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How to export multiple indd files to individual PDF's?

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Is there a way without using scripting, to simply take, say 10 single indesign files (all just single 3.5x2 business card layouts) and export them to a pre-defined PDF preset resulting in 10 single PDF's? (other than one at a time?)

I tried a few things from Acrobat 9 pro, one of them being File/export/export multiple files/ thinking that must be the ticket, but

1) I can't find my pre-defined PDF preset in the "export to dropdown list" (but thats secondary, probably can add that in somehow, right?) and

2) even when I just pick PDF/a or PDF/x it starts the process, then tries to open each indd doc but a message comes up saying it can't open the INDD file(s) and nothing was processed.

Can someone help me with this?

Thank you.

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@Martin Dedron said:

"Ten years after, the link is dead.
I wanted to ask if someone still had this script."

Hi Martin,

below a functional link:

Batch-process (convert/export/import) documents
by Peter Kahrel
Version history: 1 Aug. 2021: you can now add more than one script in the 'Run a script' field.

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

Peter's scripts moved to CreativePro some years ago.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )

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Laubender

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@Martin Dedron said:

"Ten years after, the link is dead.
I wanted to ask if someone still had this script."

Hi Martin,

below a functional link:

Batch-process (convert/export/import) documents
by Peter Kahrel
Version history: 1 Aug. 2021: you can now add more than one script in the 'Run a script' field.

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

Peter's scripts moved to CreativePro some years ago.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )

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Welma243188332blw

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works great thank you

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TO_ProductionGuy

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Recommend Badia Exporttools -

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Jeremy AB

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I can confirm that the script mentioned above works flawlessly, is simple and quick... an awesome time saver. Going through Acrobat seems like more work to figure it out, the script is fine and works directly from InDesign.

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macinbytes

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Bob's batch solution works fine for me. Don't forget to set Acrobat to the preset you want.

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charissawest

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It's 2020 and InDesign Files are not listed as an option in my Acrobat. I have 2019. I have 20 in-design files I want to create into 1 single PDF file, and I'm not seeing a simple way to do it. I tried to do a batch, but when it gets to the part about unzipping the file, I have no file to unzip when I right click on User.

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Peter Spier

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Probably not faster than scripting, but if you put all the files into a Book, you can export the book as a single PDF, then extract the pages from the PDF as single files in Acrobat.

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KMK_media_groupAuthor

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Thanks, I will keep that in mind, in the meantime, I am hoping there is yet an even more straightforward, simple solution out there. I can't imagine there wouldn't be. It seems like it would be a fairly common task that Adobe would certainly have a way of automating, again without scripting, either through acrobat, In Design, or bridge.

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BobLevine

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Open Acrobat and choose File > Create PDF > From File.

Choose the InDesign files you want to convert.

Bob

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