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An index is an important component of many books, particularly non-fiction, reference and textbooks, as well as technical documents. While we live in a very keyword search-oriented world, a good index can significantly improve the user experience for readers.

Tags: InDesign, indexing, Word add-in, Typefi Publish

It's not always desirable to export all your document content into both print and EPUB formats, so here are some ideas for controlling what content is exported where.

Tags: InDesign, ePub

InDesign CS5.5’s EPUB Export Options provide the option to include file metadata, so filling in the metadata fields in File > File Info allows book publishers to embed core metadata (for example, book title, author, description, copyright status and information) in their EPUBs.

Tags: InDesign, ePub

The Articles Panel is a new feature in InDesign CS5.5 that controls the order in which content is exported to EPUB. Content objects are added to the Articles Panel either by dragging and dropping them individually or in selected groups, or by holding Ctrl/Cmd and selecting the + icon to add all objects in the document at once.

Tags: ePub, InDesign

With Adobe^® InDesign^® CS5.5 and Typefi Publish, it is now possible to automate production of great-looking EPUBs without having to manually configure your content within InDesign or hard code your EPUB XML.

Tags: ePub, Typefi Publish, InDesign

Michael Murphy provides video tutorials on creating accessible PDFs using InDesign and Acrobat, and there is an Acrobat X Action for checking your PDF's accessibility that can be loaded into the Actions panel.

Tags: Acrobat, InDesign, Accessibility, CS5.5