Insert pages and set threads to new pages

[OzPhotoMan]

Hi all, 

I have a 123 page document and wish to insert 6 new pages in the middle. However, the text threads remain with the old pages. Is there a way to insert the new pages and have the exisitng text threads move to the in / out ports of the new pages? Or do I have to do it manually?

I have tried to do it manually by picking up the out port and dropping it into the in port on the next page, but that pushes the new page to the end of the document.   

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Then, honestly, you should just do all this work in AP. It's not an identical clone of InDesign and you will likely have to rework many things in both the layout and the workflow.

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[OzPhotoMan]

Probably right, but I have put too much work into Id to rework in another app. The main reason for having AP is if I ever want to update the document. I think this would be a remote possibility. Then again, I could just sign up to Id again for a short period. In reality, still to decide.

I did have AP for a while, used it for 7 days, decided the learning curve was too great, then continued to use Word. then decided Wrod was too cumbersome, bit the bullet and went Id. Still a steep learning curve, but am very familiar with Photoshop so I though the transtion to Id would be easier in some respects and that turned out to be the case. 

ATM, this is a one off project, but who knows, I get the writing bug a bit more!  

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

What works, works!

In my opinion, large works are best written and edited in a tool like Word. A layout tool should only come into the flow when end versions (print, e-book, etc.) are in sight, as Word is fairly lousy at that and most clones are worse. But on the flip side, ID is a clumsy editor at best. Okay, if you've mastered it — I've written a couple of books in it — but writing-qua-writing is best down in a writing tool.

I don't know much about Affinity except that it exists. I would be surprised if it didn't have many limitations of its own in getting to clean print output, and even moreso e-book export. ID has horsepower to burn for both and still can bite a project right in the ASCII. 🙂

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[OzPhotoMan]

Main reason I went with ID is I needed a fully colour managed workflow as there are a lot of images in the book.