Adobe illustrator 10 Manuale Utente

You use the Variables palette to work with variables and data sets. The type and name of 
each variable in the document are listed in the palette. If the variable is bound to an 
object, then the Objects column displays the name of the bound object as it appears in 
the Layers palette. (See 

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Variables palette 
A. Data set B. Palette menu C. Variable type D. Variable name E. Name of bound object 

Displaying the Variables palette Choose Window > Variables.

Selecting a variable Click a row in the Variables palette.

Using the Variables palette menu Click the triangle   in the top right corner of the 
palette to display the commands used with variables.

Displaying variable options Double-click a variable, or choose Variable Options from 
the Variables palette menu. (See 

Sorting rows in the Variables palette Click the Variables header to sort the rows by 
variable name. Click the Objects header to sort the rows by object name. Click the blank 
header above the Variable Type column to sort the rows by variable type.

In order to create a template for data-driven graphics, you need to define which objects on 
the artboard are dynamic (changeable). You use variables to define the attributes of 
dynamic objects.

You can create four types of variables in Illustrator: Graph Data, Linked File, Text String, and 
Visibility. A variable’s type indicates which object attributes are changeable. For example, 
you can use a Visibility variable to show or hide any object in your template. You can apply 
variables to the following types of objects: 

Text  Use the Text String variable to make text dynamic. 

Linked image Use the Linked File variable to make a linked image dynamic.

Graph  Use the Graph Data variable to make graph data dynamic.

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