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Text-file import options
If you select Show Import Options when placing a text file, you can choose from these options:
Character Set
Specifies the computer language character set, such as ANSI, Unicode, or Windows CE, that was used
to create the text file. The default selection is the character set that corresponds to the default language of InDesign
or InCopy.
Platform
Specifies whether the file was created in Windows or Mac OS.
Set Dictionary To
Specifies the dictionary to be used by the imported text.
Extra Carriage Returns
Specifies how extra paragraph returns are imported. Choose Remove At End Of Every Line
or Remove Between Paragraphs.
Replace
Replaces the specified number of spaces with a tab.
Use Typographer’s Quotes
Ensures that imported text includes left and right quotation marks (“ ”) and
apostrophes (’) instead of straight quotation marks (" ") and apostrophes (').
Microsoft Excel import options
You can choose from these options when importing an Excel file:
Sheet
Specifies the worksheet you want to import.
View
Specifies whether to import any stored custom or personal views, or to ignore the views.
Cell Range
Specifies the range of cells, using a colon (:) to designate the range (such as A1:G15). If there are named
ranges within the worksheet, these names appear in the Cell Range menu.
Import Hidden Cells Not Saved in View
Includes any cells formatted as hidden cells in the Excel spreadsheet.
Table
Specifies how the spreadsheet information appears in the document.
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Formatted Table
InDesign tries to preserve the same formatting used in Excel, although the formatting of text
within each cell may not be preserved. If the spreadsheet is linked rather than embedded, updating the link will
override any formatting applied to the table in InDesign.
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Unformatted Table
The table is imported without any formatting from the spreadsheet, and InDesign formatting
is used even if you update a linked table. When this option is selected, you can apply a table style to the imported
table.
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Unformatted Tabbed Text
The table is imported as tab-delimited text, which you can then convert to a table in
InDesign or InCopy.
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Formatted Only Once
InDesign preserves the same formatting used in Excel during the initial import. Whenever
you update the link to the table, any formatting changes made to the spreadsheet are ignored in the linked table. This
option isn’t available in InCopy.
Table Style
Applies the table style you specify to the imported document. This option is available only if Unfor-
matted Table is selected.
Cell Alignment
Specifies the cell alignment for the imported document.
Include Inline Graphics
Preserves inline graphics from the Excel document in InDesign.
Number Of Decimal Places To Include
Specifies the number of decimal places of spreadsheet figures.
Use Typographer’s Quotes
Ensures that imported text includes left and right quotation marks (“ ”) and
apostrophes (’) instead of straight quotation marks (" ") and apostrophes (').