Questions tagged [data-merge]
Data-merge is a software function which compiles a final file from multiple sources of information.
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Looking for a vector-manipulation program strong in dynamic symbols/templates
Illustrator has had dynamic symbols for some time now, however, the number of features that can be changed per instance is fairly limited. Most importantly, changing the content of text objects still ...
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Creating a Diary with dates in InDesign: Data Merge - .CSV File keeps duplicating records on left and right pages
I'm currently doing a diary and I've set up an excel file (and exported as .CSV) that contains all information I need, this works perfectly with 1 parent page. However, I have two parent pages (namely ...
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InDesign Data Merge multiple records: prevent results outside of page margins
I am trying to create PDFs for printing on pre-cut name labels (in this case 14-up on an A4 page - with 15mm margins top and bottom, 5mm margins left and right, and a 2mm gutter). However InDesign ...
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Indesign Grep function to break email addresses on @ symbol
I'm trying to fit email addresses in a staff directory and wish to have the emails break on @ in order to have them look more consistent. I'm importing the email addresses via a data merge as well ...
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Data Variable Error "filter cannot complete because of an unknown error"
Hello, I'm a beginner in design, and I'm having trouble with applying the data variable function in Adobe Illustrator. I've searched extensively but couldn't find a solution. When I try to apply it to ...
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InDesign: Reposition Data Merge elements based on Data
This is a long shot, but I'm at a new job, learning InDesign, and wondering if I can automate something in a set of reports I'll regularly be generating. The organization I work for partners with ...
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InDesign: Create a flipbook-style effect with a custom image on each page using parent pages?
I'd like to 'animate' an image at the bottom of the page of an existing book, so people can flip through and see the image change. I could probably do this to a new document with data-merge, but I ...
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Adobe Illustrator CS6 Missing SVG Save Option [closed]
According to the following documentation, page 472 : https://help.adobe.com/archive/en/illustrator/cs6/illustrator_reference.pdf ... I should be able to : Choose File > Save As, enter a filename,...
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When printing layout page it does not show the actual cards
I am designing a game cards. I merged the layout of the single master card with csv file,as you can see on the pictures below. After that I made a printing layout page using rectangle frame tool and ...
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Opening some PDF files in Photoshop shows "Import PDF" prompt, some don't. Why?
I have just started using Data Sets and all of my interchangeable graphics were saved from Photoshop as Photoshop PDFs without layers. Now I run the export data sets command and the process stops to ...
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InDesign data merge: only show comma if second address field has value
Is there a way to only show a comma in my data merged document if there is a second address value present? The addresses in the CSV don't have commas to begin with and are entered as: 123 Main Street ...
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Merge flat photos together
I have a series of images taken under a microscope. As the field of view isn't big enough I would like to merge all the pictures together. I've tried with "Photo merge" under Photoshop but ...
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Indesign Catalog with data merge
i'm working on a tools catalog made in CorelDRAW but i want to move it in Indesign. The catalog is separated by multiple categories from mechanical tools to wood and plastic products, electrical and ...
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InDesign Data Automation for Books, not Catalogs
I have a use case where I’d like to use a bunch of small pieces of data from a database, in random places inside a large book. My book has hundreds of photos (with captions and credits) and over a ...
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Inserting Dates Using Paragraph Style
Hello, so I’m making a planner and I want to add dynamic dates, so what I did is customizing a paragraph style with a numbering list, it works fine until I start the second column, apparently, it's ...
