Operation Manual

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Last updated 6/15/2014

Note: If the InCopy story is linked to an InDesign layout with an embedded hyphenation list, the embedded list governs

spell checking and hyphenation.

Copyfitting text

InCopy keeps track of several text statistics and makes this data available in the Copyfit Info toolbar. As you write your

story, the Copyfit Info toolbar automatically displays the number of lines, words, and characters, and the vertical depth

at the bottom of the work area for both linked and stand-alone stories in Galley and Layout views.

Note: You can make the Copyfit Info toolbar a floating panel. (See Use toolbars.)

For linked InCopy documents or for stand-alone documents with a Depth setting, the Copyfit Progress Info box

indicates the precise amount by which a story is too long or too short. If the story doesn’t fill the frames assigned to it,

the copyfit box turns blue and displays a count. The length of the blue bar indicates roughly what percentage of the

frame is currently filled with text. The shorter the blue bar, the more text you need to add to fill the space.

Copyfit Info toolbar

If the text overflows the assigned frame space, a copyfit line indicates where overset text begins, and the Copyfit

Progress Info box turns red and displays the amount you need to cut to fit copy into the frame. (See

Editing overset text

Note: The red bar is always the same length. It does not reflect any percentage of the space available.