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• Excel in InDesign fusion?

  Hello world

  I don't know if I am posting this in the right place, but I just thought it could be a script that he needs.

  Asked me to design a catalog of property for several properties from across the country. I did it manually, place the images in a tabular presentation, adding the description, price, square footage, etc. under each image. These images are about 50mm by 50mm. If you think autotrader for cars, similar to the one.

  Now, my problem is that now he has taken off, and I have more than 500 properties that must be entered. I have the information in an excel spreadsheet and I was wondering is it possible to automate data from excel in InDesign so that I don't have to keep manually by typing everything in? I watched datamerge, but it seems very restrictive. Y at - it a plug-in or script that I could use?

  Any help at all would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  Neil45156

  There are a number of plugins catalog out there.

  Em Software, 65 bit and Woodwing have produced for this.

  Substances

• Link Excel to InDesign

  We are currently trying to 'automate' a process at work and I'm looking for a way to link a spreadsheet Excel in InDesign (or any product Adobe also), but we need in a unique way, and I'm having a hard time finding answers on how or if this is possible.

  

  The image above is an example page of what we need. We have companies that come to us for estimates or quotes, and an another spreadsheet excel file is created for each company. We need to tell InDesign (or any program) to automatically link to a spreadsheet and it shoots cell C7 to complete when indicated, C8 to fill place indicated and so on. Thus, it is not as a merger and mailing or to link an Excel file that we want to update when the excel file is updated. We have very specific information that we need in some places. Any suggestions of how we can go about automating this process somehow using the Adobe Suite?

  I'm sorry if my first answer was terse and seemingly contrary to your specfication of "is not as a merge and merge."

  I still think that the fusion of data is your best bet, with a fusion of one record.

  You have to structure your spreadsheet such that all the fields are in the same line (you may need a new worksheet in the same workbook). But this isn't a problem. Then you export this spreadsheet to CSV/TSV.

  Then, you can configure the data against a single file merge and also long names of fields of domain names are identical, you can change the Data Source and you will get new data. Why this solution is annoying? Yes, you must save as Excel and InDesign does not "autoupdate", but he does ' t look like these are the feature you need anyway.

  There is also an XML-based solution. You can mark text with XML tags, and then you can save Excel to Excel XML. Then, you can use an XML translation tool (XSLT, for example) to convert the spreadsheet AS XML in an XML formatted for InDesign, with fields appropriate tag the same tags you used in InDesign. Then you can import the XML file and the data will be inserted in the fields.

  Third, there is the solution of pure script. A script that puts the Excel file in InDesign as a table (because it's the only portable way to read data from an Excel in InDesign; while in Windows, you can use VBA to talk to Excel and read the data and I guess you could do something with Applescript as well, but it would be less clean) then reads the selected table cells and put them in different blocks of text that are marked with script tags indicating that they are getting the data of various cells. There is more development work and could possibly give a smoother workflow, but it seems worth on the solution of merge data.

  I guess the fourth solution is a plugin. I'm not aware of a plugin that takes care of this particular problem, but as it is degenerated to a data merge, it is probably also the degenerate case of a catalog such as a cataloguing as EmData plugin or smart catalog can help out you. But it seems like waaaay overkill and it cost 3 digits (and more).

• Excel in Indesign data merge

  Hi, I have a spreadsheet excel with a column size, height and width.   What I want to do is to import this list into Indesign and run a script creating frames / boxes.   In addition to this list the merger and creation of boxes, I hope to have these boxes align in a linear drawing each session upwards with another color.

  Thanks in advance,

  

  Your request involves a few basic bricks such as:

  -loading CSV data (since you can not load by default EXCEL)

  -Adding images to a page (script guide is full of samples)

  So start to export EXCEL to CSV, and then look around for the loading of the CSV. Come to the era with a snippet of yours we can comment on.

• Create the Excel using Indesign javascript file

  Hi all

  We can create csv file using indesign javascript. Is there a way to create excel file using indesign javascript?

  Thanks in advance

  Hi all

  It is a way to generate an Excel from an InDesign table by using a combination of jsx, vbs and applescript.

  Quite a long discussion on that Open with below is a better application of the suggestions here.

  // Exports SIMPLE tables to proper excel file single and double quotes in the table would have to be escaped on the Mac version
  // Does not take Unicode file names
  // with a bit of brain racking can be developed to deal with merged cells and nested tables
  // Pieced together by Trevor (wwww.creative-scripts.com coming soonish) based on the referenced sources
  // Sold AS IS https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1718021
  
  var doc = app.properties.activeDocument && app.activeDocument,
         myTable = myTable || getTable (doc);
  if (!myTable) {alert ("Take a break, needs a document with a table in it!"); exit();};
  var filePath = new File (Folder.temp + "/" + +new Date + ".xlsx"),
      osFilePath = filePath.fsName;
  if ($.os[0] === "M")  osFilePath =  osFilePath.replace(/(.)(\/)/g,"$1:").replace(/\//, "");
  
  exportTable (myTable, osFilePath);
  if (confirm ("Open new excel file")) filePath.execute(false);
   exit()
  function exportTable (myTable, filePath)
      {
          var  numberOfRows = myTable.rows.length,
                 rowNumber, columnNumber,
                 isMac = $.os[0] === "M",
                 rowContents = [],
                 setRange, openMark, closeMark;
  
          if (isMac)
              {
                  setRange = 'set value of range "A';
                  openMark = '" to {';
                  closeMark = '}';
              }
          else
              {
                  setRange = 'app.Range("A';
                  openMark = '") = Array(';
                  closeMark = ')';
              }
  
  for (var z = 0, rowNumber = 0; rowNumber < numberOfRows; rowNumber++) {
      var  numberOfColumns = myTable.rows[rowNumber].columns.length,
              toRange = GetExcelColumnName (numberOfColumns - 1),
              columnContents = [];
       for (columnNumber = 0; columnNumber < numberOfColumns; columnNumber++) {
           var cellContents = myTable.rows[rowNumber].cells.everyItem().contents;
           columnContents  = '"' + cellContents.join('", "') + '"';
       }
      rowContents[rowNumber] = setRange + ++z  + ":"  + toRange+ z + openMark  + columnContents + closeMark;
  }
  
  var tableData = rowContents.join("\n") + "\n";
  
                 if (isMac)
                      {
                          // Thanks Hans https://forums.adobe.com/message/5607799#5607799
                         var myAppleScript =
                          '''set excelRunning to isRunning("Microsoft Excel")
                             tell application "Microsoft Excel"
                             set theWorkbook to make new workbook
                             tell sheet (1) of theWorkbook'''
                             + tableData + '''
                             end tell
                             save workbook as theWorkbook filename "''' + filePath + '''"
                             close active workbook
                             if not excelRunning then tell application "Microsoft Excel" to quit
                             end tell
                             on isRunning(appName)
                                  tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
                             end isRunning
                          ''';
                        app.doScript (myAppleScript, ScriptLanguage.APPLESCRIPT_LANGUAGE);
                      }
  
                  else
                      {
                          // Thanks Calos https://forums.adobe.com/message/5607799#5607799
                          // changed by me :-)
                           var vbscript =
                           '''Dim app
                              Set app = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
                              'take away the ' from the line below if you want to see excel do it's stuff
                              'app.visible = true
                              Dim newDoc, sheet
                              Set newDoc = app.Workbooks.Add()
                              Set sheet = newDoc.Worksheets(1)
                              '''
                              + tableData
                              + 'newDoc.SaveAs "' + filePath + '''"
                              app.Quit
                              Set newDoc = nothing
                              Set app = nothing
                            ''';
                          app.doScript (vbscript, ScriptLanguage.VISUAL_BASIC);
                      }
  
              }
  
  function GetExcelColumnName (columnNumber) {// 0 is A 25 is Z 26 is AA etc.
      // parsed from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/181596/how-to-convert-a-column-number-eg-127-into-an-excel-column-eg-aa
       var dividend = columnNumber + 1,
              columnName = "",
              modulo;
  
      while (dividend > 0)  {
          modulo = (dividend - 1) % 26;
          columnName = String.fromCharCode (65 + modulo) + columnName;
          dividend = Math.floor((dividend - modulo) / 26);
      }
      return columnName;
  }
  
  function getTable (doc) { // thanks Marc http://forums.adobe.com/message/6087322#6087322
      if (!doc) return false;
      app.findTextPreferences = null;
      app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = "\x16";
      var tables = doc.findText();
      if (tables.length) return tables[0].parentStory.tables[0];
      return false;
  };
  

• Excel in Indesign Table chart?

  I can import a MS excel chart in a table in Indesign? And how do I do it?

  Hi Pudgesan,

  You can paste data from an Excel worksheet into an InDesign document or document. The Clipboard handling preference settings determine how text pasted from another application is formatted.

  If the text is selected, the information in the form of tabulated text unformatted, which you can then convert to a table.

  If All the Information is selected, the pasted text appears in a formatted table.

  If you want more control over the formatting of the imported table, or if you want to keep the formatting of the spreadsheet, use the import command to import the table. If you want to keep a link to the spreadsheet, select Create links when placing and spreadsheet text files in the file management preferences.

  I hope this helps.

  Kind regards

  Sumit Singh

• The most effective way to import data from Excel in InDesign?

  Hi all

  I'm designing for a prospectus of college which includes 400 + courses list. For the moment, these lists exist as a huge Excel sheet with fields such as course type, course code, description, etc.

  I am familiar with Excel data import in InDesign and the tables/creation of table styles and other formatting, but the problem I have is that the data are in several columns by courses in the Excel worksheet, but will be in a single column per course with several lines in the InDesign document. I can't find a way to easily convert these columns in lines.

  Someone can help me with an effective way to get the data in the page layout without laborious copying and pasting or formatting?

  Thanks in advance!

  Hello

  In excellent paste / transpose

• How to import / embed / places excel in Indesign CC

  Tried the place of the file and copy paste - both the excel table loses tabs and formatting.

  Needs to look like a picture. Formatting cannot be changed.

  3 ways

  If the file is complete, fromatted, in fact, you can create a pdf it either to leave the Acrobat Excel tab add-on or print to Adobe PDF and place the pdf file.

  If you want to change it in any way in InDesign can not copy at all. (Nor with the pdf; Always Place)

  Is it a csv or xls, xlsx?

  Regadless, display the Options over the place

• Paste Excel in InDesign CS6

  Hi all

  I have a model of InDesign CS5.5 Bill. I used to use Microsoft Excel to create the invoice amounts and calculations, then I used simply to copy the selected rows/columns and paste them into my InDesign document, in CS5.5 he used to go perfectly with the format, the size of the cells. etc, but now he sticks in a mess in InDesign CS6 and does not take any format what so ever...

  Anyone know how I can fix this problem or if anyone has the same problem?

  If this isn't the case, then anyone could advise a better way to do this to me.

  Kind regards

  James

  Hi James

  Just suffered from the same problem. To fix:

  --> Management of the clipboard preferences

  Press the button "all information".

  Now it works like a charm!

  Pete

• Update links Excel in InDesign

  Here's the scenario: I imported Excel data into a document, InDesign CS5.5. I then apply the paragraph to the cells of the table and cell styles. When the data in the Excel file are changed, update the links in the "Links" InDesign window as one would if an EPS, PSD or TIFF file had changed.

  My problem is when I update linked data, I'm losing all my formatting of text. InDesign changes all the text in the cell linked to the "base" character style setting I use six different paragraph and the cell styles.

  I tried to change all aspects of the dialog box original import, each box of cell styles, paragraph styles, character styles, table styles, but I can't avoid the reformatting of the text after it is updated. I can easily re - apply for tables or cells paragraph styles after the update of the Excel related data, but I am trying to solve his problem in a way more "hands free".

  I tried a demo of "DataLinker" by Teacup Software and I could not get this to work. It seems that it is really is designed for high-end applications more.

  Someone at - it ideas? If I can't get this working in InDesign, I either watch so he could be remedied in CS6, or rent it to someone who can add by script.

  TIA for any help at all.

  You assigned to cell styles used in the table of paragraph styles style?

  Bob

• Dynamic linking of tables and graphs in excel

  Hello

  We use excel to generate reports of som that got the tables and graphs. This excel file is updated every week.

  My question is:

  -Is it possible dynamic graphs of linking excel in indesign?

  I know its possible with tables / cells, but don't themselves are no more information about this.

  If not, it would be possible will be illustrator?

  If I save the chart in PDF format, it is possible to link to a situation of PDF in indesign, then I can just export a new PDF to Excel every week, crush the old PDF and indesign displays the new content?

  The PDF method you describe above will certainly work, but as with any link, you specify ID to do the update.

• Double-sided double print Indesign - 1,1,2,2,3,3 etc.

  I have a sign that I created on the occasion of 100 different competitions (sandcastle building contest), each page has a page marker when the number of entry, so that when I create a new page it has the corresponding number on this page.

  I need to print these pages as signs double faces, so the same sign will be on each page IE printing sequence 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5, etc.

  I got a few ways to do that seems to be a bit more complicated. I could print them all and feed the paper into the printer to print on paper twice. I could manually type the order of 100 pages or I could import the duplicate PDF file and manually place the corresponding page after his twin. OR I create an indesign file with the frame of wire connecting to the previous page and on the double side print this, yet once a bit tedious.

  Not too fussed about the workload but it must be a way easier or better to do double face or step & repeat print?

  Any ideas or advice would be much appreciated, I'm pretty curious about that!

  Thank you in advance,

  Paul

  

  Ah - I see.

  Well I can't think of a way - but easy enough to use Excel and InDesign to make the sequence number

  1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11,12,12,13,13,14,14,15,15,16,16,17,17,18,18, 19,19,20,20,21,21,22,22,23,23,24,24,25,25,26,26,27,27,28,28,29,29,30,30,31,31,32,32,33,33, 34,34,35,35,36,36,37,37,38,38,39,39,40,40,41,41,42,42,43,43,44,44,45,45,46,46,47,47,48,48, 49,49,50,50,51,51,52,52,53,53,54,54,55,55,56,56,57,57,58,58,59,59,60,60,61,61,62,62,63,63, 64,64,65,65,66,66,67,67,68,68,69,69,70,70,71,71,72,72,73,73,74,74,75,75,76,76,77,77,78,78, 79,79,80,80,81,81,82,82,83,83,84,84,85,85,86,86,87,87,88,88,89,89,90,90,91,91,92,92,93,93, 94,94,95,95,96,96,97,97,98,98,99,99,100,100

• Excel problem

  Someone knows how to change the decimal point in a comma and the separator of 1000 in a point in Excel?

  Or vice versa?

  I've been struggling with it for a while with no results so far.

  Change the language settings does not seem to do something, or maybe I'm not good things.

  (This has to do with the placement of columns Excel in InDesign, but I had no luck on the forum ID; then maybe there's some Excel wizards among us Illie people.)

  2008, mac I see... Let me see if I can find where it is on the machine of a colleague. It is not a number format, is the setting of the system... I'll get back to you.

  Update:

  It seems that it is not an easy task on a mac / excel

  check this page

  http://www.macfreek.nl/MindMaster/Decimal_Seperator_in_Mac_OS_X

  Post edited by: CarlosCanto

• Table linked Excel. Points between thousands.

  I have a linked Excel file that displays the points between thousands and a comma for decimals.

  This is how it is supposed to be; I work a Nordic language.

  However when I place columns of the Excel file as links in InDesign points convert commas and vice versa.

  I thought InDesign was supposed to preserve the formatting of bound data, but it's not.

  What should I do to correct this?

  Steve fairbairn says:

  Thank you, but I do not know if this solves the problem, unless it can be script. Because if not, this means any time to update the Excel file all these manual corrections get wiped out and I have to redo them everywhere.

  Fact \d indicate a number only? Of course, there are a lot of ordinary commas in the body of the text that I don't want to change.

  You must run it whenever you update the document. \d show only numbers. Try the grep search and you will see how it works.

  It can easily be scripted and added to the script that you already use. Post your cell phone embedded script in the InDesign Scripting sub-forum, and we will help you.

  But what I really want to do is to prevent the points converted to commas in the first place.

  I agree. But it seems that Excel-import InDesign is not customizable like that, or designed for internationalization.

• Cannot change the table formatting

  I have a really weird problem with a table. So, I copy and paste two tables to Excel in Indesign. In fact, they have two different selections of cells in the worksheet — not only the same Excel file, but the same spreadsheet (tab) in this file.

  One of them, Indesign let me change what I wanted. Fonts, lines, fills, text color, you name it. Everything I did worked as expected on the first try.

  The other has remove me my hair in frustration, because I do the exact same things and nothing not happens. In particular, no matter what I do - be it with cell styles, table styles, or simply by selecting certain cells and manually apply a swatch - there always even fills in Excel. I can't even get rid of the old fillings (for example by replacing with 'none' or 'paper'), much less to add new ones. A few other changes work and some don't, there is no obvious reason. As I could possibly change the color of the text in the header row, but it took about five tries and I swear to you that I didn't do anything different the fifth time compared to the first four.

  The only thing I've done in the meantime was to create a cell style.

  What might make the difference here, and more importantly, what can I do about it?

  There are a few things that I usually do by bringing Excel worksheet data that do not seem to work properly. Before you apply styles, or styles of table cells - delete all replacements.

  1. Select the Table.
  2. In the Panel of cell Style, click the clear overrides in selection button
     
  3. Then in the Panel Style of Table, do the same and start applying table or cell styles.

  Usually makes things less capricious ;-)

  CARI