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• • August 4, 2020 at 5:55 pm #14328461
    Colby Waller

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    Does anyone have a workflow for exporting text that contains footnotes from InDesign (or InCopy) for use online. None of the export methods I’ve found will keep the superscript numbering in place within the body copy. Looking for a workflow that allows content to be published in print and online without having to manually set the footnotes.

  • August 5, 2020 at 6:18 am #126431
    David Blatner

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    When you say “online,” do you mean you’re exporting HTML? Are you using File > Export to get that HTML? How should the footnotes appear in that situation? (I don’t think HTML really has a native concept of footnotes.)

  • August 5, 2020 at 7:12 am #126434
    Colby Waller

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    In this instance we have a print publication that also has a WordPress-based digital edition. That’s the online reference. The publication has numerous articles and each of those articles can have dozens if not over 100 endnotes each. We’re trying to establish a sensible workflow that accommodates the endnotes without a lot of redundant tasks. Ideally we would have InCopy as the document of record and could deploy content to print (InDesign) and online (WordPress) from that source document. But, I’m not finding a way to export from InCopy and maintain the endnotes in any fashion. Is your suggestion to export from InDesign in two sections? One html file that contains the body text and one html file that contains the actual endnotes? I haven’t really come across any documented workflows for this sort of situation. Thanks very much for your thoughts on this.

  • August 5, 2020 at 7:44 am #126438
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Ah… just to confirm: are you talking about footnotes or endnotes. Or do the InDesign documents have footnotes and you want them to turn into end notes? If so, you may want to run one of the scripts that Peter K has created here: https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/indesign/footnotes.html

  • August 5, 2020 at 7:52 am #126439
    Colby Waller

    Member

    I’m talking about endnotes. The thing I’m trying to achieve is a workflow for exporting those endnotes from InCopy or InDesign for use online. And ideally, from InCopy since that allows for rapid deployment of content since it serves as an always up-to-date source document. Any thoughts regarding this would be appreciated. Thanks!

  • August 6, 2020 at 8:31 am #126450
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Do the end notes need to remain linked in the HTML? Do you want the endnotes on the same page (in WordPress) as the article, or different?
    There really aren’t any great solutions, but it seems like there should be some solution!

  • August 6, 2020 at 9:12 am #126451
    Colby Waller

    Member

    The endnotes don’t necessarily need to remain linked and they will be on the same page in WordPress (possibly hidden in an accordion at the base of the page to avoid clutter). I agree that it is odd for the print to digital endnote transfer to be such a mystery. I haven’t really found many organizations that are using endnotes extensively online so it’s hard to even reverse engineer a solution. Thanks!

  • August 6, 2020 at 9:39 am #126452
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Colby, LOL, I should have started by testing this myself… because I just tried it now and InDesign CC 2020 does export endnotes as part of the HTML export process (File > Export). It even makes the links automatically! It looks like exactly what you would need. Just export html and drop that into WordPress.
    Are you not experiencing this?

  • August 6, 2020 at 9:53 am #126453
    Colby Waller

    Member

    Thanks – let me test this with my developer. Maybe I was making this more complicated than it needs to be.

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