Page numbers linked to external spreadsheet

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      I have created a large product catalog in CS6. Along with the catalog, I distribute a spreadsheet with item numbers, descriptions and pricing. I would like to be able to add page numbers for each item to the spreadsheet. Is there any way to link objects or text in Indesign to a spreadsheet to create auto page numbers? With over 1400 items, I’d rather not go through the entire list manually to change page numbers if anything changes in the catalog.

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      David Blatner
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      Probably easiest to create a table of contents or index, then copy and paste it into a spreadsheet… that wouldn’t be linked automatically, but wouldn’t take too much work to get into Excel every now and then.

      There are probably third-party tools (EasyCatalog?) that let you do some of this, but I’m not sure.

    • #94740

      Thanks David. I’ll look into your suggestions. Much appreciated!

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