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Creating Templates for Data-Driven Graphics
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Using data sets
A data set is a collection of variables and associated data. When you create a data set,
you capture a snapshot of the dynamic data that is currently displayed on the artboard.
You can switch between data sets to upload different data into your template.
you capture a snapshot of the dynamic data that is currently displayed on the artboard.
You can switch between data sets to upload different data into your template.
The name of the current data set is displayed at the top of the Variables palette. If you
change the value of a variable so that the artboard no longer reflects the data stored in the
set, the name of the data set is displayed in italic type. You can then create a new data set,
or you can update the data set to overwrite the saved data with the new data.
change the value of a variable so that the artboard no longer reflects the data stored in the
set, the name of the data set is displayed in italic type. You can then create a new data set,
or you can update the data set to overwrite the saved data with the new data.
To create a new data set:
1 Create one or more dynamic objects on the artboard. (See
Note: You must create at least one bound variable before you can create a data set.
2 Do one of the following:
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Click the Capture Data Set button in the Variables palette to create a data set and
assign the default name to it.
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Choose Capture Data Set from the Variables palette menu, enter a name for the data
set, and click OK.
To select a data set:
Do one of the following in the Variables palette:
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Choose a data set from the Data Set pop-up menu.
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Click the Previous Data Set button or choose Previous Data Set from the Variables
palette menu, to select the previous set in the list.
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Click the Next Data Set button or choose Next Data Set from the Variables palette
menu, to select the next set in the list.
Note: The Previous Data Set button and the Next Data Set button are disabled when the
document has only one data set (or no data sets).
document has only one data set (or no data sets).
To update a data set:
Choose Update Data Set from the Variables palette menu to apply the data on the
artboard to the current data set.
artboard to the current data set.
To rename a data set:
Select the data set you want to rename, and do one of the following:
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Double-click the words Data Set: (to the left of the Data Set text box), enter a new name,
and click OK.
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Choose Rename Data Set from the Variables palette menu, enter a new name, and
click OK.
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Edit the text directly in the Data Set text box.
To delete a data set:
1 Select the data set you want to delete.
2 Choose Delete Data Set from the Variables palette menu.