How to Automatically Import Multiple Images with Data Merge in InDesign

If you have THOUSANDS of images to add to a catalog, this is the way to do it!

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[miketheprintman]

Data merge is so powerful. Don't know where I would be without it sometimes. Thanks for sharing Anne.

[Lhopsecker]

Hi Anne, do you have to spend time sizing your images before importing them? I'm wondering if InDesign brings them in at 100% size or if it will automatically fit content to frame proportionally?

[alfredog.g.]

👍👍Vídeo muy interesante, para los que nos hemos dedicado a trabajar con tus herramientas.

[clevermissfox]

On Mac when you have your images selected and you right click, you can then hold a hot key down (I forget if it’s cmd or alt) and there’s also a Copy as Path option. other options change in the context menu too !

Thank you for this video ! I love using import and variables in illustrator but I hear it’s even more powerful in in design .

Would love to use it for things like my invoice template, variables for the client name/contact info, invoice number date, then each line item. But is there a way I can move other elements (like the invoice total) down or up depending on the number of line items ? Like can we loop through each line item and make a text object for it and then have the Total Due under that, no matter how many there are ?

I’m very new to InDesign . Recently realized that I’ve been using the wrong tool, creating PDFs in illustrator 😂

[jasonification]

This is great! I will use this to try out a use case. I have cards, 4 per sheet. Can I use a data source and name the target? Image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, and text1, text2, text3, text4? If I have a template design can I use a file to create this. Or maybe the process is to use 1 template group and replicate it with 4 records? Hmmm - sounds like some fun to figure out.

[lindavandezande]

This is very helpful, but my images just aren't importing. I can't figure out why. I have the ' before image in the heading, and I've tried with the entire path and just the image name.jpeg (they're in the same folder as the .csv file). Anything else I should try?

[olucasdemorais]

Hello Anne! I'm trying to use data merging to make a carometer, but it just doesn't work...

I need to place photos and data of many people in a customized layout. But when I load data, indesign only shows one person over and over again. Could you help me?

[forms-ge]

Hello, i have question how real selling special technique of creating vector graphic, all of professionals not know this way, it is speed up work process, quality and security.

[gopimk]

thank u illustration panel s tutorial pls

[attaurrehman]

How can we create a performance chart ( depends on marks of students) according to data in excel and merge the chart in the report card of students?