4 Replies Latest reply: Dec 10, 2010 1:44 PM by P Spier RSS

    Can I export text boxes in InDesign to a word processor

    batikdruid Community Member

      --  I need to take the text areas of our catalog proof and put them in a text document.  Been looking at all of the Export > options with no luck.  Haven't been able to just move them - don't really want to do a copy & paste of all of the text in each box -- would take too much time.  Tried exporting to pdf - but it wasn't editable - tried epub - got just BLACK -- tried snippets

       

      Looking to hopefully choose multiple text boxes (not bother w/ the images) and either copy and paste in a document where the text could be edited.  Idea here is to edit copy from print catalog to make web optimized copy for each product.  Has anyone done something like this or heard of someone who has?

       

      I have been able to, open indd file - highlight a page or section, save as a pdf.  Open in Acrobat and then Save As >  rich text, or Word doc - then I can delete out the images... .

       

      Okay -- so I guess I'm looking for something more streamlined...  straight from the Indd. file to text.  Anyone have any cool ideas out there?

      Thanks in advance.