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There are two ways of working with the plugin: online and offline.
When working offline the conversion of the document will happen locally and the end result will be a CHILI Package file [.zip] saved to your local disk.
This file will contain the converted document as well as all the images and fonts used in the document. This file will be uploaded to the server in a later stage.
When working online, a connection with the server is made first. To do that you specify the link to the server, the environment where you want to upload the document to , and a username and password.
Once logged in you are presented with a similar interface as when working offline. If you are logged in as an admin you are still able to select another environment if necessary.
In this mode, the converted file, images and fonts will be uploaded immediately to the server after conversion.
Working in online modus also offers you the possibility to convert a CHILI Publisher poublisher document back in to InDesign via the "Export to InDesign" panel.
Export an Adobe® Indesign® document to CHILI
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publisher
Server panel
Preset: From the drop down menu you can select previously saved login settings. When you regularly need to connect to different servers this will save you time.
New - Save - Delete: Via these buttons you can save and create presets for different connections to CHILI Publisher servers or different environments on one server.
Preset name: Name used for the preset when saving connection settings
URL: Connection to a CHILI Publisher server. http:// your server IP address or domain /CHILI/main.asmx
Environment let's you specify the environment for which you have an account
Name: your username
Password: your password
Auto login: click this button to login to the server and environment
Status: displays the connection status
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Environment let's you specify the environment where the target document can be found
Document Name Select the file for conversion
Layout specifies which alternate lay-out will be converted in case the CHILI document has several defined [more about alternate lay-outs can be found here: Alternate Layouts]
Export setting specifies which IDML preset to use for the conversion. More information can be found here: IDML conversion settings
Destination folder specifies the save location on your local disk
File name: Name of the file after conversion
Create document folder creates a folder that will contain the converted document and the assets and fonts
Export initiates the conversion process
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How to change the settings for the conversion of locked layers and images.
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