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On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:25:51 PM UTC-6, Helpful Harry wrote:
> In article <e74d74a2-dfe2-4884-b5c3-b749d2f68a62@googlegroups.com>,
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> bluesbrothers16@gmail.com wrote:
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> > Anyone have any more suggestions on this?  I'm trying to automate 50-100 
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> > charts but all i see is pp/excel ---> pdf ----> Illustrator ----> ID
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> > I don't care what format but is there a way to automate charts in ID?
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> > I can create csv or tab deliminated as inputs if necessary.
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> I don't know an easy way to import Excel charts, but why are you going via
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> Illustrator? InDesign can import PDFs directly.
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> You could try these links from Google:
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>    Getting a chart from Excel to InDesign - YouTube
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>    <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyBNpBbMcI0>
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>    Import Excel data, charts, graphs | InDesign 2.x, CS, CS2
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>    <http://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/import-excel-data-charts-graphs.html> 
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>    Charts & Graphics from MS Office to InDesign » Creative Progression
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> <http://www.creativeprogression.com/charts-graphics-from-ms-office-to-indesign/>
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> Helpful Harry  :o)

Thank you Harry for the information.  The pdf is for Vectors which allow for very high resolution.  I'm not sure why illustrator before ID.  It's just what i've seen people do, such as the youtube link.  I'm going to try that and see if it's still vector.  

I'm not tied to excel so the chart we used up to this point were created in illustrator.  I need to mimick them as much as possible.  I'll try the pdf to ID option as well if I can get the Excel graph to look right.