Tips and techniques for Adobe InCopy/InDesign workflow users

Permanently Enable Track Changes?

Speaking of tweaking default settings …
At least once a month, an InCopy user e-mails me and asks if Track Changes could be turned on by default for all stories. The answer is no, unfortunately.
While it seems at first that it is a customizable default — you can turn it on with no documents open — […]

Personalize InCopy’s Defaults

Do you constantly change the same settings over and over again when you’re working in InCopy? Perhaps you always turn on Show Hidden Characters? Or you always switch from the default Story view to Layout after opening a new file?
Take a few minutes today and set the program up to run the way you want […]

Where’s My Story?

Finding a particular story in Galley or Story view can be frustrating if the layout or assignment you’ve opened has a lot of workflow stories. All those grey story separator bars look the same, and you find yourself scrolling up and down looking for any recognizable text in the specific story you’re trying to edit.
The […]