Learning InCopy

Learn how to write and style content in InCopy and make content available to designers in InDesign or begin with an InDesign layout and make content available to InCopy users.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What is Adobe InCopy?
• Approaches to using InCopy
• Workflow requirements
• How to use the exercise files

1. Get Familiar with InCopy

• Specify the username
• Different InCopy views
• Customize the Galley and Story views
• The InCopy interface
• Panels in InCopy
• Save a workspace
• Navigate a document

2. Initiate Your Workflow

• What is a story?
• Create a story
• Create a story in Adobe InDesign
• InCopy templates
• Format text and use styles
• Flow content from Microsoft Word to InCopy
• Set preferences and defaults

3. Work within the InDesign/InCopy Workflow

• Check-in/check-out process
• Layout-based workflow
• Assignment-based workflow
• Remote workflow
• Updating documents

4. Work within InCopy

• Create and edit tables
• Use Copyfit Progress
• Use Track Changes
• Collaborate using Notes
• Check spelling and dynamic spelling
• Autocorrect in InCopy
• Create a text Macro
• Insert special characters
• Work with graphics in InCopy

5. Export and Print

• Export to PDF
• Print options in InCopy

Conclusion

• Next steps and resources