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• • May 31, 2017 at 10:41 am #94921
    Candi Crosson

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    I apologize if this topic has been covered, but I can’t find that it has. I’ve created postcards using the data merge. Now I need to add the second side (which is the same for all 1300 cards) after each page…every other page. I definitely don’t want to drag/drop 1300 times. Is there a script within InDesign, or even something—once it’s a PDF—in Acrobat? I appreciate any assistance, today if at all possible.

  • May 31, 2017 at 11:33 am #94932
    Michele Jarosz

    Member

    I used to work in Pagemaker which was InDesigns predecessor,I rarely did a merge in that program but if I did I would print the other side of the cards first (I suppose I should say I worked in a copy center/print shop) and then put them back in the copier to print the address side. I found Pagemaker to be inefficient with merges. I used to use Word or Publisher although not professional programs they worked much better.

  • May 31, 2017 at 11:47 am #94936
    Kai Rübsamen

    Member

    Hi Candi, there was a stupid thread 2 months ago, but I wrote in this part a script, that seems to be the solution for you: https://creativepro.com/topic/adding-pages

    Kai

    • May 31, 2017 at 11:50 am #94938
      David Blatner

      Keymaster

      Thanks for remembering that thread and your script, Kai!

  • May 31, 2017 at 11:49 am #94937
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    This is hard thing to do after the document is already created. It’s much easier to do at data merge time! Just make a 2 page document (front and back), then data merge. For each record you’ll get 2 pages. If you can go back to that point, I’d recommend that.

    If you can’t go back, then this thread might help (but it’s pretty technical)
    https://forums.adobe.com/thread/286654

  • May 31, 2017 at 1:03 pm #94951
    Candi Crosson

    Member

    Thanks David. I did figure it out of course AFTER I finished the merge. <imagine emoji banging head against wall> I created the merge in four parts so that I didn’t have a file of 1300 right off the back. But because I had already gone through and made some small clean ups within the merged files, I didn’t want to got back and merge again with the proper 2-page setup. But this is the first of a 3-part mailing…I’ll know the next. Thank Kai & Michele for offering suggestions as well.

  • July 19, 2019 at 2:59 pm #14324410
    Judy Peace

    Member

    Too bad you can’t do a multiple record merge to a 2 pg document in Indesign. Then I wouldn’t have to try and figure out how to do this! Pulling my hair out because I have a document that requires multiple records on a page but it has a backside as well! Why Indesign can’t do a multiple record merge in a 2 page document!!!! Grrrr!

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