TheStudioSusan Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 OK....... again, beginning anew. Again. I have been wandering in the wilderness. Please be patient. I have followed rabbit holes for days now looking for an answer, yes, that I like. I confess. Here goes: adding a text document to a publishing format: this one. Must I add 400 pages (approx) one at a time? Adobe InDesign won't........... unless tech there didn't know what he was doing. I suspect that. I just want to work. I don't want to invent wheels, jump fiery hoops or show off. I managed to get 6 X 9 format pages here. My take herein is that I need to add one text box per one page and import that page, all 400 (or so, no images) one at a time. So far, I managed to import title page. The rest? No. I have read so many tutorials, watched YouTube videos, counseled myself to get into one program and stick with it but nothing accommodates what I need to do. Which is, seems simple, take a text document, adapt it to 6 X 9 format, add, fade, adjust, images that I have already edited. If there is a kind soul out there who can assist me, I will be forever grateful. Indeed, the gods will be too. I have dragged them from program to program. This forum had some friendly faces. Thanks. I need a nap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 31 minutes ago, TheStudioSusan said: Must I add 400 pages (approx) one at a time? No. Just add one page with a suitably sized text frame, import your text file into it and let the app do the work of creating additional pages as necessary. TheStudioSusan 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStudioSusan Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 First, thank you Alfred, again. I am sure this is a tedious subject because it seems it should be self-explanatory. Second, because since there is nothing to be found in Google or forums that has worked, I must be the only human in history who either wants to accomplish this simple task or who should not be allowed near a keyboard. Simple. Yes. What you said. Open, program. Create a text box and presto, you have a book! I must say I get page one at least. Cntrl A, check select text. Cntrl. C, check, copy text. Check. Cntrl. V. Page One. Check. Sorry. No menu to find the folder. I think I need to subscribe to Word again. I would rather have my fingernails pulled out, candidly. But at least they have publisher. Sheesh. Publisher might even have the option to fade an image and wrap text! Thanks Alfred. I appreciate your time. I have tried so many times on so many miracle applications, I give up........ or WORD. Which is worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 1 hour ago, TheStudioSusan said: What you said. Open, program. Create a text box and presto, you have a book! I must say I get page one at least. Cntrl A, check select text. Cntrl. C, check, copy text. Check. Cntrl. V. Page One. Check. Sorry. No menu to find the folder. What @Alfred posted was a link to a topic that explains what to do. As @walt.farrell said in that topic, after creating the text frame for the first page, use File > Place to place the file with the text in that text frame. At this point you will have only one document page, so to create the remaining pages, Shift-click on the red overflow triangle. TheStudioSusan 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStudioSusan Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Thank you, thank you, AWESOME PEOPLE. I shall follow these links tomorrow 🥰. I do so appreciate you infinite patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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