Some of the many features available for use in your documents include:

	barcodes
	fields and calculations
	dynamic form elements
	conditional processing
	page overflow intelligence
	dynamic retrieval of graphic files
	point, bar and pie charts
	full or highlight colour

Paris Barcode is offered as an optional module and can be used with any Paris system. With Paris Barcode, barcodes can be calculated and printed from virtually any data. Barcodes can be placed on a page using any of the standard Paris methods for adding data to a document. Paris Barcode supports the following barcodes: Code 3 of 9 , Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, EAN/JAN-8, EAN/JAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, PostNet, Interleaved 2 of 5, and MSI Plessey.

Paris Designer includes a powerful field subsystem whereby information can be extracted from the print file and manipulated. A simple example would be to extract a customer name and insert it within fully justified form text to create greater personalisation. More complex field functions include a range of mathematical operations such as calculation of tax, subtotals and conversions. Conditional processing can also be performed on fields to effect features of the document such as forms, page definitions and trays.

Forms can be created in Paris Designer that contain both static and dynamic line, box, circle, chart, graphic and text elements. Dynamic elements can be linked to the variable data on a page and set to behave dynamically, for example resize or float, according to the amount of data. The result is a highly dynamic, intelligent and personalised document.

Conditional processing delivers the remarkable formatting capacity to completely alter the appearance of a single page within a large print run on the basis of the presence of a particular character or characters on that page. With Paris Designer and conditional processing:

	change forms based on a word in a single text block
	apply messages to past due statements without altering current account applications
	alter graphics to target specific customers or according to the data on the page
	change fonts or colours according to numeric values
	remove the need for manual data entry by the addition of barcodes or OCR characters.

Page overflow allows you to determine the length of a given section within a page. If the number of lines exceeds this length Paris Designer can automatically continue to a designated "overflow" page which can use a different page definition and form. A good example of this would be statements or invoices containing any number of line items. Combining this feature with fields allows you to retain information from the first page for inclusion on subsequent pages as well as calculation of page numbers.

By using fields Paris Designer is able to dynamically call images or graphics based on information in the print stream. Ideal for catalogue applications Paris Designer is able to extract variable data, such as part numbers, and call a corresponding image.

Paris Designer is able to extract information from the print stream and represent it as point, bar or pie charts for more effective representation of complex data for highly personalised documents.

Colour is a natural feature of Paris Designer and is available for all variable and fixed elements including images, text and form objects. Use colour to enhance documents and draw attention to important information.