Use data merge field to export filename
I have created 3 different invitations with a personalized company name on it, coming from excel with data merge. And when I want to export it as .jpg, it is not possible to export : invitationVIP<<company>>.jpg
now I have a list of "numbers" which i have to browse on which company I have to send my vip voucher to, instead of using the explorer search to find the company name that I need.
Conclusion : I need a way to export JPG (and maybe PDF) files using the data merge feature.
Vicky Vandendriessche
shared this idea
-
Stefan
commented
If you need all these features you can use Colins script. If you need more features like Excel support for data merge, theres a handy tool for a small price if you're on macOS, its called mydatamerge
-
Colin Flashman
commented
Until the InDesign engineers address this issue, I have a free script that will to this to INDD & PDF, and a paid script that will also export to images such as jpg, png, etc. It can be found at https://colecandoo.com/scripts/