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 * [https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Welcome/87008/94350-4.html InDesign Styles in Depth]
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ICML files

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	ICML files are essentially XML files, usualy managed by InCopy, Adobe’s own word processor, which can be easily imported into Adobe InDesign.		ICML files are essentially XML files, usualy managed by InCopy, Adobe’s own word processor, which can be easily imported into Adobe InDesign.

			Once a file in a markup language (HTML, Mediawiki, Markdown) or from a docx or odt file is converted to ICML, using Pandoc,
			the resulting ICML can be ''placed'' as structured content into an inDesign project. And once the original file is changed, and converted again to ICML the changes will flow into the inDesign project.


			==Conversions to ICML==
			[[Pandoc]] can convert HTML and Markdown markups into ICML.

			Example command:

			pandoc my.html -s -f html -t icml -o my.icml

			'''my.html''' is the markdown source filename.

			'''-s''' option, which stands for “standalone”, produces output with an appropriate header and footer;

			'''-f''' option, which stands for “from”, is followed by the source format;

			'''-t''' option, which stands for “to”, is followed by the output format;

			'''-o''' option, which stands for “output”;;


			== Importing ICML to InDesign==
			An ICML file can be '''imported into InDesign''' with '''File > Place''

			The present paragraph styles and chapter styles that were present in the ''manuscript'' which gave origin to the ICML are kept and included in the HTML file.
			bold; italic; blockquotes; footnotes; headers; paragraphs; tables; lists.

			Images are given an empty placeholder.

			==Updating content==
			If the '''ICML remains linked''' to the inDesign project, changes performed in ''manuscript'', once converted to the ICML, will be integrated into the inDesign project.


			==inDesign Styles==
			See more in https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/paragraph-character-styles.html


			==Importing styles from another inDesign project==

			'''To import character and paragraph styles from another inDesign project:'''
			* Choose '''Load All Text Styles''' from the Paragraph Styles panel menu
			** InDesign displays the Open a File dialog box.
			* Locate and select the InDesign project file containing the styles you want and click the Open button.
			** InDesign copies the character styles from that publication into the current document.

			http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/art_0600indesign_b/elementLinks/styles07.gif



			==Importing/Exporting styles==

			According to Lynda.com course [https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Exporting-InDesign-styles-CSS-HTML/87008/94423-4.html Exporting InDesign styles for CSS and HTML] ''"InDesign writes and creates the CSS for you. This is not an option that I really recommend because InDesign, great as it is, does not write very good CSS. It tries to write CSS that is a very, very close match in appearance to your print layout and that's not necessarily Web-friendly.''"

			Besides the design spaces - the page and the screen have different properties and behaviors.





			==Links==
			* [https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Welcome/87008/94350-4.html InDesign Styles in Depth]

	== Importing ICML to InDesign==		== Importing ICML to InDesign==

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==ICML files==

ICML files are essentially XML files, usualy managed by InCopy, Adobe’s own word processor, which can be easily imported into Adobe InDesign.

== Importing ICML to InDesign==
An ICML file can be '''imported into InDesign''' with File>Place

The present paragraph styles and chapter styles that were present in the ''manuscript'' which gave origin to the ICML are kept and included in the HTML file.
bold; italic; blockquotes; footnotes; headers; paragraphs; tables; lists.

Images are given an empty placeholder.

==Updating content==
If the '''ICML remains linked''' to the inDesign project, changes performed in ''manuscript'', once converted to the ICML, will be integrated into the inDesign project.

==inDesign Styles==
See more in https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/paragraph-character-styles.html

==Importing styles from another inDesign project==

'''To import character and paragraph styles from another inDesign project:'''
* Choose '''Load All Text Styles''' from the Paragraph Styles panel menu
** InDesign displays the Open a File dialog box.
* Locate and select the InDesign project file containing the styles you want and click the Open button.
** InDesign copies the character styles from that publication into the current document.

http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/art_0600indesign_b/elementLinks/styles07.gif

==Importing/Exporting styles==

According to Lynda.com course [https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Exporting-InDesign-styles-CSS-HTML/87008/94423-4.html Exporting InDesign styles for CSS and HTML] ''"InDesign writes and creates the CSS for you. This is not an option that I really recommend because InDesign, great as it is, does not write very good CSS. It tries to write CSS that is a very, very close match in appearance to your print layout and that's not necessarily Web-friendly.''"

Besides the design spaces - the page and the screen have different properties and behaviors.

==Conversions to ICML==
Pandoc can convert HTML and Markdown markups into ICML, since the file format is is essentially XML markup.

Example command:

pandoc -s -f markdown -t icml -o my.icml my.md

'''-s''' option, which stands for “standalone”, produces output with an appropriate header and footer;

'''-f''' option, which stands for “from”, is followed by the source format;

'''-t''' option, which stands for “to”, is followed by the output format;

'''-o''' option, which stands for “output”;;

'''my.md''' is the markdown source filename.

==Links==
* [https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Welcome/87008/94350-4.html InDesign Styles in Depth]

[[Category:Cookbook]]