Lightburn tutorial : using variable text from a spreadsheet in Lightburn
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 Published On Jan 8, 2022

Lightburn tutorial: using variable text from a spreadsheet in Lightburn

In this Lightburn tutorial, we share how to level up using the variable text tools to personalise your jobs with data that has been compiled from a spreadsheet. Just like a mail merge by using a comma-separated values (CSV) file from any spreadsheet software, you can import names, numbers, descriptions or any other information that can be incorporated into your Lighburn job, saving you hours of editing and modification.

Create multiple results on one job without having to edit the design over and over again by getting Lightburn to do the heavy lifting for you.

This tutorial follows on from our introduction to the variable text tool:    • Lightburn tutorial : Create serial nu...  

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0:00 - Introduction about using spreadsheet data in Lightburn
1:21 - Review about the variable text tools in Lightburn
2:34 - Setting up data from Google Sheets
3:30 - How spreadsheet data is read by Lightburn
4:37 - Exporting data as a Comma Separated Values (*.CSV) file
5:18 - Importing a Comma Separated Values (*.CSV) file into Lightburn
5:50 - Creating and using variable text marks in Lighburn
7:00 - Testing the variable text/spreadsheet merge in Lightburn
7:22 - Setting up multiple variable text marks in Lighburn's workspace
9:52 - Separating variable text marks for laying out in Lighburn
11:50 - Using variable text marks within your graphic design
17:26 - Using the array tool for the final layout
21:25 - Summery and ending

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