Web-to-print and dynamic imaging templates are created in CorelDRAW. They have static (doesn’t change) and variable (changed by users) parts. Templates are just like any other designs, except that you mark certain parts of it as variable.

Must-read topics

• Create variable text fields
• Create variable image fields
• Creating a template from a PDF file
• Testing and troubleshooting templates

Detailed

Template preparation

• Requirements for web-to-print templates
• Requirements for dynamic imaging templates
• Things you can’t do in templates
• Your templates can have more than one page
• Assign a color picker to vector shapes
• Protect your designs with watermarks
• Make sure your template works fine after uploading it

Variable text fields

• Create variable text fields
• Linking multiple Paragraph or Artistic text frames
• Make some texts appear only if other texts are present
• Conditional object removal
• Text frames can have auto font resizing option for large texts

Variable image fields

• Create variable image fields
• Color picker for solid fills
• Image resolution and color mode
• PowerClip/ClipPath variable image placehoders
• Provide a selection of images for users to chose from
• User images, stock images and color picker

PDF conversion

• Quick conversion of PDF files into templates
• Advanced PDF conversion into templates

Troubleshooting

• Fix faulty orders by regenerating the output file
• I get a “Sorry, try again” message
• Troubleshooting your template

Useful web-to-print and dynamic imaging posts

• Lots of design ideas, tricks and tutorials
• About dynamic imaging templates
• Some basic CorelDRAW how to’s
• CorelDRAW tutorials
• A few links that will save you some time when looking for vector resources