Editing Research/Web-to-print/ICML



==ICML files==

ICML files are essentially XML files, usualy managed by InCopy, Adobe’s own word processor, which can be easily imported into Adobe InDesign.


== Importing ICML to InDesign==
An ICML file can be '''imported into InDesign''' with File>Place

The present paragraph styles and chapter styles that were present in the ''manuscript'' which gave origin to the ICML are kept and included in the HTML file.
 bold; italic; blockquotes; footnotes; headers; paragraphs; tables; lists.

Images are given an empty  placeholder.

==Updating content== 
If the '''ICML remains linked''' to the inDesign project, changes performed in ''manuscript'', once converted to the ICML, will be integrated into the inDesign project.


==inDesign Styles==
See more in https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/paragraph-character-styles.html


==Importing styles from another inDesign project==

'''To import character and paragraph styles from another inDesign project:'''
* Choose '''Load All Text Styles''' from the Paragraph Styles panel menu
** InDesign displays the Open a File dialog box. 
* Locate and select the InDesign project file containing the styles you want and click the Open button. 
** InDesign copies the character styles from that publication into the current document.

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==Importing/Exporting styles==

According to Lynda.com course [https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Exporting-InDesign-styles-CSS-HTML/87008/94423-4.html Exporting InDesign styles for CSS and HTML] ''"InDesign writes and creates the CSS for you. This is not an option that I really recommend because InDesign, great as it is, does not write very good CSS. It tries to write CSS that is a very, very close match in appearance to your print layout and that's not necessarily Web-friendly.''"

Besides the design spaces - the page and the screen have different properties and behaviors. 




==Conversions to ICML==
Pandoc can convert HTML and Markdown markups into ICML, since the file format is is essentially XML markup.

Example command:

 pandoc -s -f markdown -t icml -o my.icml my.md

'''-s''' option, which stands for “standalone”, produces output with an appropriate header and footer;

'''-f''' option, which stands for “from”, is followed by the source format;

'''-t''' option, which stands for “to”, is followed by the output format;

'''-o''' option, which stands for “output”;;

'''my.md''' is the markdown source filename.

==Links==
* [https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Welcome/87008/94350-4.html InDesign Styles in Depth]