How do I select InDesign Graphic Import Options for variable PDFs?
A. When importing a variable PDF, DesignMerge applies the PDF Import settings that were last applied when using InDesign to place a PDF. To confirm or change the PDF Import settings before you start a merge session, simply use “File>Place” to place a PDF in the document and select the Import Options that you wish DesignMerge to use when merging. Q. How can we merge more than one paragraph into a single variable text link? How can we merge data that has line ending characters such as return (end paragraph) and shift-return (new line) characters into a single variable text link? A. You have several options available to you to import and display line ending characters in the middle of a variable link: One would be to substitute the line ending characters that are in the middle of the data in a field in your database text file, with a character that will never be used in your current data set. You can then set up and assign an Import TransTable to your Current DDF to convert this character
