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How It Works

From spreadsheet records to finished PDFs.

Follow the core DocStitch workflow from importing structured data to generating, organizing, and preparing personalized documents for printing.

Five-Step Workflow

Set up the process once. Reuse it whenever the work returns.

Each step uses the same local workspace, so your templates, records, generated files, and Print Masters stay connected.

Spreadsheet records imported into a DocStitch collection
Step 01

Import spreadsheet records

Bring CSV or Excel records into a reusable collection. Review the fields that will drive each personalized document.

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Reusable PDF template being mapped in DocStitch
Step 02

Build and map a reusable template

Start from an existing PDF, position the required fields visually, and connect matching collection fields to template placeholders.

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DocStitch Pipeline setup with PDF workflow steps
Step 03

Save the work as a reusable Pipeline

Connect the template, collection, record selection, PDF preparation steps, delivery choices, and result settings in one repeatable run.

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Personalized PDFs being previewed and generated in DocStitch
Step 04

Run the Pipeline and generate personalized PDFs

Check representative records, generate individual documents or a bulk set, apply saved PDF steps, and create organized output filenames.

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Generated items prepared for printing in DocStitch
Step 05

Prepare a Print Master when needed

Arrange labels, cards, badges, tickets, and other cut-and-distribute items onto print-ready sheets with paper, crop-mark, duplex, margin, and offset controls.

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DocStitch workspace containing templates, records, and generated outputs
Step 06

Manage outputs and repeat the workflow

Return to templates, collections, Pipeline runs, generated PDFs, bulk jobs, and Print Masters from one workspace when the next document run arrives.

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Supporting Capabilities

Useful controls inside the same workflow.

Use these capabilities while building templates, preparing values, generating outputs, or finishing PDF work.

  • Dynamic, fixed, manual, and conditional template fields
  • Reusable Pipelines for templates, records, PDF steps, delivery, and result review
  • Currency, date, ordinal, number-to-words, and text transformations
  • QR code, barcode, and DataMatrix generation
  • Dynamic filenames using record fields, dates, and IDs
  • Merge, split, reorder, compress, convert, watermark, and password-protect PDFs
  • Local storage for templates, collections, generated outputs, and jobs
Detailed Scenarios

Need the step-by-step version?

Use the resource guides for specific operational workflows and printing scenarios.

Replace repetitive PDF work with one repeatable workflow.

Build a reusable template, connect spreadsheet data, and generate or prepare documents for printing from your desktop.

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