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Button Description
Undo
The previous command is undone.
Redo
The previous undone command is redone.
[Add text frame]
Add text, numbers, dates, etc from a data source to variable data docu-
ments.
[Add image frame]
Add images from a data source to variable data documents.
[Add bar code frame]
Add barcodes to variable data documents. You can generate barcodes from:
• Variable data retrieved from an external data source. You can use static
text in combination with the variable data.
• A counter in combination with static text and the print date and print
time.
[Delete all frames]
Delete all [VDP frames] from the document.
[Select data source]
Select a data source. The data source contains the variable data for the
document.
[New counter]
You can create documents with variable data without using a data source.
You can simply use a counter in combination with static text and the print
date and print time. You can use the counter in text frames and barcode
frames.
[Disconnect data source]
Disconnect the data source. The data source contains the variable data for
the document.
[Import VDP]
You can import the VDP data from an XML file.
[Export VDP]
You can export the VDP data to an XML file.
[Validate VDP]
Check if any rules are violated in the variable data document. The rules are
related to VDP frames.
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