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Coreen5C5B
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August 11, 2020
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Need help with HTML email from InDesign template

  • August 11, 2020
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I used an InDesign flyer template to create a newsletter (that has multiple hyperlinks) and want to send it out in email form, using Outlook but I can't embed it in the body of the email and retain the the hyperlinks. I can attach a pdf with hyperlinks but don't want to do that.

 

I tried exporting it to HTML but get this error:

The gradient fill and stroke applied on object are not supported.

Non rectangular objects will not appear correctly when exported using CSS.

And the final HTML export format looks nothing like the template layout (no columns, graphics in wrong place).

 

Anyone know if you can embed an InDesign template into Outlook and keep live hyperlinks? Thanks.

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Correct answer Steve Werner

Sorry, but InDesign has no capability to create HTML emails!

 

People who know more than I do can explain why, but sending emails requires specialized mail software which can handle the bizarre and archaic requirements of mail applications.

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Geоrge
Geоrge
Legend
August 11, 2020

In any way you will need it to correct your html in program like dreamweaver.

>> Anyone know if you can embed an InDesign template into Outlook and keep live hyperlinks?

Indesign stores links when saves to html. Are you really have this problem?

Therefore, you can export to interactive PDF and then save from Acrobat as html. 

 

And in conclusion, try 3rd party thing - https://ajarproductions.com/pages/products/in5/

 

Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
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    amyn1248553
    Participant
    September 10, 2020

    I notice that Adobe now has Adobe Campaign, which has an email creator in it. Is it possible to just get the email creator OR is there another program that is comparable in the creative suite that I could use that does not require me to know code?

     

    JonathanArias
    JonathanArias
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    September 10, 2020

    Adobe does not provide that, it would be a nightmare to try to force useless code to be usefull.

     

    However, such beast does exist. this:

    http://premailer.dialect.ca/

     

    you can inject code in to this and it does fix several things.  Go ahead and try with your file so you can see for yourself that happens and test it on emails.

     

    go to mailchimp is my advice to you.

     

     

    Steve Werner
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    Steve WernerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 11, 2020

    Sorry, but InDesign has no capability to create HTML emails!

     

    People who know more than I do can explain why, but sending emails requires specialized mail software which can handle the bizarre and archaic requirements of mail applications.

      Geоrge
      Geоrge
      Legend
      August 11, 2020

      >> sending emails requires specialized mail software which can handle the bizarre and archaic requirements of mail applications.

      Yep. And outlook and thunderbird, and TheBat!, and many others have it their own email-HTML-editors inside a program. I do prefer to do simple email-template directly in email-software. But few times was use it html-export from InDesign for it (with simple design). If needs to store template header/footer — just needs to rasterize to .jpg and place it. 

      Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
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