Linking & Syncing Content in InDesign
This article appeared in Issue 10 of CreativePro Magazine.If you work with long documents and struggle with the task of coordinating the same content in multiple places with different formatting, this article is for you. I’ll show you how to use some obscure but powerful InDesign features that can save you gobs of time and toil over the long run.
Running Heads or Footers in Multiple Shades
Let’s say you want your page footer set in black most of the time, but reversed when it appears over an image or a dark background rather than pristine paper. Or perhaps you need different colors or styles for the same footer in different sections of a long document. Or the project is an InDesign book (INDB) with separate chapter documents that each use a different color of the same running head.
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Great article! I am always in search of next-level content to help with the most efficient workflow. Thank you!
Thanks Melinda! I’m delighted if you find it useful! :)
Siempre he visto ese panel y nunca me he atrevido a usarlo. Después de leer el artÃculo me he dado cuenta que me estaba perdiendo una gran herramienta. Muchas gracias Alan
I have always seen that panel and I have never dared to use it. After reading the article I realized that I was missing a great tool. Thank you very much Alan
Have fun with it. It’s a very neglected part of InDesign—never gets invited to parties and usually just sits there, twiddling its bits. When I picked it up, the poor thing was covered in dust and hadn’t been oiled in months. :)