You can export InDesign styled stories and text, as well as print previews, via ID Util for macOS, a Markzware app free to download from the Mac App Store:
Some workflows require an Adobe InDesign document to be saved as a PDF for collaboration. After you preview InDesign files, you can use ID Util for macOS to put your styled stories into an appropriate file format, so it can be acceptable to the receiver.
Markzware integrates helpful technologies into solutions that support print, publishing and graphic arts file users. Markzware’s ID Util for macOS is a standalone application for users to view and export previews of InDesign, IDML and InCopy files.
ID Util allows you to view InDesign file previews, styled story content, linked images, and used fonts. You can also extract InDesign content and put it into standard formats, as explained in this video:
Export InDesign Styled Stories & Text and Print Previews via ID Util
Markzware ID Util for macOS allows you to export Adobe InDesign (INDD) text to PNG, JPG or PDF, with fonts, colors, text boxes, and more. It can also allow you to export styled stories from InDesign as RTF, TXT, or HTML.
With ID Util, you can export Adobe InDesign previews and styled stories to certain file formats. You can choose to export InDesign previews as a PNG file, a JPG file, or a PDF file. These file formats are in common use within workflows related to desktop publishing.
For those of you who don’t already know (and for those who have been using the acronyms for so long, you don’t remember):
• PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics).
• JPG, or JPEG, stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG).
• PDF stands for Portable Document Format (Source: https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/why-adobe/about-adobe-pdf.html).
“ID Util offers a few other options besides Export. You can print the previews”
– Jamie McKee, book designer & typesetter, mackeycomposition.com
Source: InDesign Magazine, Issue 90, InReview: ID Util
ID Util for macOS App Benefits:
• Markzware’s ID Util application is available as a free download at the Mac App Store.
• You don’t need to make a Creative Cloud subscription purchase, or to install or run the Adobe InDesign application on your computer, in order to preview INDD documents on your screen with ID Util.
• You can export InDesign previews as PNG, JPG, or PDF files, for sharing with associates, vendors, clients, etc.
• Using ID Util, you can see a quick preview of InDesign files, by pressing your spacebar.
Export InDesign Styled Stories, Text, and Previews in PNG, JPG or PDF File Format, via
ID Util’s Export Button (in the top left of the Preview Window):
Check and send InDesign, InCopy and IDML page previews! Helpful features in Markzware’s lightweight ID Util app allow users to preview and export text contained in InDesign page layouts.
Feature Highlights of ID Util for macOS
• Preview Adobe InDesign, IDML and InCopy files.
• Export Previews as PNG, JPG or PDF.
• View styled stories from InDesign files.
• View previews of linked images.
• View a list of used fonts.
• View the document version (what version of InDesign was used to create the document).
• Print the document previews.
• If you have InDesign installed, you can resave the document with High Resolution previews of all pages.
Export InDesign Styled Stories & Text, via ID Util for macOS:
How to Use ID Util for macOS
• Install Markzware’s ID Util.
• Select the InDesign, IDML, or InCopy file in Finder.
• Preview the selected file: Click the spacebar. For thumbnail-sized previews, view your files in thumbnail view. To see more detail, zoom in. To see multiple pages at once, zoom out.
• Copy Previews to the Clipboard: Click on a preview to select and highlight the preview. Press Command-C to copy the selected preview to the Clipboard. Paste the copy of the preview into your chosen applications.
• Export Previews and Stories from a Document as PNG, JPG or PDF: When viewing a Document, you will see the Export button in the Toolbar. Clicking this button will bring up the Export Panel, giving you the option to choose which format you would like to export as. (The keyboard shortcut to export previews is Command + E.) An export folder will be created at the chosen destination containing the previews and story content. When you export as png a folder with the job name + “.png” will be created and each page will be exported as a PNG file. When you export as jpg, a folder with the job name + “.jpg” will be created and each page will be exported as a jpg file. When you export as pdf, a single multiple-page PDF will be created.
• View and Export Styled Stories: Get access to the story content of an InDesign file. Export the styled stories as RTF, TXT, or HTML or select and copy right from the preview window. This is handy when InDesign is not installed on a certain device or if you receive InDesign files but have no InDesign access. Whether you need to use the text content, to repurpose the document for another source, or to copy text, ID Util allows you to view the styled stories and to export the content to standard formats.
• Print Document Previews: The Print section (to the right of the Export section) in the Preview Window allows you to print a hard copy of your previews or to print a PDF. (The keyboard shortcut to print previews is Command + P.)
Print Previews of InDesign Styled Stories & Text, via ID Util’s Print Button:
Adobe InDesign, IDML, and InCopy versions that
Markzware’s ID Util for macOS supports
• CC 2015
• CC 2014
• CC
• CS6
• CS5.5
• CS5
• CS4
• CS3
• CS2
Markzware’s ID Util for macOS gives users a fast and simple method for printing or sharing INDD files. Users can see InDesign previews, styled stories, linked images and used fonts, as well as export these previews and stories to typical formats.
ID Util for macOS automates layout previewing and distribution for the Adobe InDesign document workflow. With this Markzware app, you can start exporting InDesign previews in formats that allow you to share your document through a variety of methods.
Download ID Util for macOS
You can download ID Util on the Mac App Store for free. See more solutions for Adobe, macOS, and more, on the Markzware Products page.
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Export InDesign Styled Stories & Text and Print Previews via ID Util
