PubTyper

When running publishing endeavors, the source for the inputted content can come from various sources, be it that we’re talking about editors, field reporters, or other types. This heterogeneity is also prevalent in the format of the digital documents that are about to be agglutinated into the final form of the publication, and this is where sometimes things can become particularly tricky.

Designed as an Adobe InDesign extension, PubTyper will offer users a solution for such issues, allowing them to perform a merge of different formats when dealing with multiple documents, therefore saving time and increasing the overall efficiency of the publishing process, since users will not have to manually run through each document.

After deployment, the extension will have its own dedicated menu entry in the InDesign working environment and users will be able to access several dialogues for selecting the preferred aspect. For instance, one will be able to select the multiple documents that are required for the merge, define a preferred document template, reflow the inputted data and perform direct edits, for paragraphs, fonts, or colors.

Last but not least, images can also be inserted, with tools that also allow for cropping, scaling, or text wrapping. Tables are also supported.