Comments on: Data Merging – Part 3

By: Debbie Wheeler

Debbie Wheeler — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:35:49 +0000

The document you wish to merge needs to be one page only otherwise the Single/Multiple Record option in greyed out…

By: mathews

mathews — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:39:37 +0000

hi,

I am mathews.. I saw the Data Merge video (EPISODE 43) it was great i could automate text.
thanks for that..

when i do a data merge for certificate which is A4 size…. i will get 14 pages in single pdf file…
since i have to do 14 certificates…

I have two questions on this…
1) I need to create separate pdf
2) I need to name the individual pdf as the name given in the field…

I need to save the pdf to individual names..

thanks…
Regards
Mathews

By: Sharleen

Sharleen — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:42:39 +0000

Is there a way to use this merge with specific labels, say Avery 5160?

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:52:51 +0000

@Rafael: You can use Data Merge to create 2-up documents on the same page.

@Ellis: You might consider posting something in the scripting forums: http://indesignsecrets.com/forum/indesign-add-ons-scripts-scripting-and-plug-ins
But before you try scripting it, make sure you can accomplish this task manually in InDesign without error.

By: Ellis

Ellis — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:38:23 +0000

Ok, where are my Applescript gurus?

I have a document with an updated data source, and the Applescript Dictionary says “update data source” is a command, but it gives me an error when I try to run it…

Thoughts?

By: Rafael Valles

Rafael Valles — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:52:42 +0000

Great series of articles, I wondering, we use to print Diplomas for big events on InDesign, we have Xerox Equipment, so we mostly use 11×17! paper size or sometimes 12x 18″, is there an easy way to create the merged document with Cut Lines, because the way we do it now is not the right one I think.

thanks a lot for your response

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:17:18 +0000

@Chris: Yes, DataMerge works great for this kind of thing. You’ll need to read some of these blog posts about how to use Data Merge to import the “data source” add the text to the text frames where you want it, and then generate the PDFs or InDesign file. Note that all the handbooks will end up in the same PDF or InDesign file. If you need to split them up into separate PDF files, you’ll want to use this trick: http://indesignsecrets.com/split-up-data-merged-pdf-files-into-smaller-files.php

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:59:49 +0000

I forgot to mention that I am using CS5

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:56:47 +0000

I am VERY new to InDesign and I have never used Data Merge. I have several handbooks ranging from 8 to 22 pages. Each handbook has several places for the name of the company and a responsible person. I have created a .txt database but I can only do one company at a time and we have 427 clients that these handbooks need to go to. Can you tell me how to set it up so that when I export to PDF, it will make a handbook for each client?

Thank you.

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:23:51 +0000

@Breezy31: Your question doesn’t appear to be about data merge… is it? I suggest posting this on the forums at:
http://indesignsecrets.com/forum/
(You’ll need to sign up for a free membership in order to post there.)