Update a linked story, Edit original story, Creating bullets and numbering (video 12:16) – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Select the options as required:
• Update Link When Saving Document
• Warn if Link Update will Overwrite Local Edits
• Remove Forced Line Breaks
Tip
: To specify default story options, with all documents closed, open the links panel menu and choose Linked Story
Options.
Tip
: To specify Linked Story Options while creating linked stories, press the Shift key when you choose Edit > Place
and Link Story.
Update a linked story
If an original story is edited, the Links panel displays
next to the linked story.
❖
In the Links panel, double-click
to update the child story.
If you have made local edits to a child story, the edits are overwritten with content from the original story. If you set
Warn if Link Update Will Overwrite Local Edits, a warning message displays.
Use the Link Info pane to determine if you’ve made local edits to the story; story status displays “Text Modified” if you’ve
made local edits.
Edit original story
If you’re working on a linked story, and need to go to the original story, do the following:
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In the Links panel, select the linked story.
2
Click
or choose Edit Original from the Links panel menu (
).
Focus shifts to the page that contains the original story.
Creating bullets and numbering (video 12:16)
See how to create bullets and add them to your layout.
Creating conditional text (video 6:48)
Learn how to use conditional text in InDesign.
Creating footnotes (video 2:44)
In this short video, learn the essentials of adding footnotes.