I'm looking for a better solution on importing catalog data into Adobe InDesign

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Published on 2010-05-20T16:31:36Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 12:34 UTC
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The last time I produced a catalog I used a software called EasyCatalog that worked with Adobe InDesign to merge data from a spreadsheet with graphics. I wouldn’t say it was completely successful. I know of one other catalog building software called Catalog Builder by Computer Pundits. I'm just looking for any suggestions from someone who might have gone through this process on what software I should use.

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