Buy and Download - Lynda.com InDesign Insider Training Data Merge and Database Publishing

2014
Lynda
David Blatner
1h 52m
English

When faced with large amounts of information, the designer's challenge is to make it clear and easy to understand. Adobe InDesign can help. With its Data Merge command, you can take raw data from spreadsheets or databases and quickly apply formatting with an InDesign template. In this course, author David Blatner takes you through the data merge capabilities of InDesign, two example projects (name tags and a catalog), and some third-party solutions that extend InDesign's data handling power.
Topics include:
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

Introduction 3m 16s
Welcome 56s
What you should know before watching this course 36s
Using the exercise files 1m 4s
Using the challenges 40s
1. Data Merge Fundamentals 7m 1s
Understanding Data Merge 1m 16s
Data publishing terminology 2m 11s
Working within Data Merge's limits 2m 17s
Data Merge best practices 1m 17s
2. Project One: Making Name Tags 22m 58s
Setting up the data 2m 42s
Creating the template 7m 17s
Create the merged document 2m 30s
Making it fit the printer paper 3m 57s
Challenge: Add an icon to some name tags 1m 21s
Solution: Add an icon to some name tags 5m 11s
3. Project Two: A Course Catalog Flyer 26m 14s
Including images in your data 5m 47s
Adding images to the template 5m 28s
Updating the data 5m 48s
Using master pages with Data Merge 5m 52s
Printing and exporting directly to PDF 3m 19s
4. Extending Data Merge 41m 9s
Exploring Data Merge extensions 2m 32s
Adding special effects to merged data 3m 18s
Adding effects with anchored and autofitting frames 5m 22s
Building a directory with Data Merge 7m 56s
Prepping a folder of images for Data Merge 7m 34s
Building a yearbook or contact sheet with Data Merge 7m 11s
Data merging into a table 4m 16s
Adding QR codes NEW 3m 0s
5. Third-Party Database Publishing Tools 11m 15s
Moving beyond Data Merge 1m 38s
InData: A more powerful Data Merge 5m 24s
Automated database publishing 4m 13s
Conclusion 56s Next steps 56s

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