Getting Started in Tempo

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How work moves through Tempo
Identify Templates
Wondering where to get started with Creative Automation? Unsure what deliverables would be helpful templates for your Stakeholders? Here are a few ideas to think about when identifying the best items to templatize.  Creating Effective Design Templa...
InDesign checklist for importing into CHILI BackOffice
✔  Make sure your file is as light as  possible. ✔   Fonts Use only either otf or ttf fonts (other fonts are not supported). Do not use Adobe fonts. Do not use variable fonts. CHILI does not support Optical Kerning. Change any text (and ...
An Introduction to Alternate Layouts
Alternate Layouts is designed to fast-track the way your stakeholders can create assets while keeping your brand integrity intact. Multiple sizes? Flexible layouts? No problem. Now you can create multiple preset options within one template so your s...
Creating a List Variable
List variables allow your end user to select pre-defined options from a drop-down menu. When using a list variable, you can pre-define text values to be used in the artwork, build action logic/behaviors based on a selected item, or use the selecte...
An Introduction to Data Merge
Creative teams are regularly asked to create a barrage of deliverables from a single template, and the template might contain all kinds of variable data — like layout size, layout orientation, images, logos, brand colors, prices, CTAs, recipient n...
Link an Image Variable in a Data Merge Template
Tempo’s Data Merge imports data from a spreadsheet that needs to be applied to a template. These data combinations may include alternate layout selection, text, barcodes, QR codes, logos, and other images. While text, barcode, and QR code v...