Break Up a Data Merge Document into Many Files
Sven wrote:
I’ve created a 20-page booklet that contains variable data, using Data Merge. When I merge the 65 records in, I get 1300 pages. I want to get 65 separate 20-page booklets instead.
As we’ve said before, Data Merge is not a very powerful system, and it sports a number of limitations. Fortunately, you can get it to break your documents up into smaller pieces — it’s just not immediately obvious how to do so.
The trick is to limit the number of records InDesign flows into a single document. Ordinarily, all the data records are flowed into a single document because there is no limit. But if you choose Create Merged Document, you can switch to the Options tab, and enable the Record Limit per Document field.
If you set the Limit to 1, then each record in the data file becomes its own InDesign file. In your case, you’d get 65 separate files.
Of course, the problem then is that you need to print each one separately. (If you were making booklets, you might use the Make Booklet feature.) I can’t think of any clever way to make a single 1300 page document and then make 65 booklets out of it automatically. Perhaps other folks know of scripts or software that can do this?
is there a way to manipulate images that are automated through data merge without having to do all the maual labor of shifting all other images.
Is there a way to have the images reflow?
Lindsay: If I understand your question correctly, the only answer is to make the images inline (or anchored) objects.
Hi there,
Im using Indesign to create a brochure and inputting data into it from Excel using an XML input.
When ever i input a number, even if it is formatted as text in Excel, it adds a decimal place!
Is there any way of avoiding this???
Would appreciate any advice,
many thanks,
Gabriel