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MS Word Text => Adobe InDesign

Gumbo · 2013-05-28 08:42:16

Guys, Lets say im given 200 pages of MS Word Text. Can i quickly get that text in InDesign? Currently i either : create page by page and text box by text box and copy paste or I place the text file into one text box and then create a new page and text box each time and run the text into it. Is there a way i could insert…

28-05-2013 09:42AM

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Guys,

Lets say im given 200 pages of MS Word Text.
Can i quickly get that text in InDesign?

Currently i either :

create page by page and text box by text box and copy paste

or

I place the text file into one text box and then create a new page and text box each time and run the text into it.

Is there a way i could insert the text from Word and InDesign with auto create the pages required etc?

thanks.

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#2 28-05-2013 09:43AM

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Sorry Mods, should be in Digital Art & Design Forum....maybe?

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#3 28-05-2013 09:45AM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEif5QeoDjc

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#4 28-05-2013 09:46AM

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Kenny Logins wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEif5QeoDjc

Stupid word and YT banned

will try view that on the phone now, thanks Kenny.

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#5 28-05-2013 09:52AM

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Oops, sorry. It's a video from Lynda.com

Chapter 4 -

http://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/InDesign-Styles-in-Depth/87008-2.html?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=videoupload-87008-0401

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#6 28-05-2013 10:06AM

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Kenny Logins wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEif5QeoDjc

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Oops, sorry. It's a video from Lynda.com

Chapter 4 -

http://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/InDesign-Styles-in-Depth/87008-2.html?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=videoupload-87008-0401

Looks fine for one or 2 pages, but multiple pages still need me to manually create multiple pages in indesign?

Edit : When pasting, hold down the shift key and one click

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