Skip to main content
lukep847985
Participating Frequently
Jan 16, 2017 11:21 PM UTC
Answered

Why can't RoboHelp output to inDesign?

I was wondering if there are any plans to have RoboHelp out to InDesign?, I always think that products in the same family should easily talk to each other.

This topic is closed to new replies. Start a new post to keep the conversation going.
Captiv8r
Captiv8rCorrect answer
Legend
Jan 16, 2017 11:23 PM UTC

Hi there

Only Adobe knows for certain what any plans would be for this. I'm unaware of any moves to do it.

I'm curious as to what one would hope to gain if such an option existed? What would you hope to achieve?

Cheers... Rick

7 replies

lukep847985
Participating Frequently
Jan 16, 2017 11:36 PM UTC

Hi Rick,

In my current and previous experience, when creating documentation for a high-end or premium product there is a requirement to use In-Design for the final layout of the manuals to provide a richer design aesthetic that Microsoft Word cannot provide.

It seems silly to output from RoboHelp to Word or PDF only to get the graphic design to insert and layout in In Design. Using the RoboHelp structured authoring and review is very beneficial, just would like to see if we can output to an In-design template straight from RoboHelp.

Translate
Inspiring
Jan 17, 2017 1:20 PM UTC

You can export XML from RoboHelp and then “Import XML” into InDesign. That may be worth an option investigating.

Translate
Captiv8r
Captiv8rCorrect answer
Legend
Jan 16, 2017 11:23 PM UTC

Hi there

Only Adobe knows for certain what any plans would be for this. I'm unaware of any moves to do it.

I'm curious as to what one would hope to gain if such an option existed? What would you hope to achieve?

Cheers... Rick

Translate