Thank you Kai! That was exactly what I needed today. Thanks for posting the script.

What if you tried exporting the table as a snippet, and then placing that into your second document?

Oops, I meant a single column text frame that has the paragraphs set to split columns. That will give you more flexibility and you can have it right inside your existing text frame.

Yes it does. I use it almost every day in CC. But now it’s part of DTP Tools Cloud: https://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=dcid. I think it’s a subscription service, around $10/month. Worth every penny! I buy their Cloud just for this feature alone, but there are about a dozen other tools that come with it.

You’ll need to use the plugin from DTP Tools. “Annotations” works with book files and is much more robust than the new PDF comment import feature in InDesign. That plugin alone is worth the cost of the entire subscription, yet you’ll get at least a dozen or so other tools with your subscription.

https://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=anid

I create technical manuals for a living. It sounds like what you need is conditional text. You can assign “Unconditional” to the text that goes invert manual, and apply a condition to text that needs to get included in certain manuals. You can toggle on and off the conditions., so you’ll only show the text that is pertinent to what you need. I would be happy to help you automate your process.

Thanks,
Kelly Vaughn
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