Sorry for the delay - this really is just to back up contents in a non-ID file.

That said, I don't need every text box, just the "main stuff."

By @turner111

If you work on a PC - I can give you temporary access to the full version of my ID-Tasker tool.

Then, you can export anything in any way you want.

Derek Cross

Community Expert

Have a look at this: https://www.id-extras.com/one-click-export-indesign-to-word/

Robert at ID-Tasker

Brainiac

@Derek Cross

OP needs to export into separate text files - not everything together.

James Gifford—NitroPress

Brainiac

InDesign has no inherent method of exporting to text, although there is an export story to RTF function buried somewhere. There are scripts, I'm sure, and any number of third-party tools (mostly for Word<->ID exchange), but you might find it quickest to export to PDF, then use Acrobat DC to export the PDF to DOC/DOCX/RTF.

You can also do a select-all (Ctrl-A), copy, and paste into a Word doc, but I'm not sure how clean that comes out. It would also only capture one story at a time, so material spread over multiple flows or text boxes would take multiple grabs.

Peter Spier

Community Expert

Well, none of that is hidden at all. If there is text selected you can export to text using the File > Export dialog and the ExportAllStories script is included in the sample scripts installed with the application, but be warned that ALL stories will be exported, including every page header and footer and page number, each as a separate story so you can get hundreds of them depending on the length of your document, so selecting the text you want and using File > Export might be more practical.

James Gifford—NitroPress

Brainiac

I was being too quick and too clever — all that's 'hidden' is that the export option for RTF and text does not appear unless you have text selected, which is the kind of situational/conditional function that annoys me (it should be grayed out, at least indicating its availability). I've also found cut and copy all to be a better option in most ways.

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