Export content to XFL

Exporting content to XFL format lets you edit the exported file in Adobe Flash Pro. Interactive elements such as hyperlinks, page transitions, and button actions are not included in the XFL file.

While an InDesign document is based on pages and spreads, an XFL file is based on movie clips in a timeline. When you export an InDesign document to XFL format, each page or spread becomes a separate clip. Each page or spread is mapped to a new keyframe.

For a video tutorial on exporting an InDesign document to XFL, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4092_id.

  1. Set up your document for exporting to XFL. See Create XFL (Flash) files for the web.

  2. Choose File > Export.

  3. Specify a location and a filename.

  4. For Save As Type (Windows) or Format (Mac OS), choose Adobe Flash CS4 Pro (XFL), and click Save.

  5. In the Export Adobe Flash CS4 Professional (XFL) dialog box, specify the following options, and then click OK.

    Size (Pixels)
    Specify whether the XFL file is scaled by a percentage, fit to a monitor size you specify, or sized according to a width and height you specify.

    Pages
    Indicate whether all pages in the document are included, or specify a page range, such as 1-7, 9 to print pages 1 through 7 and 9. See Specifying pages to print.

    Spreads
    If this option is selected, each spread is treated as a single clip in the XFL file, regardless of how many pages appear in each spread. If this option is not selected, each page acts as a separate clip, like its own slide in a slideshow.

    Rasterize Pages
    This option converts all InDesign page items to bitmap. Selecting this option results in a larger XFL file, and page items become jagged when zoomed in on.

    Flatten Transparency
    Selecting this option flattens all objects with transparency. Flattened objects may be difficult to animate in Adobe Flash Pro.

    Text
    Specify how InDesign text is output. Choose InDesign Text To Flash Text to output searchable text that results in the smallest file size. Choose InDesign Text To Vector Paths to output the text as a series of smooth straight lines, like converting text to outlines. Choose InDesign Text To Raster Image to output the text in a bitmap image. Rasterized text may appear jagged when zoomed in on.

  6. Open and edit the exported XFL file in Adobe Flash Pro.

    For a video tutorial on editing an exported XFL file in Flash Pro, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4093_fl.