Specifications

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Variable Graphic Field
A variable graphic field lets you specify which graphic is printed on a
card based on the value of an associated Production Form field
(usually a list field). You can also specify that no graphic be printed.
For example, an employer might want to identify what department
employees work in. The card design for that employer’s identification
badges could have a variable graphic field that prints a money bag
for Accounting department employees, a T-square for Design
department employees, and a drill for Manufacturing department
employees.
You can use graphics in any of the formats listed in “Background” on
page 20.
Because about eight percent of men and four-tenths of a percent of
women have some “color blindness”, it is unwise to rely on color
coding alone to differentiate among variations in a card design.
You can select one color in the graphic to be rendered as
transparent, allowing a card background color to show through. Note,
however, that transparency will not print correctly if it is on a card side
configured to print using only the K-panel.
You can specify that the graphic appear “ghosted” or semi-
transparent. If you apply the ghosting option, you can specify the
degree of opacity for the graphic. A ghosted graphic will not print
correctly if it is on a card side configured to print using only the K-
panel.
Alternatively, you can specify that the graphic be converted to
grayscale and, optionally, printed with the K-panel of the printer
Variable graphic field