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    • #72920
      Audrey May
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      Version of InDesign: CS6
      Note: I am a beginner, I have not been trained in any Adobe products, I am not familiar with the tech lingo

      I work for a business where we have started using InDesign to create personalized labels for products we sell. I created a file with a simple master page at dimensions of  4″ x 3″ with the desired template for the label. I then create new masters based on the first one I made and then edit the layers as needed. I have four base files with about 200 ‘product specific’ master pages in each. I have to copy these files over about 12 times to create customer-specific labels with logos, retails, etc. That comes to about 10,000 labels total.

      The problem is, I have to print these labels off on sheets of paper with 6 labels on each page. Does anyone know of a way I can print the single label master pages off at 6 to a page?

      One other solution is to create a new master page “template” with six label designs to a page, which would be very simple to print off. But then the files would be a lot bigger (my computer won’t like that) and (I assume) I would have to bring the information over to the new file by copying&pasting text/relinking images about 6 times for each label.

      Does anyone have any ideas that would save me time? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

    • #72927

      With those quantities, it sounds like you need imposition software, which is a quicker way of getting 6 on a sheet than doing it in InDesign.

      There are scripts/plugins out there of all prices and abilities.

      $500:
      https://www.debenu.com/products/desktop/debenu-pdf-crackerjack/

      $30:
      https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/44686/idimposer

      Search InDesign Imposition to find something for your version, or hopefully someone here will have more suggestions.

    • #77521
      MrTiff
      Member

      See

      https://www.idimposer.com

      for the latest version of IDImposer 10. You’ll need the Standard or Pro Edition of IDImposer; use IDImposer’s StepAndRepeat imposition type. Let me know if you have questions.

      Presets for the common Avery labels are also available on the site, by the way.

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