How to add Variable Images or Photos in a grid with InDesign Data Merge

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Have tons of photos and text to put in a grid? Use Indesign data merge to automate the process!
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@GDHT 3 жыл бұрын

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@terrywright144 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for doing these I know it’s a lot of work and I appreciate it

@GDHT 3 жыл бұрын

Awww you are so welcome!

@monicad4280 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! Your explanation of the process was clear and easy to understand.

@GDHT 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much - I'm glad it was helpful!

@michaelmccrory2220 4 ай бұрын

Very useful and easy to follow tutorial. Thank you for sharing. 👍

@GDHT 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome - and thank you so much!

@micheesenga7771 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!😍

@GDHT Жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@julioboccalon2092 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Thanks for this…

@GDHT 2 жыл бұрын

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@promdi6566 3 жыл бұрын

hello, im learning a lot from you... GODBless

@GDHT 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@youssefkhalid3669 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

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@quacquac_quacquac 3 жыл бұрын

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@Spectr1701A Жыл бұрын

The path of the folder being referenced at 2:32 is in relation to the text file. If the images are located in another folder or server, then the full path of the image must be placed here.

@GDHT Жыл бұрын

Yes! Good info. :)

@briansako7959 3 жыл бұрын

Question: do the images have to be saved locally on the user's desktop/local drive? or is it possible for an image to populate from a website URL path, provided that A) that path is listed in the database and B) the path ends in the actual full file name? Thanks

@GDHT 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that's possible with built in InDesign tools, but you might be able to find a script that would do it.

@strem69 Жыл бұрын

I'm creating a yearbook of departments and when one department ends I need the next set of images to go to the next page, is there a way to make that work with data merge?

@GDHT Жыл бұрын

How many departments are there? It might be possible, but I would probably just make a separate merge for each dept.

@collectormag 2 жыл бұрын

Since I use InData, I understood everything, but how to make the CVS file. Do I have to create it manually, which would be pretty tedious.

@GDHT 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know InData, but if the info is in a chart format, you can just copy and paste that into Google sheets. I don't think you would need to create it manually.

@paulbiniasz2278 3 жыл бұрын

Great instruction however I am getting an error when I try to merge data: "One or more images referenced by the data source file are missing" Do you know how I can fix this? THX!

@GDHT 3 жыл бұрын

It's sound like one of the images that your spreadsheet is referencing isn't in the folder.

@calvarybiblechurch8801 Жыл бұрын

I got this message too, and I realized it was because I didn't have the FULL image names, including the .jpg at the end

@calvarybiblechurch8801 Жыл бұрын

so if I have around 300 images, I have to manually type each title in the spreadsheet? or is there maybe a short cut that I don't know about??

@GDHT Жыл бұрын

If you have the 300 images in a folder, you can select them all and copy, then paste into the first row on your spreadsheet (this works with Mac, I'm sure there's a similar process with PC).

@CarolienKoopman 2 ай бұрын

@@GDHT Hi Anne, First, Thanks for this, it helped a lot! This used to work, but now, when I copy & paste, the first image is literal showing in the excel spreadsheet, in stead of the names of the files. Do you know how to fix this?