Tired of choosing between losing useful Word formatting and bringing a mess into InDesign? In this session, you’ll learn how to prepare Word files, choose the right import method, and use style mapping to bring text into InDesign seamlessly.
Learn to preserve essential formatting, remove what you do not need, and clean up imported content with styles, overrides, and Find/Change. Whether you work on short reports or long publications, you’ll leave with a practical process you can repeat and adapt.
You’ll learn how to:
- Prepare Word files for a cleaner, more reliable import
- Choose between copy/paste and placing text
- Preserve bold and italic text, lists, and other essential formatting
- Resolve unwanted styles, overrides, and formatting conflicts
- Create a repeatable workflow for short and long documents
This article was last modified on August 6, 2026
This article was first published on August 6, 2026
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