Enhanced Tabular Fields
Enhanced vs Regular Tabular Fields Advantages over regular tabular fields include: Field Options are supported. Most regular types can be used; Images, Hyperlinks, Barcodes, etc. Multiple level...
View ArticleImporting Data from a Google Docs Spreadsheet
Data can be imported from a Google Docs Spreadsheet using the File > New > EasyCatalog Panel > New Google Docs Spreadsheet Data Source… menu option. Since September 2024, Google have changed...
View ArticleContainers (2025) – Overview
New Composition Engine The Composition Engine has been updated for 2025. It now treats nested Containers as stand-alone. Support for Field Values and regular Tabular Fields has been deprecated. To work...
View ArticleBuilding Data Sheets Using Containers (2025)
This example outlines the steps involved to paginate and build data sheets using Containers. It illustrates how each area of a template can accommodate data and flow to subsequent pages as needed. The...
View ArticleWhat’s New In 2025
Here’s a list of the major new changes in 2025 compared to the 2024 version of EasyCatalog: Enhanced Tabular Fields These behave in a similar way to regular fields and can be sorted and filtered. They...
View ArticleIDMS Field Type
The IDMS field type allows IDMS files to be used as a field’s content. Any Field Specifiers in the IDMS file are populated prior to insertion. It’s important that the IDMS file doesn’t contain a Field...
View ArticleEasyCatalog 2025 Release Notes
EasyCatalog 2025 Enhancements The following enhancements have been made to EasyCatalog and are available in the latest release on our website. Maintenance customers can receive a version of EasyCatalog...
View ArticleUpgrading to InDesign 2025
Licensing InDesign 2025 is a major new version of InDesign and so an upgrade fee may apply for EasyCatalog. The upgrade will be free of charge if you: have purchased a new license (not an upgrade) in...
View ArticleExporting Field Options in a Configuration
Exporting field options to a configuration is generally not recommended. However, if you need to enable this feature, follow these steps: 1. Using the menu, navigate to the...
View ArticlePost Population Script
The Post Population Script is called when the field is tagged to a frame during the final stage of population. The script receives a series of arguments that vary depending on whether the Scripting...
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