![]() It allows editing of the copy in real time and an individual document can be accessed by multiple people simultaneously. Google Docs, in turn, excels at collaboration. InCopy is great for formatting, line breaks, handing copy overflow, etc., and I like it a lot. ![]() Although it bills itself as not being a direct competitor to InCopy (no edit-to-fit functionality, for example), it's an interesting product on its own merits. ![]() The idea of leveraging Google's free web-based rich text editor for collaborative editing & then flowing those bits of copy into InDesign for newspaper or magazine layout is a sound one, but one of the issues is that there's no direct integration with Adobe InDesign that other solutions (such as Adobe InCopy or Woodwing's products) have.Īlmost as if they overheard us, Em Software (developer of the legendary QuarkXPress database publishing tools EmData and Xtags) has released the DocsFlow plug-in for InDesign that integrates Google Docs with Adobe's publishing software. We’d love to hear from you no matter what you decide.Earlier this afternoon, I had lunch with a co-worker, and we discussed the pros and cons of using Google Docs in newsrooms. We’re not perfect but we’re always striving! We pride ourselves on great products and personal customer support. We’re here to make you successful.ĭocsFlow has been shipping since late 2011, and has thousands of happy users around the world.Įm Software is a small software developer that’s been in the publishing business since 1990 (three decades!), and in the plug-in business since before InDesign 1.0 was even released. Contact us at (or, better yet, use File > DocsFlow > Send Email to Support) with any questions, problems, issues, ideas, or kudos. We offer free lifetime support for license holders, and for anyone in the evaluation (or even pre-evaluation) period. If you decide you don’t want to use DocsFlow (and we’d love to know why), you can uninstall it any time (on macOS) by deleting the Plug-Ins/Em Software sub-folder in the InDesign folder, or (on Windows) using the standard system uninstaller. You don’t need to re-download or re-install. ![]() If you’ve already installed DocsFlow for a trial, just enter your real license the next time you’re prompted (or go to File > DocsFlow > About… > License… and enter it there). (And you’ve already evaluated it and know it works for you, right?) Note that we have a 60-day money-back guarantee, so you can purchase with confidence knowing it won’t be wasted money. If you do decide to purchase a license, use this link for our online store, or use the Buy DocsFlow button in the sidebar of this page or the product home page. You then have 15 days to try out DocsFlow with all (including Pro) features enabled. Once installed, (re) start InDesign, and, on first use when prompted by a licensing dialog, press the Demo button. It shouldn’t take more than a minute or two for the whole process. Double-click the downloaded installer to complete the installation. Just find your InDesign version and your platform (macOS or Windows) and click on the appropriate link, to download. You can download and install the full plug-in from the “Downloads” sidebar on this page, or on the product page. Double-click that icon to merge in the changes, without losing your work. When the linked source document is changed, you’ll see a link-changed icon in the Links panel. If you’re in a hurry (aren’t we all?), see the “Getting Started” first section of the user guide it covers the basics in a few paragraphs.Īt its simplest, using DocsFlow is a matter of using File > DocsFlow > Place from Google Docs… instead of File > Place…. Your first step for learning more is to visit the product page, and the user guide. (Note that we strongly encourage you to try before buying.) Here’s how to test-drive DocsFlow with a full-featured trial license, and how to convert that to a real license if it proves useful. Thank you for your interest in DocsFlow, which David Blatner said “…is one of those plug-ins that can literally be life-changing in how much it improves your workflow.”ĭocsFlow is a plug-in for Adobe InDesign that marries Google Docs’ shared editing power to InDesign’s layout prowess, giving you on-line, two-way story links to Google Docs documents.
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