Data Merge, its is possible to display 5 records per page?

I have no problem doing data merges.  They always seem to only show one record per page, but is there a way to be able to display more records per page?

Read the help for a full explanation, then come back here with specific questions if you still have problems...
Basically, you set up a single instance of field placeholders on you page, then select multiple records per page in the merge options. You cannot specify a number directly, but ID will reprduce as many records on the page as all elements will fit using the spacing settings you set up, so you might want to add an empty frame the size required to get your five instances with zero spacing and group it with the field tags.

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