Is there a method to keep Formatting on linked text files. I dont quite understand why this isnt available, this is a huge deal of course and a immense time-saver
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Yes that is exactly what im looking for. But the does this only work with docx format, because doc doesnt seem to work. I do need to import those pre-defined styling in order to let this work probably or not?
Yes, it does work with .doc files as well. I just tested it, and you can see the .doc file in the final screen shot.
The trick is the style names. You need to have the exact same style names in both documents. Set that up first. Note that head 1, Head1 and Head 1 are not exact matches. The style names must match exactly in both applications—spelling, case and spacing. Also note that while I am focused on paragraph styles, character styles work too. Look for the icon in word to differentiate them (¶ vs a). InDesign separates them into different panels—the Paragraph styles panel and the Character styles panel.
Then File > Place and the styles will match up. When you edit and update, they continue to match and you get to keep your formatting.
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