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Anne-Marie ConcepcionMemberI’m wondering 1) does that page print directly from InDesign? and 2) if you moved all the contents on that page to the pasteboard in the ID file, then added a single text frame with a word or two in it, and exported that to PDF, will it print then from Acrobat?
Anne-Marie ConcepcionMemberHi Linda, sounds like that paragraph style has a nested style and/or a grep style included. Either of these automatically apply a character style based on a pattern of characters.
Edit the paragraph style in question and look at those two panels, deleting any grep/nested styles it may contain.
September 13, 2023 at 10:29 am in reply to: Best Practices for InDesign Version control when using InCopy for writers? #14395801Anne-Marie ConcepcionMemberNote the Packaging an INDD file makes a *copy* of the INDD file in the Package folder. You are still left looking at the “original” INDD file in ID, wherever it’s located.
So if you need to do this … can’t use Copy Links To … you should close the open INDD file and either archive it or delete it, then open the one in the Package folder.
Austin, your questions are somewhat complicated for this forum. I empathize with your situation! I’m happy to consult w/you via Zoom and screen sharing. You can schedule a no-cost 15 minute consult here: https://calendly.com/senecadesign at your convenience, or contact me at amarie@senecadesign.com.
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September 13, 2023 at 9:44 am in reply to: Best Practices for InDesign Version control when using InCopy for writers? #14395799Anne-Marie ConcepcionMember“but if media is changed at some point in the editing process my instinct is to repackage my files to make sure all the content stays together”
Okay, I get it. Well no need to Package to gather all the media in one place. Select ALL the linked media in the Links panel (excluding the linked ICML files) and from the Links panel menu, choose Utilities > Copy Links to… InDesign will move any selection not already in the location you want to that location … presumably the main Links folder next to the INDD file in your production folder.
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September 13, 2023 at 9:36 am in reply to: Best Practices for InDesign Version control when using InCopy for writers? #14395798Anne-Marie ConcepcionMemberHi Austin, well first of all I don’t know why you’re using Assignment files (IDAP). Not necessary and adds to confusion and frustration. As I said above, just use a layout workflow. All the InCopy stories appear in the Unassigned Content category in the Assignments panel.
InCopy users then open the layout (INDD) locally from InCopy’s File > Open menu, because it’s in a shared, locally synced folder from OneDrive (or Dropbox or Google Drive). They scroll through the file in Layout view and check out the stories they need to update/edit. Multiple InCopy users can open and edit different stories in the same INDD file concurrently, even if the InDesign user has it open. That’s because the only thing they’re actually editing and saving changes to are the embedded InCopy stories in the layout, not the INDD file itself.
The only time you package an INDD file is when the publication has been signed off by all the stakeholders (or at least, all the editors). Then, the designer, after making sure all stories are checked in and up to date, selects all those ICML files in the Assignments panel and clicks the “Delete Link” trashcan icon at the bottom, turning the shared InCopy stories into normal InDesign stories.
Then they package it. And do with it what they will … archive it for example, or send it to their print vendor, or whatever.
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