Pdf Merge 1 Page

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Hi, I have split multi page documents using address as the file name, then using PDF Merge I have merged them into a new PDF file, in size order so I get all the ones with 3 pages fist, then 2 pages etc. The first PDF that is found to be merged is always missing. Can anyone help me.

How do I Easily mergde lots of pages into one NOT using Included pages.

As it is now the main page contains a lot of included pages with a lot of included pages...., which I would like to assemble into one flat page. All the basic pages are only used that one place. so the included page, with an included page is not necessary, and hell to maintain.

If you export the page as Word and reimport it, the styles should be maintained and subsequently the TOC. You might also try exporting to PDF, using Acrobat to convert it to Word then reimport it if the layout is better.

In the end though, what is "a lot of included pages"? We've all spent an afternoon redoing something that seemed to make sense at the time. And while we grumbled while we did it, Getting it done right is very satisfying.

If you want rid of all or almost all of the includes, there might be some mileage in copying the whole page as it is rendered and pasting that back into an edit - it should preserve all the text and most (hopefully all) of the formatting.

As you can see in the image, I have inserted my fields from the data source file. All images, original file, and data source file are in the same folder. I am inserting this info on the left sheet of the master file. When I select "Create Merged Document" the "select multiple records per page" is greyed out, however, there is plenty of room on the page for the 8 records I want it to show. See image below.

After watching tutorials, reading, etc. I made sure that my document does not have facing pages. I deleted my "page 2" to avoid that conflict. I made sure that the placeholder "allows overwrite from the master". I also deleted my "cache"/settings" by doing "ctrl, alt, shift" when reopening the program. I read that it may be because the files need to be on the right hand sheet of the master, however, when I move my info to the right sheet, I get the following message.

I have watched the tutorial videos, read the entire help section regarding data merge, and have correctly created my data source file. I've tried everything I've seen on the forums, apart from uninstalling and reinstalling. Please tell me that someone can help me figure this out as soon as possible. I'm in crunch time!

Multiple record merges are limited to one page layouts. Your master still seems to have two pages. I think if you start with a single page master you'll be able to do your merge, and you can apply a different master to the merged file when finished.

Once I click to merge, this is the new document I get - it's only putting one record per page (even though the multiple records per page is selected), and it inserts this layout, not onto actual pages in indesign. It looks reall odd.

It looks like your problem is with the banners and grid. In my experience, Data Merge will repeat everything that is on your page. Set up a document with a one-page master containing ONLY your repeating elements and fields. Then add the rest of the elements to the meged document afterwards.

I've yet to try a data merge in CS6, so I'm speculating. First, SRiegel may be correct. Since you can change the master after the merge, I's start with a master that has nothing on it but a single set of your placeholders. From a master page I don't believe the merg should duplicate anything other than the frames that contain fields, and other objects that are grouped with them, but you never know.

Given that your preview looks correct, though, this might be a bug that was present in CS5 or 5.5. The workaround for that is to either take a leap of faith and not use preview at all -- just go straight into the merge -- or to hit undo after the preview if you are nervous. If you undo, it seems to work the same as if you never previewed and the merge should proceed normally. You might want to give that a try.

I'm attempting to create the merged document from the master page that has nothing except the placeholder information on it. I'm pulling from a data source file that is 6 columns, 182 lines of information...

The merge seems to be working, it's still in progress...Do merges of this size typically take hours to complete? It's been working for over 2 hours, close to 3 and still isn't halfway done. Is that normal? Should I stop it? I've made it so its the only program running, hoping to speed things up.

FYI - After trying the data merge with only the placeholders on the page, and only 30 records, it worked like a charm. It does, however, hang up when trying to do the same merge with all records (182). It gets about 1/3 of the way through the progress bar and then just hangs there...

OK, that sounds like there might be a problem in one record. Try merging half the records, then the other half. You may be able to isolate which record is causing the hangup fairly quickly by dividing the half that hanges repeatedly, then check for something odd in that record in a plain text editor like Notepad.

Success in that I was able to complete my data merge correctly, however, instead of selecting to "merge all records", I had to enter in the range, as the exact range I needed (1-180). After that, worked instantly.

I'm attempting to do this multiple record data merge project that will the basis for our publications. I have successfully merged 536 records with 6 records on a page, now I want to apply a different master page to the merge document. Would you recommend that I create a completely different master or can I modify the existing Master A in the merge document?

I'd probably create a new master, but I don't think it really matters based on the minimal info I have so far. If you edit the current master you run the risk any existing master objects taht were overridden during the merge will be re-asserted, but I think that's unlikley.

I very close to making this work for me. So I've merged all the pages and threaded all the texts together. I've applied a new 2-page facing master to the 1-page merged data, but I can't get the spreads to display as facing pages. The document is set up to have facing pages. Is there a simple way to do this other than to drag the pages from side to side?

Today, I'm pulling up another document based on that previous file I used. It's a completely different layout (just need to get photos of people set up on a sheet, nothing fancy) and it the multiple records option still didn't work.

I found out why! I had a hidden layer that I used as a guide for what I wanted everything to look like. That hidden layer took up the space needed in order for my records to show up multiple times per page.

HELP!?! I've done everything mentioned in this post and still cannot get the Multiple Records options available to me. I went so far as to create a brand new 4 page document, not with facing pages, master only has 1 page, 1 layer, all options mentioned above set, and when clicking to Create Merged Document, the 'Preview Multiple Record Layout' box is grayed out. When going to the 'Multiple Record Layout' tab it says at the top "These options are disabled because Single Record is selected for Records per Document Page." But on the 'Records' tab it won't allow me to select anything other than 'Single Record' because it's grayed out.

I am doing multiple records (each sized 1.5x.1.5 inches) per document page, and when I Preview the multiple record layout, it shifts all of the records down about 1 inch, and over to the left about 2. It does not seem to be lining up with anything. My margins for the data merge are set to .3 all around.

It seems to be connected to the preview, so that if it was previewed even once it didn't run correctly. The only way I was able to get correct behavior out of the file was to create a brand new file, copy the text block into it, set up a new data-merge info and run without preview.

Everything looks fine there, so my best guess would be a stray item on the page could be throwing things off. If you could post a link to the InDesign file, I could take a look at it. (I will create a dummy data file to test with)

After two InDesign lockups, it appears a custom page size has been applied to the live page, although I don't use the feature enough. Using the page tool informs me that the page size is 8.5 x 5.5; identicle to the document setup size...

It being a end product multiple page, I added a second page to the master spread, applied the masters to the live page, where abouts ID informed of the custom page size. I applied the Master Page size, 8.5 x 5.5 to the live page and corrected the offset merge...I think.

Great! Guess InDesign is trying to teach me to not second-guess myself? Tried it as you suggested, SRiegel & Peter Spier, and it worked perfectly. I had seen posts suggesting errors similar to this in CS5, but didn't think the hijink would have transfered to CS6. Should have known better. Having quite a long document to merge (and a somewhat slow computer) made me reluctant to try it without the preview, but looks like it worked out.

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