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... DATA MERGE TIPS AND ISSSUES
Pre-Merge Checklist
Merging source file contents into your target PageMaker publications alters the original files. Always save a separate copy of your PageMaker publications before performing a data merge. ... [425490]
Creating a Publication for Merging
Always use the Preview Records command on the Data Merge palette to check any formatting done to data field placeholders before merging records. ... [416275, 416276, 416277, 419443]
Hyperlinks within the data source lose their hypertext property and become plain text when the document is merged. ...
Unexpected bullet behavior: If you add bullets to data field placeholders and then remove them using the Remove button on the Bullets dialog box, text or formatting may be lost. Remove bullets from data field placeholders using the Delete or Backspace keys. [416263, 416273]
Adding bullets to image fields: You must apply bullets to image fields one at a time. You cant select multiple image fields and then apply bullets to the selection. [416274]
During Merge
Clipboard: The Data Merge program utilizes the clipboard, so any information put there before merging will be lost. [418092]
Consecutive merges: If you are working with very large data files and wish to perform more than one merge, close the publication and reopen after each merge before merging again. ... Total records are defined as the number of distinct data placeholders in a target publication multiplied by the number of pages that will be created in the merged publication. ... You may need to delete data for the last record, save the merged document, restart PageMaker and start merge operation for the remaining records. ... Fix the record in the data source file and then choose the Select Data Source command again. ... [413489, 413917]
Unexpected Error Message: When attempting to open a data source file, you see this message “The data source file you have selected has no records. Fix the file and then choose the Select Data Source command again. ... Please check your data file carefully. ...
ScenicSoft Color Central Sampler
Non-EPS sample images (Windows only): Because ScenicSoft Color Central Sampler ® saves TIFF files and other image files as EPS but with different extensions, PageMaker cannot process the image. ... [432033]
QuarkXPress XTensions
PasteBoard XT data: Documents using this extension may not convert properly.
Approximate Word count = 2363
Approximate Pages = 9.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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