Operation Manual

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InCopy and InDesign
Last updated 6/15/2014
Return For InDesign And Email Create and return a package to the InDesign user by e-mail. The package appears as
an attachment in a new message in your default e-mail application. Specify the recipient, provide instructions, and
send the e-mail message.
Receive return packages (InDesign)
To open an InDesign package (*.idap or *.indp), do any of the following:
Launch the package using the e-mail application. For example, double-click the attachment file.
Use Explorer or Finder to open the file. For example, double-click the file or drag it to the InDesign application
icon.
In InDesign, choose File > Open, and double-click the package file.
In InDesign, choose Open Package from the Assignments panel menu, and then double-click the package file.
Youre prompted to update all links when opening the package. If a story has been modified since the assignment was
packaged, you can determine whether to update or unlink the content in the InDesign file. When the stories in the files
are returned and checked in, you can check out and edit the content.
More Help topics
Package files
Check in content
Save changes (InCopy)
Update assignment files (InDesign)
Unlink content files (InDesign)