Skip to main content
D
defaultpp97jmo8l7qk
New Participant
October 4, 2023
Question

Question about using indesign to create a catalog utilizing Data Merge

  • October 4, 2023
  • 2 replies
  • 408 views

Trying to create a multiple page catalog in indesign using a csv excel file is it possible for the data merge to fill across the entirety of the catalog that has several pages with different page layouts?

This is what a typical page layout would look like:

This topic has been closed for replies.

2 replies

Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
Braniac
October 5, 2023

You rather need custom tool for this kind of a layout... to have much more flexibility with extra post-processing...

 

R
Randy Hagan
Inspiring
October 4, 2023

If you're looking for the design flexibility and variation shown in your examples, you're going to need something more robust than InDesign's Data Merge capabilities. I'd suggest something like Em Data's InCatalog solution to manage catalog automation with InDesign. You can find out more about InCatalog through this link.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Randy

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices