Export InDesign document to Image File

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November 1, 2023
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Hi,

I confidently exported a 10-page InDesign document to JPG, but I assertively need to exclude the master page from the export. Please guide me on this.

var doc = app.activeDocument;
for (var i = 0; i < doc.pages.length; i++) {
    var currentPage = doc.pages[i];
    app.jpegExportPreferences.exportResolution = 300; // Change resolution if needed
    var exportFile = new File("/C/Users/ADMIN/Documents//Page_" + (i + 1) + ".jpg"); 
    currentPage.exportFile(ExportFormat.JPG, exportFile);
}

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Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

That's what I've suspected...

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/exportfile-export-selection-option-via-script/m-p/2843496

@MonishaRajendran - what version of InDesign are you using?

Peter Kahrel

Community Expert

GNDGN sets the page (range) to be exported, which is the standard method. Same goes for PDF.

Peter Kahrel

Community Expert

The doc.pages collection contains just document pages, not master pages, so it's not clear what Monisha has actually done.

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

Monisha and GNDGN are using some undocumented function for exporting pages?

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

According to https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#about.html - you can't call ExportFile on a Page??

VB have Export - but it can't be called on a Page object ?

Is it from the latest version - 2024 / v19? Not upgraded yet.

M

MonishaRajendranAuthor

Inspiring

Hi

Sorry for the inconvenience, by using the below-given script I have achieved the export option but the blank pages appear in the export file path. I'm using the InDesign 2022 version 17.1

var doc = app.activeDocument;

for (var i = 0; i < doc.pages.length; i++) {
    var currentPage = doc.pages[i];
    app.jpegExportPreferences.exportResolution = 300; // Change resolution if needed
    var exportFile = new File("/C/Users/ADMIN/Documents/Page_" + (i + 1) + ".jpg"); // Change path and file format if needed

    currentPage.exportFile(ExportFormat.JPG, exportFile);
}

-Monisha

GNDGN

Inspiring

A page has no exportFile method, why your script fails to run.

Try the following approach:

var doc = app.activeDocument;

for(i=0; i<doc.pages.length; i++) {
	app.jpegExportPreferences.properties = {
		exportResolution: 300,
		jpegExportRange: ExportRangeOrAllPages.exportRange,
		pageString: String(i+1)
	};

	doc.exportFile(ExportFormat.JPG, File("/your/output/path/" + (i+1) + ".jpg"));
}

Don't forget to update the output path as desired. The script should also exclude master pages from export.

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