It has some glitches though which hold it back, making it hard to recommend until theyre fixed.
Sounds cool, right?
We tried it out to see how it helps the design workflow.
InCopy’s Galley strips the written word of all style (aside from Page Breaks), helping you focus on the work at hand
Its actually the cheapest subscription you’ve got the option to get with Adobe.
Alternatively, its $7.50 per month on no contract.
And this cycle repeats until everyone involved is happy with the results.
You can see any changes in InDesign that were made in InCopy, once you’ve clicked on ‘Update Content’
Instead you better hit update content from the contextual menu.
Also, while someones altering the content, everyone else is locked out of it.
Its not as seamless as it could be, but it works well… until it doesnt.
Story takes Galley one step further by removing all page breaks - stripping even that from your page as it could be a potential distraction
The design visual left in the body of the text are the page breaks.
Its also possible to import styles, thereby limiting any additional work between computers.
Such a shame our copy kept crashing when trying to update the documents content.
Want to see what your text will look like in InDesign (as long as you have the same fonts as your designer’s)? Then Layout is the option for you
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InCopy allows you to leave notes throughout your document, and Tracking Changes is also available (but it’s not on by default)
