Populate picture boxes over multiple pages from images folder randomly.

[mattb86445383]

Hi I am creating some people bingo cards in indesign, which involves populating a grid of nine picture boxes over multiple pages with around 200 people images. The images need to be placed randomly. Rather than placing manually any suggestions for automating this? Any scripts? Help much appreciated.

[Steve Werner]

Moving to the InDesign Scripting forum

[Loic.Aigon]

I would be tempted no t to script it but use data-merge. Excel can probably generate random values true a formula and all you have left is setting a datamerge layout.

However I am guessing bingo cards can't just host random numbers. It's likely there are some order into chaos logic, don't they ?

[mattb86445383]

Hi, I will have a template with 9 picture boxes x 200 pages. All the 9x200 need to be randomly populated with pictures of people from a folder containing 200 pictures. It's for a conference. The company are giving a prize to the first attendee to get a full house.

Thanks

Matt

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[Loic.Aigon]

How are files named ?

[mattb86445383]

Not consistently. Full persons name sometimes with a space and sometimes without, all jpegs.

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