Import InDesign settings

[Gunivortus]

Two times I started an article and a book in my InDesign  and then, after some pages, I imported it in AP to have my design settings (format templates) there. I can continue with that, but is there either perhaps an option to just import the settings for an article or book I previously made in InDesign, or are there AP files available with (example) settings for articles and books to import and use directly.

(For years I use the same InDesign templates for my articles and books I used before, hardly make changes - import them each time from older books/articles).

[Lee D]

This is kind of done when you import an InDesign document file into Affinity, certain things are read and applied to the document data. But there isn't any files that can be imported into Affinity apps to just bring in your InDesign settings.

[Gunivortus]

26 minutes ago, Lee D said:

This is kind of done when you import an InDesign document file into Affinity, certain things are read and applied to the document data. But there isn't any files that can be imported into Affinity apps to just bring in your InDesign settings.

OK, thanks. Then I'll proceed as before. (The learning process takes me too much time to create it all from scratch in AP).

[walt.farrell]

19 minutes ago, Gunivortus said:

(The learning process takes me too much time to create it all from scratch in AP).

So, if there are common settings you use:

1. Import your InDesign document into Publisher.
2. Delete its content, except for the settings/objects you need.
3. Use File > Export as Template, and save it with an appropriate name into a template directory that you create.
4. In File > New, switch from Presets to Templates, and add your template directory.
5. Next time you want a document like that, select it from the templates shown in File > New.

[Gunivortus]

16 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

So, if there are common settings you use:

1. Import your InDesign document into Publisher.
2. Delete its content, except for the settings/objects you need.
3. Use File > Export as Template, and save it with an appropriate name into a template directory that you create.
4. In File > New, switch from Presets to Templates, and add your template directory.
5. Next time you want a document like that, select it from the templates shown in File > New.

Thanks! That is a fine solution!

Will do that.