Working with .txt Files
A .txt file is a plain text file. That means that the file is already stripped of all formatting, so bringing it into InCopy CS2 is a pretty simple process. Cut or copy and paste from a .txt file into InCopy CS2, and your text arrives free of formatting, assigned to the Basic Paragraph style with a character style of None, meaning it also arrives in your default font. If you choose to open or place a .txt file, you are faced with the Text Import Options dialog. As befits text stripped of all formatting, this dialog has far fewer options than its Word Import dialog cousin (Figure 2.16).
Figure 2.16. The Text Import Options dialog has far fewer options than its Word Import dialog cousin.

TipShift-click Open when placing a text file to invoke the Import Options dialog temporarily when placing .doc, .rtf, or .txt files instead of checking the Show Import Options text box.Now you know how to create a new document. You can also take nearly any file format they throw at you and wrangle it into InCopy CS2. Next step? Actually writing and editing copy. Just turn the page.
Alphabet Soup: Understanding the Differences Between .indd, .indt, .incd, .incx, .inct, and .incaInCopy CS2 is capable of opening, placing, copying, and saving all sorts of text-based documents. The goal is to give editors a truly versatile tool for working with all sorts of source files. There may be writers inside your office who are working in InCopy, while freelancers or remote users outside the office continue to write in Microsoft Word or some text editor..incx: An .incx file is the default file type for InCopy CS2. That's what users get when they choose File > Save Content (Command/Control-S) in InCopy CS2 (Figure 2.17). InCopy CS2 users will use this file type the vast majority of the time. When an InDesign CS2 user exports graphic elements or stories from InDesign CS2 for access by an InCopy CS2 user, this is the file type created, and an InCopy CS2 user will have no problem opening these files, but InCopy CS users will not be able to open them. Figure 2.17. The Save Content dialog offers up several alternative file formats at the bottom.Chapter 9), Part Two, "Understanding the Workflow." |