Optimized image export options, Save tags only as xml, Edit an exported xml file – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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Optimized image export options
The following options are available when you choose Optimized Original Images or Optimized Formatted Images in
the Images tab of the Export XML dialog box.
Image Conversion
Specifies which file format to use for the converted image. If you choose Automatic, InDesign
chooses the best file type based on the image. Hence, you may want to specify both GIF Options and JPEG Options.
GIF Options
Specify the formatting for images that are converted to GIF format when exported to XML. You can set
the following options:
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Palette
Specifies the color palette you want the image to conform to when converted. Choose the palette for the
final display format of the XML content. Adaptive (no dither) works well for images with primarily solid colors and
can be used when the final output will be to multiple formats.
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Interlace
Downloads every other line of the image with each pass, instead of downloading the entire image in one
pass. Interlacing enables a preview of the image to download quickly, as each successive pass adds resolution until the
final quality is met.
JPEG Options
Specify the formatting for images that are converted to JPEG format when exported to XML. You can
set the following options:
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Image Quality
Specifies the quality of the converted image. The higher the quality setting, the larger the file size and
the longer it takes to download.
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Format Method
Specifies how the JPEG image is formatted for download. Baseline downloads the final quality
image in one pass, so that the file displays at its final quality as soon as it opens; this format may take longer to
download than a Progressive formatted image. Progressive downloads the image in a series of passes, with the first pass
a low-resolution version and each successive pass adding resolution to the image until the final quality is attained.
Save tags only as XML
Save tags only so you can load the tags into an InDesign document and make use of them there.
1 Choose Save Tags from the Tags panel menu.
2 Type a name, specify a location, and then click Save.
The tags in your document, along with their assigned colors, are saved in an XML file.
Edit an exported XML file
After you’ve used InDesign to create and export an XML file, you can make changes to the XML using either of these
methods:
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To make changes directly in the XML file, open it in a text or XML editor.
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To make changes that will be preserved in the source document, open the InDesign file that the XML was exported
from. After you make changes to the content in InDesign, you can export it to XML again, using the original XML
filename if you want to replace the file.