But generally speaking I've been pretty impressed. This loads my table into the Data Merge panel. Here’s the data we’re working with, in Excel: Now I save this as a CSV (comma-delimited) or TXT (tab-delimited) data file, switch to InDesign and choose Select Data Source from the Data Merge panel menu. I wouldn't want to add more about the data merge process here as it's still in beta and it may change/improve before release. This script lets you duplicate the rows themselves, all in the same table. (I would stress that this is dummy data, not real names and passwords ) csv file I've been using to try it out, created in a text editor but the principle is the same as in Excel:
#EXCEL INDESIGN DATA MERGE FULL#
Otherwise, as hinted at but not really explained in the video, you can include full paths, which could be quite cumbersome. If the data file is in the same directory as the images, then just the image name seems to work. Data Merge is a specific InDesign feature that allows you to transfer determinate information from your file data into an InDesign document and to create. The only major difference I can see is that you don't have to go through the shenanigans of typing an character in the header for linked images. Step 7 From here, find the member.txt file you made earlier and click Open. Click the hamburger icon on the Data Merge panel and choose Select Data Source. Advertisement Step 6 Next, we need to attach our data to the document. You can find this under Window > Utilities > Data Merge. csv or tab-delimited text file with a header row. To use the merge features, we will need the Data Merge panel. I watched the video you referred and the process of setting up an Excel data file described there seems almost identical to what you do with Affinity Publisher. Please share any additional thoughts you might have. If you look in Youtube for this "Data merge Setting up a data file in Excel to merge with InDesign (720p)", what you describe sounds very similar to what will work in Publisher. And, to make it even more challenging, this process is only used for a couple weeks a year, so it's easy to forget the essential details. Time consuming to perform manually when there are over a hundred pics and 6 fields/ photo of text. Professionally, I create data in QGIS - an open source mapping app - and merge site visit data and photos. Having tutorials is essential to engaging users in making the switchover to these programs. Please share any additional thoughts you might thanks and yes, the video is about merging documents, not text and photos - an entirely different animal.
I'll give it a try and report back! And yes, the video h_d linked is the one I reference in my previous post. You gave me enough fuel to get up the steep learning slope. I'm about to merge some site visit in stack of conservation restriction monitoring reports. It sounds a lot like setting up a CSV for importing text and photos into A-ID. Thanks for offering some specific steps to get me started.
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