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rebeccah75541102
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April 20, 2023
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Auto Styles: I want to disable this!!

  • April 20, 2023
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Auto Styles is annoying. I have created my own style palettes for years and I don't want to use this. Can it be disabled?

 

Also, I use to be able to copy and paste into my InDesign layout client comments in Acrobat "Comments" that included editorial revisions, and the new content would take on my layout paragraph styles within copy that had been given a paragraph style. All of a sudden, copy pastes in with no style and I have to reapply the paragraph style. This is annoying, especially if I have done kerning on the paragraph previously. Is there a work-around to this? It has really slowed down my production.

    Correct answer Mike Witherell

    Turn it off in Preferences > Clipboard Handling

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    Mike Witherell
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    Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
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    April 21, 2023

    Maybe try using the PDF Comments panel to import the PDF which actually brings in and organizes all the comments. Even better, make sure your Acrobat editor people are aware of the 3 Auto-Edit Comment tools from among the 20 available comment tools. If they use the 3 Auto-Edit tools, once you pipe in the PDF Comments in the panel, they can simply update your InDesign layout. Very satisfying!

    Mike Witherell
    Mike Witherell
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    Mike WitherellCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    April 20, 2023

    Turn it off in Preferences > Clipboard Handling

    Mike Witherell
      rebeccah75541102
      rebeccah75541102Author
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      April 20, 2023

      Oh man! Thank you! Who would have thought that is where to find it? Seems it should be with type preferences. Gees.

      rebeccah75541102
      rebeccah75541102Author
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      April 20, 2023

      Next time I do a survey, I will try to remember to include this as a suggestion to change.

       

      Do you have an idea of the reason behind my other issue:

      Also, I use to be able to copy and paste into my InDesign layout client comments in Acrobat "Comments" that included editorial revisions, and the new content would take on my layout paragraph styles within copy that had been given a paragraph style. All of a sudden, copy pastes in with no style and I have to reapply the paragraph style. This is annoying, especially if I have done kerning on the paragraph previously. Is there a work-around to this? It has really slowed down my production.

      In addition, it was a handy way of not having to rekey things when the client had already done it. As it is, I copy from the Acrobat comment, paste it to my pasteboard, give it the paragraph style, recopy it and then paste it into my layout paragraph. So many steps added when all it took was a copy and paste from Acrobat to InDesign.

       

      I suppose I should also post this under another topic.

       

      Thanks!


      I just took another look in Preferences > Clipboard Handling to see what else I missed. For my Adobe to InDesign copy pasting with(out)styles, I have checked:

      "When Pasting Text and Tables from Other Applications

      Paste:

      All information (Index Markers, Swatches, Styles, etc.)" is checked.

      "Text Only" not checked

      "Show Paste Options" checked (can't recall what this is for)

       

      I use Acrobat for client proofing only and they make their revisions using comment and markup tools. I do not create or edit documents in Acrobat.

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