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IDML files & projects
Prepare and import InDesign IDML, save local Polyframe projects, manage target languages and export translated files.
01 Prepare an InDesign file for translationPrepare an InDesign document for translation by exporting IDML and keeping a current PDF as a visual reference. 02 Import IDML and start a projectImport an InDesign IDML file, check the text and save a local PFP project without changing the source file. 03 Save and open .PFP projectsSave imported IDML work as a local .PFP project and reopen it with its languages, translations and settings. 04 Unsaved-change protectionSee how Polyframe warns you before closing a project with unsaved changes. 05 Working with multiple target languagesAdd target languages and switch between their translations in one project. 06 Export a translated IDMLCheck the translation, export a new IDML file and open it in InDesign for the final layout check. 07 Export all target languages at onceCreate a separate translated IDML for every target language in the project. 08 The Excel XML round-tripMove text through Excel XML and bring the edited content back to Polyframe.