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

Forum|Forum|15 years ago
June 2, 2010
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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.

L

Laubender

Community Expert

@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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TO_ProductionGuy

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Recommend Badia Exporttools -

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.

macinbytes

Inspiring

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

C

charissawest

Participant

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.

Peter Spier

Community Expert

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

Known Participant

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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mgparrot2

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Bob,

I had already tried that as well but what happens is, after I select the InDesign files to be processed, within Acrobat, It opens In Design, tried to open the first file and then I get this message inside Acrobat.

"Acrobat could not open (name of first file in the batch.indd) because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example it was sent as an email attachment and not properly decoded) To create an Adobe PDF document, go the the source application. Then print the document to PDF."

Then it continues to give this message for each the files trying to be processed.

The In design files I am using are ones that I just created. No one sent them through email. They open and work just fine in InDesign.

Any thoughts? By the way I am using CS4 and Acrobat 9 pro.

Hi!

Just a question ...Are your single 3.5x2 business card all the same or are they different?

What are you trying to print? A one sheet of buisness cards?

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