Merge documents in Pages?

How can I merge documents in Pages 6. Actually, I have the same document, but with commentaries and alterations from differents authors, in differents files. I would like to merge all the commentaries and alterations into a new final file. Thanks.

Pages 6 doesn't exist so I presume you have Pages 5.0. Where the comments and alterations created in Pages 5? I think it would be easier if you used PAges 4.3 instead of Pages 5 as the latter is stripped of too many features that exist in Pages 4.3.

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How to merge documents in Pages

Hi,
My question is how do you merge documents the way you do in Microsoft Word 2008. I have two pages document I want to merge together without having to do it manually through copy and paste. I assume if there is way to merge documents in pages I could merge a pages document with a .doc document or another format that pages can open.
Thanks,
Vidhunter

Question asked and responded several times.
Only available soluce: copy paste
Copy paste the thumbnails to grab every items together.
_Go to "Provide Pages Feedback" in the "Pages" menu_, describe what you wish.
Then, cross your fingers, and wait _at least_ for iWork'10
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 5 février 2009 15:12:50)

Creating a merge document in Pages 09

In trying to learn how Pages operates, I have been looking at creating a Merge document using my Contacts Book. So far so good.
I am trying to get a list of names and addresses so that a round robin can be created, but in selecting the necessary fields to use I find they are all in the American terminology! When creating an input into Contacts, it is showing the UK method, i.e County and Post Code etc. but not when I go to Inspector and try and insert the field. Is there a way of changing the standard field name in the drop down menu?
Thanks
altv

It would appear that that hasn't been customised.
Apple apparently doesn't have enough cash in its kitty to do a lot of this basic stuff.
e.g. Apple has a so called "Australian" dictionary in Pages, that doesn't recognise Anzac amongst a host of Australian words. Why? Because it is nothing but the British dictionary relabelled.
Microsoft on the other hand…
If you want to ensure it looks right in Pages you can use the word Postcode in the text, select it:
Inspector > Link > Merge > Choose > Contacts Book > click on the + > call it Postcode > Link it to Work/Home ZIP
Peter

How do I merge documents in Pages 5.0 app?

In older versions I could merge Pages documents just by dragging them on top of eaach other. Now it acts like I can but separates the two documents right away. Extremely frustrating! I'm using the Pages app on an ipad mini

If you are on an iPad it is not Pages 5.
If it used to work and does not on an iPad that is a novelty. All the features seeem to have been removed on the Mac version, we presumed the iOS version of Pages had actually been improved.
Peter

Merging two documents in pages

I have made several cover pages and the one i finall like i would like to add to another document. The cover page has images. I cant' do the copy and paste it won't carry the images...does anyone know how to merge documents in pages?

I guess you have Pages 5 but didn't mention it.
Feature removed by Apple. Apple has removed over 90 features from Pages 5.
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=3527487677f0c 6fa05b6297cd00f8eb9&mforum=iworktipsntrick
Pages '09 should still be in your Applications/iWork folder.
Archive/trash Pages 5 and rate/review it in the App Store, then get back to work.
Peter

Page Numbers Not Appearing in Data Merge Document?

Hello, hopefully someone can help. I am pretty new to InDesign but learning a lot. I am creating a member directory of about 200 pages (about 2800 records merged from .csv to InDesign 6). Everything is working fine with the merge, except generating the page numbers. I tried adding page number at the bottom of the page to the master BEFORE merging. But if I do that, it greys out the "multiple records per page" option when trying to perform the Data Merge (using "Create merged Document"). So, I tried adding the page number to the A-master AFTER creating the merged document, but the page number is not appearing on any of the pages. There must be a way to do this, can anyone help?
(FYI - to generate the auto page numbers, I am going to the Type-Insert Special Character-Markers-Current Page Number, and placing that within a text field at the bottom of the page. Thanks in advance. )

Here is a screen shot. I have placed it on the A-Master. See Screenshot#1. Screenshot #2 shows Page 70 with no page number (and no other pages have page numbers that I can see. Thanks for your advice on fixing....
Sorry, here is screenshot #2, (with personal details redacted but the records are there behind the grey boxes):

Create data merged document with data on every second page?

Is it possible to create a data merged document with the variable data only on every second page?
I have set up the pages with the variable data as a master page (on every odd page) with the text box and paragraph style all set up, and I have set 'override master page items' so the data can be placed, but InDesign seems to freeze up when I try to create the merged document?

There should be no problem doing the merge with a two-page master and a two-page template document with fields only on one page (and off the top of my head there's no reason to move them off the master page if that's where you put them). I think the problem here is that rachrachm already has a file of 500 pages (based on another thread asking how to apply masters to every other page).
It's potentially possible to simply place the data file (without the header row) as a text file and auto-flow through the master page frames (can't say for sure without seeing the files), or if the pages without the merge fields are the same just, remove all but the first two pages from the template and do the merge.
As I metioned earlier, though, this is a very inefficient method of producing that sort of document. A true variable data print flow would be better (you'd need to find a commercial printer who can do it with your data file), or the home version would be to make one single page file for the static content, print 250 copies (plus a few extras, just in case), then make a single page merge template, do the merge, and print that on the back of the already printed pages, or as a separate page. It is immeasurably faster to print multiple copies of a document than it is to print a document that has multiple identical pages.

Pages sorts merged documents by FIRST name?

I drop a bunch of names & addresses from Address Book onto a Pages merge document. The address data is sorted by last name.
Pages creates a new merge document, but now everything is sorted by FIRST name. Kinda makes mailouts a bit a of pain when other documents are sorted by LAST name.
Hopefully I am missing a simple control somewhere?

If I remember well, this question was asked and responded some days ago.
We have no interaction with the way Pages grabs the datas from the AddressBook.
If you want to apply your own sort,
(1) import your addressBook addresses in Numbers
(2) sort the Numbers table
(3) merge from Numbers.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 2 avril 2009 21:55:11)

Make Data Merge import certain page of pdf or indesign document

I don't know if it is possible but can you make Data Merge import certain page of pdf or indesign document, this would be great addition for indesign

Here are a couple of questions that might help understand what might need to be done to achieve your request:
* How do you propose to identify the desired page(s) within a PDF and an ID document, so the merge field placeholder knows how to find it?
* How do you propose to keep track of the page if they're re-ordered in an updated document?
* What if the identification marker is within text and flows to a different page - would you want to retrieve the original page (before the reflow) or the new page to which the marker would have flowed?
Perhaps the scripters could comment on the possibility of scripting these.
Regards,
Peter
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aybekDes wrote:
I don't know if it is possible but can you make Data Merge import certain page of pdf or indesign document, this would be great addition for indesign

InDesign Data Merge w/Multiple Page Document

I am working to print a multiple-page newsletter, and printing the mailing information using a Data Merge in InDesign CS4 (PC), with the intent of printing this in-house to send to our members. (My office has been doing this successfully for years using Publisher, but I insisted we update to InDesign.)
I have the document ready, and I have the Data Source information (set up in tab-delimited (.txt) text format).
After I have selected the Data Source (Window > Automation > Data Merge), inserted the Data Fields, and then Created Merged Document, I wind up with multiple versions of the Document; one for each person we are sending the newsletter to!
I was working with our printer technician to solve the issue, but his sources told him that the only way to do this was by using one document as the newsletter master and another document as the Data Merge document, and doing a little magic thru the PostScript driver in the printer.
(Specifically: the document is letter-sized, set to print as a booklet. The work-around involves copying and pasting these pages into a new tabloid-sized document, creating another blank tabloid-sized document that has only the Data Merge info in the proper place, printing the cover with this Data Merge separately, loading that into a drawer, and printing the new document and wrapping it with the pre-printed cover.)
1 - What am I doing wrong that gives me over 800 InDesign documents for this newsletter?
2 - Is there a way for me to print this without the work around?

That is what Indesign does when it does a data merge, it creates copies of the document and there's no way to change this. Have you tried exporting to PDF (In CS4 you can do this in one step from the original) and printing? I've never had anyone confirm it definitively but I'm pretty sure that the PDF created will be an 'optimized' one, meaning that when it sends it off to a compatible printer the images will be sent once and cached, with only the text that changes being sent separately.
Definitely worth comparing it to Publisher for speed anyway, Office programs can merge straight to the printer, but in effect they're doing the same thing. There are programs out there for doing far fancier stuff than data merge, probably the best is XM Pie, but unless you've got a printer that recognises their language they're a waste of time in this circumstance anyway.

CS5 - Data Merge - Create Merged Document - Multiple Record - Ignore title/other objects on page?

When I create a merged document with multiple records, the items usually come out right, but the problem is the the title or header of the page is usually also replicated into every line.
Is there anyway to seperate certain objects/images/text/etc so that when I create the merged document (multiple records), it would not duplicate those items?
This tutorial manages to do that:
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/instant-indesign/automating-a-catalog-with-data-merge/
But does not seem to explain how he keeps the title, seperation dots, etc, from duplicating with data merge.
Thanks for any input

I thought I had tried that, but I guess I didn't do it correctly because I just got it to work.
Now I feel silly.
Thanks Peter for your help

Numbering pages after merging documents

I have mergerd multiple documents and pages won't allow me to re-number the pages individually. Each document is in it's own section, highlighted in yellow, however the program will not allow me to number the pages appropriately. In one section the pages number 1,2,3,2. Help!
Kate

hi Kaylon,
You've posted in the comunity for Numbers (Mac).
On the Mac, open both documents. Pick one as the final.
In the other document, click on the page icon for the page you want to add to the final. Copy.
Swith to the 'final' document,
Click in the space below 'page 1' in the Pages list to the left. Paste.
Done.
Regards,
Barry
As the answer for Pages for iOS is likely similar, but differing in detail, I've requested this dicussion be transfered to the iWork for iOS community.

Error in creating a Merge Document

Hello, I am creating a merge document and want to use a numbers doc for the data source. I created the numbers document and Saved it. Then created the pages doc. Went to inspector and choose the link, browsed to my numbers doc, selected it, then clicked open; I get an error that says:
Please select a numbers document that has one or more named header columns and one or more rows of data.
My only option is to click ok, which I do, then am bnack at using the address book for my data source.
What is wrong -- anybody?

Katfan,
Three most common errors:
. Field names not in the Header row (not just the top row, but the top row being a Header row).
. Table not being the first listed table for the Sheet in the Sheets Pane. It doesn't matter where the Table is on the Sheet, but if it's not the only Table on that sheet, it must be the First Table in the list for that sheet. You can drag the name to the top of the list.
. And finally, not Saving the Numbers file before Merging in Pages.
Jerry
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How do I create a merged document using information from Numbers?

I am new to using Mac and am trying to create a mail merged document. I do not seem to have the same options in my Inspector that are referenced in the tutorial I found online. Can anyone help?

That is because these are removed from Pages 5.
Pages 5 is a much cut down version from the previous Pages '09.
Pages 5 is designed to work better with the less featured iPad version.
Peter

How do i create a merge letter in pages 5.0

Old merge document not working with new pages 5.0? Unable to figure out how to create a new merge document. I was able to drag contact over from address book before. Not Now. Need help!

Because it still works, as long as you take precautions against bad files from iCloud.
Apple took a lot more than just that "important funtionality":
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=b2dc6d1331fb6 082c98745c98fb506f7&mforum=iworktipsntrick
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