Getting website data into Adobe InDesign

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Published on 2009-10-02T10:39:11Z Indexed on 2010/05/11 22:04 UTC
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I'd like our magazine team to be able to download website data in a file that Adobe InDesign can read. They can then import/open the file, make a few tweaks, and cut out a vast deal of repetitive manual labour (they currently use copy&paste for a few hours).

After a brief Google I note that v2 of InDesign can import/export XML so perhaps that is my best bet? Are there any alternatives, and can anyone offer any advice on them?

I am using a PC, and the magazine team are on Macs; testing will be tiresome I fear.

The data we wish to format is fairly simple - a title followed by a short chunk of text (repeated about 50 times, say). I'll ask about importing images later.

Thanks for your help. I will return to Google now, but it would be great if anyone can point me in a more specific direction first!

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