WoodWing Connection Pro 4 for InDesign PD40CA User Manual
Product codes
PD40CA
4
Smart Catalog
™
4 for InDesign
®
CS
Catalog publishing made easy
Tired of updating your catalog
with new product information and
prices? Smart Catalog 4 is here to
prices? Smart Catalog 4 is here to
assist you.
Smart Catalog offers a powerful solution
to link information from your data
to link information from your data
sources, either a database, data file or
XML file, into your InDesign document.
Smart Catalog supports linking images,
text frames and even arbitrary text
ranges allowing great flexibility. Once
your catalog is laid out, a single click will
update your InDesign document with
the latest information from the database
Smart Catalog supports linking images,
text frames and even arbitrary text
ranges allowing great flexibility. Once
your catalog is laid out, a single click will
update your InDesign document with
the latest information from the database
or data file.
Layout Assistance
Smart Catalog also assists with the
layout of your catalog. Image options
can be set to scale and position images
correctly in the frame. Use number
correctly in the frame. Use number
formats to control the appearance of
numbers and prices with automatic
currency symbol addition. Character
styles can be applied automatically.
currency symbol addition. Character
styles can be applied automatically.
Smart Layout is the perfect companion
to Smart Catalog and increases layout
to Smart Catalog and increases layout
efficiency.
Full Control
Smart Catalog offers full control over the
update process for fast updates without
problems. Fields can be updated one
update process for fast updates without
problems. Fields can be updated one
by one or the entire document can be
updated all at once.
Modularity
Smart Catalog is offered with a
number of modules to ensure you only
pay for what you need. Basic Smart
Catalog offers text- and delimiter-file
functionality. It offers basic linking to
text files, all layout and update features.
number of modules to ensure you only
pay for what you need. Basic Smart
Catalog offers text- and delimiter-file
functionality. It offers basic linking to
text files, all layout and update features.
Any of the following packages can
be additionally purchased for more
functionality:
functionality:
ODBC Module
Link to various databases like SQL
server, FileMaker, MySQL and Oracle
introducing SQL power to Smart
Catalog.
XML Module
Use the structure and flexibility of XML
to build your catalog by linking to any
XML file. Get all attributes from a XML
tag and link them to InDesign page
to build your catalog by linking to any
XML file. Get all attributes from a XML
tag and link them to InDesign page
elements. This is great for integrating a
Content Management System with an
InDesign publication.
InDesign publication.