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• 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

• Linked excel tables in InDesign CS5 update problems and keep the formatting: need help

  I've been using excel to place several tables in my InDesign CS5 document which will require the update on a regular basis. The tables are already formatted in excel, so I will place in InDesign with formatting and you will usually have to reduce proportionally the tables as soon as they are in InDesign CS5. When I'll update the links, it is important the content of the tables as part of current text with larger text and I am unable to "Insert the picture content" or "shrink content proportionally." Nobody knows how to solve this problem or know of another way to link excel with formatting tables and update without having to reformat the table (i.e. to resize the image and text) every time that happens an update? Thank you!!

  Can't do it, sorry. Tables only.

  Bob

• Link excel after update table

  I create a link in my InDesign doc to an excel book, pulling in cells 5ish containing a calculated value.

  The excel table turns and InDesign detects a change as usual.

  However, when I update the link of just content disappears. If I re - place a fresh link data display correctly until the next change again.

  No idea how I can solve this problem?

  After a further search, I found this thread Re: InDesign does not correctly import the .xlsx. Any idea is welcome!

  I found that no import "formatted".xlsx did not work as expected.

  I decided to re - save my workbook .xls that matters much better in InDesign

  This method has solved my problem.

• How can I keep my graphic changes when updating link Excel?

  I have an Excel chart linked in my InDesign file. This graph has no formatting of Excel but I made adjustments to the color, the width of the cells and the size of the graphic in InDesign.

  If I change the Excel file and try to update the link in InDesign, it's the warning that I get...

  "Changes were made to the imported version of [name of file]. You will lose those changes when you update the link. »

  So if I import the Excel file, my InDesign changes do not remain and the chart looks terrible again. How can I set it so my InDesign changes remain and only the data in the graph are updated?

  Thank you!

  I thought about it - I had to put colulm widths on "exactly". Thanks for your help with the rest!

  See you soon!

• Table linked Excel. Convert commas in points

  See this thread:

  http://forums.Adobe.com/thread/903846?TSTART=0

  I set up a GREP search in accordance with the instructions of the Haakenlid to the post 11. It works fine:

  _____

  Find three numbers preceded by a comma:

  ,(\d{3})
  

  Replace by a point ("or better IMO one fixed breaking no space," "~ s" in GREP InDesign notation)

  .$1
  

  _____

  Now I'm wondering if it can be turned into a script that can be added to this script (below) which removes the cell INSET so that the operation can be made with a single script.

  I have no experience with scripting, if anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated.

  _____

  DESCRIPTION: Updates the linked tables and resets the INSET top and bottom of cells

  /*

  In this test, I realized there are ways that one associated Excel sheet

  will be automatically updated (in fact, I was unable to persuade ID do not update the link so)

  I have not actually tested the branch where the link is updated, but I used

  This syntax before on the linked graphics, so it should work).

  Thus, the script corrects overlays on each associated if Excel sheet or not his

  link needs updating. He does not see even from unrelated tables.

  */

  myDoc = app.activeDocument;

  myLinks = myDoc.links;

  myLim = myLinks.length;

  for (i = myLim - 1; i > = 0; i--) {}

  If (.linkType myLinks [i] == "Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Import Filter") {}

  If (myLinks [i] .needed) {}

  myLinks [i] .update ();

  }

  Whether or not we have updated, correct the INSET because it could have been an automatic update

  myTable = myLinks [i].parent.tables [0];

  myTable.cells.everyItem () .bottomInset = 0;

  myTable.cells.everyItem () .topInset = 0;

  }

  }

  That should do it

  //DESCRIPTION: Updates any linked tables and resets top and bottom insets of cells
  
   /*
  
    In testing this, I realized that there are many ways that a linked Excel sheet
  
    will auto update (in fact, I was unable to persuade ID not to update the link so
  
    I haven't actually tested the branch where the link is updated, but I have used
  
    that syntax before on linked graphics, so it ought to work).
  
    So, the script fixes the insets on every linked Excel sheet whether or not its
  
    link needs updating. It does not even see unlinked tables.
  
   */
  myDoc = app.activeDocument;
  
  myLinks = myDoc.links;
  
  myLim = myLinks.length;
  
  for (i = myLim - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
  
   if (myLinks[i].linkType == "Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Import Filter") {
  
    if (myLinks[i].needed) {
  
     myLinks[i].update();
  
    }
  
    // Whether or not we updated, fix insets because there might have been an auto update
  
    myTable = myLinks[i].parent.tables[0];
  
    myTable.cells.everyItem().bottomInset = 0;
    myTable.cells.everyItem().topInset = 0;
  
    // changes thousand separators from commas to periods in every cell in the table
    app.findGrepPreferences = null;
    app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
    app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = ",(\\d{3})";
    app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = ".$1";
    myTable.changeGrep();
  
   }
  
  }
  

• 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.

• Illustration, linked to the InDesign document

  I created a color illustration in Illustrator and saved as .ai file.  I'm working on a black and white manual that I created in InDesign.

  When I placed the illustration in my InDesign document, it looks blurry.  When I export my InDesign document as a .pdf file seems correct. When I print the pages with the illustration, it seems correct to my PDF document.

  Question - why the illustration linked in my InDesign air document blurred?

  Thank you

  Matt

  Set your display of high-quality performance.

• InDesign CC 2015 hangs when one) place another InDesign file or b) opening a document that already contains the link to another InDesign file.

  Recently upgraded to CC 2015 CS6, have the latest versions of OS X and CC.

  When opening documents CS6 with links to other documents, .indd, after a short time (while updating the links I think) InDesign crashes.

  Have you tried

  (a) open related files and save it again as a document CC

  (b) copying items in a new document

  but when I try to place the document in another document new and empty, crash.

  After a bit of experimentation, I discovered that the problem was a logo in eps format that appeared in the documents. Re-recorded as .ai, fixed to a problem.

• 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

• 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

• Help - SkyDrive provides a way to link Excel spreadsheets?

  At my office, we use a drive concept (F:\) traditional network shared.  This works very well because we can create multiple Excel worksheets and fed each other via VLOOKUP and absolute reference.  In addition, these are shared documents, so multiple people can access/modify at the same time.

  We are looking to get rid of our server and using a Sprint 4 G access point to the Internet and the "cloud" application usability.  How can we maintain the document binding dependence and several appearance user of our spreadsheets Excel without a F:\ to reference?

  Thank you.

  Response to an email * E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  Hi soccertravdawg007,

  There is no option to post a SkyDrive link with spreadsheet doesn't excel.

  To get help on the issue, you can display in the Sub forum:http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/officedev

  With regard to:

  Samhrutha G S - Microsoft technical support.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• 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.

• Link Excel to Adobe gives error

  Anyone get an error when clicking on a link in excel to open Adobe but now does not let through?

  

  Yes, this seems to have been broken in the last patch of DC. The short term solution until a fix is released is to disable the Protected Mode (via preferences (enhanced) protection in the drive). See https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/using/protected-mode-windows.html#id_94783

• links displayed then indesign crashes

  Opening window links and nothing can't. When you click on the bars / drop down menu InDesign crashes. Happened three times already.

  See replace your preferences