There is a program called SmartDocs that is integrated with Microsoft Word and Excel. It functions much like the CC libraries but with text snippets you can insert into things like proposals and papers. It would be an amazing boost to functionality if you could use SmartDocs in something like InDesign for content layout. The version I currently use is a SharePoint compatible program and having the access to what amounts to the enitre company's library of snippets for things like proposals, addresses, regulatory information, and etc would be amazing. It would also allow people to lay out designs in InDesign without having to try to do desktop publishing in Microsoft Word, because, let's be honest, Word tries hard, but it fails.
SmartDocs Website: https://36software.com/
I put this in a chat and got hung up on:
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I'm not sure if you're the right person to talk to, but I have an idea to increase functionality in InDesign and the libraries
There's a program called 'SmartDocs' that uses a repository system for document snippets that is much like a library in adobe
it would be AMAZING to be able to integrate that into something like InDesign so you could pull that information (from programs like word and excel) into a layout program
It would legitimately save me hours from having to try to go back and forth between the programs."
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