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copy and past from word to indesign

New Here ,
Oct 09, 2019 Oct 09, 2019

Hi, i have a problem with copy and past from word to indesign, for exemple when i try to copy this kind of text " 60°C " from word, it appears like this in indesign " °60C ". I also have problems with more complexe text like " (2h 60°C) et éthanol 95% (4h 60°C) " from word, and in indesign it become " (2h°60C et éthanol 4) %95h°60°C) ".

Both text are well in the same langue configuration (french) in word and indesign ...

Any ideas ?

 

Thanks.

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Community Expert ,
Oct 09, 2019 Oct 09, 2019

Instead of copy and paste (which is a POOR way to bring in more complex formatting), using File > Place with the Word file. If you only need part of a Word documennt, separate it ahead in a separate document and use the Place command.

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New Here ,
Oct 09, 2019 Oct 09, 2019
I said copy and past but actually I'm already using le place command, and this problem comes with this command
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Community Expert ,
Oct 09, 2019 Oct 09, 2019

Bonjour,

 

Tu n'as pas une version moyen-orientale d'InDesign ? As-tu essayé, à part la suggestion de Steve, de copier-coller ton texte dans un logiciel comme Texedit ou d'enregistrer ton fichier Word en .txt avant de coller dans Indesign ?

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New Here ,
Oct 09, 2019 Oct 09, 2019
Non j'ai bien une version FR je viens de regarder dans les préférences de creative cloud et c'est bien FR, faut il que je regarde à un autre endroit ? En effet, quand j'enregistre en TXT et que j'importe ça fonctionne !! Par contre quand je fais un copier / coller, j'ai le même problème. Je pourrais faire la bascule avec le fichier TXT, mais c'est une revue scientifique et il y a plein d'éléments en éxposants que je perds si je le transforme en TXT. Ce qui est aussi super étrange c'est quand j'essaye de modifier à la main dans indesign, pareil les " ° " s'inversent par rapport au reste. Je pense que c'est en effet in problème de correspondance de langue, mais tout semble bien configuré en FR.
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Enthusiast ,
Oct 09, 2019 Oct 09, 2019

Could it be a GREP style badly defined or used? What happens if you write yourself (not paste) 2h 60°C éthanol 95% (4h 60°C) in a text box?

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Participant ,
Oct 09, 2019 Oct 09, 2019

It might be a font problem, since the degree symbol is involved.

What type of font is being used in the Word document? OpenType/Unicode or TrueType?

How was the symbol inserted into the Word document? Did the author use the Insert Symbol tool in Word and select Unicode character 00B0 as shown below?

Correct method of inserting degree symbol in MS Word.Correct method of inserting degree symbol in MS Word.

 

If not, the characters can become scrambled when you copy from Word and paste into InDesign.

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New Here ,
Oct 10, 2019 Oct 10, 2019
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Hi, thanks a lot for your help, but it wasn't an import problem or font problem, JM you was right, some part of the text apperas to be configurated as arabic into indesign, don't know why, but when I put it back in french it's OK !!

 

Thanks a lot to everybody who took the time to answer me.

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