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Key Insights
- You can avoid the frustration of incorrectly importing a document into InDesign by selecting File > Place.
- By enabling the 'Show Import Options', you can control how styles and formatting are imported. Remember to uncheck this option for subsequent imports or hold Shift while clicking Open to show import options once.
- The 'Show Import Options' also allows for style mapping, enabling you to map Word’s styles to your InDesign styles, regardless of name discrepancies.
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InDesign Pre-Press Checklist
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Window → Output → Preflight catches missing fonts, links, low-res images.
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All linked images present and correct version.
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0.125" bleed standard for print; trim marks visible in export.
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Press-ready PDF preset preserves color and prevents font issues.
You know that horrible, headache-inducing feeling when you import a document into InDesign and nothing looks right? Well, that can be avoided.
Choose File > Place.
Check on Show Import Options. (Mac users may need to click the Options button to see this.) TIP: If you check this on, the next time you place something you’ll have to remember to uncheck it or else you will continue to see import options for everything you place (including graphics). To only show import options one time, do NOT check on Show Import Options. Then hold Shift while clicking Open.
In the dialog that appears you can remove styles and formatting, or control how styles are imported. Style mapping will let you map Word’s styles to your InDesign styles, even if they don’t have the same name!
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