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How to Merge Dates into a Multi-Page InDesign Template

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(Please note that this is a post that has since moved to my other, functional planning-related blog, but I have left a copy here since it is still a popular post.)

In this video, I show you how to perform a merge in InDesign to import dates (and other information) from an Excel file in to a template for a planner. Please note, I assume you have a working knowledge of both InDesign and Excel so I don’t go in depth into how to use either. (Unfortunately, that would be a really, really long video. I would rather make sure you get the part that I had to figure out on my own.)

If you would like more information on creating a basic planner template in InDesign, Maryanne Moll has a video on her channel explaining how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHaUvSYpW1E&t=1449s

Website tutorials I used when I was trying to figure this out:
https://redokun.com/blog/data-merge-indesign
https://gcostudios.com/how-to-data-merge-in-indesign-cs6-tutorial/

Sample excel file available for download here. The excel file contains an entire year. To use as is, simply update cell C2 with the start date you would like to use, and the entire file should auto-update. Save the file as a tab-delimated .txt file to use in an InDesign merge.

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Review and Setup of my new Van Der Spek Custom Planner

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