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August 14, 2019
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Flow a list through specific table cells in calendar.

  • August 14, 2019
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The Task
I'm building out a new calendar template for a client. Each cell needs to include the date, the Julian date (ascending/descending) and then holiday/event info. In the past every single number was entered manually.


Thus Far

I've now rebuilt a template to allow the dates to automatically number throughout the year using paragraph styles with List Type set to Numbers and Mode set to Continue from Previous. Works great. I delete the cell info from the dates I don't need each month and restart numbering. Slick.

Now What?

Now I want to do the same for the Julian dates. I'll make a new layer with the same calendar table so I can place this new info in another area of each cell. I could easily just run 1–366 in a similar fashion, but I need it to also run descending. I don't know that you can do a descending numbered list, so my plan was to make a running list with the ascending and descending as a single unit (1/366, 2/365, etc.). But how do I take that list and flow it to each cell in the calendar (but only the cells that have dates of course).

I'm just stumped. Hoping someone can help! Thanks.

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    Correct answer Colin Flashman

    Can't thread stories within tables, so I would use many threaded text frames.

    Create a 366-1 list in Excel or any spreadsheet software so that you don't have to key the numbers in manually. Copy those numbers into InDesign and assign them a paragraph style that has bullets and numbering starting from 1 but doesn't separate the number with a tab, but a slash.

    In the keep options, make sure to start a paragraph in the next frame

    I was able to knock this up in a hurry:

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    Colin Flashman
    Colin FlashmanCorrect answer
    Adobe Expert
    August 15, 2019

    Can't thread stories within tables, so I would use many threaded text frames.

    Create a 366-1 list in Excel or any spreadsheet software so that you don't have to key the numbers in manually. Copy those numbers into InDesign and assign them a paragraph style that has bullets and numbering starting from 1 but doesn't separate the number with a tab, but a slash.

    In the keep options, make sure to start a paragraph in the next frame

    I was able to knock this up in a hurry:

    If the answer wasn't in my post, perhaps it might be on my blog at colecandoo!
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      ag54956Author
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      August 15, 2019

      That works. Clever solution. I had the excel list ready, but was trying to shoehorn it into the table cells. Thanks!

      Anna Lander
      Anna Lander
      Inspiring
      August 15, 2019

      I'm not sure if I see the whole task well, but as you use 2 layers, you could try to work by Paragraph/Cell styles. E.G. Par Style Align text right, Cell Style Vertical-Align bottom. Or you want them to appear in the same line, just Aschended/Deschended? Could you please show at least 1 month table to see the task?

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