InDesign

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Assignments panel overview

The primary tool for working with assignments is the Assignments panel (Window > Assignments). The Assignments panel displays the files exported from the currently active InDesign document, and an icon indicates their status. The Assignments panel menu also contains commands that control import version and file-management functions between InCopy and InDesign. When you open an assignment in InCopy, the assignment name and its contents appear in the Assignments panel. You can double-click text and graphics frames in the Assignments panel to select them in the document window.
Note: All content exported to InCopy or added to an assignment is also listed in the Links panel. Although you can do some workflow management tasks, such as checking out and checking in content, the recommended panel for these tasks is the Assignments panel.
InDesign Assignments panel

A.
InCopy content names

B.
InDesign document name

C.
Assignment Out Of Date status

D.
Available And Graphic Up To Date status

E.
In Use And Text Out Of Date status

F.
Editing And Text Up To Date status

G.
Unassigned content

H.
User name

I.
Update Content button

J.
Check Out/Check In Selection button

K.
New Assignment button

L.
Delete Selected Assignments/Remove button

InCopy Assignments panel

A.
InCopy content names

B.
Assignment name

C.
Assignment Out Of Date status

D.
Available And Graphic Up To Date status

E.
In Use And Text Out Of Date status

F.
Editing And Text Up To Date status

G.
Unassigned content

H.
User name

I.
Update Design button

J.
Update Content button

K.
Check Out/Check In Selection button