AGI Dynamic Learning: InDesign CS3
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Exporting HTML

InDesign CS3 makes it much easier to convert your print projects into content for the Web, especially if you use Adobe Dreamweaver CS3.

Choose File > Cross-media Export > XHTML/Dreamweaver. The Save As dialog box appears. Navigate to the id01lessons folder that you copied to your hard drive, then open the Web folder and click Save. The XHTML Export Options dialog box appears.

In the XHTML Export Options dialog box, you can choose options relating to the XHTML file that will be generated from your InDesign document. If it's not already done,  set the Export option to Document, not Selection. Keep all other settings unchanged and press Export to generate the XHTML file.

Generate XHTML files from your InDesign documents to put them on the Web.

You can open and edit the XHTML file that was generated using Dreamweaver CS3 or view the file using your web browser.

Improved Lists

You may need to create documents that have all types of lists in them. Maybe you need to use numbered lists, or perhaps lists with bullets. InDesign CS3 makes it possible to create sophisticated lists, but it does require a little bit of work. You can now create lists with multiple levels, span lists across multiple text frames that are not connected, and use the Paragraph Styles panel to more easily format the numbers or bullets used in a list.

Use the Paragraph Styles panel to add a more fun, or sophisticated, look to your lists.

Text variables

If you create documents with various sections, such as catalogs, magazines, books, or brochures, you can benefit from the variable text capabilities of InDesign CS3.

In order for this exercise to function correctly, you must have formatted the headline using the Styles discussed earlier in the lesson. If you have not already formatted the headline using the chapter heading style, do so now.

Using the Type tool, click to insert the cursor in the empty text frame in the upper-right corner of the page.

Choose Type > Text Variables > Insert Variable > Running Header. The word Stockholm appears in the text box.

This is because the style applied to the Stockholm text has been defined as a variable. InDesign located the first usage of the text on the page, and then placed it into the running header.

Go to Type>Text Variables>Insert Variable>Running Header to add a header to your Stockholm brochure.

Choose File > Close to close the document. When asked if you want to save your changes, choose No.

Now that you've had a chance to see many of the new and improved features in the latest version of InDesign, you may wish to take a quick tour of all that InDesign has to offer in Lesson 2, "InDesign CS3 Jumpstart." This book has not yet been published, but we recommend Amazon as a source for this book once it is.

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