Comments on: Remote Workflow Support in InCopy/InDesign CS3

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:13:49 +0000

Another thought: he’s using CS3 and I have CS2 on my computer, but can get an update to CS4 very easily I think. I don’t think I can get CS3. Any conflict there?

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:11:45 +0000

Hi, I’m an editor not a designer, but my designer and I were just talking and are about to use InCopy to do final edits on a 56-page magazine. He’s going to export all the text to an Dropbox folder that we share. I will then make textual edits myself, rather than scanning and sending him endless corrections. The question is, once we are finished with this issue, can he repackage the ID file so it’s not looking for 100+ separate IC files? Thanks for your help.
Nick

By: Bob Levine

Bob Levine — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:40:16 +0000

Wil, they shouldn’t be there if you deleted them, but you might want to try exporting the document to IDML (CS4 and CS5) or INX (CS3 and earlier) to clear it out.

By: wil

wil — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:39:31 +0000

I have InDesign, and have a new document. I chose the text to make a new selection for InCopy. Under the “Add Layer…/Stories… or Graphics…” pull-out, it has a list of old Assignments. I had deleted the folder, and have rebooted several times. Why do they continue to show up? Will they always show up and make more and more and more files (or invisible files)? This will confuse our editors (and the art departments too). How do I properly delete these files?

Thank you in advanced for your reply.

By: Absar

Absar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:03:31 +0000

Hi AM

I’ve religiously read all posts above. Great stuff. Many thanks.

I’m a designer and interested in incorporating IC in my creative suite based workflow. I’d like to know if its possible to install IC on a server in my studio and allow my clients (editors) to access any IC files there.

I’d also like to know if its possible to install IC on a secure remote server where me and editors could access it from different remote locations.

Regards

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:12:42 +0000

Hi Ryan, first, you’re right, there’s really no such thing as a client-editable PDF.

Installing InCopy on your client’s machines and training them might entail more hassle than you’re thinking. It really depends on how often they need to edit stuff that you create and how comfortable they are with learning a new program just for your projects. If I were your clients I’d want to be shown how using InCopy will save me tons of money/time (in exchange for the hassle).

Remember your clients will also need the fonts installed if you want them to be able to proof line breaks and do other fine-tuning.

Have you tried just exporting the formatted text to RTF and asking them to edit those RTF files in Word? Or giving them Word templates to begin with that flow better into your ARs?

I’m happy to discuss this with you more, but it might be better to take this off-list since it’s so specific to your workflow. Feel free to email me at amarie@indesignsecrets.com.

Also don’t forget to check out the companion blog I write, http://www.incopysecrets.com.

By: Ryan Gibson

Ryan Gibson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:55:36 +0000

…..in addition….any info on InServer? Is this useful…how would this benifit us if at all…

thanks..

By: Ryan Gibson

Ryan Gibson — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:51:23 +0000

Hi AM,

I have only recently stumbled accross InDesign – InCopy workflow.

I have recently started a new post in a design house which focus’s mainly on Corporate Annual Reports. I am actually the web/ IT guy, not a designer, but since I have recently implemented the change from quark to InDesign I feel it is my resposibility to investigate this. My boss, the owner, wants to create a better workflow for the copy/text that our clients supply us to go into our bespoke designed annual reports. His initial thoughts were to use editable pdf’s that our clients could change content. Having investigated this I found that actually this isn’t really possible (not done well anyway!). Am I right?

Do you think installng InCopy on our clients machine and showing them how to use the InCopy to run their copy into our designs would benifit us in this case, baring in mind I imagine we would have to use the email remote working method?

Your thoughts and points in the right direction would be appreaciated.

I imagine I will be in touch more often perhaps for a bit of one-one online tuition and will be purchasing the lynda.com series. Particularly with regards to our own document managemnet on our server.

Cheers Ryan (sorry for the epic post!)

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:16:20 +0000

The remote editors only need to have InCopy. As the designer, you only need InDesign. (Though owning InCopy would be useful in case your editors tell you something’s not working …. you can check for yourself.)

By: Kayle Simon

Kayle Simon — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:31:49 +0000

Do the remote editors need to have InDesign on their machines, or just InCopy, for all this to work? As a remote freelance designer I’d like to be the only one who must own InDesign…I’d like to have my clients ONLY have to purchase an incopy version for their own computers, while I own InCopy for mine.