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Place a single page of a word document into InDesign

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May 10, 2018 May 10, 2018

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Hi,

I would like to place an individual page of a word document into either a separate page or into a separate text frame that isn't the first page of the document. Is there a way to easily do this?

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Community Expert , May 10, 2018 May 10, 2018

Hi,

  • Scroll to the page you want to display your text
  • Use File > Place...
  • Navigate to locate you r Word document
  • Click on
  • Your cursor will be 'loaded' with your text
  • Click or Drag cursor to place your text
  • If you need several text frames, you can use the square handle at the bottom right of the frame to Strat drawing the next one.

Alternatively, you can use the text tool to draw your textframe(s), select the first one, File>Place to insert your Word doc.

You can also try to copy paste, but you loose a co

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Hi,

  • Scroll to the page you want to display your text
  • Use File > Place...
  • Navigate to locate you r Word document
  • Click on
  • Your cursor will be 'loaded' with your text
  • Click or Drag cursor to place your text
  • If you need several text frames, you can use the square handle at the bottom right of the frame to Strat drawing the next one.

Alternatively, you can use the text tool to draw your textframe(s), select the first one, File>Place to insert your Word doc.

You can also try to copy paste, but you loose a couple of options this way.

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If you want to import just 1 single Word page out of many:

As far as I know you have to use copy/paste because the "Place..." command options don't include the import of a specific Word page.

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You could also simply copy the page within Word ​into a new Word document. Then place that document into InDesign.

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