Convert Illustrator File to InDesign

An outside agency set up some templates in Illustrator that we need to have in InDesign. What is the easiest way to convert the files? Any info is greatly appreciated.

You can place an Illustrator file, but other than scaling, rotating, and cropping the content is not editable in InDesign.
You can place the Illustrator file, set it's transparency to 50%, lock it's layer, then redraw the content on lower layers. Delete the template layer when finished.
You can copy and paste content between Illustrator and InDesign. Basic shapes and simple paths work fine, including some gradients. Text is much more trouble than it should be. (Why call it a Suite if the programs can't share simple content like text?)
I prefer option 2, using as little of option 3 as I can get away with. Obviously complex shapes are better copied than retraced.
There is a
plug-in for InDesign that imports PDFs. I have heard mixed opintions, but it's kind of like a pig with wings. Who cares how well it flies, it's
that it flies that makes it interesting.

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Converting Publisher files to InDesign

I'm currently searching for a cost efficient and reliable way to convert Publisher files to InDesign. Any suggestions for converting these files would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Illustrator is not a multipurpose PDF editor. In any way, shape or form.
It would be better to use Acrobat.
Save the file as a RTF - delete all the imagery from the RTF in Word
Extract all the Images/Diagrams/Graphics from the PDF using the Edit Object command.
Raster images will open in Photoshop and Vector in Illustrator (can be setup up through Acrobat preferences)
Reassemble the layout in InDesign.
But whatever you do *Don't open the PDF in Illustrator. And don't start copying and pasting from Illustrator to InDesign*
Do it right - or else face headaches down the road later on.

When placing a Illustrator file in Indesign, the Illustrator file sometime changes from 100%.

When placing a Illustrator file in Indesign, the Illustrator file sometime changes from 100%. When you select the placed file with the selection tool, it says 100%, but if you select with the direction tool, file has been changed any where from 98 to 102 %, not staying at the 100%? why is this and how can you asure the size does not change when placed or when updating the illustrator link?

Probably you have inserted files in a frame whose content was previously adequate with "Fit Content Proportionally" or "Fill Frame Proportionally".
The new content in the same frame will have the same characteristics as the previous one

Adding illustrator file to Indesign

Hey guys! im using Indesign CS5, and im trying to add some illustrator pages into an exisiting indesign file i have an existing folio of work on.
I read somewhere that if you click and drag an illustrator file into indesign it should work, but when i do, it becomes very pixilated and the resoloution quality is reduced even though the illustrator file is in A3 and the indesign file pages are also in A3.
I have included a screenshot of what happens when i click and drag the illusrator file.
If anyone can help me, please reply asap! Hahah my folio is due in a few hours
Thanks

InDesign creates a raster thumbnail called a proxy to display images placed in InDesign.
This is for placement purposes only.
As InDesign creates a dynamic link to your file - it will output the Vector file - but it displays a raster version for layout purposes only.
Using the View>Display>High Performances will generate a higher resolution thumbnail for viewing in the layout only.
Again, it's always dynamically linked to your vector file.

Linking Illustrator file to InDesign

If I link an Illustrator file into InDesign (to add some artwork to a book), then export the InDesign file to PDF to upload to a printing website, will it cause problems for the printing because of the linked Illustrator file?

The AI file, saved with PDF compatibility, includes a PDF.
Images of that file become images in the exported PDF.
Artwork and Text remain as it is.
If you use transparency effects and you reduce transparency upon export from InDesing it could be happen that artwork will be rasterized and exported as an image.
If you don’t use transparency effects or if you export without flattening transparency (like export as PDF/X-4) no artwork will be rasterized although the effects often are rasterized, but they have been rasterized in Illustrator before on the document raster effect settings you have chosen in Illustrator.
The best would be to give it a try and make a research on your exported PDFs with different settings.

What is the best software/plugin for converting Quark files to Indesign?

What is the best software/plugin for converting Quark files to Indesign?
I don't want to upgrade to the latest Quark now i've got CC so going to make the leap to indesign only. Does Indesign auto convert or do I need anything else?

ID does not load QXD files. There is a respective commercial third-party plug-in to that effect, but it's rather pricey and I'm not up to speed which versions of Quark and ID it supports and which features come over. Inquire in the ID forum.
Mylenium

Converting Illustrator documents to Indesign and back

For one of my client we want to try to use the new software for automatic artwork creation. At this moment this software is only capable of generating Indesign files. What we want to do is to create a template in Illustrator and export this document to an Indesign file. This Indesign file will be uploaded in the software.
So that client can add their own text. As soon as the file is ready, we will download this Indesign document. Once the finished document is downloaded we want to export the text layer back to illustrator and place this text layer into the original illustrator template, cause we want to deliver the files in Illustrator instead of Indesign.
Do you know if there’s a way to export Illustrator files to indesign without having to do a complete new layout in Illustrator?
COPY paste is not an option at this moment. I am looking for any script or pluging or any software which does it automatically.
Please let me know the possibilities.
Thank you.

You mentioned: . . . we want to try to use the new software for automatic artwork creation.
What new software? A name and a link would be helpful.
Why the constant switched back and forth from Illustrator to InDesign?
Are you aware of Adobe InCopy? This is separate Adobe application that allows people without a copy of InDesign to edit elements of an InDesign document.
. . . Once integrated, writers, editors and designers can simultaneously work on the same page; the designer creates the page layout with InDesign, while editors simultaneously edit different stories with InCopy, via the Adobe LiveEdit rights management system.
Here is a link to the Adobe InCopy forum: InCopy
You won't need Illustrator at all.
Again you mentioned: . .cause we want to deliver the files in Illustrator instead of Indesign.
When you are sending the final artwork to be printed you shouldn't be sending native files like Illustrator or InDesign.
You will be sending a PDF which will still retain all the text and drawn elements as vectors.
Pixel-based images will still remain pixels, but this is the same whether you use Illustrator or InDesign.

Problem with linked illustrator file in InDesign Adobe CC 2014

At my job we link our illustrator files in the indesign files. We use arrow in illustrator to show the points between measurements. Once we view the file in indesign under the high quality print view option the page bugs out and the illustration covers the page with white and shows fragments of what is actually on the illustrator file.

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How to Import Illustrator files into Indesign

I need to import my illustrator work in Indesign. However, i don't want to edit my vectors in Indesign. I just want them there so I can export them .swf with a page turn option

File>Place will work fine. InDesign can place native AI files as links.

Importing Illustrator files in InDesign

I have an issue that is more of an annoyance than a major problem. I put togethers ads in Illustrator and then place them in my InDesign template. Instead of a 4.75" x 5.375" ad placing in a 4.75" x 5.375" space, I get the ad plus the blue frame edge surrounding the ad. The problem is when I want to precisely place the ad using InDesign. If I want the border of the ad to be placed right at 0 and 0, I can't do that because InDesign instead places the frame edge at 0 and 9 and the border of the ad might be .1" or .2" inside the frame edge. I can hide the frame edge, but that does not solve the problem. Is there any way to make the frame edge exactly the same as my ad borders? I have made sure there are no stray points in the Illustrator files prior to placing them in InDesign.

Thanks. I'm not sure how well you can see this, but there is a blue frame box around the ad at the left side of the page that is larger than the ad itself. This causes a problem when I try to precisely place an ad using InDesign. For example, it I want the ad at the upper left of the page, I type 0 and 0 for X and Y. The frame box will be at 0 and 0, but the ad border itself is not. If I use "Fit Frame to Content," that doesn't seem to fix things. Apparently, the Illustrator file is showing content outside of the ad border but I don't see any and cleanup founds no stray points. I could copy and paste the ads into InDesign to solve the frame problem. However, I update many of the ads month to month and want to have links so the ads update automatically in InDesign.

Converting Illustrator File into PDF/X-1A File?

Can someone provide me with step-by-step instructions on how to convert a CS2 Illustrator file (mac) into a PDF/X-1A File that would be suitable for hi-res printing in a major publication? My AI file contains mac fonts (which can either be outlined or kept as is) and one CMYK image. All colors are already in CYMK mode in my AI file.
Thanks!
Tuan

You don't need to outline fonts for a PDF file. Choose File > Save As. Choose Format: Adobe PDF (pdf). Choose the PDF/X-1a:2001 PDF Preset.
But it's always a good idea to check with the printer for special requirements, if possible.

Illustrator files into InDesign and Editing

Hello,
I designed some pages in Illustrator that were intended to be coded as a web site, and now the client wants to print them for a trade show.
He's adding content, and now it looks as though there will be 16 pages.
The thought of re-creating, editing and then flattening and saving as PDF 16 pages separately (though using a template), makes my head spin a little, so I'm thinking I should use InDesign so I can have one multi-page document instead.
I've searched and found differing opinions on the most efficient way to achieve this.
One suggestion was to drag and drop from Illustrator to InDesign, but then I lose the text editing capabilities, which I will need because my client keeps making text changes.
I'm a little overwhelmed, and some advice on how best to approach this would be VERY much appreciated! The files are basically just a couple of layered background colors, a photo with a title at 85% opacity and text.
Thanks for any help!
Jen

The thought of re-creating,
Why re-creating?
Me, I would keep Illustrator files in Illustrator. If you want to put them together to make one big PDF, maybe it would make sense to Place each one on a page in Indesign, but make the edits in Illustrator and update the links in Indesign.
I don't have Illustrator CS4 yet, but I read somewhere that it finally does multipage AI files. So if you have AI CS4 you could combine your files into one file (I think).
Ken

Converting illustrator files to freehand

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Can anyone help me? I have been doing some design work in
illustrator cs2 and need to send it to a colleague to amend in
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Victoria

> The only files its giving us an option for is AI, PDF,
ESP, AIT, SVG and SVGA.
> Could you please let me know how to get the option up
for illustrator 8?
Select 'Adobe Illustrator' and 'Save'. Another dialog box
appears. It
provides a menu that allows you to choose the Illustrator
version number.
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You may have to reset the preferences of either InDesign or Illustrator. There could be corruption in either application:
Here are directions for restoring InDesign preferences:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/526990
Here are directions for Illustrator preferences:
Quit the application. Launch Illustrator and IMMEDIATELY hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift (Windows) or Command + Option + Shift (Macintosh). You’ll receive no prompt, and the program will open as usual.
Alternatively, quit the program and search for the “Adobe Illustrator [version] Settings” folder and delete it. Insert the version (for example, CS5) in the search string.

Placing an illustrator file in Indesign

I am wondering if someone would be able to tell me the best type of file to place in IDCS from Illustrator 10. There are photos, brushes, gradients, etc. in my ai file and when I place this file in CS the pictures and the brush strokes are all out of whack. If someone could help me out that would be GREAT!
Thanks.

While there is a non-lossy compression option when saving to AI, there is no such thing for EPS. Your EPS file, therefore, probably reflects the full, uncompressed pixel dimensions of your TIFF images.
All I can suggest is to make sure your TIFF images are no larger than they need to be for the intended output.
Hmmm... You should be able to import an Illustrator document with spot colors in InDesign. ID should show you the spot colors that are in use after the import (in the swatch palette and in preflight). Again, this might be a limitation in ID 3 of which I am not aware (and which I cannot test).
Of course, if it was your intent to convert to process, that's fine.

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