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Export selected pages

I very frequently need to export only certain pages to PDF. I know I can type a range or multiple ranges. But it would realy speed up my professional work if I could just select the pages and hit 'Export selected pages...' in the contextual mouse menu.

This feature was present until CS6 by a plugin named HandyTools by DTP Utils.

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  • Grzegorz commented  ·   ·  Report

    Export Adobe PDF - General - Pages - "Current Page" only.
    Each time I want to export just one page from one Indesign document I have to type the page number. There should be an option "Current Page" not only "All" and "Range"

  • kevin commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would help me a ton.
    I'd also add that accessing an "export selected pages" option from the Export window, as suggested by OP, allows you to select a PDF preset, which is important of course if your printer has supplied you with specific presets to make your PDF.

    I don't believe going through the Print window to make a PDF allows you to select a PDF preset.

  • clintp commented  ·   ·  Report

    That might help fix the bug where INDD saves the page range from your previous export, even in new documents.

  • Sascha commented  ·   ·  Report

    It would be great to just select pages in the pages-window and then automatically have them selected with their page numbers in the export-toolbox.

  • Luke Anderson commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would be a great feature - being able to quick export certain, or a range of pages from the pages panel in either JPG, PDF, or other formats would be a great time saver.

  • Adam Jury-Last commented  ·   ·  Report

    The Pages panel — with pages selected — has a "print spreads/print pages" option in the contextual menu.

    An option to export the selected spreads/pages to PDF would be useful, especially if it could be done seamlessly, without need for the Export Adobe PDF dialog.

    Alternatively, the CMD-E shortcut with pages/spreads selected in the pages panel should bring up the Export Adobe PDF dialog with the selected page range already entered.

    This would be especially useful when exporting contiguous pages!

  • David B commented  ·   ·  Report

    This DOES already exist for printing. Select the pages you want in the pages panel, then right-click on one of the pages and choose "Print Spreads" from the context menu. It simply opens the Print dialog box and pre-fills the Range field for you.

    I agree it would be great to add "Export Spreads to PDF" to that context menu.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'd love this feature for printing too. Just select the pages you want in the pages panel, then go file > export or print.

  • Uwe Laubender commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi Roland,
    do you mean export of selected pages in the Pages Panel?
    Or also selected pages with the Page Tool?

    Regards,
    Uwe

  • Keith McCraw commented  ·   ·  Report

    Without a lot of expensive coding, could you add a button for "CURRENT PAGE" in the dialog box for export PDF? It would be a lot quicker than having to enter the page number every time you want to export each page separately.
    E.G.
    In Pages section
    ALL
    CURRENT PAGE
    RANGE

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