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July 2, 2025
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Script or Action for MS Word to IND

  • July 2, 2025
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Is there a way to develop a script or action in IND to flow copy from MS word in to an IND template? 

Correct answer rob day

Hi @catherine_0870 , InDesign’s Place command is scriptable via AppleScript or ExtendScript. If you want to work in MSWord and have the edits applied to an ID doc as you work, AppleScript can communicate with Word but Extendscript cannot. Maybe look at Adobe InCopy for editing text outside of an InDesign layout.

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rob day
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July 2, 2025

Hi @catherine_0870 , InDesign’s Place command is scriptable via AppleScript or ExtendScript. If you want to work in MSWord and have the edits applied to an ID doc as you work, AppleScript can communicate with Word but Extendscript cannot. Maybe look at Adobe InCopy for editing text outside of an InDesign layout.