Well, took some time, but we are pleased to say that after much conversations with Adobe INDD support and much research, trial and error, that we have successfully found the solution to our original question and problem. Without importing the excel file and manually formatting it, the only other way that this could be accomplished with Adobe InDesign off-the-shelf would be if this was an XML import, but that has nothing to do with Data Merge. Watch this video to see how Ozalto's inlinemerge script was used: Using Indesign for catalogs with inline merge - YouTube What I think is more likely is that either Ozalto's script (here's the link again: Downloads | Ozalto ) or a plug-in was used.
the file with the field codes that can be toggled on/off) there's no way to conclude that your finished file was indeed created with Data Merge that was strictly off-the-shelf with Adobe InDesign. Thank you for supplying the screenshot of the finished file, but without seeing the "base" file (i.e. There have only been a few innovations in Data Merge in the entire lifespan of InDesign such as QR Codes, using UTF-16 text and some minor behind-the-scenes bug fixes. Thanks again to InDesign Secrets for they playful introduction of InlineMerge ! Read the genuine post here.I 100% stand by my statement in my first post that Data Merge feature can't data merge multiple records into the one text frame like you describe in your opening post. It’s now up to you to rearrange your layout stressless as all the merged data will fit. Unlike InDesign standard DataMerge feature that will create a compound of dissociated frames at best, you now get an unique and contiuous flow. InlineMerge then injects all the records in one continuous flow. You can then specify if you want to use a simple space character or a carriage return as a separator between every group of data. You can use either regular text or anchored objects. How does it work ? Just set your datamerge tags in a text frame. As we were achieving our CSV2TABLE Pro prototype, we had all the material at hand to quickly set InlineMerge.
Later, David Blatner, one of the website contributors, told me he wanted to find a tool able to inject datamerge contents within a same story. It’s a perfect tool for anyone that wants to create directories without using XML injection or buying plug-ins for for single use only.įormerly, InDesign Secrets already introduced CSV2TABLE Basic. This script extends datamerge feature by generating all the records inline in a same box. InDesignSecrets does us the honor once again of introducing a product of ours to its readers : InlineMerge.
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