[Data merge many records into one document]

37 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Affinity Publisher Customer Beta for Mac has included the Data Merge feature since build 1.9.0.796, released in mid-October.

 

That sounds good! I should give it a try. thank you

[Data merge many records into one document]

So, does Affinity Publisher allow data merge on Mac as well? Is it true? when did that happen? Or is it just a beta version for Windows as of today November 2020?

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4 hours ago, MikeW said:

I don't know the types of data merging you do, nor whether you use a plugin or not. But if you are using ID's built-in, outdated data merge, have you considered using Word or Libre Writer's data merging? In some cases, the resulting word processing file can simply be copy/pasted or imported into APub, or a pdf generated to open/place in APub. 

Which is what I would do if that was all that was keeping me from switching. 

humm not really. I have some projects that I do with Word when it doesn't required anything so professional. But if I have to work on a professional designed layout I would never be able to work with Word. I tried importing jpg onto Word for example, but the freedom you have with Indesign is just unlimited. I only wish I could merge Excel in Indesign instead of using CSV. Affinity would be definitely ahead of the game if they offer that feature for pros.

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Here is my contribution to the topic. If Serif adds data merge using excel or number files I would definitely buy it. And I'm hoping to have a version of Publisher on iPad Pro in the future.

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I'm adding my vote for data merge on Publisher please. Would be a big advantage to import variable data directly from Excel files. Indesign does only with .csv files so I have to convert every time.