Exporting content for the web

To repurpose InDesign content for the web, you have several options:

Dreamweaver (XHTML)

Export a selection or the entire document to a basic, unformatted HTML document. You can link to images on a server or create a separate folder for images. You can then use any HTML editor, such as Adobe Dreamweaver®, to format the content for the web. See Export content to Dreamweaver.

Copy and paste

Copy text or images from the InDesign document and paste it into your HTML editor.

Adobe PDF

Export a document to Adobe PDF and post the PDF on the web. The PDF can include interactive elements such as movies, sound clips, buttons, and page transitions. See Dynamic PDF documents.

Flash (SWF)

Export to a SWF file that’s ready to be viewed immediately in Flash Player or on the web. A SWF file can include buttons, hyperlinks, and page transitions such as wipe, dissolve, and page curl. See Create interactive SWF (Flash) files for the web.

Flash (XFL)

Export to an XFL file that can be edited in Adobe Flash Professional. See Create XFL (Flash) files for the web.

Digital Editions

Export a document or book as a reflowable XHTML-based eBook that is compatible with the Adobe Digital Editions reader software. See Export content for Digital Editions (eBook).

XML

For advanced repurposing workflows, export the content from InDesign in XML format, which you can then import into an HTML editor such as Dreamweaver. See Working with XML.