Easy ID Badge Creation Using Adobe InDesign Data Merge

[@vitez46]

Hey, I have been working on a "Membership card" for a business that was numerated 0001 to 5000 with data merge. When I created the CSV file and used data merge, the "placeholder text" was just like yours (overset) and it didn't export correctly. I then had to resize the textbox so the placeholder text was visible and it exported OK. Do you know why that happened? Luckily I noticed it after like 50-100 prints but it still was a pretty annoying bug and it didn't make my boss too happy.

[@miketheprintman]

The text box should always be big enough to accommodate the longest part of your data source. A good tip is to create the merged document and InDesign will automatically show any overset text. You can then adjust those individual pages to fit and then export as a pdf for print.

[@EvelinaRaykova]

Very nice video. It is precise and you explain very well how it works. Btw a person can make visit cards in this way. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

[@miketheprintman]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate it.