InDesign Data Merge Photos/Images into Grid (no plugin)

Automate photo/image grids and speed up your workflow in InDesign for projects such as yearbooks and ads in this 6-minute video.

This example uses Excel, but you can use another free spreadsheet software such as Open Office or Google Spreadsheets to save your data in a .csv format. Or you can use a text editor and add a comma after each value and a return/break between lines.

#InDesign #DataMerge #Images

[landandworld]

This is EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you so much for making this tutorial!!! Last year I worked on a brochure and had to manually place all the images because I couldn't find the tutorial that would help guide me in the right direction and VOILA!! I found this video and it's like I just heard angels singing. You have saved me so much time and effort with this video. THANK YOU X'S INFINITY!!

[Regyvh]

This was everything I needed to complete an impossible deadline. Thank you so much for your help!

[shyjusathyanesan]

Thank you for the tutorial.. Multiple records is not active in the document.. Do you know the reason...

[aaafffsss]

Hi! Thanks for this video, it really helps to understand Data Merge. I have a question about this tool.

I need to prepare the layout of this document that has multiple pages. Each page has a vertical grid of images for each column.
The problem is that for each page I need to use different amount of columns and rows.

For instance, at page one I need 4 columns.

1st column - 4 images
2nd column - 3 images
3rd column - 1 image
4th column - 4 images

I could create a whole document with Data Merge, following this layout but the problem comes when I need page two to have a diferent one depending on what I write in the CSV.

For instance, page two now with 4 columns:

1st column - 1 image
2nd column - 4 images
3rd column - 1 images

Is there a way to prepare this grid layout for each page individually with Data Marge? It should consider the amount of images in each vertical column grid and number of columns.

I tried but im not sure if this was a clear explanation...
Hope you have an answer!

Thanks!! :)

[aerodylluk]

Manually copying the file path into excel can take ages. You can use a script to export the contents of a folder into an excel file so you can do this with thousands of images not just a few. Takes this awesome technique to a new level when you can do this process over thousands of files at once.

[jonbassinger-flores]

Thanks for this tutorial! I no longer have to reference a 2012 one for Windows machines!

[Shadowg]

2:23 Can the image raw data be online URLs instead of a local file path? Thank you

[mamounersheid]

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[couchmikeworkouts]

tnx best presentation working on some project but the single record is freezes how can i change in multi record?

[khanhlynguyen]

Thank you so much, Ashley. You explain it very well.

[TheExplorer]

should we use a live image path instead of a local path in excel?

[cristiantabor]

Great explanation, thanks! I've been binging on your tutorials, it's been really helpful

[frankwright]

This was a perfect and simple answer. Thanks you saved me hours.

[frazprintinghouse]

Thank you for sharing this tutor, Awsome💯💯💯

[diiadisaputra]

i can't select multiple records. how?

[amandaleighbucci]

Ashley, I can't even begin to tell you how HAPPY i am i came across this SOOOO helpful!! One thing I can't figure out - after I data merge, say I have updates (either adding people, OR, updated images for people) - how can i go about updating the merged doc I already created without having to create a new one? Everytime I click "update data source" in the merged doc, nothing is happening. I don't want to have to re-format everything everytime I have an update? THANK YOU AGAIN!

[MahmudulHasan-dodd]

This tutorial was amazing. However I got a problem. I can't set Records per Document Page to Single Record to Multiple Record. This tab is not active. Can you please tell me why?

[michellegoynes]

I wish I had found this 6 videos ago..🤦🏽‍♀️

[nallumnosaj]

Does this work the same if I were using QR Codes for concert tickets?

[samers]

Hello , I want to ask about how to make barcode with serial number plz .
Thanks