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laurapopayan
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July 7, 2013
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Can I use Word tables in InDesign? Any way to import tables made with Word?

  • July 7, 2013
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Hi, I'm new here...  Well, the title says it all: I need to use (basically unchanged) nearly 100 tables from a book made recently with Word... Can I import them?

It wouldn't be a problem making one new one (lines, etc...) with InDesign and then fill with text, but...  why repeat 100 different tables (that's my case) already done I can use without changes...  There must be a way to at least place a Word table into an ID document...  Thanks for all kinds of comments!

    Correct answer BobLevine

    Use file > place with show options and place the entire Word file.

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    Willi Adelberger
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    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
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    July 7, 2013

    Have you ever tried it?

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    laurapopayanAuthor
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    July 7, 2013

    Yes...  After selecting the table in its original file in Word, I tried to copy it on my InDesign file: The table wasn't copied, but only the text, out of place...

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      laurapopayanAuthor
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      July 7, 2013

      Use file > place with show options and place the entire Word file.


      Wow, that worked.  Thank you, Bob...  Now I got the table in InDesign, just like the original one, but it's bigger than the page I use in InDesign because the original book in Word was wider... So these are the new questions: Should I make each table smaller in Word before placing them in InDesign? Or can I make them smaller inside InDesign?

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