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akamax
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November 24, 2016
Question

edit InDesign text on iPad

  • November 24, 2016
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I am making a photo book using InDesign. I like editing the flowing text separately on my iPad. I tried using Apple Pages but it doesn't keep the style and formatting when I go back and forth between InDesign and Pages. Yes, I have set my InDesign Preferences > Clipboard handling > Keep all information. But while this keeps some styling, it does not keep the italics.

I think I get it that keeping styles and for formatting between applications from different vendors can have issues. But what about within the Adobe family? Is there an iPad app that would keep the styles and formatting? What do you suggest? It seems Adobe would have a solution.

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Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 24, 2016

You can't use InDesign on an iPad, but there is Adobe Comp CC, which may suit your purposes:

Adobe Comp CC | Wireframe, layout and mockup software

Steve Werner
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 24, 2016

However, Comp CC is only a way of comping out files on the iPad for input into InDesign. It's not two-way. There is no way to edit an InDesign file on an iPad.

vinny38
Legend
November 24, 2016

Hi,

I don't use Apple Pages, however in regards of what you describe, I may guess it would keep only Paragraph styles.

Maybe you want to try to create Character style set as "italic" and apply it to your italic text. (Using find/replace feature would be fast and easy)

Hope that helps

regards