Adobe InDesign CC 2015 - Manual (Page 95)

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Workspace and workflow
Last updated 6/6/2015
You can attach the package file to an e-mail message, upload it to an FTP server, or copy it to a disk or other external
media.
Note: Choosing Edit > Undo after you create a package cancels the package and unlocks the items in the assignment, but
it doesn’t delete the package file from your computer or unsend the e-mail.
Create a package for e-mail (InDesign)
1 Create an assignment and add the content you want to include in the package.
Only content that is checked in is included in the packaged assignment. If any content is checked out, you’re
prompted to check in content.
2 In the Assignments panel, select the assignment and choose Package For InCopy And Email from the panel menu.
A compressed assignment package is created and attached to an e-mail message of your default e-mail application.
Note: If you want to use a different e-mail application, change the default e-mail application. See your system
documentation for details.
3 Edit the e-mail message by adding a recipient and providing any instructions. Send the message.
All items in the assignment are checked out to the assigned user. However, the contents of the package itself aren’t
locked, so anyone can open the package and edit them.
Cancel a package
In some cases, the package you send isn’t returned. For example, the message may have gotten lost, or the recipient may
no longer work on the project. In such a situation, you can cancel a package.
1 In the Assignments panel, select the packaged assignment, and choose Cancel Package from the panel menu.
2 Click OK to cancel the package.
Canceling a package doesn’t remove the package file from your computer.
When a package is cancelled, the package’s contents are available for editing. Be aware that if someone returns a package
that has been cancelled, conflicts may occur.
Update a package
After you create a package, you may want to add, remove, or resize items.
1 Add, remove, or resize one or more stories to the packaged assignment.
2 Select the assignment in the Assignments panel, and do one of the following:
• Choose Update Package from the Assignments panel menu. Specify the name and location of the file. Make the
updated package available to users by placing it on a shared server or by e-mail. Remember to notify InCopy
users that the package has been updated.
• Choose Update Package And Email from the Assignments panel menu, and then send the message.
When InCopy users open the updated package, only new content is added automatically to the assignment; InCopy
users can decide whether to overwrite existing content, allowing them to preserve previous edits.
Receive packages (InCopy)
You may receive a package from an InDesign user who created the package or from an InCopy user who forwarded the
package to you. When you open an assignment package, the package is decompressed, and the contents are copied to
a new subfolder in an InCopy Assignments folder.