Comments on: Two known problems with Assignments in InCopy http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:39:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dennis Sullivan http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php/comment-page-1#comment-480568 Dennis Sullivan Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:12:23 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/two-known-problems-with-assignments-in-incopy.php#comment-480568 Our editorial staff has noticed that some stories are exhibiting an odd behavior after being placed on an InDesign page and then threaded to another page in the same document. So, the story is in a document with multiple pages and to jump it they thread from the textbox to a textbox on another page in the same document. Now for the problem ... the page with the first portion of the story (the "jumped from" portion) is grayed out in InCopy's layout view (as are the heads, decks, cutlines, etc.). The "jumped to" portion is not grayed out and is available to edit. The "jumped from" portion says something like "cannot edit because element is not part of assignment". The assignment panel shows both portions as being assigned and you can "go to content" which would indicate that it is assigned. When you go to content you can then click in the text and make an edit. The text being edited will change to black (or not grayed out). Once you finish the edits the portion returns to grayed out and not available. All links, content and assignments are up-to-date. All content can be edited in the story and galley views. This is a very strange behavior. Do you have any idea what is going on here? Our editorial staff has noticed that some stories are exhibiting an odd behavior after being placed on an InDesign page and then threaded to another page in the same document. So, the story is in a document with multiple pages and to jump it they thread from the textbox to a textbox on another page in the same document.

Now for the problem … the page with the first portion of the story (the “jumped from” portion) is grayed out in InCopy’s layout view (as are the heads, decks, cutlines, etc.). The “jumped to” portion is not grayed out and is available to edit. The “jumped from” portion says something like “cannot edit because element is not part of assignment”. The assignment panel shows both portions as being assigned and you can “go to content” which would indicate that it is assigned. When you go to content you can then click in the text and make an edit. The text being edited will change to black (or not grayed out). Once you finish the edits the portion returns to grayed out and not available. All links, content and assignments are up-to-date.

All content can be edited in the story and galley views.

This is a very strange behavior. Do you have any idea what is going on here?

]]> By: Bribana http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php/comment-page-1#comment-478297 Bribana Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:43:14 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/two-known-problems-with-assignments-in-incopy.php#comment-478297 Awesome post! That was a good read Awesome post! That was a good read

]]> By: Dan Brady http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php/comment-page-1#comment-313081 Dan Brady Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:20:03 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/two-known-problems-with-assignments-in-incopy.php#comment-313081 sub = subeditor sub = subeditor

]]> By: Anita Steinberg http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php/comment-page-1#comment-257080 Anita Steinberg Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:39:40 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/two-known-problems-with-assignments-in-incopy.php#comment-257080 My InCopy saves to our company net so slowly. Sometimes it takes 5-6 minutes! I have enough space empty on my drive for it to work well (my technician said). It has 1 giga megahertz RAM. What can I do to get it to work faster? My InCopy saves to our company net so slowly. Sometimes it takes 5-6 minutes! I have enough space empty on my drive for it to work well (my technician said). It has 1 giga megahertz RAM. What can I do to get it to work faster?

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php/comment-page-1#comment-3416 Anne-Marie Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:40:59 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/two-known-problems-with-assignments-in-incopy.php#comment-3416 If my flip "tell them to chill about it, if possible" comment makes anyone think it's fine with me that folios don't appear correctly in assignments, my apologies! I agree with "fur" that Adobe should fix the problem. (What's a "sub"?) If my flip “tell them to chill about it, if possible” comment makes anyone think it’s fine with me that folios don’t appear correctly in assignments, my apologies! I agree with “fur” that Adobe should fix the problem. (What’s a “sub”?)

]]> By: fur http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php/comment-page-1#comment-3411 fur Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:47:29 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/two-known-problems-with-assignments-in-incopy.php#comment-3411 I don't agree with Anne-Marie. Subs should still SEE the correct numbers, even if you choose not to let them edit them. Any non-assigned item should view and print correctly by default. Adobe should really fix this one I don’t agree with Anne-Marie. Subs should still SEE the correct numbers, even if you choose not to let them edit them. Any non-assigned item should view and print correctly by default. Adobe should really fix this one

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php/comment-page-1#comment-2344 Anne-Marie Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:39:19 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/two-known-problems-with-assignments-in-incopy.php#comment-2344 Brad, sure, the designer (in ID) would just add the folios and section markers to the Assignment. Do you really want the InCopy users editing those items in the master page though? (yikes!) Brad, sure, the designer (in ID) would just add the folios and section markers to the Assignment. Do you really want the InCopy users editing those items in the master page though? (yikes!)

]]> By: Brad Hodapp http://indesignsecrets.com/incopy-assignment-problems.php/comment-page-1#comment-2331 Brad Hodapp Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:42:38 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/two-known-problems-with-assignments-in-incopy.php#comment-2331 Is there a way to have the assignment user view and edit folio's and section markers from a master page created in InDesign? Is there a way to have the assignment user view and edit folio’s and section markers from a master page created in InDesign?

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