If they don't know InDesign / don't want to call y'all for help, I bet those files look like a real trainwreck in a year. If they don't want to open InDesign at all, they can't generate a file.
#Indesign data merge fields scrambling update#
There's no way to update it without actually updating it, which sounds like a solipsism but it's true. Yeah, unfortunately this just isn't possible. They want to avoid having to update it manually since it is going to be well over 46 pages, they don't know adobe software and don't want to have to come back to us for help. Their goal is to have us set up a catalog design that once we hand off files, the client can go back later on and automate the data without having to go into the artwork. InDesign may spin for a bit, depending on the size and complexity of your deck. I am not as proficient in inDesign as I am in other adobe software and seem to be hitting a wall with this. To generate the file with all of the cards, click the Create Merged Document button at the top-right of the Data Merge panel: This opens a dialog box: Leave all the settings at their defaults and click OK. And at that point, if the client needed to go back and update any information, they would lose the design work I had created and be back to square one. The data merge is great up until where I need more than just having charts on a page and I need to include section headers and other branding/design elements. Click Preview at the bottom of the Data Merge panel, or choose Preview from the Data Merge panel menu. Make sure Remove Blank Lines For Empty Fields in the Content Placement Options in Data Merge panel is ON. Open DataMerge-sample-Id2022.indd in InDesign v17.3.
#Indesign data merge fields scrambling full#
Our client is requesting a full product catalog that is built in indesign (which includes a cover, index, section headers, branding elements etc). Download and extract DataMerge-sample.zip. I don't think I've tried using master pages for this so I will give that a shot first!
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