susan_englert

I've just experimented with an InDesign do***ent that we want to print 4 up (postcard) and we'd like our addresses to merge and print in the mailing area. When I've tried it, however, it's putting the same address on each of the four cards. Any way around this? The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is to split my excel address list into four equal groups, name them each a different name (addresses 1, addresses 2, etc) and then add the merge information for each doc on each on of the cards.

Doable? or no?

Susan

gerald_singelmann

Any way around this?


Read the manual.
Search the Web.
Put only one placeholder on the page, not four.

Your workaround has its merits, too. But usually it's not necessary.

susan_englert

Unfortunately, the designer before me (I work at a print shop) lost the manual. I've searched the web. I've followed the instructions in InDesign help and also Excel help. I've tried numerous times to do this, changing different parameters hoping that it will succeed. As for putting only one placeholder on the page, it's not cost effective in printing to print a postcard one up on a digital printer. Tons of wasted space. FYI... data merge may be new to me, but no need to be flip about your response. I've been a designer for over 27 years, certainly no newbie.

oldbob

Susan,

He's not suggesting you PRINT only one card per page. See this thread:

<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b61a70/0>

susan_englert

Thank you Bob. That link helps. My page also has several graphics created in photoshop on it so that may be causing the problem as it was for another user.

Susan

oldbob

If it is the same graphic(s) for all postcards, then it should be on a master page (I think that's covered in the same thread).

Good luck.

susan_englert

Yes, I read that someone else had put their graphics on the master page, so that's what I did in my last try. Took a little figuring out to get the margins and such correct, but I get it now. Thank you for your input.

Susan

oldbob

You are welcome.