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Merge thousands of records without grinding to a halt

Merging thousands of records into one giant InDesign document is where the process slows to a crawl or runs out of memory. Here's the faster, more reliable route: let DataMergeStudio…

Style individual cells and records differently

You want different records or values to look different — emphasise a price over a threshold, flag a status, give a row its own treatment.

Name your exported files and number them automatically

You want exported files named meaningfully and numbered automatically, not a folder of untitled files.

Show or hide InDesign layers based on your data

You want to show or hide InDesign layers per record — a different badge, a seasonal banner, an optional disclaimer — driven by your data.

Sort, filter, and skip records with conditions

You don't want every record, in any order — you want to choose which ones run, and handle the awkward ones.

Turn data into clickable hyperlinks

You want clickable links in the output — a product URL, a "read more", a landing page — one per record.

Add QR codes and barcodes from your data

You want a QR code or barcode on every record, generated from your data.

Place images automatically from file names, paths or URLs

You want the right image on every record, pulled automatically from your data.

Run multiple languages in a single merge

You need the same piece in more than one language — German and English, say — produced in a single merge.

Show a list within a record (master-detail / spec tables)

You want a record to show a list of related rows — a product with its spec rows, an invoice with its line items.

Merge thousands of records without grinding to a halt

Style individual cells and records differently

Name your exported files and number them automatically

Show or hide InDesign layers based on your data

Sort, filter, and skip records with conditions

Turn data into clickable hyperlinks

Add QR codes and barcodes from your data

Place images automatically from file names, paths or URLs

Run multiple languages in a single merge

Show a list within a record (master-detail / spec tables)

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