I am trying to do a mail merge using Adobe InDesign on a Mac and an Excel file for my source data.
When I view the merge in InDesign, the name is on one line, then the street, and where the city/state/zip line should be there's just a comma. Then on the next label it shows the city/state/zip on the top line, blank middle line and just a comma on the last line.
In troubleshooting the problem, I discovered there is some sort of extra space/tab/return (something) in the cell with the street at the end. It actually creates a second line in the cell. I click in the cell at the end of the address, arrow over to the right and then backspace and it takes it right out.
I went back to my InDesign document, updated my source data and everything comes out as it should.
So I've figured out how to solve the problem. However, this is going to be a monthly project with a list of over 200 names that may or may not change every time. I can't spend the time each month going through and manually fixing the problem.
I would like to figure out how to prevent the problem in the first place. I received the Excel file from my customer but don't know whether he has typed in all the info himself or gotten it from somewhere.
I'm not well versed enough in Excel to tell him what to do or not to do to get me a good file each month.
I've attached an Excel file with some sample data. Rows 2, 3, 5, & 6 are problems. Row 4 works as it should.
I've also included a screen shot below of two merged labels showing how the problem data shows.
I'll be glad to answer any questions or upload other files/examples. Thanks in advance for any advice/help.
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