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Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing and typesetting software application produced by Adobe Inc.It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, presentations, books and ebooks. InDesign can also publish content suitable for tablet devices in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Let Edmunds Experts Rate Your Deal Find a great lease deal. Save 3 hours by starting the process online. InDesign CS5.5 is 10 years old and not compatible with Windows 10, you need to upgrade to InDesign CC.
by Ron Kurtus (revised 13 January 2020)
The following websites and books are good Adobe InDesign resources. If you have any suggested additions or corrections to this list, let me know about them.
- General
- New document
- Hyperlinks
- Story editor
Use these resources to help your understanding of the material.
Adobe
Adobe InDesign CC software - One year subscription $239.88
General
InDesign Tutorials - InDesignSkills.com
New Document
How to Create a New Document in Adobe InDesign CS6 - InDesign for Dummies
Create New Documents- Adobe InDesign Help
Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks - Adobe InDesign Help
Create a PDF Hyperlink Using InDesign CS5 - InDesign for Dummies
How to Create Interactive PDFs in InDesign Using Hyperlinks - Tutorial
Indesign Cs5 Free
Making Text Anchors the Fast Way - InDesign Secrets
Story editor
How to Use the InDesign CS5 Story Editor - InDesign for Dummies
Editing Text - Use the Story Editor - Adobe InDesign Help
Hidden Gems: The Story Editor - InDesign Secrets
Book design
How to Layout a Book in InDesign - From Chron.com
How to design a book in InDesign - From CreativeBloq.com
How to Create a Book Template in InDesign - From Design.Tutsplus.com
Cover design
Create a Book Cover in Adobe InDesign - Method by Susan C. Daffron
How to design a book cover in InDesign - CreativeBlog.com
Design a Paperback Book Cover in InDesign - InDesignSkills.com
Training
Ascend Training - Classroom and online training
American Graphics Institute - Adobe porducts training, online or in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia
Books
Version CS6
Adobe InDesign CS6 Classroom in a Book - Adobe Press
Adobe InDesign CS6 on Demand by Steve Johnson
Writing In InDesign: Including Design, Typography, ePUB, Kindle, & InDesign CS6 by David Bergsland
Version CC
Miscellaneous
Summary
You can use these resources for learning more about using InDesign.
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- File > Place formats (Import in graphics, media, and text files)
These tables list the file formats that Adobe InDesign supports for various functions.
For more information on settings and option when opening, importing, exporting, and saving files, see Adobe InDesign Online Help.
| Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
| indd | InDesign document | CC and earlier | |
| indl | InDesign library | CC and earlier | |
| indt | InDesign template | CC and earlier | |
| indb | InDesign book | CC and earlier | |
| inx | InDesign interchange | CS4 and earlier | |
| idml | InDesign Markup Language | CC and earlier | |
| pmd | Adobe PageMaker | 6.0 - 7.0 | |
| xqx | QuarkXPress Passport | 4.1.x | save newer versions in Quark to these accepted versions |
| xqx | QuarkXPress | 3.3 - 4.1.x | save newer versions in Quark to these accepted versions |
| Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
| indd | InDesign document | CC | |
| indl | InDesign Library | CC | |
| indb | InDesign Book | CC |
| Extension | File name | Version | Comments |
| indd | InDesign document | CC | |
| indt | InDesign template | CC |
| Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
| Portable Document Format | PDF 1.3 - 1.7 | ||
| eps | Encapsulated PostScript | PS level 2 - 3 | |
| fla | Flash CS6 Professional | CS6 | |
| swf | Shockwave Flash | 10.x | For Flash Player |
| idml | InDesign Markup Language | CC | |
| jpg | JPEG | ||
| xml | Extensible Markup Language | ||
| txt | Adobe InDesign Tagged Text | ||
| icml | Adobe InCopy document | CC | |
| rtf | Rick Text Format | ||
| txt | Text only |
Note: For backwards compatibility to InDesign CS4 export to InDesign Markup Language (idml). For backwards compatibility to InDesign CS3, open the .IDML in CS4 and export as InDesign CS3 Interchange (inx).
File > Place formats (Import in graphics and text files)
Indesign Cs5 Tools
| Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
| tiff | Tagged Image File Format | ||
| gif | Graphic Interchange Format | ||
| jpg, jpeg | Joint Photographic Experts Group | ||
| bmp | Bitmap | ||
| eps | Encapsulated PostScript | ||
| dcs | Desktop Color Separation | ||
| pict | Picture file format (Mac) | ||
| wmf | MS Windows Metafile | ||
| emf | MS Windows Enhanced Metafile | ||
| pcx | PC Paintbrush File format | ||
| png | Portable Network Graphic | ||
| sct | Scitec CT | ||
| ai | Adobe Illustrator | ||
| psd | Adobe Photoshop | ||
| Portable Document Format | since ID CS3 support of multipage PDF files | ||
| indd | InDesign document | ||
| txt | Text documents | ||
| doc, docx | Microsoft Word document | ||
| xls, xlsx | Microsoft Excel documents | ||
| rtf | Rich Text Format | ||
| swf | Shockwave File | ||
| flv, f4v | Flash Video | ||
| mp4 | MPEG-4 Video | H.264 encoding | |
| avi | Audio Video Interface | ||
| mov | QuickTime Video | H.264 encoding | |
| mp3 | MPEG Audio Layer |
Edit> InCopy> Export, or options from Link or Assignment panels.
| Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
| icma | Assignment file | CC | is .inca in ID CS3 |
| icml | Content file, Exported file | CC | is .incx in ID CS3 |
| icap | Package for InCopy | CC | is .incp in ID CS3 |
| idap | Package for InDesign | CC | is .indp in ID CS3 |
Indesign Cs5 Download
| Extension | Filename | Version | Comments |
| xml | Extensible Markup Language | File > Import XML | |
| N/A | Buzzword Document | File > Place from Buzzword | |
| epub | Open Publication Structure eBook | File > Export for > EPUB | |
| html | Hypertext Markup Language | File > Export for > Dreamweaver | |
| N/A | Buzzword document | File > Export for > Buzzword |