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1. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
What exactly did you move? If the pages you moved are only part of a threaded story you now have a "spaghetti thread" and a real mess on your hands. Showing the text threads may be helpful in figuring out what's where. At the very least, each chapter ought to be a separate story so you can control it.
Are you saying the Text tool no longer is able to select text on a moved page, or something else? We need a lot more details, possibly some screen shots, and the version of ID and your OS.
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2. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
It is a non-fiction book with distinct chapters, not a threaded story. Using InDesign CC (2015) on Windows 7. I relinked all the text boxes after moving them, but no text tool will not work so I can no longer edit. Also unmoved page text can flow on top on the pages that are linked to it. Attached is a screen shot. Page shown on top is ok, but page on bottom text tool no work.
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3. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
Your screen capture is exceedingly tiny. Recreate it as large as possible so we can see the page and what's going on.
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5. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
Same problem with this screen shot. On the 2nd page I see text on top of text but I can't read anything because it's too small.
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7. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
Better. Are you using master pages? I see some text behind the linked frames. Is that coming from a master page?
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8. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
see screen shot showing page window. Title page is separate (master page?), the rest of the pages are text flow linked. I right clicked on page 4 to show you the options. The text flow issue starts after page 9 -
9. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
Based on the way to tiny screen shots and your description I see several problems with your document:
- If it is a 250 page book you should work with several INDD documents, “chapters” and assemble them into a single book file INDB.
- If this is this kind of publication, you should work with primary text frames.
- The text frames on the pages MUST align to the border margins. That is what they are made for. Your (cyan) guide lines are not needed here. Adjust the margins to the type area. BTW, if you work with primary text frames the text area will be filled from margin guide to margin guide automatically.
- If you have a book, probably you have a document with facing pages. Then you should, no, you HAVE to set up your document as document with FACING pages. But you work with a document without facing pages. That is wrong.
- I think due to a problem with your master page, you have overlapping text frames. If you don't work with primary text frames (which would be the best in this kind of layout), no text frame should be on your master, only those for page number and running headers, best on its own layers. BTW page numbers and running headers have to be outside the text area margin guides.
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10. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
Will, thanks for the response. I'm new to InDesign and will try and decipher your suggestions. BTW, I'm new to InDesign and took a hardcover book I made with the old Pagemaker program 15 years ago. I converted the old book files to the current InDesign 2015 and then reformated it to be so it could be converted to an eBook.That is why I wasn't using facing pages. It worked fine when I converted it to eBook, until I tried a revision to the original book that changed the chapter sequence, then it all when to a mess. Do you think it is possible to salvage the book by implementing your suggestions above or would it better to start over completely?
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11. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
The term eBook is a generic name for the various kinds of digital formats - such as PDF, reflowable text ePub, fixed layout ePub, mobi, DPS and more. Each format has advantages and disadvantages.
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12. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
I suspect the problems here are two-fold. First, converting a Pagemaker file can create a lot of structural problems in the InDesign document since the two formats are very different.
Second. I suspect you have master-page text frames and that in moving pages they have switched sides of the spine, cause any master page elements previously deleted or overridden to reappear. My honest opinion is you would be better off at this point exporting each chapter story to InDesign Tagged Text (put the text cursor anywhere in a story, but don't select anything, then choose File > Export... and change the dropdown to InDesign Tagged Text before saving) and place those stories (File > Place...). into a new InDesign document in th order you want them to appear, or one new document for each chapter and add the chapters to a Book (.indb) file, though I suspect a single file, while harder to handle, is better if the final destination is ePub.
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13. Re: I created a 250 page nonfiction book using Indesign 2015 that I will convert later to an eBook. After finishing the book, I decided to move chapter order around. The text tool no longer works on the chapter pages that were moved. I tried relinking all
In addition to the suggestions that Peter and Willi have made, I'd suggest getting some more instruction in InDesign. Here are two good sources: (1) if you prefer a book, the best is Sandee Cohen's InDesign Visual QuickStart Guides (available for all versions of InDesign). Here's a link to the current version:
InDesign CC: Visual QuickStart Guide (2014 release)
Or if you prefer videos, David Blatner has an excellent video series from Lynda.com (10 day trial for free):
