Chapter 100. Exporting to HTML and SVG

Your InDesign documents are probably designed for printing, but you can also export them for viewing on the Web as HTML or SVG documents.

Exporting to HTML

There is no doubt that QuarkXPress (version 5 and later) currently offers more robust tools for exporting HTML files than InDesign. However, most people don’t realize that InDesign actually has some reasonably good HTML export tools, too. To export an HTML file from InDesign, select Export from the File menu and choose HTML as the export format. That said, while this option provides a quick method for getting content (text, graphics, and shapes you’ve drawn on your page) ready for the web, it is not our first choice. Exporting as a PDF file guarantees much ...

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