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Inspiring
January 3, 2018
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is there a way to link stories between documents

  • January 3, 2018
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Hello

I have a book comprised of different documents:

Cover page

TOC

Exec Summary

Solution X

Solution Y

Conclusion

Now what I wish to accomplish is in the 'TOC' document to have a textbox/story called 'Featured Content' that links to 'Solution X' document.

I thought I'd be able to use story jumps, but then I couldn't figure a way to use story jumps between documents.

I was wondering what feature/functionality can I use to use story jumps between documents in a book in InDesign

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    Correct answer amaarora

    Hi,

    You can not thread text frames across documents.

    ashimg23377171  wrote

    Well, I was trying out diff options, and I figured I could accomplish this by simple cross-referencing between documents in a book.

    Yes that's one of the way. The other one being hyperlinks.

    Also, does place and link help you with what you are trying to achieve?Use linked content features in InDesign

    -Aman

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    amaarora
    amaarora
    Inspiring
    January 3, 2018

    Hi,

    What is the final output format?

    By story jumps across documents do you mean hyperlink across documents? If the export format is pdf and you turn on Hyperlinks while exporting the book, then on clicking a title in the TOC it will navigate you to the appropriate page of the book.

    -Aman

    ashimg23377171
    ashimg23377171Author
    Inspiring
    January 3, 2018

    yes Aman... I could navigate via TOC... but I wanted to have a featured content section, which would also navigate to certain sections.

    Well, I was trying out diff options, and I figured I could accomplish this by simple cross-referencing between documents in a book.

    But I was wondering if I could also thread text boxes betn docs... sthg like in the foll link, which works within a document:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dkUnuqcoyg&index=22&list=PL4qBMvigUSLDjg3_C1Vvn7zF-BEuwAWpv

    amaarora
    amaaroraCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    January 3, 2018

    Hi,

    You can not thread text frames across documents.

    ashimg23377171  wrote

    Well, I was trying out diff options, and I figured I could accomplish this by simple cross-referencing between documents in a book.

    Yes that's one of the way. The other one being hyperlinks.

    Also, does place and link help you with what you are trying to achieve?Use linked content features in InDesign

    -Aman

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