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Working in online modus also offers you the possibility to convert a CHILI poublisher publisher document back in to InDesign InDesign® via the "Export to InDesignInDesign®" panel.
Export an
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Indesign® document to CHILI 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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Log file: specifies the destination path for the log file. This is a local path on your computer (f.e. path on a macintosh: /Users/Usersname/chiliLog.txt)
Log detail: Specifies the level of detail when logging items in the log file.
Include Document Preview creates a preview of the InDesign InDesign® file along with the conversion
Convert gradients to PDF will convert complex gradients to pdf and places them as an image in the online document.
Include hidden layers includes the hidden layers of the InDesign® document
Use high resolution for locked layers converts everything on the selected layer to pdf and places this on the layer
Import selection only converts only the frames selected in the document.
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Source specifies the document to convert (as multiple document can be opened in Adobe® InDesignin InDesign®)
Destination allows to switch between online (server) or offline (package) conversion
Environment let's you specify the environment where the converted document will be uploaded to [the selection is only available if your account gives you access to multiple environments]
Pages: Specify the range of pages to convert or convert all pages
Locked Layers is used to lock all elements on the selected layer [and the layer] automatically in the online version after conversion
Saving you time. Layers with "lock" in the name or layers called "background" will be selected here by defaultGo! Starts the conversion. When you're working in offline, you will be asked where to save the package file after conversion
Open document in browser Only available in online mode. After conversion the document will be opened in your default webbrowser when this is checked
Create ZIP starts the conversion and the creation of the CHILI Package in offline modus
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Export to
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InDesign®
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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Converter - Images: This preset defines the settings for the conversion to pdf of images used in the InDesign InDesign® file (tiff, eps, psd, ai). CHILI Publisher supports these type of files natively as well
but when the conversion is done via the plugin, images are optimized according to their dimensions used in the document (300dpi, at placed dimensions).Converter - Locked Layers High Res: This preset defines the settings for the conversion to pdf of locked layers when the checkbox "Use high resolutions for Locked Layers" is selected.
Converter - Locked Layers Low Res: This preset defines the settings for the conversion to pdf of locked layers
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