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bcastello
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August 14, 2025
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Please create a ChatGPT connector to InDesign.

  • August 14, 2025
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I just know somehow that if this was a real thing I could save a week's worth of time every month.  I produce a 40 page newsletter 12 times a year and it always takes about 5 days to complete a new issue.  The format is generally consistent from month to month, but bringing in new stories is such a brutally manual process!

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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August 29, 2025

@bcastello ,

or see into Roland Dreger's:

OpenAI for Adobe InDesign

https://github.com/RolandDreger/indesign-openai

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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August 29, 2025

Hi @bcastello ,

look into Eugen Pflüger's MATE for InDesign:

https://www.omata.io/mate

https://www.omata.io/mate/indesign

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

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Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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August 15, 2025

Exactly what would ChatGPT bring to the table here? 

 

What is the process you have for bringing in new stories? Maybe there's a better way to improve your process. 

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    bcastelloAuthor
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    August 22, 2025

    The article submissions arrive in . DOC files.  Copying to clipboard, pasting, formatting the headline to a different paragraph style and inserting an online image for each article takes a lot of time.  I try to keep articles to a single spread most of the time, using character x-size by 2-3 percent to get a perfect fit. 

     

    I feel like I could tell ChatGPT what my layout rules are and it could help me get everything imported in a lot less time.  

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    leo.rCommunity Expert
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    August 22, 2025
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    I feel like I could tell ChatGPT what my layout rules are and it could help me get everything imported in a lot less time.  


    By @bcastello

     

    You can tell ChatGPT what your layout rules are right now (as well as other details about your workflow), and it will give you the best possible suggestions it can come up with. Such as the best practices for your particular workflow, as well as available plug-ins, scripts, etc.

     

    Other than that, ChatGPT can't do anything for you in this particular case. It doesn't have any means of controlling InDesign and/or Word; ChatGPT can only spill out suggestions. It's not unthinkable that sometime in the future ChatGPT (or other AI tools) will be able to actually operate your software, but this future isn't here yet.

     

    Regardless, I'm sure you'll soon receive some actual suggestions from other members here on the ways to improve your workflow (Word-based workflow is simply not my area of expertise). I'm only aware of the WordsFlow plug-in, but I don't know if it's beneficial for your particular goals:

    https://emsoftware.com/products/wordsflow/

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