Import/Place .odt files in Indesign CS6

Hi,
Can we place/import .odt files in Indesign CS6? If yes, how?
Or do we need to convert them into other specific word formats so that the content & styles remain the same.
Thanks.

Save as Word file.
InDesign can't import ODF files - so you'll have to use a format or application that does support.
I don't know if the index entries are kept when going from ODF to Word.

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