Designing a Drag-and-Drop Template using InDesign

Hi,
Please forgive my naivity here - I have just been handed a project for which I am completely unqualified, and am hoping for your help!
I need to design an advertising booklet (folded A4 - i.e. each page being A5) to go out each month. Our customers will submit their adverts to us in various formats (single slot, double slot, half page, full page, etc, etc).
My aim is to create a template for this so that, each month, I just need to drag and drop the adverts as they arrive, into set fields on the page, so that I don't have to worry about page layout, bleeding, etc.
My boss has handed me a copy of InDesign CS5, and instructed me to see what I can do...
So, firstly: is it possible to do what I'm trying to do?
If not, what would your collective minds suggest is the best idea?
If so, how do I do it? Are there tutorials online that I can follow through? If not, can someone instruct me on how to get started?
Your assistance is appreciated!
AJ

First place to start with InDesign is this book: http://amzn.to/biUyIZ
You can also check out Lynda.com. For $25/month you can't beat it.
That said, yes, what you want to do can be done by creating a template, but you'll need to give your clients very specific instructions on how to create the PDFs that you'll want to drop into your book.
One last suggestion, have a talk your boss about expectations. Buying InDesign doesn't make you a designer and more than going to Home Depot and buying tools will make you a carpenter. Learning ID will take some time.
FWIW, I do offer remote training sessions, if you boss is so inclined to pay for it. You can find my contact info on my website, www.theindesignguy.com
HTH,
Bob

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On 05/08/2015 8:44 PM, voiry laurent wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Can someone help me to desgin a drag and drop between two containment
> references shared by the same container ?
>
> I want two design this DND between two views : each is displaying one
> of the two references.
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>
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>
> I've also tried to override generated item providers two only consider
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>
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>
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