Export content to xfl – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Working with documents
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.
Interactivity
Specify which options are included in the exported SWF file: buttons, hyperlinks, page transitions,
and interactive page curls. If Include Interactive Page Curl is selected, users playing the SWF file can drag a corner
of the page to turn it, giving the appearance of turning the page in a real book.
Image Compression
Choose Auto to let InDesign determine the best quality for color and grayscale images. For
most files, this option produces satisfactory results. Choosing JPEG is suitable for grayscale or color images. JPEG
compression is lossy, which means that it removes image data and possibly reduces image quality; however, it
attempts to reduce file size with a minimal loss of information. Because JPEG compression eliminates data, it can
achieve much smaller files sizes. Choosing Lossless (Do Nothing) exports the JPEG file without lossy compression.
If you notice a loss of image quality in transparent images when you export to SWF, choose Lossless (Do Nothing)
to improve the quality.
JPEG Quality
Specifies the amount of detail in the exported image. The higher the quality, the larger the file size.
This option is dimmed if you choose Lossless (Do Nothing) for Image Compression.
Curve Quality
Specifies the accuracy of the Bezier curves. A low number decreases the exported file size with a
slight loss of curve quality. A high number increases the accuracy of the Bezier curve reproduction, but results in a
slightly larger file size.
See also
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
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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 “
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.
Updated 18 June 2009