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                    Exporting content from InDesign
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                <div><p>Exporting content from InDesign to InCopy
establishes a link between the two applications. You export InDesign
text frames, graphics frames, and their contents to InCopy using
either of two methods:</p>
<div class="para"><ul><li><p>Create a container file (*.icma)—called an <dfn class="term">assignment</dfn>—and
add related groupings of document items (such as the text and graphics
of a story) to the assignment so they can be worked on together.
(Assignments compatible with InDesign CS3 are saved as *.inca files.)
Content within assignments is exported as *.icml files. (Content
exported for InCopy CS3 is saved as *.incx files.)</p>
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<li><p>Export text and graphics frames separately (including placeholder
frames) using the Edit&#160;&gt; InCopy&#160;&gt; Export
menu commands. Exported content is saved as *.icml files. (Content
exported for InCopy CS3 is saved as *.incx files.)</p>
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<p>After content is exported, small icons appear at the top left
of exported frames in InDesign and InCopy, and in the Assignments
panel. A link to the exported file appears in the Links panel. These
icons indicate the status of managed frames and they differentiate
managed frames from those that aren’t part of the workflow. All
exported content appears in the Assignments panel. Content exported
using the Export menu commands appears in the Unassigned InCopy Content
section of the Assignments panel list. While both methods establish
a controlled connection between InCopy content and an InDesign document,
the primary method is to use assignment files.</p>
<p>Exporting content makes the content available for users to check
out while maintaining a link to the original InDesign document.
(This link is made from within InDesign; you cannot create the link
from InCopy.) </p>
<p>Once the content is exported, InCopy users can see (but not change)
the page layouts, styles, and so forth as they appear in the InDesign
document. </p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>You can also create text or anchored graphics
using InCopy and then place them in InDesign.</div>
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