From the course: Creating a Fixed-Layout EPUB
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Exporting to single-page HTML files
From the course: Creating a Fixed-Layout EPUB
Exporting to single-page HTML files
I'm going to show you a technique that is not for the faint ofheart, but it does take advantage of some key InDesign features, specifically some scripts, to help you create a multiple-page EPUB. You already know that you can export any InDesign document to EPUB, and what it's going to do is create one HTML file for every section or chapter or wherever you say that a new style starts. But that is not how we want to create fixed-layout EPUBs; we want a single HTML file for every single page. And if your page is just a big fat old graphic there's no style or anything to tell InDesign to break it up here. So, I was going back and forth trying to figure out, how can I force InDesign to export to EPUB and make it break up the document into individual HTML files, one per page? So, if you do that then at least you have a starter set. You have the toc.ncx. You have the content.opf file. You don't have to start like from scratch and write these in a text editor. You can come out the other way…
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Manual vs. add-ons1m 54s
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Using layers to isolate text4m 32s
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Exporting page backgrounds4m 5s
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Exporting images7m 55s
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Retaining special effects in images6m 43s
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Extracting text content and format9m 34s
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Extracting text block positioning7m 57s
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Exporting to single-page HTML files9m 34s
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Using add-ons to automate FLE export7m 15s
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