Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 624)

INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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Return or forward a package (InCopy)
After you open and edit a package, you can send it to another InCopy user or you can return it to the InDesign user
who created the package. Package files created for other InCopy users include the .incp extension; return package
files created for InDesign users include the .indp extension.
1 Edit and check in the content you want to include in the package.
2 From the Assignments panel menu, choose one of the following:
Forward For InCopy Create a package for another InCopy user. Specify the name and location of the package file, and
then make it available to the InCopy user.
Forward For InCopy And Email Create and send a package for another InCopy user via e-mail. The package appears
as an attachment in a new message in your default e-mail application. Specify the recipient, provide instructions, and
send the e-mail message.
Return For InDesign Create a package to return to the InDesign user.
Return For InDesign And Email Create and return a package to the Indesign user by e-mail. The package appears as
an attachment in a new message in your default e-mail application. Specify the recipient, provide instructions, and
send the e-mail message.
Receive return packages (InDesign)
❖ To open an InDesign package (*.indp), do any of the following:
• Launch the package using the e-mail application. For example, double-click the attachment file.
• Use Explorer or Finder to open the file. For example, double-click the file or drag it to the InDesign application icon.
• In InDesign, choose File > Open, and double-click the package file.
• In InDesign, choose Open Package from the Assignments panel menu, and then double-click the package file.
You’re prompted to update all links when opening the package. If a story has been modified since the assignment
was packaged, you can determine whether to update or unlink the content in the InDesign file. When the stories in
the files are returned and checked in, you can check out and edit the content.
See also
“Update assignment files (InDesign)” on page 619
“Unlink content files (InDesign)” on page 625
Working with managed files
Open shared content
Only InCopy users can open assignment files (.inca). If an InCopy user opens an InDesign file that contains assign-
ments, the user will have access to all the managed content, regardless of assignments.
❖ Do one of the following.
• In InCopy, choose File > Open, select an assignment file (.inca), and click Open.
• In InDesign or InCopy, choose File > Open, select an InDesign file (.indd) that contains assigned content, and
click Open.