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lukep847985
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January 16, 2017
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Why can't RoboHelp output to inDesign?

  • January 16, 2017
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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.

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Correct answer Captiv8r

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

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lukep847985
lukep847985Author
Participating Frequently
January 16, 2017

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.

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prhmusic2
Inspiring
January 17, 2017

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

Captiv8r
Captiv8rCorrect answer
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January 16, 2017

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

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