ADOBE INDESIGN PLUGIN

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Finding the right plugin

All released versions and release notes for our Adobe InDesign plugin can be found here:

InDesign Plugins

Installing the plugin

First find the correct plugin that matches the version of Adpoint installed on your system
If you do not already have the latest Anastasiy’s Extension Manager installed, please download and install it from here: Anastasiy’s Extension Manager.
Quit any running instances of InDesign
Open Anastasiy’s Extension Manager on your PC or Mac and select InDesign in the Adobe Products column:
If there is already an extension called http://com.integrationx.client installed, then select it and click Remove from the menu. You may get prompted to enter your local system password to the accept the removal.
Click Install and select the plugin file which was downloaded in point 2 above. This will install the plugin. You may get prompted to enter your local system password to the accept installation.
Quit Anastasiy’s Extension Manager
Open InDesign

HINT: If the plugin takes a long time to load in Windows, please check the setup. See more here.

Configuring the plugin

In ADPOINT, go to the Admin menu and select “Reset InDesign Folder“.
You will be prompted to select the directory where the plugin will store its files.
The path must be: [username]/adpoint
If the ‘/adpoint’ folder does not exist in the [username] folder please create it.
Click the Select Folder button once the dialog points to the [username]/adpoint folder.
Select any print production order. Open the Actions Menu and select “Open in InDesign”
You will be prompted to let ADPOINT view files in the folder assigned above.
Click the View files buttons to accept.
You will also be prompted to save changes.
Also accept this by clicking the Save Changes button.
Now the connection between ADPOINT 7.11 HTML and InDesign is established

Using the InDesign plugin from ADPOINT X1

The InDesign plugin for ADPOINT X1 is used to open print orders in InDesign. It works with orders that have already been opened in InDesign and where an InDesign document exists as well as orders where an InDesign file does not exist yet.

Launching ADPOINT X1 and InDesign applications

Launch ADPOINT X1 in your Chrome browser and log in
Launch InDesign

WARNING: Please note that due to security measures, ADPOINT X1 currently cannot launch the InDesign application automatically. Both ADPOINT X1 and InDesign must be launched manually. Please make sure ADPOINT X1 is started and logged in before launching InDesign.

Opening InDesign documents from ADPOINT X1

In ADPOINT X1, find the order you want to open. Open the Context Menu and select “Open in InDesign”
You will be prompted to let ADPOINT X1 view files in the folder assigned above.
Click the View files buttons to accept:
You will also be prompted to save changes.
Also accept this by clicking the Save Changes button:
Now the connection between ADPOINT X1 and InDesign is established
In the InDesign application the plugin is controlled through the plugin panel:

Features of the plugin

The buttons on the plug in panel works as follows:

`Save`	The InDesign document and linked files is uploaded to ADPOINT X1 without a PDF being generated.
`Save and Export`	Use this to save and export a PDF using default joboptions. A PDF is uploaded to ADPOINT X1 where it appears as a production file. The InDesign document is closed and uploaded to ADPOINT X1 including linked files.
`More ˇ`	Opens a dropdown menu with following menus:
`Save and close`	The InDesign document and linked files is uploaded to ADPOINT X1 without a PDF being generated. The InDesign document is closed.
`Save and export custom`	Use this to save and export a PDF with custom joboptions. You can enter the custom joboptions in the Export Adobe PDF window. When clicking “Export” a PDF with the custom joboptions is uploaded to ADPOINT X1 where it appears as a production file. The InDesign document is closed and uploaded to ADPOINT X1 including linked files.
`Save/Overwrite template`	Saves or overwrites the InDesign document as a template. A dialog is shown with default size, description and name. It is also possible to assign the template to one or more customers.
`Order tab`	Opens a list of assets attached to the currently opened order. Assets can be dragged from the list directly to the InDesign layout. Clicking the refresh symbol by the end of the menu - - the list of assets is renewed and any assets added since the InDesign document was opened will be added to the list. Search field: Start typing to search the list of assets by filename. The x clears the search and shows all assets. Sort menu: Select the sort order (Newest/Oldest Date) Show: Select which assets to show (All/Placed/Unplaced) All: Select which asset types to show (All/Assets/Visual/InDesign documents) Match: Match assets by either matspec or customer Modification: Show assets in the list by modification date (3/6/12 months or all) Reset to default: Resets settings to the default settings set in the Setting tab HINT: Press the rounded arrow symbol in the top right corner of the plugin to update notes.
`Composite tab`	The Composite tab is only visible when a composite “mother” order is opened. It shows a list of the “child orders” to the composite order including a preview, order information and the latest status. The “child orders” can be dragged from the list to the InDesign Layout. HINT: Press the rounded arrow symbol in the top right corner of the plugin to update notes.
`Details tab`	Shows a list of order details for information purposes. The content of the list is subject to individual configuration. HINT: Press the rounded arrow symbol in the top right corner of the plugin to update notes.
`Notes tab`	Shows a list of notes added to the current order. HINT: Press the rounded arrow symbol in the top right corner of the plugin to update notes.
`Annotations tab`	Shows a list of annotations from the latest version of the current order. Show Annotations: Switch to show or hide annotations in a separate layer on top of the layout. Show reviewed: Switch between modes to show or hide annotations that are marked as “reviewed” Click the annotations in the panel to highlight the annotation on top of the layout. Check the Review button to mark an annotation as reviewed. HINT: If an annotation has a assets attached you can click on it and it will automatically jump to the Order tab and search for that specific asset:
`Log`	The Log window is used to display the processes performed by the plugin. The content may be required for debugging purposes. HINT: You can see the current installed version of the InDesign plugin in the bottom of this tab: The clipboard icon with an arrow pointing to the left copies the log text. The trashcan icon clears the logtext.
`Settings`	Language: Choose your preferred language from the drop down menu. HINT: If an admin has made changes to the translations you can reload them by pressing the reload button: Plugin window: Resets plugin window to its standard width and height Open browser after check in: A new tab is opened the default browser window. Disabled by default but can be toggled on here. Default Assets Filters: Set your preferred settings regarding assets here by choosing from the 4 different dropdown menus: