Import Word, TXT & RTF files needed

[philkon]

Importing Word (.doc) files, TXT files and RTF files is an absolute requirement for me. Or, at least a conversion app. I have been using these formats for decades. Without them, I would not be able to use any of my old projects. That means I would have to start from scratch on everything. With literally a thousand web pages, multiple books, and other documents, I have lots to import if I am going to use something new.

[MikeW]

Text and RTF files can be imported (slight bug to be fixed with UTF-8 text files that needs fixed).

Create your text frame. Text menu, Insert text from file... selection.

[walt.farrell]

I would like to take that suggestion a bit further and suggest that Affinity Publisher should also support the open format .odt (popularized by OpenOffice and LibreOffice) and the open-format version of .docx (created by Microsoft).

Also, it would be handy if we could simply use File > Open against the various text format files that can be inserted.

[Bruce.Dickson]

Unable to place text from a .txt file into a AfPub doc.  Screenshot attached. Not giving up yet. 

- Tutorial?  Where?   

This is April 2022.  New copy of AfPub bought on Apple Mac store yesterday.  I'm coming from OpenOffice, LibreOffice, InDesign years ago, and Pixelmator.  I'm in MACOS High Sierra. 

[walt.farrell]

37 minutes ago, Bruce.Dickson said:

Unable to place text from a .txt file into a AfPub doc.

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

You should be able to use File > Place with a .txt, .docx, or .rtf file.

I would start by drawing a Text Frame with the Frame Text Tool. Then click in the frame to set the text cursor, then Place your file.

[Pšenda]

53 minutes ago, Bruce.Dickson said:

- Tutorial?  Where?

Try first link after Google search. 

[Bruce.Dickson]

Thank you Walt, yes I saw his videos aleady.  The later ones are only summaries.  Early ones are more tutorial-like. 

FYI "Thread text frames" from InDesign:   https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/threading-text.html

Where documentation is weak is on:

- linking text frames, and

- flowing in 100 pages of text, for example, for a book.

PARTIAL SOLUTIONS

"For text imported from external applications, use Paste without Format (Edit menu) for 'clean' unformatted text."

With cursor loaded with .TXT (no styles):

Find outport and eye crossed out.
Hold cursor over outport.
Unlinked icon (barbell) appears
Click red triangle.  
Move cursor to next frame.
New frame turn blue by itself. 
Click.
Blue frame populates with text.

Continues this for each new page you wish populated with text overflow.  

UNRESOLVED: 

Why does outport turn green?  

What is the green circle when it appears at outport?

UNRESOLVED:

How to flow in 100 pages of text, for example, for a book.

Edited April 29, 2022 by Bruce.Dickson

[walt.farrell]

54 minutes ago, Bruce.Dickson said:

How to flow in 100 pages of text, for example, for a book

It would help if you'd ask this question in one topic, rather than spreading it (and the subsequent discussion) over the three (I think) topics you're currently using.

You're asking basically the same question in all three, I believe. That can only cause confusion.