When packaging images from InDesign for use in GoLive, Adobe recommends users keep several things in mind.

First, images destined for print differ from those destined for the Web. High-resolution images give the best results in commercially printed documents, while images on the Web need to be optimized for fast on-screen display. Adobe recommends users either convert high-resolution images to an optimized Web format (GIF or JPEG) in InDesign when they package the document or convert them when they add the images to a Web page in GoLive later.

A simple assessment will help you decide which approach to take, Adobe says. InDesign supports a variety of complex image formats, such as CMYK images with spot-color channels that are unsuitable for the Web. If your document contains images with spot or alpha channels, it’s best to optimize them in InDesign, since GoLive may not be able to open these image formats. If not, you may be able to optimize them later as they are placed within a GoLive page.

For greatest flexibility, users should set InDesign to package each image in all three formats (original, optimized and optimized formatted). That way, you have a choice when you go to open them up and use them within GoLive. If you want to preserve the InDesign formatting, for example, choose the optimized formatted version. If you want to significantly edit and resize the image, it’s best to use the original and make your changes in GoLive.