The InDesign Conference | Beyond Copy-Paste: Automating Text Flow and Cleanup

Tired of copy-paste chaos? Do you spend hours cleaning up other people’s text styling messes? Discover smarter ways to bring text into InDesign with high-quality results and less frustration. This session covers the full workflow—from prepping Word files to flowing content into InDesign using style mapping, to essential cleanup steps that prevent formatting headaches.

Learn how to identify and fix common issues in source documents, take advantage of InDesign’s style-based automation, and set up repeatable processes that save time and keep your layouts consistent. If you’ve ever spent more time fixing formatting than designing, this session is for you.

Topics include:

• Prep source files in Word before import
• Scripts and tools to help you fix text messes fast
• Eliminate local overrides and inconsistent formatting
• Flow long-form text efficiently with automated cleanup
• Build a repeatable import workflow that saves time every time