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====== data/mail merge ======
InDesign can pull in data from csv and produce merged output.
  - start a new InDesign file
  - edit a master page for anything you want to show on each page, such as logos/titles
  - open Window -> Utilities -> Data Merge
  - click the upper right panel drop down menu, then Select Data Source
  - click your csv file
  - create text boxes, artwork, etc... and drag fields from the Data Merge palette into your text boxes
  - style these fields as desired; you can set Layout -> Margins and Columns to help get an idea how wide you want the design to go
  - when finished, click the lower right button in the Data Merge palette, Create Merged Document
  - change settings as desired; for a mail merge type output, set "Records per Document Page to Multiple Records, then click Multiple Record Layout and set margins, columns, and rows
  - click Preview Multiple Record Layout
  - if adjustments are necessary, click cancel and make changes
  - click ok to generate a new merged document

More information is available here: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c3ca.html