Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 102)

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InDesign document (.indd) with three linked but unassigned content files (.icml) opened in InCopy
Open InDesign documents that have linked InCopy files
To see all page items in the context of an entire layout, InCopy users can open and edit an InDesign document in InCopy. This approach can be
useful for editing and copyfitting if seeing the overall layout is important, or for editing most of the stories in a document rather than a few. After
the InCopy user edits the stories, the InDesign user can then update the links to the modified files. If the InDesign user changes the layout, the
InCopy user is notified when the InDesign document is saved.
Compose content entirely in InCopy
You can create content in InCopy that isn’t associated with an InDesign file. In these stand-alone documents, you can type text, assign fonts and
styles, and import graphics from other applications (such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop) to enhance the text. You can also assign tags
for future XML use. This approach is a good option in an editorial workflow where the content precedes the design. You can also set up and
modify the text area, page size, and orientation for stand-alone InCopy documents. But if the story is later linked to an InDesign document, the
InDesign settings override the settings used in InCopy.
Managed files
For a file to be managed, it must be added to an assignment file, exported from InDesign as InCopy content, or placed as InCopy content into
InDesign. Managed files communicate both content status and ownership. With managed files, you can:
Lock and unlock stories to help preserve file integrity.
Notify InCopy users when the associated InDesign layout is outdated.
Identify the user working on a file.
Notify users when an InCopy content file is outdated, being used by someone, or available for editing. Notification methods include alert
messages, frame icons, status icons in the Links panel, and status icons in the Assignments panel.
Read-only files
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