Workflow for creating book from word

[simon5CD0]

I have set up chapter 1 of my book in InDesign. Now I am looking to see if I have the right approach for creating the entire book.

My plan is to:

1)  set up a template based on chapter 1 to use for each of the other chapters in the book.
2)  include a template for style mapping in the chapter template so my Word text should turn into my InDesign layout as easy as possible

However, I'm not sure if this will allow me to make changes easily along the way, such as changing font sizes, etc. in a central place so that it will affect all the documents?

In chapter 1, I created the document with a primary text frame. Later I decided to change the margin size, but the text frame did not change. I, therefore, changed the size of it manually one page at a time which of course I cannot do if I choose to change the margin again at a later point.

[Alexandre Becquet]

Hello, have you set your primary text frame on the master page ?

[JonathanArias]

if you are using styles prior/when mapping from word to indesign you will ba bale to make all of the changes to copy you want in seconds once you have it all in indesign thanks to styles. next styles in the cells and object styles will only help also.

[simon5CD0]

I created the document with a primary text frame. I'm not sure if that's ideal and whether or not that actually attaches it directly to the master page?

I have tested out the style mapping and I have it working just fine in my chapter 1. What I'm hoping to do is to be able to make changes in one place and then have these changes affect all chapters at once to avoid having to make the same edits in each chapter.

[JonathanArias · Accepted solution]

thats easy!

you set one chapter as the parent for styles. open that file from the book panel, make your changes. synch from book panel. done.

you would greatly benifit out of watching this course as you go:

https://www.lynda.com/InCopy-tutorials/Creating-Long-Documents-InDesign-CC/179050-2.html?srchtrk=ind...

[simon5CD0]

Thanks for the inputs. I have started on that course today after your suggestion.

Regarding being able to change the margins for all chapters: will this also be possible and can it be done both with and without using primary text frames?

[JonathanArias]

well. you can created an object style for a text frame and apply it to frames that need a different margin.

really need to see what you are doing .. there is a 100000 ways of doing things and other here will show you other ways of doing it.

we can only go by what you tell us. show us when you get there?