4.3 What InDesign Doesn’t Do Well

Making Ebooks with InDesign: Module 4, Step 3

  • Subject(s):

    InDesign to EPUB

  • Resource Type(s):

    Step-by-Step

  • Audience:

    Technical

Suggested Prerequisite

Before reading this, you might want to read:

What InDesign Doesn’t Do Well

What InDesign doesn’t do well:

I would encourage all ebook developers to think of an InDesign-exported EPUB as a starting point. It is not a finished product, not if you care about accessibility or good development best practices. This list is a set of post-export cleanup instructions that me and the ebook developers I work with use to cleanup an EPUB. 

Next Steps

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Module 4, Step 4

4.4 HTML Cleanup

Making Ebooks with InDesign: Module 4, Step 4

Subject(s): InDesign to EPUB
Resource Type(s): Step-by-Step
Audience:
Technical
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Module 4, Step 5

4.5 Context Breaks

Making Ebooks with InDesign: Module 4, Step 5

Subject(s): InDesign to EPUB
Resource Type(s): Step-by-Step
Audience:
Technical
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Module 4, Step 6

4.6 Navigation Cleanup

Making Ebooks with InDesign: Module 4, Step 6

Subject(s): InDesign to EPUB
Resource Type(s): Step-by-Step
Audience:
Technical
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Module 4, Step 7

4.7 Building a Pagelist

Making Ebooks with InDesign: Module 4, Step 7

Subject(s): InDesign to EPUB
Resource Type(s): Step-by-Step
Audience:
Technical
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Module 4, Step 8

4.8 Language Declaration Issues

Making Ebooks with InDesign: Module 4, Step 8

Subject(s): InDesign to EPUB
Resource Type(s): Step-by-Step
Audience:
Technical
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Module 4, Step 9

4.9 Semantics and DPUB ARIA

Making Ebooks with InDesign: Module 4, Step 9

Subject(s): InDesign to EPUB
Resource Type(s): Step-by-Step
Audience:
Technical

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