Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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See also
“Relink missing assignment files (InDesign)” on page 624
“Best practices for working with managed files” on page 606
Create empty assignment files (InDesign)
1
In InDesign, save the document.
2
In the Assignments panel (Window > Assignments), choose New Assignment from the panel menu.
3
In the New Assignment dialog box, specify assignment file options and click OK.
Simultaneously create assignments and add content (InDesign)
1
In InDesign, create a document that has one or more text frames, graphics frames, or placeholder items, and then
save the document.
2
Select the text and graphics frames you want to add.
3
Do one of the following:
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From the Assignments panel menu, choose Add To Assignment, and then select New.
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Choose Edit > InCopy > Add [option] To Assignment > New.
4
In the New Assignment dialog box, specify assignment file options and click OK.
The newly created assignment file includes any frames selected in the document window.
Add content to existing assignments (InDesign)
1
Save the InDesign document.
2
Select the text and graphics frames you want to add.
3
Do one of the following:
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From the Assignments panel menu, choose Add To Assignment, and then select the assignment.
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Drag content from the Unassigned InCopy Content section of the Assignments panel into an existing assignment.
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Select page items with the Selection tool and drag them to an existing Assignment in the Assignments panel.
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Choose Edit > InCopy > Add [option] To Assignment, and then select the assignment.
4
Choose Update All Assignments from the Assignments panel menu to make the content files available to InCopy
users.
Note: You can add content only to assignments in the same document. However, you can import the same content into
multiple documents and add it to an assignment in each of those documents.
Assignment file options (InDesign)
When you create or modify an assignment file, you can set the following options:
Assignment Name
The unique identification of the assignment in the Assignments panel, for example “Ocean
article.” This name must conform to the filenaming conventions of the operating system.
Assigned To
The unique identification of the user assigned to the files. The user’s name appears in parentheses
following the assignment name in the Assignments panel. Entering a name here is for informational purposes only;
it doesn’t grant special rights or permissions to the user.