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I'm having a problem with Data Merge in Affinity Publisher and I'm trying to figure out whether it's a bug, a limitation, or simply something I'm doing wrong. I have a document set up with Facing Pages enabled. A single Data Merge record should populate image frames on both the left and right pages of the layout. The image paths are stored in separate CSV columns, and the image files themselves are valid (JPG, PNG, and TIFF). The problem is that after generating the merged document, all text fields are populated correctly on both pages, but the images only appear on the left page. The image frames on the right page remain empty. I've verified that the image paths are correct and that the frames are linked to the appropriate Data Merge image fields. I've attached two screenshots: The Master Layout showing picture frames on both pages. Sample pages from the generated document showing the issue. As a workaround, I disabled Facing Pages in Document Setup, so all pages became single pages instead of spreads. I then created two separate master layouts: one for the left page and one for the right page. After that, I generated all left pages first, then all right pages, and finally placed them in the correct order manually. This way, all images show up correctly. The workaround works, but it's obviously not ideal. Has anyone experienced something similar? Is there a way to make Data Merge populate image frames on both pages of a layout while keeping Facing Pages enabled, without having to generate the left and right pages separately? https://preview.redd.it/zzdtnykrjm6h1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa04da54e9ba1b477cf02b4bb5b394a44ee3bad6 https://preview.redd.it/qjilokcsjm6h1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=2a8f07e8aae73e89809b038c7bd45acff5e87cfa
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