Afinity Publisher: How to output images for each data in data merge layout

[happynaru]

Is it possible to output multiple data created using the data merge layout tool in Afinity Publisher one at a time, e.g. as pngs?

The procedure is as follows
1. Divide one page into multiple areas using the data merge layout tool.
Create picture frames and text frames in the data merge layout layer.
3、Enter CSV data in the data merge function and generate it after merging fields and frames.

After this, image output is performed on a page-by-page basis.
Is it possible to output data in units of data instead of in units of pages?

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[pbasdf]

4 hours ago, happynaru said:

Is it possible to output data in units of data instead of in units of pages?

If you select an area, you can export just that selection, but I don't think it's possible to export multiple selections all in one go, each to a separate file.  

However, you could amend your page size to match the data merge layout area size.  (If you need to keep the existing layout for other reasons, then use a separate copy of the afpub file).  Then each record will fill a complete page, and if you export as PNG then each page will be a separate file.

 

[walt.farrell]

Publisher works in units of Pages, so perhaps you should arrange your page such that it contains only the data for one of your PNG output files, and generate more pages, rather than generating each page with multiple sets of data. Then you should be able to export it as you want.

[happynaru]

Thank you for your response.
I got the desired result.
From what I could see, Affinity Publisher does not have the ability to clip the canvas size to the object size like Affinity Photo does, so I had to manually specify and adjust the canvas size and output.

[thomaso]

On 7/22/2022 at 6:16 AM, happynaru said:

After this, image output is performed on a page-by-page basis.
Is it possible to output data in units of data instead of in units of pages?

Do I understand correct that you want only 1 set of data on every page? If yes, you do not need to use the Data Merge Layout Tool but create your desired layout objects & handle the Data Merge Manager and field entries as usual. This will generate 1 set of data (~ 1 table row) per output page.