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How to Automatically Split Text into Separate Text Boxes in InDesign

Participant ,
Sep 01, 2024 Sep 01, 2024

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Is there a way to get a lot of text into sepertate text boxes?

 

 

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Sep 01, 2024 Sep 01, 2024

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Enter in the number block makes a frame brake. 
Return in the main block creates a new paragraph. 

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Sep 01, 2024 Sep 01, 2024

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Can you describe in more detail what are you trying to achieve? 

 

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I have a whole list of text in a text box (each on another line) and I want each line of text in a separate text box.

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I have a whole list of text in a text box (each on another line) and I want each line of text in a separate text box.


By @Hendy374084080dng

 

Then, in the ParaStyle definition Keep Options / Start Paragraph:

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Tried that, that doesn't get me every line in another text box.

(I do want them on the same page.)

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Tried that, that doesn't get me every line in another text box.

(I do want them on the same page.)


By @Hendy374084080dng

 

Do you have enough linked TextFrames on the page? They won't magically appear out of the thin air - you need to make them first and link / thread them together.

 

Can you post a screenshot of what you have - and what would you like to achieve? With edges visible and hidden characters visible as well. 

 

There is also a difference between Text LINE and Paragraph. 

 

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Sep 01, 2024 Sep 01, 2024

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 But...Why?!? 🥺🧐

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 But...Why?!? 🥺🧐


By @Frans v.d. Geest

 

Probably kind of a DataMerge. 

 

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Still, why would you with Data Merge...? I feel a deep misunderstanding of InDesign in the question to be honest...

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@Frans v.d. Geest wrote:

Still, why would you with Data Merge...? 


 

I mean simple info in separate paragraphs - split into separate TFs. 

Kind of what you could do with a table - style columns with ParaStyles and split with "^p" as column and row separator. 

 

I feel a deep misunderstanding of InDesign in the question to be honest...

 

Most likely. 

 

Let's hope OP will clarify it a bit more. 

 

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