InCopy symbols?

I am placing a Word file in InDesgin and funny things are happening...so I open the Word file in InCopy and found that some of the authors text was in a box or chart? The text wouldn't flow past it. So I solved that but now I can't get the endnotes to place. When I open the Word file in InCopy, there are blue brackets around each note. What does that mean and how can I fix? Help!