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How to Data Merge with Multiple Images ?

New Here ,
Oct 09, 2019 Oct 09, 2019

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Is there a way to data merge multiple images into the same document? How would I differentiate the column names in the spreadsheet? I know the image column header should be "'@image" but what would the subsequent ones be named?

 

 

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Oct 10, 2019 Oct 10, 2019

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Hello,

 

We have a comprehensive help article related to your question.

Please click on https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/data-merge.html#add_image_fields_in_the_data_source_file to know how you can include multiple images with data merge in same document.

Hope it helps!

 

Regards,

Ashutosh

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Oct 10, 2019 Oct 10, 2019

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The only critical portion of the column name is the @

any name is fine that follows that convention. @photo, @inuse, @portrait, @whatever. 
(within excel, the ' is necesary to keep the program from seeing the @ as an operator.)

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Oct 11, 2019 Oct 11, 2019

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It's still not working for me for some reason. I have multiple columns with image file paths in them, but it's still not displaying anything.

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Oct 11, 2019 Oct 11, 2019

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" I have multiple columns with image file paths in them, but it's still not displaying anything."

 

It could have to do with how the paths are written. I avoid this by putting all of my images in one folder, and placing the data file in the same folder. This removes the need for file paths, so I can use the file name only.

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Oct 11, 2019 Oct 11, 2019

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All of my images are in 1 folder. This is how I have the paths written out: Desktop/DataMergeTest/Images/anthony-delanoix-DIzG6BMK9zk-unsplash.jpg

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Oct 11, 2019 Oct 11, 2019

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My spreadsheet headings for the images are "@image", "@background" and "@lophotos" ..

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Oct 11, 2019 Oct 11, 2019

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So I have an InDesign file with 3 images and a few text blocks. I need to create multiple files with different text and images for each file.

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Oct 11, 2019 Oct 11, 2019

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Since, as you mentioned, all of your images are in one folder, you can put just the image_name.extension in the image columns

Screenshot 2019-10-11 14.33.03.png

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