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• • June 10, 2016 at 1:23 pm #85645
    Carole Caruso

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    I am having trouble placing rtf files with the Place command.

    In the basic course on Lynda.com, the instructor clearly says that you can place a “fully formatted” rtf file with the Place command.

    I have all my Masters made. When I Place a “fully formatted” rtf file into a Master, it is no longer “fully formatted.” All words in Bold or in Italics are now in the default text.

    So I have two questions. How do I get the Place command to place my document “fully formatted” into a Master, and stay that way? What else should I beware of with the Place command?

    If anyone can guide me to a lesson on Lynda.com or anywhere else that deals with this, I would really like to know about it.

    I am using Window 7. My rtf files were composed in the latest version of Open Office.

    Many thanks for any help with this.

    Carole

  • June 10, 2016 at 2:06 pm #85648
    Ari Singer

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    In my experience, placing Word files and the like into InDesign messes up the formatting. To have better control it’s a good idea to select ‘Show Import Options’ when placing the file, and in the dialog box that pops up select any options that you need as well as optional style-mapping.

    Though, even with this, things could still get messed up. There a lot of excellent articles and posts on the site that deal with issue. Just do a search.

    P.S. Why do you place the text in the master?…

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