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Inspiring
February 14, 2025
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How to batch package several InDesign documents

  • February 14, 2025
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Hello,

I have just completed a project with 35 InDesign documents, each one of which has at least one PDF linked to it and several SVGs which are all scattered in their respective folders on my system.

I now need to package those and send them to the publishers.

Since all InDesign docs are in a single folder, all PDFs in another single folder, all SVGs ... you get it ... is there a script to batch package all those documents? They should remain as separated packages, of course, just I would like to avoid having to manually open each one of them and running "Package" plus staring at the screen for about one hour or so...

Thank you!

Correct answer Eugene Tyson

try this batch script from @Peter Kahrel 

 

https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/indesign/batch_convert.html

 

Take a couple of files first and get used to the settings and make sure it's working the way you want. 

Then run it on the folder of InDesign files and it should do it's magic.

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Eugene TysonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 14, 2025

try this batch script from @Peter Kahrel 

 

https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/indesign/batch_convert.html

 

Take a couple of files first and get used to the settings and make sure it's working the way you want. 

Then run it on the folder of InDesign files and it should do it's magic.

Inspiring
February 14, 2025

Lol ... I was already using that script for everything else apart from packaging! 

Thank you! It worked very well!