Using InDesign Data Merge (including images) on Box Drive

Question

How do I direct my Data Merge to images that I have stored on Box Drive from a .csv file. Normally on a local drive you would tell the Excel file the correct path. However, it seems to be a little trickier trying to tell your Excel .csv file where to pull the images from. As an example: on my local machine the path would be something like: :Users:username:Desktop:Modular_Working_Files::XXXXXX.pdf. Although, when I create that same file structure on Box Drive and get info, I get this: :Users:username:Library:CloudStorage:Box-Box:Modular_Working_Files:XXXXXX.pdf. Now, you would think that by getting info that would tell the .csv file exactly where to locate that image, but I guess Box Drive does not work that way. So, my question is...can I even do a Data Merge using images that are store on Box Drive?

community-manager · Answer

And my follow up question would be. If there is a way to do a data merge, including images, directly on Box Drive, how can you then bypass the username and be able to let multiple-users use the same data file without having to change the path?

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