Data Merge and Anchored objects

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March 5, 2025
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Hello InDesign Experts,

I’m trying to produce a series of logos using the Data Merge function in InDesign. I have attached an example below to help illustrate the issues. The first issue is with having two lines of text (a Bold font line and a Regular font line). I need them to stay center to the logo regardless of how much text is loaded on each line from the .csv file. I have tried to use an Anchor Object function to push the text up. However, I can not find an option that works. The second issue is with the ability to mass adjust similar text box widths on all pages at once (all the bold lines of text or all the Regular lines of text). Can I universally change these text box size without adjusting the font size from page to page? In my case a script like Fit Text to Frame will not work because it adjusts the size of the font.

Thanks kindly, Kevin

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

Might be misunderstanding the issue here

But a table would allow for resizing automatically at least vertically - seems like it would be an easy solution.

I take it all logos will be the same width, for consistency on the page(s).

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Kevin33194884x0zcAuthor

Known Participant

Hi Eugene, thanks for getting back to me. I did not know that data merge will work in a table. I will look into this also.

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

You might need some sorcery in a table - sorry forgot to mention

https://creativepro.com/using-data-merge-to-create-a-table-for-a-directory/

m1b

Community Expert

Hi @Kevin33194884x0zc Brian's idea of using basic vertical alignment of the text frame seems to work. Also maybe using auto-size width will also help.

See my attached demo.indd document and .csv for the datamerge. I tried it with some random lines and it doesn't do too bad a job, at least as a starting point.

Or are we missing the point? If so, please clarify.

- Mark

P.S. There is further scope for a script to adjust the width based on the text, but we'd need to know much more about your actual data and other requirements to do that.