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JayIKEA
Inspiring
January 2, 2024
Answered

Auto populate from excel

  • January 2, 2024
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I am trying to make some labels in indesign.  But we have 1000+ to make.  Is there a way that Indesign can auto-populate individual labels from an excel sheet?

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Correct answer James Gifford—NitroPress

You probably want to look at InDesign's Data Merge feature. All you should have to do is export the Excel data in a compatible format such as CSV.

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Robert at ID-Tasker
Brainiac
January 2, 2024

If those labels are so simple - why not to do them directly from WORD - or even Excel ??

 

Using InDesign is a bit overkill...

 

m1b
Community Expert
January 2, 2024

Just my 2 cents: if you have both Word and Indesign available—use Indesign! I find indesign much nicer to use and certainly no more complicated than Word. Just my opinion. 🙂

Robert at ID-Tasker
Brainiac
January 3, 2024

Still can't know. Even the simplest design may have rigid design constraints. Precise positioning for example. Anyway, the OP will decide—probably already has by the looks of it.


I think there won't be anything special - check the nick - IKEA... 

 

Just plain labels with product's ID or aisle location... 

 

James Gifford—NitroPress
Brainiac
January 2, 2024

You probably want to look at InDesign's Data Merge feature. All you should have to do is export the Excel data in a compatible format such as CSV.