merge text frames
When copying data from other inDesign files into a new InDesign file, I always end up with multiple text frames, most of them empty, because it creates a new text frame every time, stacked on top of the empty one that was already there. It's very frustrating and has been a talked-about issue for a while (based on my Google searches.) Please, add a Merge Text Frames option to the menu. None of the scripts I've used have worked. It's torturous. As an author, I am constantly editing my text and it's frustrating to realize that adjusting a master page layout won't work because your text is in a random frame that was imported. I either have to manually adjust the text box on each page (400 pages) or export everything to Word and start a new InDesign file. Both options take a really long time. Please. So much please.
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Siroko commented
For anyone still following this request: I built a current Merge Text Frames tool specifically around this missing InDesign workflow.
Merge Text Frames Lite is free and handles the straightforward case of combining selected frames:
sirokolabs.gumroad.com/l/MergeTextFramesLite
Merge Text Frames Pro adds more control for larger and more complex document workflows:
sirokolabs.gumroad.com/l/MergeTextFramesPro
Full disclosure: I'm the developer. I agree that merge/split really feels like functionality that should exist natively in InDesign. -
Anonymous commented
Please just provide TWO FEATURES:
1. Merge two selected text frames into one text frame.
2. Split a text frame into two text frames based on the current cursor position.
These are SO fundamental to working with text frames. It's been very hard living without these basic operations.