Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 602)

INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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(Mac OS) Example of image references in data source file
About target documents
Once your data source file is created, you need to set up the target document and insert the fields from the data
source file. The target document contains data-field placeholder text and graphics, such as the design that you want
to appear on every postcard.
The target document includes fields from the data source with field placeholder text shown.
When you merge data, InDesign creates a new document that replaces the fields with the data you designated in the
data source file. You can place data fields on either a master page or a document page.
Select a data source
Before you insert fields into your target document, select a data source in the Data Merge panel. You can have only
one data source file selected per target document.
1 Create or open the document you’ll be using as the target document.
2 Choose Window > Automation > Data Merge.
3 Choose Select Data Source from the Data Merge panel menu.
4 To change delimited text options, select Show Import Options.
InDesign automatically detects the type of delimiter and encoding used in the data source file, so showing the import
options usually isn’t necessary. However, you can specify different encoding and delimiter options if you think they
haven’t been correctly identified.
5 Locate the data source file, and click Open.
6 If you selected Show Import Options, change the delimiter and encoding options as necessary, and then click OK.
The data fields appear in the Data Merge panel.
Name Age @Photos
Bill Tucker 36 C:\Photos\BillTucker.jpg
Dat Nguyen 53 C:\MyDocuments\dat.gif
Maria Ruiz 26 C:\Photos\Ruiz.psd
Name Age @Photos
Bill Tucker 36 Mac HD:Photos:BillTucker.jpg
Dat Nguyen 53 Desktop:Family:dat.gif
Maria Ruiz 26 Mac HD:Photos:Ruiz.psd
<<Company Name>>
<<Address>>
<<City>>, <<State>> <<Postal Code>> <<Photos>>