Is is possible to export Inkscape files for inDesign?

Question

I was wondering if it was possible to export anything built in Inkscape to inDesign CS or CS5. If it is possible, how can I get it to work?

Answer 1

According to Adobe [1], InDesign does not support importing SVG files. It does, however, support importing EPS files, which Inkscape can export to (just choose EPS from the drop-down box in the "Save as ..." dialog).

Answer 2

You can import EPS files into inDesign. In Inkscape go to file > save as, then choose EPS from the dropdown menu.

In inDesign, go to file > place and choose your exported EPS.

Answer 3

There is also another file format that works well for exporting to InDesign, it is PDF, to save as PDF, select file > save as, then choose Portable Document Format(.*pdf) from the drop down menu.

PDF documents can be placed in InDesign. Even If you choose to combine PDFs as a single document individual pages can be placed from this document in InDesign.

Answer 4

As far as I remember Photoshop can import SVG. So inDesign should too. There are many discussions on this theme.

Answer 5

Yeah, EPS is probably the answer. However, in case you need to import SVG images into InDesign, you can also use this SVG plug-in for Adobe CS.