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GETTING STARTED
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Getting started with EasyCatalog
Getting started with your automated catalog
Downloading and installing Adobe InDesign
Detailed instructions for installing EasyCatalog
Navigating EasyCatalog components within InDesign
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InDesign concepts for EasyCatalog-based catalogs
InDesign fundamentals for catalog production
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Workflow design
Designing and optimising your automated publishing workflow requires some careful planning.
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Sourcing & loading product data
EasyCatalog can import data from a CSV file, spreadsheet or XML file as well as linking to data held in a business database via ODBC.
Introducing the EasyCatalog panel
Loading or updating data in an EasyCatalog panel
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Product management principles
Managing detailed product information for thousands of products (Coming soon)
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Managing product images
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Choosing a layout
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EasyCatalog for teams
If your workflow includes multiple designers, graphic operators or contributors.
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USING EASYCATALOG
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Creating automated pages
EasyCatalog can easily create grid and flow layouts based on your design preferences.
Creating automated content using ‘Paginate Into Text Flow’
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Creating content templates
EasyCatalog uses an enhanced version of an InDesign library file to hold pre-prepared layouts, including field specifiers for product and category data.
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Controlling content using Pagination Rules
EasyCatalog includes powerful features to control your templated content.
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Creating tables using EasyCatalog
EasyCatalog allows you to create table-based catalogs quickly and easily.
Creating simple tables with EasyCatalog
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Updating data
EasyCatalog provides separate methods for updating data in both directions between the source data, EasyCatalog panel and document.
- Synchronize With Data Source – Refresh data from original source
- Synchronize With Document – Check if data has been manually edited within document
- Update Data Source – Save changes made in document back to source data
- Update Document – Update fields within document pages
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Managing large documents
InDesign prefers book files for >20 pages. EasyCatalog has specific tools to integrate.
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Creating an index/table of contents
Which table of contents method is right for my catalog?
Creating an index using EasyCatalog
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Advanced data management
Tidying your data with EasyCatalog data cleansing
Using regular expressions (REGEX) with EasyCatalog data cleansing
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REFERENCE
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EasyCatalog Panel Flyout Menu
The EasyCatalog Panel Flyout Menu allows you to control all aspects of EasyCatalog.
Commonly used items include:
- Configuration – Manage appearance of panel
- Group – Create & edit data hierarchy
- Synchronise With Data Source – Refresh data from original source
- Table – Configure tables, rows, columns and cells
- Update Furniture – Control automated master page content
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EasyCatalog Field Options
Data fields within the EasyCatalog Panel can be configured to control data types & formatting, picture options and advanced data cleansing.
- Custom Field – Manage custom data fields
- Format – Control data type & formatting
- General – Add prefix/suffix & cleanse data
- Picture Content – Manage images & placement
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EasyCatalog Pagination Rules
Pagination Rules are used to control the way your layout templates are merged with your product data.
Commonly used items include:
- Apply Swatch From Field – Apply colour by name or hex value
- Force Break – Specify whether library element should be inserted
- Group Name – Specify particular group
- Insert – Control method of content insertion
- Keep With Next – Keep library item with next paginated one
- Paginate – Specify relationship between data and content
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EasyCatalog Custom Fields
EasyCatalog includes powerful functionality to allow you to organise, manipulate and extend your data.
Transform and supplement your data with EasyCatalog Custom Fields
- Barcodes
- Grouping data
- Logic/Conditions
- Maths functions
- Miscellaneous utilities
- String manipulation
- XML
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EasyCatalog Computed Fields
Computed Fields are similar to Custom Fields, however the field transformation is applied directly to the EasyCatalog library item. Depending on your application, this can reduce the complexity and number of your Custom Fields.
Should I use a Custom Field or a Computed Field to transform my data?
Custom Field and Computed Field function reference
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EasyCatalog Book Menu
EasyCatalog includes an additional menu available via InDesign’s book menu. Many common features can be applied to either the whole InDesign book, or to selected documents.
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Troubleshooting
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