InDesign CC Integration with InCopy CC

In this course Pariah Burke speaks to both Editorial and Design, address­ing both sides of pub­lish­ing to enable all cre­ative per­son­nel to forge and main­tain a col­lab­o­ra­tive, pro­duc­tive, account­able inte­gra­tion using best-of-breed edi­to­r­i­al and design tools InCopy and InDesign. You will learn to inte­grate InCopy with InDesign to build an effi­cient work­flow where­in edi­to­r­i­al per­son­nel main­tain con­trol over edi­to­r­i­al con­tent until the very last moment, while pro­duc­tion per­son­nel con­tin­ue to design the pages, and right up until the moment of dead­line. You will also learn how to include remote work­ers in the work­flow with­out sac­ri­fic­ing col­lab­o­ra­tion, con­trol, or accountability.

Course Contents

Introduction to InCopy

  • The Similarities to InDesign
  • Editing in Three Views
  • Understanding Container and Content
  • Handling Overset Text

Your Workflow Options

  • The Three Threes
  • Direct Editing of InDesign Documents
  • Beginning in InCopy Before Design
  • Working on Assignments
  • Configuring Users

Workflows from the Designers' Side

  • Foreword: InDesign is In Control
  • Exporting Stories and Images to InCopy
  • Working with InCopy Content Inside InDesign
  • Using the Assignments Panel
  • Creating an Assignment
  • Adding and Updating Content in Assignments
  • Unlinking and Embedding InCopy Content
  • Overriding Checkouts
  • Creating and Opening Packages
  • Best Practices for Designers Building for InCopy Users

Workflows from Editorial's Side

  • Foreword: Editorial Controls Editorial
  • Beginning in InCopy
  • Editing Stories Exported from InDesign
  • Working with an Assignment
  • Using the Assignments Panel
  • Editing Images in an Assignment
  • Working with Packages