Tip of the Month:  December 2006

Adobe InDesign: Export an item without the entire page coming along for the ride

When you need to distribute entire pages of an InDesign document for proofing, you can easily export them to EPS or PDF format. But what about when you want to save just a single page item? If you export the item to EPS or PDF format, the whole page comes with it. Instead, you can export just the selected object to a JPEG file.

1. Select the object with the Selection tool and from the File menu, select Export.
2. In the resulting dialog box, name the file and choose a location in which to save it.
3. Choose JPEG from the Save As Type pop-up menu.
4. Finally, click OK.

If you have any questions regarding this tip or need help implementing it in your own projects, contact Ranelle Maltas, Application Support Associate, at 472-0585 or e-mail at rmaltas2@unl.edu.