Update a linked story edit original story, Update a linked story, Edit original story – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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2. From the Links panel menu, choose Linked Story Options.
3. 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:
1. 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.
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