14 Replies Latest reply: Feb 9, 2010 8:24 AM by boris_m25 RSS

    textbox and word list

    boris_m25 Community Member

      hello! well i am not good in gramatic or writing english I am Croatian, but i hope sou that you will be able to help me. now my problem is that i have lists in word (about 20 lists), I create in indesign 20 text boxs (5x4) , i whont that every line in word be one text boxs in indesign:

       

      Word document it's like this (but have 20 lines, not 3 this is only that you see):

      1. Name Surname

      2. Name Surname

      3. Name Surname

       

      this is typing manual-y

       

      http://www.imagesforme.com/show.php/962237_ScreanShot0011.jpg

       

      one more problem is that whan i "place" document in the indesign (with (using) shift or without tham the lists are not "jump" to another text box, do i need to enable some "link" or I must manualy clicking on the "plus" (+)

       

      plz people help me i am sufring on internet trying to find solution but nothing

        • 1. Re: textbox and word list
          [Jongware] Community Member

          Hi Boris,

           

          There are a few different ways to do something like this. In this case, you can click the red plus at the bottom -- that's called the "Overset Text" indicator, an alert that there is more text than can be shown in the one text frame. If you click it once, the cursor will change to a "loaded" cursor: it will show some tiny preview text. Then you can draw a new frame, or (you already have drawn additional frames) simply click onto the frame it should link to. Repeat until you have linked all the boxes, and if you still see the red plus in the last frame, you will have to add a new page.

          To immediately see which box is linked to which other one, there is a "Show Text Threads" item in the View menu; the thick blue lines that connect the boxes shows you the text threads.

          • 2. Re: textbox and word list
            boris_m25 Community Member

            thnx man, this help me with "blue lines" but now the second part

             

            http://www.imagesforme.com/show.php/962288_ScreanShot0012.jpg

             

            on this image you can see, that write Marko but i have 3 paragraphs, becouse i hit 3 times enter, i didn't find any shourcat or something similar that only marko is the paragraph of text boxs

             

            I whont that Marko is only paragraph on this text box, whan i import the word document can i check some options that 1line is the 1 text box, and second line go to the second text box

             

            if you don't understand me i will show you with picture thnx in advanced

             

            EDIT: "num enter" page break but if someone now how to do that automaticly i will be very greatfull

             

            i do this with find/change (find paragraph and change to the columns breake)

            • 3. Re: textbox and word list
              [Jongware] Community Member

              No need, you're perfectly clear. I'm not a native English speaker myself.

               

              If you used a Paragraph style to format this text, you can enable an automatic page wrap for this line. It's in the Paragraph Style edit dialog, under "Keep Options", and the one you want to change is "Start Paragraph". By default it is set to "Anywhere", simply meaning the next line, but you can change it to "In Next Frame". Every time you press Return, the next text will jump to the next threaded frame.

               

              If you did not use Paragraph Styles, you can still enable this. For a single paragraph, you can call up the Paragraph panel (Window menu > Type & Tables > Paragraph). Then click on the little menu triangle on the top right of that panel; in the drop down menu, select Keep Options.

              If you already have imported all text, you can do the same with all text selected.

               

              [Edit] And I just saw your edit. Yes, you can do the same if you replace the hard returns with column breaks, but you have to do that every time you place new text. Setting it in the Paragraph properties makes it work automatically.

              • 4. Re: textbox and word list
                boris_m25 Community Member

                nice, i relly like the indesign best of the best for the text

                • 5. Re: textbox and word list
                  BobLevine CommunityMVP

                  Create a paragraph style that always starts in a new frame.

                   

                  Bob

                  • 6. Re: textbox and word list
                    boris_m25 Community Member

                    what is the easiest way to create auto page numering

                    • 7. Re: textbox and word list
                      P Spier CommunityMVP

                      Put a frame on the master page. In that frame Type > Insert Special Character > Markers > Current Page Marker

                      • 8. Re: textbox and word list
                        boris_m25 Community Member

                        I get crashing in InDesign when I exit

                         

                        I am running W7 x64

                        • 9. Re: textbox and word list
                          P Spier CommunityMVP

                          Do you mean when you close InDesign? Do you get an error message?


                          • 10. Re: textbox and word list
                            boris_m25 Community Member

                            this is the crash log

                             

                            Problem signature:
                              Problem Event Name:    APPCRASH
                              Application Name:    InDesign.exe
                              Application Version:    6.0.4.578
                              Application Timestamp:    4a85d611
                              Fault Module Name:    StackHash_0a9e
                              Fault Module Version:    0.0.0.0
                              Fault Module Timestamp:    00000000
                              Exception Code:    c0000005
                              Exception Offset:    5f6ebe79
                              OS Version:    6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
                              Locale ID:    1050
                              Additional Information 1:    0a9e
                              Additional Information 2:    0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
                              Additional Information 3:    0a9e
                              Additional Information 4:    0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

                            • 11. Re: textbox and word list
                              P Spier CommunityMVP

                              I don't know much about Windows 7, but iti seems a little odd that the crash report indicates the OS is version 6. I thought that was Vista.

                               

                              It won't hurt, and it might help, to replace your preferences: Replace Your Preferences

                              • 12. Re: textbox and word list
                                Dov Isaacs Employee Hosts

                                Ironically, the internal version number for Windows 7 is 6.1, effectively a "minor release" upgrade from 6.0 which is Vista. In fact, in terms of internals, Windows7 really is Vista. The major differences between Vista and Windows 7 are UI, utilities, etc. and not the OS kernel.

                                 

                                The Windows 7 monicker was a marketing name, not an OS version number. 

                                 

                                          - Dov

                                • 13. Re: textbox and word list
                                  P Spier CommunityMVP

                                  And no doubt there is still a lot of code going back to Windows 3.0...

                                   

                                  Thanks, Dov.

                                   

                                  So, any ideas on why it's crashing?

                                  • 14. Re: textbox and word list
                                    boris_m25 Community Member

                                    I try the compactibility mode, xp -sp2 -sp3, vista sp1-sp2, and still crashing, but don't crashing whan i work under indesign only when I click the "X" exit button,I am googling for this issue and many people have crashing when work in photoshop or indesign, but i didn't find that someone have when click on the exit button