DocsFlow

DocsFlow is an Adobe InDesign extension that combines the collaborative editing power of Google Docs with the dynamic linking from any InDesign story. The result is an almost magical ability to re-weave any Google Docs document changes into the linked story, on update.

In fact, since it relies on free resources, you get a zero-cost-per-seat editorial workflow solution that is extraordinarily easy to manage. Moreover, there is no need for special resources to build, maintain or learn the editorial side and you don't have to worry about the learning curve on the design side.

It is important to note that you can independently edit both the InDesign story and the Google Docs document, if you need to use them separately. Simply keep in mind that you can check the status of both in the InDesign Links palette at any point.

Any changes on the Google Docs side are merged into the story, even if the latter has been changed. Most of the text-level formatting in the Google Docs document import without any real effort. Then again, if you need, you can control the basic character and paragraph-level style mapping using import options when placing.