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anita1390
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June 7, 2018
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Quark or PDF into InDesign

  • June 7, 2018
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Hi, are there any changes here...

Do I still need a third party plug-in to get a Quark document into InDesign?

What if it is saved PDF, and I have Acrobat Pro... Bring it into Acrobat and then cut and paste? Lose all my formatting?

Thanks in advance.

Anita

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    Correct answer BobLevine

    Nothing’s changed.

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    JonathanArias
    JonathanArias
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    June 7, 2018

    You can bring the .pdf I to indesign with this tool:

    PDF2ID - PDF to InDesign, How to convert PDF to InDesign, Convert PDF to InDesign

    i saw this product in action today at creative pro and i save a demo. It worked great

    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    June 7, 2018

    Hi Anita:

    That is correct about the the Quark to InDesign import, but the Acrobat Pro DC to Word or RTF export has been greatly approved over the past years. In lieu of cut and paste (also improved), try opening the PDF and choose File > Export to > Microsoft Word > Word Document and/or File > Export to > Rich Text Format. Now, the results will depend on when the Quark files were created, the types of files, and if they were tagged for accessibility, but it's worth a shot before you invest in a third-party plugin.

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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    anita1390Author
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    June 7, 2018

    Thanks Barb, I see the Word Doc would give it tons of extra formatting but then that is all stripped with converting to the Rich Format.

    Why is that preferable to just cut and paste inside Acrobat Pro? Quark files are quite old and not tagged.

    Alternately I can cut and paste from Acrobat Pro into Illustrator first, I think AI strips formatting too. Not sure about that, just seems to be my experience.

    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    June 7, 2018

    Hi Anita:

    In my experience, exporting from Acrobat is faster and produces better results. That said, I have not seen your files—and the results will depend on them. “Old and untagged” doesn’t sound promising.

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 7, 2018

    Nothing’s changed.

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    anita1390Author
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    June 7, 2018

    Bummer. Thanks. InDesign should have stepped up to the plate by now, not a happy Adobe camper between this and ending Muse.

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    June 7, 2018

    anita1390  wrote

    Bummer. Thanks. InDesign should have stepped up to the plate by now, not a happy Adobe camper between this and ending Muse.

    I'm not sure what Muse has to do with anything. It was a doomed effort from the start. Horrible code and always behind on web standards. It never stood a chance.

    Do yourself a favor and learn WordPress: https://www.boblevine.us/why-adobe-muse-and-business-catalyst-users-should-strongly-consider-wordpress/

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