Save metadata as a template or xmp file, Open quarkxpress files in indesign, Converting quarkxpress and pagemaker documents – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Working with metadata in Bridge and Adobe Creative Suite components
Many of the powerful Bridge features that allow you to organize, search, and keep track of your files and versions
depend on XMP metadata in your files. Bridge provides two ways of working with metadata: through the Metadata
panel and through the File Info dialog box.
In some cases, multiple views may exist for the same metadata property. For example, a property may be labeled
Author in one view and Creator in another, but both refer to the same underlying property. Even if you customize
these views for specific workflows, they remain standardized through XMP.
Save metadata as a template or XMP file
You can save metadata in a template to use as a starting point for populating InDesign documents and other
documents created with XMP-enabled applications. Templates you create are stored in a shared location that all
XMP-enabled applications can access.
You can also save metadata in an XMP file to share with other users. Unlike metadata templates, the XMP files don’t
appear in the File Information menu.
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Choose File > File Info (InDesign) or File > Content File Info (Adobe InCopy).
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Do one of the following:
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To save metadata as a template, click the triangle at the top of the dialog box, and choose Save Metadata Template.
Enter a template name, and click Save.
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To save metadata to an XMP file, click Save in the Advanced section of the dialog box. Type a filename, choose a
location for the file, and click Save.
To view metadata templates in Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac OS), choose Show Templates from the File
Information menu.
Converting QuarkXPress and PageMaker documents
Open QuarkXPress files in InDesign
InDesign can convert document and template files from QuarkXPress 3.3 or 4.1x. InDesign can also convert
document and template files from multi-language QuarkXPress Passport 4.1x files, so there is no longer any need to
save these files as single-language files first. (To convert documents created with QuarkXPress 5.0 or later, reopen
the documents in QuarkXPress and save them in 4.0 format.)
For more information, see the QuarkXPress Conversion Guide (PDF) at
Open a QuarkXPress document or template
1
Make sure that the original application file is closed.
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To ensure that all links are maintained, copy all linked files to the same QuarkXPress document folder.
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In InDesign, choose File > Open.
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In Windows, choose QuarkXPress (3.3-4.1x) or QuarkXPress Passport (4.1x) from the Files Of Type menu.
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Select a file and click Open.
Note: If InDesign cannot convert a file or a specific part of a file, it displays a warning describing the reasons it cannot
convert it and the results of the conversion.