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- Mishga
Hi there,
Anybody knows how to import editable text and graphics from Illy to ID?
Anyone???
Thanks a lot!
Cheers!
- goldieboy0
Not in front of comp right now, but try: copy your text box/graphic from illy and just paste it into an InD. doc?
- Miesfan0
"This isn't much help for what you describe, but if you want to move text from Illy to ID and have it editable, you must copy it as text (highlight with the text tool) rather than as an object. ID's text engine is quite a bit more sophisticated, and is not yet shared among applications.
For what it's worth, most experienced InDesign users set as much type in ID as they can. I would never set block text that might be subject to editing in Illustrator, nor would I usually copy/paste from Illustrator into ID. I've learned from experience that if I need to make the art in Illustrator I'm better off saving as .ai and placing that because it is then re-usable for other projects. Pasted paths would need to be re-saved in ID as a snippet in order to be easily accessible for future use, and there is no easy way to edit once, update many.
I view InDesign as a sort of box or framework into which you fit the various pieces of your puzzle, but not a place for constructing complex graphical content."
- monospaced0
Simple answer is no. Completely different type engines. You can copy text as stated above but it will behave differently and maintaining formatting isn't really an option. Copying graphics is different. You can paste vector art but it won't maintain it's grouping structure or any special fills, like gradients, the same way. If the art is too complex it'll force you to place it instead.
- Mishga0
My issue was to import a composed object (vector and text) as a block and maintain the text editable in ID.
I'll place it, and edit it further when needed in Illy, so.
Thank you all!
Cheers! =)