OMG THANK YOU! THAT SHIFT CLICK JUST SAVED MY LIFE! LMAO. I knew there had to be a way to add multiple pages without having to add a page for each damn continued piece of content.
I have been reading and rereading. Searching and watching for the last week on the easiest way to get my Word Doc uploaded to Indesign. And then I found you. Thank you so much. You are a dream!!!
What a time saver! Finally some one with a mac to explain the proper keystroke. I listened to a university professor and could not get it. You put it very succinctly. Thank you for protecting me against loaded cursor addiction.
I'm writing this comment right after I tried the second method and I must say that it works perfectly! I tried it in my Indesign CS6 version. Thank you so much!
Thank you very much for this incredibly helpful video. It has been a lifesaver. I've watched numerous tutorials on how to place large reports, but none mentioned the crucial shift-double click technique. Thank you for saving my day.
Super helpful. Question → Is it possible to easily import text from a Word doc into an existing .indd file that already has images and other elements? Thanks!
I take my hat off to you. Thank you so much for this video. You just saved me so much time. I was literally just manually selecting add page and drag. Much love.
Thank you. I've been tasked with reformatting a 50 page e-book that's created in word and I would much rather do it in indesign. This was very helpful.
Thank you so much for the clarity and professionalism in your VOICE. So many online tutorial-providers often forget there is a listener and start having conversations with themselves UNDER THEIR BREATH. You are precise, concise AND you know your topic COLD. So so refreshing and welcoming when you are on the fly and need to know or in my case . . . I'm 70 . . . need to REMEMBER how to do something I did maybe three or eight years ago. I go back to Pagemaker. Indeed . . . it's that damned shift key. Thank you so so much. Charlie Grubb
Nice! What would you do if the document also had tables and images? Would the tables be placed as text or tables? And would the images be imported at all?
Wonderful, I had to watch 5+ videos before I found yours - I could not work out how to import a large word doc and you explained it beautifully. Thank you
I am trying to import text from Word into InDesign this works great. The only problem I have is the Word doc has text in tables and the tables don't seem to match when imported. Any thoughts?
Wonderful, who would think that shift double click could save hours of laborious guesswork about placing word files!! Thank you very much. One other challenge about Word files are images that are inserted into the body text and what happens to them on placing in Indesign. I have a 95 page word doc that I need to get into ID this morning...we shall see. Also on hyperlinks and footnotes..so many headaches.
Thank you. I'm just starting to learn this. Very cool. I get scanned documents at work and they look horrible. I like to clean them up so I use the recognize text option in Acrobat DC. A lot of times it copies the font but it's pixilated or skewed somehow I'm wondering if InDesign has a better feature or process to clean it up? Please let me know. Thank you.
Many thanks for this! It has saved me a lot of time! It is however not working on all the word documents I want to transfer to indesign. Only 7 out of 253 pages are created form this particular word file leaving me with the text over set symbol at the end of the 7th page. Any idea on what could be wrong with the word document?
Hi Mig: Sorry to hear it stalled on you. I usually find this is because some weird or fancy formatting attempts were made to the Word document. I do not have a fix for it. I have tried copying and pasting the entire word document into a plain text editor but then you'll lose all your formatting. I hate to say it but you'll just have to copy and paste in chunks to get it all into InDesign. Or you can contact Adobe support - they might have a fix for you. Good luck! XO Lisa
Hi. Your tutorial is very useful and clear. Do I have to install any plug-in to transfer avanced logic and math symbols from word to indesign? Thank you.
Hi Federico: Thanks for watching + commenting. I have no idea about logic + math symbols since I've never used them in either program. Nor do I ever use plugins so I'm not the right person for this question but you can easily just try it out and see if it works or not or contact Adobe Technical support for help. XOXO Lisa
Does the shift and double click method work for an InDesign document that uses columns? I am working with a thesis that will have each page split into thirds.
HI. Really great video. When I try to import, having set up the file, it seems as if only one page is being pulled across instread of the 115 I want to import. I hold the shift bar on my MacBook but the double click doesn't seem to be working for me?
I followed your exact instructions and it worked but at some point in my document, the pages just go blank. But when I delete some of the previous text, it shows that those pages are actually still there, they're just not showing. What do I do?
Hi Cartoon: That's a good question - with the footnotes and endnotes and such? I have no idea since I've never written a thesis paper. Even in college, I opted to take the 8-hour exam over writing a thesis paper so I'm not sure. XO Lisa
when i import large amount text over into Indesign, it also imports the footnotes. And i'm just not able to get rid of the annoying footnotes, since its placed automatically during import all into a textframe, i'm not able to remove them. I can edit them, but not remove. Help!
Wow! Thank you for that fast yet precise tutorial. I've been looking for an easy way to import my 100 pages word document and this just answers my question.
I have a template that I did this to. The template already has the fill text in it. Is there a quick way to replace this text with the placed document?
Thank yoy very much. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU: HOW I CAN KEEP SUPERSCRIPT STYLE, ITALICS STYLE, BOLD STYLE FROM WORD TO INDESIGN. Thank yoy very much and sorry for my english
Hi Junal: Great question - I don't know. I doubt it but there might be a setting that does that. Did you check out Eon's channel - he has way more text formatting videos on his. XO Lisa
Hi Karen: That's a good question - Not that I know of. I've never worked with Children's books that have extensive layouts but Euan Mitchell focuses more on that subject and might have a video on his channel over at th-cam.com/channels/c0ChEC2U2iny_m1-X10Jdw.html XO Lisa
Hi Lisa, I'm GD Harun from Bangladesh. I like your tutorials so much, thank you for your very brilliant & informative tutorial, very glad to you. Please, can you make a tutorial for a 16-page plate setup to plate output for publishing a book in InDesign? Actually, I have a 500 pages book for output. If you have, please, I'm very glade to you if you send me the link.
Thanks for the explainer. The problem is that InDesign seems to be so buggy with it. It didn't work for a few times...then it did...then it didn't again.
I have been using InDesign for years and literally did not know I could make it automatically place the exact number of pages. My editors make a lot of text changes and its so much back and forth and I am CONSTANTLY going back and forth linking and relinking and reformatting documents. This is going to shave weeks off my work hours in a year.
Every time I 'place' text, the box is empty, but has a little red box at bottom right - I guess this telling me the text is in there...how do I solve it, so I can see the text?
Hi Glenn: Without seeing your screen I really can't troubleshoot this. I would suggest contacting Adobe Technical Support - they'll remote into your computer and help you out! XOXO Lisa
If it's multipage shift and click on the first page (it took me a whole week to figure this out haha and unfortunately adobe technical support wont help)
Hi Wrenzy: It probably depends on what font you're using BUT I am not an expert at special characters but you can call Adobe Tech Support and they will help you out! 800-833-6687 Good luck! XO Lisa
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OMG THANK YOU! THAT SHIFT CLICK JUST SAVED MY LIFE! LMAO. I knew there had to be a way to add multiple pages without having to add a page for each damn continued piece of content.
I have been reading and rereading. Searching and watching for the last week on the easiest way to get my Word Doc uploaded to Indesign. And then I found you. Thank you so much. You are a dream!!!
Wow! This is outstanding! Just converted a 110 page docx to iD in seconds. The tip at 4:26, the place + Shft is a lifesaver.
I second that! Great tip!!!
What a time saver! Finally some one with a mac to explain the proper keystroke. I listened to a university professor and could not get it. You put it very succinctly. Thank you for protecting me against loaded cursor addiction.
I'm writing this comment right after I tried the second method and I must say that it works perfectly! I tried it in my Indesign CS6 version. Thank you so much!
Thank you very much for this incredibly helpful video. It has been a lifesaver. I've watched numerous tutorials on how to place large reports, but none mentioned the crucial shift-double click technique. Thank you for saving my day.
Super helpful.
Question → Is it possible to easily import text from a Word doc into an existing .indd file that already has images and other elements? Thanks!
Thank you so much! This has to be in the Top 3 of the most useful videos I’ve ever come across.
Hooray Derrion: So glad you found it useful! XO Lisa
you have no idea how helpful this video is. thank you so much, i have to submit work tomorrow and i was very stressed, specially with tables.
This is just what I needed! All my searching found only how to place one page documents. Thanks, Lisa!
I take my hat off to you. Thank you so much for this video. You just saved me so much time. I was literally just manually selecting add page and drag. Much love.
Hi Carlos: Wow, manually adding pages sounds painful - so glad you found this video! XO Lisa
Oh THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I do this proffesionally and have always spent so much time with the formating and mistakes...
Hooray, Andrea: so glad it was helpful. XO Lisa
I love this lady. You just saved a life. Thank you sooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very helpful! InDesign beginner here, trying to work with a massive Word doc is input. I subscribed. Thanks!
Did your import bring all the formatting across with the styles?
You're the best. Helped me a lot. Thank you.
Lisa.... you're a STAR!! Thank you for sharing that... saved me so much time!! X
Glad it was helpful!
Your tutorial video on importing the Word Doc to Indesign has been very useful to us. Thank you so much.😃
Thank you. I've been tasked with reformatting a 50 page e-book that's created in word and I would much rather do it in indesign. This was very helpful.
Hi Miguel: Wonderful - Glad it was helpful! XO Lisa
Thank you so much for the clarity and professionalism in your VOICE. So many online tutorial-providers often forget there is a listener and start having conversations with themselves UNDER THEIR BREATH. You are precise, concise AND you know your topic COLD. So so refreshing and welcoming when you are on the fly and need to know or in my case . . . I'm 70 . . . need to REMEMBER how to do something I did maybe three or eight years ago. I go back to Pagemaker. Indeed . . . it's that damned shift key. Thank you so so much. Charlie Grubb
Your welcome, Charlie. Glad it helps
Nice! What would you do if the document also had tables and images? Would the tables be placed as text or tables? And would the images be imported at all?
Wonderful, I had to watch 5+ videos before I found yours - I could not work out how to import a large word doc and you explained it beautifully. Thank you
Hi Marjolyn: Awesome - so glad to hear that! XOXO Lisa
Thank you! I have been looking for a solution to this forever.
Hi - So glad this video helped you!
Thanks so much! All I needed to do was press shift, you've saved me a ton of time.
Perfect Video! What camera are you using its super HD ?
I am trying to import text from Word into InDesign this works great. The only problem I have is the Word doc has text in tables and the tables don't seem to match when imported. Any thoughts?
Hi Kimberly: You cannot import tables from Word to InDesign. Sorry - it's just not possible in an easy way. XO Lisa
That's awesome. I know I will need this soon so it is good to know. Thanks. And thank you for being brief.
This is a GAME CHANGER for me!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! ❤
This saved me a lot of time thank you very much Lisa.
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou!!! You legit just saved me hours of work on a short deadline!!!
Wonderful, who would think that shift double click could save hours of laborious guesswork about placing word files!! Thank you very much. One other challenge about Word files are images that are inserted into the body text and what happens to them on placing in Indesign. I have a 95 page word doc that I need to get into ID this morning...we shall see. Also on hyperlinks and footnotes..so many headaches.
Thank you. I'm just starting to learn this. Very cool. I get scanned documents at work and they look horrible. I like to clean them up so I use the recognize text option in Acrobat DC. A lot of times it copies the font but it's pixilated or skewed somehow I'm wondering if InDesign has a better feature or process to clean it up? Please let me know. Thank you.
What if the Word has images on it, would it be still be there in the indesign?
Many thanks for this! It has saved me a lot of time! It is however not working on all the word documents I want to transfer to indesign. Only 7 out of 253 pages are created form this particular word file leaving me with the text over set symbol at the end of the 7th page. Any idea on what could be wrong with the word document?
Hi Mig: Sorry to hear it stalled on you. I usually find this is because some weird or fancy formatting attempts were made to the Word document. I do not have a fix for it. I have tried copying and pasting the entire word document into a plain text editor but then you'll lose all your formatting. I hate to say it but you'll just have to copy and paste in chunks to get it all into InDesign. Or you can contact Adobe support - they might have a fix for you. Good luck! XO Lisa
Hello, love the video! If my file has footnotes, will Indesign recognize them?
Hi. Your tutorial is very useful and clear. Do I have to install any plug-in to transfer avanced logic and math symbols from word to indesign? Thank you.
Hi Federico: Thanks for watching + commenting. I have no idea about logic + math symbols since I've never used them in either program. Nor do I ever use plugins so I'm not the right person for this question but you can easily just try it out and see if it works or not or contact Adobe Technical support for help. XOXO Lisa
@@PrettyFabulousDesigns Thank you so much.
Very well explained Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
you just made my life a little easier. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So happy to hear that DrewZilla! XO Lisa
Exactly what I was looking for. ALL OF THIS!!!
you solve my big problem mam..... thank you sososososo much.... love from india...😊
Thank you! This was super helpful - saved me tons of time
Does the shift and double click method work for an InDesign document that uses columns? I am working with a thesis that will have each page split into thirds.
Hi Liam: I have no idea but I don’t see why it wouldn’t. XOXO Lisa
You're fabulous! Thank you for this excellent tutorial.
What is the butter import the text from Word or type it directly in indesign 🤔🙄 Thanks ✨
wow very nice i like it and realy explained.
Super helpful, you're the best.
Glad to hear it!
AMAZINGLY HELPFUL! Thank you Lisa!
Thank you very much! You just saved me a lot of work
YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE! THANK YOU!!!!!!
HI. Really great video. When I try to import, having set up the file, it seems as if only one page is being pulled across instread of the 115 I want to import. I hold the shift bar on my MacBook but the double click doesn't seem to be working for me?
thank you so much, it is so helpful for me.
I followed your exact instructions and it worked but at some point in my document, the pages just go blank. But when I delete some of the previous text, it shows that those pages are actually still there, they're just not showing. What do I do?
Hi Kyle: Sorry to hear that happened - this is definitely something to explore with Adobe support directly. Good luck. XO Lisa
very nice information thank you mam
Thank youuu I forgot about the shift thing & I couldn't find it anywhere on google
Είσαι υπέροχη!!!
Very helpful indeed. God bless you
Glad it was helpful!
could you show how to do for thesis paper or book? thanks
Hi Cartoon: That's a good question - with the footnotes and endnotes and such? I have no idea since I've never written a thesis paper. Even in college, I opted to take the 8-hour exam over writing a thesis paper so I'm not sure. XO Lisa
lol. So.....like just hold down when you place. AWESOME! this really saved my bacon! AND A LOT OF TIME!
Life saving lol thank you!!
So helpful and straight to the point! Thank you!
Hi M M: Thanks so much - glad you liked it! Thanks, Lisa
when i import large amount text over into Indesign, it also imports the footnotes. And i'm just not able to get rid of the annoying footnotes, since its placed automatically during import all into a textframe, i'm not able to remove them. I can edit them, but not remove. Help!
Quick and simple, thank you for the help!
I AM A FAN ALREADY! Thanks!
Hi Ray: Awesome! Thank you! XO Lisa
You have saved my job o.o Thank you so much
Glad I could help!
Wow! Thank you for that fast yet precise tutorial. I've been looking for an easy way to import my 100 pages word document and this just answers my question.
I have a template that I did this to. The template already has the fill text in it. Is there a quick way to replace this text with the placed document?
how to enable rich text format in indesign
Thanks very kind and clear!
Hi Jahnn: Glad you liked it! XO Lisa
You are so beautiful and the way you explain is awesome. Love from Pakistan
Hi Arsh: Aww - thanks. You're so nice - I appreciate your friendly comment. XO Lisa
Thank yoy very much.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU: HOW I CAN KEEP SUPERSCRIPT STYLE, ITALICS STYLE, BOLD STYLE FROM WORD TO INDESIGN.
Thank yoy very much and sorry for my english
Does this import footnotes too?
Hi Junal: Great question - I don't know. I doubt it but there might be a setting that does that. Did you check out Eon's channel - he has way more text formatting videos on his. XO Lisa
Thank You very much!
Hi, hoping you may know how to import just small amounts of the text per page, as I have a children's book, I am working on?
Hi Karen: That's a good question - Not that I know of. I've never worked with Children's books that have extensive layouts but Euan Mitchell focuses more on that subject and might have a video on his channel over at th-cam.com/channels/c0ChEC2U2iny_m1-X10Jdw.html XO Lisa
@@PrettyFabulousDesigns Thanks! I think I have figured it out, each page is unique so it is one at a time, but its done. Now to prepare for printing!
Madam,
very very thanks..................................
Thanks a lot.......
Hi Lisa, I'm GD Harun from Bangladesh. I like your tutorials so much, thank you for your very brilliant & informative tutorial, very glad to you. Please, can you make a tutorial for a 16-page plate setup to plate output for publishing a book in InDesign? Actually, I have a 500 pages book for output. If you have, please, I'm very glade to you if you send me the link.
Thank You very much. I have been looking for this.
thank you God bless you
You are so welcome!
Is Import from Microsoft Publisher possible?
Thank you soooo much ❤ for help me to my exam 🥺🙏
what about microft word file with images...
For real tho
Thanks for the explainer. The problem is that InDesign seems to be so buggy with it. It didn't work for a few times...then it did...then it didn't again.
this video CHANGED MY LIFE! thank you :)
Very easy!! Thank you
Super helpful, thank you! :)
Love your tutorials...and getting to the point! :)
I have been using InDesign for years and literally did not know I could make it automatically place the exact number of pages. My editors make a lot of text changes and its so much back and forth and I am CONSTANTLY going back and forth linking and relinking and reformatting documents. This is going to shave weeks off my work hours in a year.
Hi Julia: So glad it was helpful! XO Lisa
Every time I 'place' text, the box is empty, but has a little red box at bottom right - I guess this telling me the text is in there...how do I solve it, so I can see the text?
Hi Glenn: Without seeing your screen I really can't troubleshoot this. I would suggest contacting Adobe Technical Support - they'll remote into your computer and help you out! XOXO Lisa
If it's multipage shift and click on the first page (it took me a whole week to figure this out haha and unfortunately adobe technical support wont help)
Hi, I need help. I have black boxes appear on top of the imported texts; I don't know why it's like this.
Hi Nansy: Sorry to hear this is happening. That sucks. Did you try reaching out to Adobe Support? XO Lisa
This was very helpful. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thanks, great video!
Hi Rukundo: Glad you liked it! XO Lisa
But how about the italics and bold word that i want to retain? It works but not for special words that i want to emphasize? How can i fix it?
Hi Wrenzy: It probably depends on what font you're using BUT I am not an expert at special characters but you can call Adobe Tech Support and they will help you out! 800-833-6687 Good luck! XO Lisa
great tutorial!
Glad you think so! XO Lisa
thx
thanks senorita,,,, u deserve my like
The import of MS Word worked great but could you help me format my footnotes to be smaller and not have the line break?
I love you!!!!!!! You saved me
Awesome, Sergio - glad to hear it was helpful! XO Lisa
Hi, is it possible to import a design from canva to indesign?
OMAIGADD THANKYOU THIS SAVE ME ALOTTTT!!!
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome!