Can I merge from Numbers, multiple small cards on one page?

Question

I am trying to set up a page that has business card size text fields, about 8 on a page. I would like to merge from Numbers into these cards but when I do the merge, the first page is all the same card content, then the next page is duplicates of all the next record info. Is it not possible for each "card" I am making to merge different information on one page? Maybe I am trying to do the impossible.

Answer 1

Richard,
Yvan's script as well as the other Tips may give you sufficient options. However, since you were a bit vague about the content, but gave the impression that it is not standard business card content, you may be be interested in a specific option that I favor. I use a transfer table that arranges the Numbers content by card position before you merge. I'll give you a simple example that you can alter to fit your circumstance.
Let's say we have a single column, Column A, of data in Table 1 that we want to merge 8 cards to the page in a Pages document. We'll assume that you have a Header Row and that the data begins in Row 2.
Your Transfer Table will need eight columns (A through H), one for each card position, and a Header Row. The Transfer Table will have titles in the Header Row cells of Card1 through Card8. These titles are the ones you will use when you set up the merge in Pages.
You will Fill the body cells of the Transfer Table with the formula:
=IFERROR(INDIRECT(ADDRESS((ROW()-2)*8COLUMN()1, 1, , , "Table 1")), "")
In the Sheets Pane, drag the Transfer Table to the top of the list. You can't merge from a table unless it is first on the list for the sheet. Here's a graphic...
Save the document and you're ready to merge from it. In your Pages document, you will call for the appropriate column title in the Transfer Table in each of your eight card positions.
Jerry
Message was edited by: Jerrold Green1