm Master numbers (1 through 15).
You can also set the Create Master option to None and instruct the operator to use overrides
from Command WorkStation to create a FreeForm master from this job.
from Command WorkStation to create a FreeForm master from this job.
For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
To print your FreeForm master to ensure that it is correct before you merge it with variable
data, enable the Print Master feature once the file is sent to the Fiery X3eTY2 (see
data, enable the Print Master feature once the file is sent to the Fiery X3eTY2 (see
Print
Options
).
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3 Create the variable document.
You can create the variable document using a different file, a different application, or a
different computer platform than you used to create the master document, but some print
options must be the same (for details, see
different computer platform than you used to create the master document, but some print
options must be the same (for details, see
page 16
).
The following example illustrates one page of the variable document for the tri-fold brochure.
The data in this document can be as simple as a name and address, or as complex as multiple,
full-color graphics and photographic elements.
The data in this document can be as simple as a name and address, or as complex as multiple,
full-color graphics and photographic elements.
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To impose the job, see
“Imposing variable data jobs”
on page 22.
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4 Print the variable document to the Fiery X3eTY2 with the Use Master print option set to the
appropriate FreeForm master number.
The FreeForm master number can be one you set when you send the master document or one
assigned by the operator.
assigned by the operator.
To preview the master page, click Preview Master from the printer driver to generate a
low-resolution image of the master page.
low-resolution image of the master page.
FreeForm master numbers can be overridden from Command WorkStation. Consult the
operator to make sure that the FreeForm master number you specify is the correct one for the
FreeForm master that you want to use.
operator to make sure that the FreeForm master number you specify is the correct one for the
FreeForm master that you want to use.
To check the job before it prints, instruct the operator to Process and Hold the job so that you
can preview it from Command WorkStation.
can preview it from Command WorkStation.
The following example illustrates the FreeForm master and variable document combined.
The variable data is overlaid on the master document.
The variable data is overlaid on the master document.
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