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7/2/2014Released
2/13/2014- Understanding data merge
- Setting up the data
- Creating the template
- Building a merged document
- Adding images
- Updating the data
- Extending Data Merge
- Helpful third-party plugins and scripts
Skill Level Advanced
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- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm David Blatner and this is InDesign Insider Training: Data Merge and Database Publishing. All of us awash in information and in order to make sense of it all, we have to present it in an easy-to-understand visual style. In this title, I'm going to show you how to automate the process, taking raw data from a spreadsheet or a database and applying formatting to it quickly. I'm gonna focus on a database publishing tool built right into InDesign called Data Merge. I'll also discuss the limitations of Data Merge and I'll explore some other, more powerful third-party options too.
I'll start with the simple example of name tags which illustrates all the basics you need to know. Then, we'll look at making a flier that requires frequent updating. And then I'll show you how you can make a more complicated directory, hundreds of pages long. So come on, let's see how it's done.
Q: This course was updated on 7/02/2014. What changed?
A: We added one new movie covering QR codes. David shows you the easy way to create dozens or even hundreds of QR codes with data from sources like Excel using InDesign's Data Merge feature.
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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Using the exercise files1m 4s
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1. Data Merge Fundamentals
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Understanding Data Merge1m 16s
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Data publishing terminology2m 11s
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Data Merge best practices1m 17s
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2. Project One: Making Name Tags
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Setting up the data2m 42s
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Creating the template7m 17s
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Create the merged document2m 30s
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3. Project Two: A Course Catalog Flyer
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Updating the data5m 47s
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4. Extending Data Merge
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Data merging into a table4m 16s
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5. Third-Party Database Publishing Tools
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Moving beyond Data Merge1m 38s
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Conclusion
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Next steps55s
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