Basic question: linked or unlinked text?

Question

Hi
We are currently trialling InCopy for book publishing and are interested in the best way to set up the InDesign files.
Our designers usually have all the text in a document linked; this might include body text, headings, breakout boxes, captions, etc.
If we export this to InCopy and an editor makes changes, obviously the text reflows and everything goes out the window. For example, body text might move into a caption box, etc.
Is it generally preferred to set up InDesign files with all the elements unlinked, to avoid this problem in InCopy? Or are there other workarounds?
Told you it was a basic question!
Cheers
Steve

Answer 1

First of all, for your own benefit, use the right terminology.
The term you're looking for is threading.
That out of the way, the biggest benefit of InCopy is that the editor can see the layout and what effect any edits are having. So, to answer your question, it depends on how you want to handle it. Without really seeing the files, it's hard to say.
Bob