{"id":5412,"date":"2017-05-30T18:49:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T01:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rorohiko.com\/wordpress\/?p=5412"},"modified":"2017-06-05T16:25:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T23:25:41","slug":"autostyletagger-indesign-database-publishing-simplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rorohiko.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/30\/autostyletagger-indesign-database-publishing-simplified\/","title":{"rendered":"AutoStyleTagger – InDesign Database Publishing, Simplified"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was at the CreativePro Week 2017<\/a> in Atlanta, and sat in on one of Russell Viers<\/a>\u2018 sessions.<\/p>\n

He showed us how you can start from a spreadsheet, export the data in tabbed text format, import the data into InDesign, replace all tab characters by hard returns, then use a style setup\u00a0with styles that each have a \u2018Next Style\u2019 set, to format the whole dataset in one go.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a cool technique, but it is not quite straightforward.<\/p>\n

I felt there had to be an easier way to do simplified database publishing. I presented a different solution at the CreativeWow! session.<\/p>\n

This tool is available free of charge, and is to serve as an example of what can be achieved through custom automation.<\/p>\n

If you have tasks that are boring and repetitive, you should try and estimate how much such tasks are costing you or your company. <\/p>\n

Add up an estimated dollar value for the time spent, the cost of errors, the cost of materials.<\/p>\n

This number gives you a good ballpark figure of what budget you might be able to spare for custom automation to get such a task automated. Our custom solutions will typically pay back for themselves in a few months time.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.rorohiko.com\/wordpress\/autostyletagger\/<\/a><\/p>\n

You can download and use this free of charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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