InDesign will not place Word File

[yearlingb]

Our writers use the PCs in the building to write their stories. We do page layout in InDesign CS2 (fully updated) on Macs.

When we have a frame selected and want to Place the text saved as .doc on the network, the document is there with the correct file name, but we cannot select it to place.

Oddly, we have 5 editors working on 5 macs, yet only two of them have this problem. How do we resolve this issue?

Thanks in advance!

 

[MarcusStringer]

Are they saving the Word files as Word 2000???

InDesign won't import anything less then that...

Also make sure they have a .doc extension

Marcus

http://www.midlandtypesetters.com.au

 

[yearlingb]

They are saving in Word 2003. And the file comes up as .doc extension. I'm absolutely puzzled about this. We have placed before using these computers, and over the summer break we suddenly have lost the ability to do so.

Any other suggestions? I really would appreciate it.

 

[MarcusStringer]

Try copying the word file to your local machine...

also check the permissions on the word file eg make them all read+write

Marcus

http://www.midlandtypesetters.com.au

 

[eugenetyson]

Open the word file and save it as a RTF, much better for importing to InDesign anyway.