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April 3, 2018
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Product Catalog using Excel and Indesign

  • April 3, 2018
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What is the best way to data merge/import an excel file into indesign, while being able to control the design of the data? I am trying to link one main excel file to my indesign document, while the header, description and price can all be formatted to my design. The catalog will have a large number of products that have technical data with them, so being able to update the file efficiently is what I want.

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    Eric Dumas
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    Eric DumasCommunity Expert
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    April 3, 2018

    I used the data merge function and a MS Excel file to create complex catalogues of products that included text, data, images and it worked well.

    I found that it takes a couple of tests and strong discipline of consistency to make sure it is stable.

    thanks IDEAS-Training​ for the tips, I will check them out

      Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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      Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
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      April 3, 2018

      There are a number of plugins you can look at...

      Em Software InData and InCatalog

      Teacup Software DataLinker

      65 bit EasyCatalog

      I've use InData quite a bit and it works great.

      David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
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