Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 657)

649 USING INDESIGN CS4
Sharing content between InCopy and InDesign
Open linked InCopy files exported from InDesign
In certain workflows, InDesign users might export text and graphics as separate files, rather than wrapping them inside
an assignment file. Exporting separate files is useful if you work on unrelated graphics or bodies of text. However,
InCopy users aren’t able to see how the content fits within the InDesign layout.
InDesign document (.indd) with three linked but unassigned content files (.icml) opened in InCopy
Open InDesign documents that have linked InCopy files
To see all page items in the context of an entire layout, InCopy users can open and edit an InDesign document in
InCopy. This approach can be useful for editing and copyfitting if seeing the overall layout is important, or for editing
most of the stories in a document rather than a few. After the InCopy user edits the stories, the InDesign user can then
update the links to the modified files. If the InDesign user changes the layout, the InCopy user is notified when the
InDesign document is saved.
Compose content entirely in InCopy
You can create content in InCopy that isn’t associated with an InDesign file. In these stand-alone documents, you can
type text, assign fonts and styles, and import graphics from other applications (such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe
Photoshop) to enhance the text. You can also assign tags for future XML use. This approach is a good option in an
editorial workflow where the content precedes the design. You can also set up and modify the text area, page size, and
orientation for stand-alone InCopy documents. But if the story is later linked to an InDesign document, the InDesign
settings override the settings used in InCopy.
Updated 18 June 2009