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I have been importing Word files into InDesign for many years and the formatting for section breaks has always been fine. It seems (perhaps with the newest update) that when I place a file the hard returns that place a break between poem lines or paragraph section breaks are disappearing (after I use my style guide option). Paragraph indents are fine thouhg. Any idea why InDesign is ignoring the section break returns?
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Can you show the InDesign file (before applying ID style) with paragraph returns? (Type > Show HIdden Characters menu.)
Also, please use the Insert Photos option in the forum post. It's easier to see the graphics.
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Also, you may want to check "Show Import Options" when placing the file and make sure that the option to "Preserve Styles and Formatting from Text and Tables" is selected.
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Check your import word settings:
https://creativepro.com/retaining-important-formatting-when-importing-word-documents/
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This could be the issue/setting, however, it won't remove standard paragraph returns.
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Thanks to all! I was able to find the problem. The "Collapse All Empty Paragraphs" box was checked in the import options. Not sure how it got changed, but that did fix it.
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That is not an InDesign option but a third-party plug-in. You are using Em Software's WordsFlow.
That is why nobody could answer your question immediately.