: InDesign: Is there a way to type the same text into multiple text boxes? I have to make emergency templates for 4 different size media. There are some portrait and some landscape. Each of

@Heady304

There are to ways to do this easily. Method one (the way I would do it): Create a Variable in InDesign (Type Text Variables Define... New)
Name the variable
Set the type to "Custom Text".
Enter the text you want each sign to have, then click "OK".
Delete the original text, and insert the variable into each text frame via Type Text Variables Insert Variable [select your custom variable]
Apply your paragraph styles as needed.

Once this is set up, you will only need to edit the variable for future signs to automatically update.
You can edit the variable via (Type Text Variable Define..), then select your variable and click "Edit."

The second method would be to create a single-record database and set up the document as a data merge. It may seem like overkill to go through that trouble for a simple piece like this, but if you're doing enough of them, it might make sense. You can edit the database and update the merge very quickly with practice.

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@Shakeerah625

Don't copy and paste, it separates the content from the source file. Place your content from your word doc (Ctrl + D) - you can then format the imported document once.

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