If you need to send an InDesign CC file to someone, maybe so they can work on the file or print it, certain things need to be sent along with the InDesign CC file including linked graphics and fonts.
In this video, you'll use the Package command in InDesign CC to create a folder with a copy of the InDesign CC document along with necessary fonts, linked graphics, and more.
You can open this file from the practice files for this tutorial, or your own file if you want to follow along.
Now if you place graphics into your InDesign CC project, by default they are linked to an original graphic file outside of InDesign CC.
You'll need to send any linked graphic files with the document like this image of the jellyfish.
To see all of the linked graphics in an open document, you can open the Links panel by choosing Window, Links.
You can see any graphics used in your document listed in the Links panel.
There is only one in this document.
If you apply a font to text that another user may not have in their machine, you'll need to send a copy of the font file along with the InDesign CC file.
You won't need to send any Adobe fonts you use in your project since users who open the InDesign CC file will be asked to sync those Adobe Fonts.
In order to package this project which uses Adobe Fonts in the linked image, choose File, Package...
When you package a file using the Package command, InDesign CC creates a folder that contains a copy of this InDesign CC document, any necessary fonts, linked graphics, and a few more things.
In the Package dialog box, you'll see a detailed Summary of the fonts used, the images, and more.
If there was an issue, it would show you in here.
Since there is not, click the Package... button to continue.
Now you can choose where the folder should be created.
I'll select my Desktop.
You can change the name of the folder here.
I'll simply remove the word 'Folder' from the name.
All of the links in the document will be found and copied into the folder InDesign CC creates.
Any fonts used in the document will also be copied and placed in the folder except for Adobe Fonts and non-Adobe Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts.
When another user opens this file in InDesign CC, they'll be prompted to sync any Adobe Fonts used.
Graphics in a copy of the InDesign CC file will also link to the newly copied graphic files in the folder.
An IDML file will also be created which can be opened in previous versions of InDesign CC.
And finally, a PDF will be created that users can open in a free PDF viewer.
Maybe for printing or to show what the InDesign CC layout should look like.
Click Package.
And then click OK.
After the package is created, you can open the folder InDesign CC created.
In that folder, you'll see the copy of the design document, the links which is one image in this case, any fonts except for those mentioned, the IDML file, and the PDF file.
Now you can send someone an InDesign CC file, and ensure that they have everything they need to edit or print the document.
You can package your own InDesign CC files to send to a printer, or a co-worker, or maybe even as a method for collecting all of the files used in an InDesign CC document to archive your project.
