Autolink
Automatically link datasource and layout to almost instantly start data merge.
Hyperlinks
Dynamically add hyperlinks to text, images and QR-Codes with content from your datasource
Presets
Use presets to speed up the data merge setup
QR-Codes made easy
Create different types of colored QR-Codes right from your database.
Apply styles outside of a data merge
MyDataMerge allows you to affect elements that are not part of the actual data merge.
Powerful multiple records feature
Create the multiple records layout grid the way you like it. MyDataMerge will do the rest.
Record sorting
Sort your database by a data title (like “First name”) and select the process order – ascending or descending.
Record filter
Easily filter your database with rules (no programming skills required). This allows you to process only specific records.
Individual PDF Export
Export every generated PDF with individual filenames, generated from your data.
Interactive PDF Export
Export to individual named, interactive PDFs.
GREP text actions
Define custom GREP text commands to grep change text after a data merge automatically.
Inline merge
Merge your data inside one text frame to create floating stories.
Custom scripts
Advanced users: Write custom javascripts to modify and build custom logics.
Sequence & Random generator
Add different kinds of sequencial numbers or random strings to your merged data or file names.
Split documents
For large databases you can define to create custom data record ranges with e.g. 50 records in each document.
Merge to book file
Use the split feature and merge into a book file for faster processing.
See this usecase
Use automator workflows
Attach automator workflows to post process generated files after the merge or use them to create or modify data based content.
See this usecase
Project wizard
Onboarding was never easier. Project wizard builds a custom tutorial for you.
Feature missing?
MyDataMerge grows with the needs of its customers. Just leave a feature request in the forum right here.
File handling
MyDataMerge makes file handling easy. It imports and scans Adobe® InDesign® files, automatically adapts changes on imported files and offers the possibility to connect layout placeholders with datasource content in just one click (Autolink feature).
It supports drag and drop import for your Excel® or CSV database with different import options. From Excel® files it even imports and keeps linebreaks in cells! For CSV files it supports different kinds of delimiters and text encodings to fit your needs perfectly.
Layout
Excel® Import
CSV Import
With MyDataMerges project feature, you can save your progress at any time and even change layouts or datasource, but keep your configurations. It also has a built in packaging feature that eliminates all weakness from Adobe® InDesigns® packaging, allowing you to pack everything – really everything – necessary to pass the project to someone else (including images linked in your datasource).
Export
Extending the data merge of Adobe® InDesign® is the real power of MyDataMerge. It let’s you export to InDesign documents, PDFs, interactive PDFs or CSV files and more. Choose between one document per record, all records in one document or split your records to custom documents e.g. 500 records per document – this is a huge advantage when data merging large databases.
But not enough, you can build custom filenames as you like, with counting numbers, content from your datasource or completely different and customized with a script. Filter your records with easily configurable rules (no programming skills required) or sort them (e.g. “Last name”, ascending order) before the merge.
Filetypes
File naming
Export types
If you like to continue using Adobe® InDesign®’s data merge manually, you can use MyDataMerge to organize, restructure and fix (missing fields) your database – then you can export a perfect InDesign compatible data merge CSV file. Let MyDataMerge find issues within your database and help you solve them with ease to flawlessly continue your data merge experience.