Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Defining and Editing Data Variables
When you work with objects in Illustrator, you can define variables to drive them in a
template document. Data-driven objects make it possible to create multiple versions of an
object quickly and precisely. For example, you need to produce several web banners using
the same template. Instead of creating each banner, one at a time, you can use data-driv-
en graphics to generate web banners using variables and data sets. Any artwork can be
converted into a template for data-driven graphics by defining variables for objects in the
image. A
data set
is a collection of variables and associated data. You can switch between
data sets to upload different data into your template. You can work with variables and
data sets in the Variables panel. The left column displays the variable name and the right
column displays the boundobject name as shownin the Layers panel. There are fourtypes
of variables: Graph Data, Linked File, Text String, and Visibility.
