How to Convert an InDesign File to Word

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You can export or convert an InDesign file to a Word document in a matter of minutes.

Regretfully, it is not possible to export an InDesign file straight from InDesign to Word.

Still, you can get decent results with little effort.

Adobe Acrobat Pro and InDesign are the programs you require.

  1. Launch the file in InDesign, then save it as a PDF.

  2. Use Acrobat Pro to view the exported PDF.

  3. Click FILE, then choose EXPORT TO, MICROSOFT WORD, and finally WORD DOCUMENT.

  4. You can choose to maintain the text flowing through your pages or preserve your layout by clicking on the SETTINGS button in the ‘Save as’ window.

  5. Click SAVE after deciding where to store the exported Word document.

The error "THE SPECIFIED FILE COULD NOT BE WRITTEN TO" may have appeared to you. Try saving the exported file in a different folder if it says "IT MAY BE IN USE."

For desktop publishing, Adobe InDesign and its INDD file format are the industry standard.

One problem exists, though: opening and viewing INDD documents requires InDesign.

For sharing purposes, designers typically export InDesign files to PDFs.

You can save it as a PDF on your own.

Use Acrobat to convert InDesign to PDF by doing the following steps:

  1. Open Acrobat and choose Tools from the main menu.

  2. Select the PDF creation tool.

  3. Choose between the Single File and Multiple Files conversion options.

  4. You can either locate your InDesign file(s) manually or drag and drop them into the window.

  5. If needed, rename your PDF files before beginning the conversion.

If you have a file created in InDesign, you might want to save it as a PDF so you can view it in an application other than InDesign or share it with someone who does not have InDesign.

Select Export from the File menu in InDesign while your file is open.

Select Adobe PDF under Save as type after giving the file a name.

Select the quality, marks, and bleeds that you want.

To export, click Save.

You can create a PDF booklet from your file in InDesign by using the Print option if you have Acrobat installed.

Select Print Booklet from the File menu in InDesign when your file is open.

To get the booklet to print the way you want it to, change the settings.

Select PDF under Print Settings.

Select the "Save as PostScript" option.

After saving your preferences, select Print.

Your file should now open in Acrobat, allowing you to create a PDF booklet that can be printed.

InDesign print booklets and other documents can be converted to PDF using this method.

As soon as your PDF is ready, Acrobat will allow you to view it right away.

It will be simple to send and print your PDF.

Additionally, you can get to work right away by annotating text, compressing the PDF for even easier sharing, and adding notes and comments.

You can upload your newly created PDF to Acrobat online and collaborate on it in real time with a team that is located remotely.

For added security, you can use Acrobat to encrypt your PDF before publishing your design, for example.

Take advantage of these features and much more on your newly converted file.

Let’s look at how to get text out of an InDesign document.

An InDesign story can be saved in whole or in part in file formats that you can open in other programs at a later time.

The Export dialog box lists the various file formats that InDesign can export text in.

You can save the document in an RTF or other format that your word processor can import if you can’t find a listing for it.

To export the story in the chosen format, click Save.

Use the Adobe InDesign Tagged Text export filter if you want to keep all formatting.

Next, we’ll discover how to convert an INDD file—without using InDesign—to a PDF.

METHOD 2: INDD TO PDF CONVERT WITHOUT INDESIGN

Here’s another workaround to convert INDD to PDF if you don’t have InDesign on your PC.

  1. For this to work, your computer needs to have Adobe Arcrobat installed and purchased.

  2. Select Tools > Create PDF from the top menu bar after launching Acrobat.

  3. Drag and drop the INDD file into the window after choosing Single File or Multiple Files.

  4. The INDD file will be converted to PDF once the conversion process begins.

Let’s look at the PDF to Word conversion process.

All of your fonts and formatting are included when you convert a PDF document to a DOC or DOCX format.

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Thanks to OCR, Adobe Acrobat can turn even the most complex scans into fully formatted Word documents.

Quick and simple PDF conversion is possible with the Acrobat PDF converter.

This is how Word documents can be created from PDF files:

  1. Open Acrobat and a PDF file.

  2. In the right pane, select the EXPORT PDF tool.

  3. Select Word Document after selecting Microsoft Word as your export format.

  4. Select EXPORT. The Acrobat Word converter will initiate text recognition automatically if your PDF includes scanned text.

  5. Save the new Word document you created. Click the Save button after giving your converted file a name and selecting a DOC or DOCX file format.