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mike_at_spd
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March 27, 2017
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How do I merge multiple documents into one?

  • March 27, 2017
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I am brand new to desktop publishing software of any sort and it appears that I made a major rookie mistake.

I have windows 7 OS and am using InDesign CS4.

I am creating a product catalog for my employer. I have created the individual pages, 85 of them, before it sunk in to my brain that I should have been clicking "add page" or "insert page". Nearly every page has photo links and chart/table links. Is there an easy way to merge all of these individual documents into one? Or do I have to "copy and paste" from the individual pages to a new page?

Thank you for your constructive criticism.

Mike

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    Correct answer Malcolm Whild

    Hi Mike,

    I'm not sure if the book function was available in CS4. File menu - new - book. Then use the resulting book panel to add your individual documents.

    Regards,

    Malcolm

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    Malcolm WhildCorrect answer
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    March 27, 2017

    Hi Mike,

    I'm not sure if the book function was available in CS4. File menu - new - book. Then use the resulting book panel to add your individual documents.

    Regards,

    Malcolm

    Geоrge
    Geоrge
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    March 28, 2017

    @Malcom Whild

    Yep, you can do book in CS4.

    Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
      winterm
      winterm
      Legend
      March 27, 2017

      Moving pages is ok for a few docs. When there are dozens...

      Kasyan Servetsky shares a free script for doing this. It's originally written by Simon Wiscombe:

      http://kasyan.ho.com.ua/downloads/mass_combine_a_bunch_of_indd_files_into_one.zip

      Before running the script ensure all the files you want to combine into one document are put in one folder, and named in the order you want them to appear in the merged file (e.g. "001.indd", "002.indd", etc. or something) so they appear correctly when sorted by name in finder/explorer.

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      mike_at_spdAuthor
      Participant
      March 27, 2017

      OK, I've downloaded the script and unzipped it. I opened a new document then clicked to open with" ExtendScript toolkit for CS4 and debugger (32-bit)". It goes thru the motions but only imports page 1 from the folder. It never asked me for a range of pages or anything like that. There are 85 pages in the folder and all are in sequentially named order. Everything in the folder is an InDesign Document. What am I missing?

      winterm
      winterm
      Legend
      March 28, 2017

      hi, mike

      you should install the script first.

      follow instructions provided here, or just google 'indesign install script' for many more sources.

      Willi Adelberger
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      Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 27, 2017

      Open the page panel and drag the pages from the origin into the merged document. This will copy the pages to the target.

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