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Output Factory Server for InDesign User Guide

Workflow Settings > File Naming

You can create variable output file names using tokens and custom text in the variable name field. To add tokens, drag them into the field. You can combine tokens with custom text, rearrange tokens inside the field and delete them.

 

TOKENS

InDesign File Name
The name of original InDesign file (without the .indd extension).

Page # (section)
Page number (name) as represented by section numbering in InDesign when exporting as single pages,
or page range of the current spread when exporting as spreads,
or document page range when exporting as single document.

Page # (absolute)
Absolute page number in InDesign document,
or page range of the current spread when exporting as spreads,
or document page range when exporting as single document.

Layer
The name of current layer if layer versioning is activated (otherwise this token is ignored).

Script Label
The script label token lets you insert text from specific text frame in InDesign document into the output file name. For the detailed info on assigning script labels in InDesign, click here.
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Drag the Script Label token into the file name field and choose the "Define Script Label" menu from token's pop-up menu. Type the desired script label and click OK.
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During output, the script label variable will be replaced by the contents of the text frame to which this label is assigned in InDesign.
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Note: If you see <SL> and </SL> tokens instead of the Script Label token, please update to the latest version of Output Factory Server.

 

User Name
The current user name.

Computer Name
The current computer name.

XMP Variable
Once you drag this token into the variable name field, a pop-up menu will appear from which you can select an XMP variable from the list of available variables. This token will be replaced with the value of the XMP tag specified in the selected XMP variable. See here for more info.

Date
The current date components as specified in the token formatting.

 

OPTIONS

Page Numbers > Number of digits
Specify the desired number of digits in page numbers in file name (when exporting as single pages).
For example, if "3" is selected, the page 23 will be listed as 023.
If this option is unchecked, page numbers will be inserted as is.
Note: This option only affects numerical page numbers. For example, a page named "Intro 1" will not be affected.


 

 

 

   
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