.IDML - Adobe InDesign (TMS)

Index pages for translation are placed at the end of the imported document. To have a translated index page in the completed .IDML file, open the document in Adobe InDesign and regenerate the index page.

Only embedded images are carried over to the Completed file.

File Types

.IDML

Import Options

Simplify codes

Removes excessive text formatting from the job and the completed file.
Import hyperlink target

Hyperlink target will be imported as translatable text
Replace font
Remove XML elements

Removes special XML elements from InDesign stories before converting the file for translation. Fewer formatting tags will be in the job. XML elements are also removed from the completed file.
Extract notes
Extract master spreads
Extract locked layers
Extract invisible layers

The Extract locked layers and Extract invisible layers options apply only to layers that are set as locked or hidden in their entirety in InDesign. If individual objects within a layer are hidden or locked at the object level (via InDesign's Object Properties or the Layers panel), those objects are extracted for translation regardless of these settings. To exclude specific content from import, disable extracting invisible or locked page items.
Extract hidden conditional text
Extract variables
Extract page numbers
Extract invisible page items
Extract locked page items
Keep kerning

Imports the kerning formatting tags
Keep tracking

Imports the tracking formatting tags
Target font

If no font name is entered, default fonts for the following languages will be used:
- Chinese (Taiwan)
  
  PMingLiu
- Chinese
  
  SimSun
- Arabic
  
  Arial
- Thai
  
  Tahoma
- Hebrew
  
  Arial
- Vietnamese
  
  Arial
- Japanese
  
  MS Mincho
- Korean
  
  Arial Unicode MS
Convert to Phrase tags

Matching text will be converted to Phrase tags using regex.
Improve in-context preview with PDF

Upload a PDF or ZIP matching the IDML file to improve preview accuracy. The ZIP can contain the PDF plus matching fonts. When importing files in bulk, the IDML and PDF filenames must match. The option only appears when creating a new job. It is not available in project templates or saved file import settings.