Imagine capturing copy and pictures
from thousands of people online and merging that data directly
into desktop publishing documents without writing a line of
code.
Adobe® PageMaker®, InDesign®
and QuarkXPress® offer tools to merge
data and graphics into documents. This automates the creation
of customized publications, such as catalogs, direct mail
campaigns, business cards, form letters, and mailing labels.
The technology is often referred to as data merge, mail merge
or variable printing.
At FormRouter we provide online accounts that allow you to
create, host and capture online form responses securely over
the web without programming. Data and file attachments
are automatically output into the format that PageMaker, InDesign
and Quark use for data merging. This streamlines
the workflow process.
Get a FormRouter account today and build online forms for
your print projects.
Step 1:
Build a response form
Included in every FormRouter account is
a tool called the Simple Form Builder. Use this tool to build
online forms in minutes. Alternatively, your Webmaster could
use their favorite web development tool to build the form.
Step 2:
Build a response alert
Included in every FormRouter account is
an alert builder. One of the alerts offered is an E-mail alert.
Step 3:
Link the form to Websites, E-mails or print media
After a form is built in your FormRouter
account a link is automatically generated. Links to forms
can be cut and pasted into E-mails or Websites. Also put the
link into any print advertising or mass media.
Step 4:
Capture responses to data merge format automatically
FormRouter’s client tool can automatically
write online form responses securely into the data merge format
thatPageMaker, InDesign and Quark use.
Step 5:
Link data fields and graphics in your desktop publishing program
FormRouter’s client tool can automatically
write online form responses securely into the data merge format
thatPageMaker, InDesign and Quark use.
PageMaker 7.0 includes a plug-in Data Merge palette. For InDesign,
Adobe offers the Adobe PageMaker Plug-in Pack, which includes
the Data Merge palette. Quark includes data merge plug-ins
as well.
Demonstration: Adobe PageMaker & InDesign Data Merge
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