InDesign

Export pages into EPS format

Use the Export command to export InDesign pages in EPS format, which you can import into another program. If you export multiple pages, each page is exported as a separate file with a number appended to the end of the filename. For example, if you export pages 3, 6, and 12, and specify the filename News.eps, InDesign will create three files named News_3.eps, News_6.eps, and News_12.eps.

If you want to open InDesign pages in Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop, export pages as PDF or EPS files.
  1. Choose File > Export.
  2. Specify a location and a filename. Be sure to include the EPS extension.
  3. For Save As Type (Windows) or Format (Mac OS), choose EPS, and click Save.
  4. Under Pages in the Export EPS dialog box, do one of the following:

    • Select All Pages to export all pages in the document.

    • Select Ranges and type a page range. You can type a range using a hyphen, and separate pages or ranges using commas.

    • Select Spreads to export facing pages as a single EPS file (one spread per EPS).

  5. Set additional options.
  6. Under Bleed, type a value between 0p0 and 36p0 to specify extra space for graphics that are positioned beyond the edge of the page or trim area.
  7. Click Export.

EPS export options

When you export to EPS, you can specify the following options:

Data Format
Specifies how InDesign sends the image data from your computer to a printer: as ASCII or Binary data.

PostScript®
Specifies a level of compatibility with the interpreters in PostScript output devices. Level 2 will often improve the printing speed and output quality of graphics printed only on a PostScript Level 2 or greater output device. Level 3 provides the best speed and output quality, but requires a PostScript 3 device.

Embed Fonts
Specifies how to include fonts used in the pages you export.
None
Includes a reference to the font in the PostScript file that tells the RIP or a post‑processor where the font should be included.

Complete
Downloads all fonts required for the document at the beginning of the print job. All glyphs and characters in a font are downloaded even if they don’t appear in the document. InDesign automatically subsets fonts that contain more than the maximum number of glyphs (characters) specified in the Preferences dialog box.

Subset
Downloads only the characters (glyphs) used in the document.

Color
Specifies how color is represented in the exported file. The options below are similar to the Color settings in the Print dialog box.
Leave Unchanged
Leaves each image in its original color space. For example, if the document contains three RGB images and four CMYK images, the resulting EPS file will contain the same RGB and CMYK images.

CMYK
Creates a separable file by representing all color values using the gamut of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black process color inks.

Gray
Converts all color values to high-quality black-and-white images. The gray levels (shades) of the converted objects represent the luminosity of the original objects.

RGB
Represents all color values using the red, green, and blue color space. An EPS file with RGB color definitions is better suited for on-screen viewing.

Preview Options
Determines the characteristics of the preview image that is saved in the file. The preview image is displayed in applications that cannot display EPS artwork directly. If you don’t want to create a preview image, choose None in the format menu.

Images
Specifies how much image data in placed bitmap images to include in the exported file.
All
Includes all available high-resolution image data in the exported file and requires the most disk space. Choose this option if the file will be printed on a high-resolution output device.

Proxy
Includes only screen-resolution versions (72 dpi) of placed bitmap images in the exported file. Choose this option in conjunction with the OPI Image Replacement option, or if the resulting PDF file will be viewed on-screen.

Omit For OPI
Selectively omits imported graphics when sending image data to a printer or file, leaving only the OPI links (comments) for later handling by an OPI server.

OPI Image Replacement
Enables InDesign to replace low-resolution EPS proxies of graphics with high-resolution graphics at output time.

Transparency Flattener
Select a flattener preset in the Preset menu to specify how transparent objects appear in the exported file. This option is the same as the Transparency Flattener option that appears in the Advanced area of the Print dialog box.

Ink Manager
Corrects any ink options without changing the design of the document.