Operation Manual

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Automation
Last updated 11/30/2015
Enhanced data merge
You can integrate a QR code in the merged document. Following are the different types of QR code fields that can be
added via a Data Merge workflow:
• Plain Text
• Web Hyp erlink
• Text Message
• Email
• Business Card
To generate the QR codes the data entries in the .txt or .csv files, which are used as Data Source, are in the following
format:
• Plain Text: In the QR code Column enter the text as it is.
• Web Hyperlink: URL:<url> (For example “URL:http://www.google.com”)
• Text Message: SMSTO:<Phone number>:<Message> (For example: “SMSTO:9818143551:Hi”)
• Email: MATMSG:\nTo:<email address> (example: “MATMSG:\nTO:[e-mail]\nSUB:Hi;\nBODY:;;”)
• Business Card: BEGIN:VCARD\nVERSION:2.1\nN:Smith;John\nFN:John Smith\nORG:Adobe
Systems\nTITLE:Engineer\nTEL;CELL:[phone]\nTEL;WORK;VOICE:123456789\nADR;WORK:;;Street
ABC;Seattle;Washington;98101;US\nEMAIL;WORK;INTERNET:[e-mail]\nURL:www.adobe.com\nEND
:VCARD
Though the data entries can be a mix of email, sms, hyperlink, or plain text type. Enter them in the .csv and txt field in
the above mentioned format with a # sign on their column name. To generate QR codes, follow these instructions:
1 Select Windows > Utilities > Data Merge.
2 From the flyout menu, select Select Data Source.
3 Select the data file with the QR field information. Click Open.
4 Select the placeholder in the document.
5 Click Create Merged Document icon to create a merged document.
Plug-ins
Install plug-ins
The InDesign plug-in modules are software programs developed by Adobe Systems, and by other software developers
working in conjunction with Adobe, to add features to Adobe software. A number of importing, exporting, automation,
and special-effects plug-ins come with your program and are automatically installed in the Plug-Ins folder. In fact, most
of the features you see in InDesign are provided by plug-ins.
Once installed, plug-in modules appear as options on menus, in dialog boxes, or in panels.
1 If an installer is provided, use it to install the plug-in module. Otherwise, drag a copy of the module into the Plug-Ins
folder inside the InDesign application folder.
2 Follow any installation instructions that come with the plug-in.