Indesign Question
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- voiceof
I have a client who wants me to create a basic proposal for him where he can change the price and name of the company but will rarely need to change anything else.
Is there a way to update an indesign file (through xml or other means) and then create a pdf file without having to open the application up.
If there is another way using PDF or something else that would be good too.
- dropdown0
you can edit text in a pdf with acrobat if the client has the font.
- monospaced0
Creating editable text fields is possible as well, although I'm not sure how to do it quite yet. I've seen someone, with Reader, edit the type in a PDF while preserving the type color and other attributes. I'm tasked at creating a similar document in the next two weeks and I will post how to do it later on.
- other areas (headline) were not editable, so I know that it was specified by the designermonospaced
- lajj0
This is relevent to my interests. I would love to know how to edit only some parts on a pdf while keeping the formatting.
- bzsaw0
If you have Acrobat Pro it's very easy. You create the document in InDesign export as PDF and then add the fields along with the attributes of what needs to be edited by the client.
- duckofrubber0
You'll need Acrobat Pro, and you'll have to set up Form Fields. It's slightly cumbersome, but it works for simple things such as changing a name or address. They will still have to have the font, however.