Create an Instance

[keen01]

Can I create an instance in Indesign. We do some sets of business cards where the layout is 4 up. I want to be able to type in the top card and the three below change?

 

[jmgalvin]

If you're talking about something like changing the name or title on the card, it's just as easy to use Find-Change and then select Change All in that window. Then everything changes.

That's how we do standard business cards - keeping one version as a template and just using find-change.

Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4

 

[Ekwoman]

Here is a plugin that auto-synchs text from a placed file (.txt, .doc, etc.) and you can have multiple boxes set to auto-synch:

http://www.rorohiko.com/placeautosynchronizer.html

Also, you can use the InCopy plugins that came on the CD (but didn't install automatically)...one of them (and I can't remember which one exactly) allows you to do that. I assume it would be the one where you let others subscribe or check out stories. I'll see if I can figure out how that works.

Hope that helps some.