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Dative
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October 17, 2017
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Importing Endnotes

  • October 17, 2017
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So I regularly get word documents with a lot of endnotes, I need to import them so they restart at each chapter and also restart at each chapter in the endnotes. Is there a way to do this so InDesign does most of the work for me? I've been importing it then fixing them all manually but I'm certain there must be an easier way. Any suggestions?

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PeggySue59
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December 8, 2017

I have the same problem, and probably missing something with cc2018. I have a long document in Word with endnotes. In the Word file, the endnotes are numbered correctly 1, 2, etc for each chapter, starting at 1 for each chapter. When I import into ID, the numbers are all sequential and not starting at 1 for each chapter. My clumsy workaround has been to cut and paste the Word doc into individual chapters, and then bring them in as separate files.

I tried importing the file into cc2018 and had the same results. I don't need to keep the endnotes "live" in the ID file. Any suggestions?

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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December 8, 2017

You are missing nothing, I think.

Doing several Word docs—one doc for every chapter—is a valid workaround.

If you want endnotes with InDesign CC 2018 you have to keep them "live".

Regards,
Uwe

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PeggySue59
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December 8, 2017

Good to know that I'm not missing anything but this type of thing drives me nuts. Thanks for the input.

Steve Werner
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Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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October 18, 2017

You should download InDesign CC 2018 which can create and import Word endnotes. Download from the CC Desktop app.

Read about the features in this article:

https://indesignsecrets.com/whats-new-indesign-cc-2018.php

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    Ian Blogs
    Inspiring
    October 20, 2017

    At last! endnotes in Indesign. An initial trial of them is positive. They seem to do the job well.

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    DativeAuthor
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    October 18, 2017

    Thanks all!

    amaarora
    amaarora
    Inspiring
    October 18, 2017

    Hi,

    See this Dynamic endnotes – Adobe InDesign Feedback

    -Aman

    Mike Witherell
    Community Expert
    Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 17, 2017

    Have you tried "Show Import Options" when placing the file? You get a tiny bit of help there. Third-party plug-ins might take you further, tho.

    Mike Witherell
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    DativeAuthor
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    October 17, 2017

    I have unfortunately, as far as I'm aware it doesn't give me enough options, I may be wrong though. I should also mention that the word documents I'm working with are NOT well formatted.

    Mike Witherell
    Community Expert
    Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 17, 2017

    Oh boy. Well, as you know, paragraph and character styles are everything to clever workflow!

    Mike Witherell
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