When you're ready to create a new book, open the template and work away, then create the alternate layout when it's done. Remember you can create the first layout (for instance if you start with the print version), apply all the liquid page rules, then save it as a template. It takes a little preparation ahead of time, but if you do it often or if you have lots of pages, it's worth it.
#DOCSFLOW ALTERNATIVE UPDATE#
What I like is that editorial changes are quickly made across layouts, you can update and switch out images for the different layouts using the Links panel, and you can have the same styles, but define each layout's version of them differently. I'm not 100% sure about cross-refs remaining intact (though it wouldn't be too much to check). I also have each recipe as a separate indesign file that I then put into an indesign book for putting it all together. Will Alternate layouts be able to maintain correct page numbers with cross reference, or will I still have to create a separate text anchor for each print and ebook version? I do use quite a lot of cross references in the copy referring between different recipe pages that I then have to re-do when I create the print book pages. I have also things like hyperlinks that are set to remain as links but just appear differently like a few of you have suggested. I did look at it a while back but I can't actually remember exactly why I decided not to use it.Īt the moment I do the eBook which has a different page size to the print book (and subsequently type sizes), and then I simply copy and paste the text from the eBook into a print book template and since the styles are all named identically they all flow and pick up the sizing from the amended style definitions in the print book. Well it sounds like I might have to have another look into Alternate Layouts. Liquid and alternate layouts in InDesign (Look at alternate layouts and not liquid layouts.)Īdd text to frames in InDesign (Scroll to the bottom to read "Link or embed imported text files") Note that you will not be able to edit the files in InDesign if you use this workflow, you would have to edit in Word.
If you want to maintain two separate files, you might consider linking the Word documents, so that a change in Word will update in both files.
The styles for both versions will also link. InDesign has a feature call alternate layouts that will allow you to have both page sizes in a single file and you can use Place Link to link the stories and images so that a change in one will change in the other. I think it would be easier in to have both versions in a single InDesign file. If I am understanding what you are asking for, then I don't think InCopy would be a great solution. So you are creating two separate versions of the book as two separate files? And want an update in one to update the other?
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