Then use the multiple label format options and DataMerge So in yourĮxample the layout should be no more than half a page wide. Or "label" and size it so that it is an 1/nth of the page where n is the number you want to get on it.
So design your layout as if it were labels. Information will take on that formatting.ĭataMerge is best thought of as a label production utility. Set Intent to Print and Number of Pages to 1 (we'll add more later). Open InDesign and select File > New Document to create your first item. The size of this document is a classic A4 size. Your placeholder > or whatever it's called to be 12pt bold, and when you do the DataMerge, the incoming The first item I create in my letterhead workflow is the main letter. All the formatting you want to do is done to the placeholders that the information will replace. Information comes into DataMerge from a text file – comma-delimited or tab-delimited – as words and spaces, nothing What you want to do seems perfectly feasible but you are not telling us what your problems are, beyond that you have a It seems like I don't have enough places in the data merge pallet to tell InDesign all this stuff. Seems to me that I should be able to import my information from Excel into pre-formatted fields, right? And that it should just merge beautifully down two columns per page til it gets to the end, right? Yeah, that's what I thought, but I am truly stumped. Line 3: 2 tabbed entries of information in same typeface as line 2, then first and last name of owner tabbed to the far right and in italic. Line 2: new typeface with 5 tabs, all black Line 1: Common Name is Bold, 12 point, genus and species is a different typeface and medium italic, 10 point all in PMS color. I'm estimating that I will have 16 pages.Įach kind of information for each entry is designated in different character styles, for example: Each 3-line entry takes up the column width, by 1/2" of depth, which includes a bit of extra space between entries. I am working on a master page which has a header, as well as a footer that has a page number on it (left side pages numbered on the left, right side numbered on the right)and two columns.
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I also typically recommend that for copy-heavy documents that you type your copy into a text editor first (like Microsoft Word) to detect and correct spelling and grammar issues more easily, and then copy and paste it into InDesign.Working on a PC running XP Pro, using InDesign CS2, I am doing a directory of information about trees. However, it is easy to open a link from your InDesign file directly into Photoshop etc and edit there, and then bring the file back to InDesign. InDesign is not well-suited to image manipulating in the sense of editing. The only drawback would be that InDesign (to my knowledge) doesn't offer transition animations if you ever utilize those. I prefer using InDesign for my presentations over Microsoft Powerpoint or Google Slides for several reasons: the text is easier to manipulate, images are WAY easier to manipulate, the Masters are easier to manipulate and implement, and there are more powerful tools to use to make your slides look visually appealing and professional. InDesign is also well-suited for non-print mediums, such as digital presentations. Any multi-page document (spreads or single pages) is a breeze with InDesign and I would never use any of the other products I am currently aware of. InDesign is wonderful for creating any kind of editorial.
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