Next, adjust the paragraph style and click on the GREP style option. If done correctly, the text frame will now appear as a large black square. To this type, apply the paragraph style that contains the rule below style shown in item 2 above. A text frame that will become a frame that changes colorįirst, place the Data Merge field that contains the color field into the text frame and turn the Data Merge preview on.The relevant colors in the Swatches panel.A database with a column that contains a field of colors to be used.
A paragraph style that has a paragraph rule based on the color of the type. Character styles for each color (only the color of the type changes in the style). Here is what is required for this technique: There are going to be four colors that change – Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. To demonstrate this technique, let’s look at this VIP card. This technique is similar to the previous heat map technique but it does not require a script to prepare the colors. In a previous article, I demonstrated that it is possible to change the color of type during a Data Merge using GREP, and in turn change the color of the background of the type that is then used to color a shape that the text frame is pasted into. Creating colored graphics elsewhere and adding an image field to the database.īut there is another method that is not as well known, and it involves GREP. A plug-in that contains advanced Data Merging features or. From time to time, I’m asked the following question: Is it possible to change the color of an object during a data merge? Fortunately, the answer is yes, and the best method is usually one of two solutions:
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