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• • August 20, 2019 at 10:20 am #1181593
    Ozzie Ciliberti

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    Hi there

    I have to build a large pricing catalogue in which
    the prices change every 3 months
    They would give me an Excel file for each section.
    I’m fairly experienced in InDesign but have
    never come across large price list.
    Can I import the Excel file into InDesign and
    update the InDesign table with new Excel price increase

  • August 20, 2019 at 11:13 am #14324263
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    You can link Excel spreadsheets to InDesign tables with the “create links when placing” feature in the File Handling pane of the Preferences dialog box. However, it’s tricky. There’s also the “flow” plug-ins from Em Software, which we talked about here:
    https://indesignsecrets.com/import-word-documents-edit-in-word-and-indesign-and-keep-linked-for-updating.php

    But most people who want this kind of thing want more features/flexiblity, and so they use a tool like DataLinker from Teacup Software or one of the catalog tools, such as EasyCatalog from 65bit or Extreme from Cacidi.com

    More here on linking though:
    https://indesignsecrets.com/easier-import-of-complex-excel-spreadsheets.php

  • August 20, 2019 at 11:48 am #14324261
    Ozzie Ciliberti

    Member

    Thanks David

    Work like a charm

    Really appreciate your quick response

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