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Taking layouts or articles offline in Studio for InDesign and InCopy

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Info: Performing the step described in this article requires direct server access. Depending upon how your system is hosted and the level of access you have to that system, coordination may be required with your Partner or WoodWing Support team. For a full overview of the steps that need to be done by WoodWing and how to request them, see WoodWing Cloud - Change management.

When working on a layout in InDesign or on an article in InCopy, the layout or article can be taken offline so that it can be edited without being logged in to Studio Server. This is done by choosing WoodWing Studio > Close for Offline Usage.

This feature can be controlled by the following option:

new Feature( 'KeepCheckedOut' ),

Notes:

  • When the feature is enabled, the "Close for Offline Usage" command is available in the WoodWing Studio menu.
  • When the feature is disabled, the "Close for Offline Usage" command is removed from the WoodWing Studio menu.

Offline documents location

The default location in which offline documents are stored depends on the version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy that is used, as outlined below.

Note: This location can be customized by using the UseCustomBaseFolder setting.

Version 20 for Adobe 2025 and higher

For Studio for InDesign and InCopy 20.0.0 for Adobe 2025 or any higher version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy, the default location is as follows:

macOS

  • Users/<user name>/Library/Application Support/WoodWingStudio.noindex/InCopy
  • Users/<user name>/Library/Application Support/WoodWingStudio.noindex/InDesign

Windows

  • C:\Users\<username>\appdata\local\WoodWingStudio.noindex\InCopy
  • C:\Users\<username>\appdata\local\WoodWingStudio.noindex\InDesign

Version 19 for Adobe 2024 and lower

For Studio for InDesign and InCopy 19.0.0 for Adobe 2024 or any lower version of Studio for InDesign and InCopy, the default location is as follows:

macOS

  • Users/<user name>/Documents/WoodWingStudio.noindex/InCopy
  • Users/<user name>/Documents/WoodWingStudio.noindex/InDesign

Windows

  • C:\Users\<username>\My Documents\WoodWingStudio.noindex\InCopy
  • C:\Users\<username>\My Documents\WoodWingStudio.noindex\InDesign

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