Use Text Import Options

You can make your life a little easier when you place text by setting the options in the importing options dialog that appears before the text is placed. Depending on the type of text file, you'll get a different dialog upon placing (File>Place). Word documents, for example, offer a few choices, such as including a table of contents or removing text formatting. Text files (TXT) will cause the Text Import Options dialog to open, with more options such as removing extra carriage returns or replacing extra spaces with a tab.