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.
Create or open the document you’ll be using as
the target document.
Choose Window > Automation >
Data Merge.
Choose Select Data Source from the Data Merge panel menu.
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.
Locate the data source file, and click Open.
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.
Note: If an alert message indicates that it
cannot open the file, or if incorrect fields appear in the list
box, you may need to edit the spreadsheet or database file and save it
as a comma-delimited or text-delimited file.
Once the data
source is selected and fields are loaded in the Data Merge panel, any
changes made to the data source are not reflected in the target
document until you update the data source.
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