From Adobe Commerce to InDesign

Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento) is a leading e-commerce platform trusted by businesses worldwide to create exceptional online shopping experiences. It offers powerful features for managing product information, including detailed descriptions, high-resolution images, and flexible categorization. However, transforming this valuable product data into polished, print-ready catalogs can be a time-consuming and complex process.

That’s where Pagination comes in. Pagination is a cloud-based publishing service that automatically creates InDesign documents from your Adobe Commerce product data. Businesses around the world use Pagination to create professional ready-to-print catalogs and price lists, both in the InDesign and PDF formats quickly and efficiently.

Topics

1. Your Adobe Commerce data, ready for print
2. Why print and PDF still matter
3. InDesign: Ensuring professional print quality
4. From Adobe Commerce to InDesign: Effortless catalog automation with Pagination

Your Adobe Commerce data, ready for print

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Adobe Commerce  is renowned for its robust product information management capabilities. It’s specifically designed to handle the detailed product data that catalogs require, no matter how many brands you have.

Adobe Commerce excels at:

  • Product organization: Grouping product codes into different categories and subcategories.
  • Content management: Editing long sales and marketing product descriptions and managing multilingual content.
  • Visuals: Associating products with high-quality images.
  • AI-powered personalization: Leverage AI to deliver personalized site search, product recommendations, and browsing experiences for both B2B and B2C customers.

With Adobe Commerce, all your vital product data is centralized and easily accessible, making it ideal for seamless integration with Pagination’s automated catalog production.

Why print and PDF catalogs still matter

When product details are stored in Adobe Commerce, it’s easy to update and to present them online. However, sometimes you need to present that information in a well-formatted and complete document, for print or digital publishing. 

While your Adobe Commerce store provides an excellent online shopping experience, print and PDF catalogs and price lists can help customers make buying decisions more easily and empower sales teams to sell more effectively. Here’s how print catalogs and price lists benefits sales and marketing:

  • Tangible impact: Customers appreciate the tactile experience of a physical catalog, fostering a deeper connection with your products.
  • Elevated brand perception: A well-designed print catalog conveys a sense of quality, professionalism, and exclusivity.
  • Product showcase: Presenting the products in their most effective order.
  • Bringing consistency: Maintain a consistent brand message and adhere to brand style guidelines.
  • Enhanced value perception: Conveying higher product values through professional presentation.

These are benefits that online platforms often struggle to replicate.  That’s why many businesses rely on catalog softwares like Pagination to produce high-quality printed materials

InDesign: Ensuring professional print quality

To effectively showcase your products in print, professional design and layout are essential. That’s where InDesign comes in.

Creating truly professional print-ready catalogs requires meticulous attention to detail. Print documents and PDFs have to adhere to specific industry standards, developed over decades of print design and typographic industries such as precise layouts, grid systems, font usage, bleeds, slugs, CMYK color spaces, and more.

Any slight inconsistencies in these areas can negatively impact the final printed product. What may appear minor on a screen can become a significant flaw in print.

While Adobe Commerce offers basic PDF export capabilities, it often lacks the tools and precision required to meet these exacting standards. Adapting web design principles and HTML for print can be challenging and may not produce the desired professional results.

To achieve the polished, professional results expected in print, InDesign is essential. InDesign, the industry-leading software for print design, lets you fine-tune every detail of your catalog to make sure it looks perfect in print. 

Pagination leverages InDesign to ensure your catalogs meet the highest quality standards, so you can make a great impression.

From Adobe Commerce to InDesign: Effortless catalog automation with Pagination

With Pagination, you can easily upload the data exported from Adobe Commerce and automatically create a perfect document in both the InDesign and PDF formats: 

  • Export your product data from Adobe Commerce.
  • Upload your data to Pagination.
  • Choose a pre-designed template or customize your own.
  • Generate print-ready InDesign and PDF catalogs in minutes.

Pagination streamlines the entire process, allowing you to combine static content with dynamic product data to create catalogs that are always up-to-date.

Our catalog automation features are designed to save you time and money. With our catalog maker, you can produce professional-quality catalogs without the need for expensive designers or manual layout work. Pagination is the ultimate catalog software for Adobe Commerce users, offering seamless InDesign automation to produce stunning print and digital publications. Whether you need a price list maker, a catalog creator, or a comprehensive price list software solution, Pagination has you covered.

Request a demo today and see how Pagination can transform your Adobe Commerce product data into stunning print catalogs.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

 

What is Pagination?

Pagination is a cloud-based publishing service that automates the creation of print-ready catalogs and price lists from your Adobe Commerce product data. It eliminates the need for manual design and formatting, saving you time and resources while ensuring professional-quality output.

How does Pagination’ catalog automation work?

You simply export your product data from Adobe Commerce and upload it to Pagination. Our system then automatically generates InDesign and PDF documents based on your chosen template or custom design.

What types of catalogs and price lists can I create with Pagination?

You can create a wide range of catalogs, including: product catalogs, price lists, brochures, lookbooks, product sheets, data sheets, and more.

Can I customize my catalog designs in Pagination?

Yes, absolutely! Pagination offers a high degree of customization. You can use our customizable templates as a starting point, create your own custom designs using InDesign, adjust layouts, fonts, colors, and imagery to match your brand.

How much does Pagination cost?

We offer flexible pricing plans to suit your needs and the size of your business. Our pricing is based on factors like the number of catalogs you create and the features you need. Contact us for a personalized quote.

What if I need help using Pagination’s catalog software?

We are committed to your success. We provide comprehensive support and resources, including: extensive documentation and tutorials, responsive email support, onboarding and training services.

What is Adobe Commerce?

Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform that provides businesses with the tools to create and manage engaging online shopping experiences. It’s known for its flexibility, scalability, and robust feature set.

Is Adobe Commerce the same as Magento?

Adobe Commerce is the new name for Magento. It’s the same powerful platform with enhanced features and benefits, including tighter integration with Adobe Experience Cloud.

Why is Adobe Commerce good for catalog creation?

Adobe Commerce is an excellent choice for catalog creation because it provides robust product information management capabilities, allows you to easily manage detailed product descriptions, high-resolution images, and complex product variations, offers flexible categorization options to organize your products, supports multilingual content for international markets.

Why do I need InDesign for my catalogs?

InDesign is the industry-standard software for creating professional-quality print documents. It offers precise control over layout, typography, and image placement, ensuring your catalogs meet the highest standards for print production.

Can I use Pagination with other e-commerce platforms?

Pagination is optimized for Adobe Commerce and other popular e-commerce platforms. Contact us to discuss your specific needs and explore compatibility options.

Catalog automation?

Publishing a product catalog or a price list could be a challenging task that can put pressure on even the best marketing teams. Learn with Pagination how to make a catalog with this complete guide.

You can use Pagination to automatically create beautiful documents in just a few seconds that are always ready for print or digital distribution.

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