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How to install .lst and .afm font files on Windows?

Sorry if this has been answered before but I couldn't find it. My university tutor gave me a few font files in the form of .lst and .afm I assume these are the types of files you get when you package...

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Paste Data from Excel

I am trying to find a quick way to paste 4000 rows of pricebook data from an excel sheet into a pre-formatted CS6 document with frames. Placing does not work, only copy and paste groups of individual...

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Import comments from MS Word-documents

Is there any way to import comments from a Word-document and convert them to InDesign notes?

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Opening CS4 files in CS6

I have had the free trial of Adobe Indesign installed onto my works laptop., We have purchased the full version and I am waiting for out ICT section to install.  CS6 is the 1st version of Indesign to...

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Batch renaming and relinking in InDesign CS4

 Is there a plug-in available for InDesign that will batch rename and relink placed images? In Quark, I used Badia Link Renamer which worked perfectly but it's not available for InDesign. (Was told...

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Use Standard Lab Values?

I somtmes use spot colors that I convert to CMYK.  I once read somewhere (maybe here) that results are generally better if you place a checkmark beside "Use Standard Lab Values for Spots."  Is that...

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Garbled text

Hello, Adobe community. I've recently come across a document I was requested to revise, and it struck me that the same document appeared differently when I tried to view it in another computer. See...

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indesign multiple multi-level numbered lists

I have a list that I want to make in Indesign CS5.  The level 3 does not number correctly, this is the way it woould look using word: This is the way it looks in Indesign:Here is my Paragraph style:...

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EPS file coming in as the wrong color

I have been trying to place an .eps image in InDesign. The color of the image looks correct on the screen however, when I PDF the image or if I select the overprint preview option  it shows the...

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How to "unthread" a text frame?

I have a document with continuous text threading from start to finish. I want to interrupt the text threading, and create a separate page where the threading stops just before that page. Could someone...

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Export PDF, create separations, CS4, 10.6

I have a client that is running CS4 on Snow Leopard (10.6 ).  They are trying to create a PDF with separations.  From what I have been able to learn, the ability to print the PDF is no longer the way...

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InDesign CS5 keeps crashing when I create any "New Documents." Suggestions or...

InDesign Community. For the very 1st time today im having serious issues w/ InDesign CS5 crashing every time attempt to create a "New Document."  This is killing my work flow.  Waited an hour on the...

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Applying lower opacity to object fades image below it

Hello, I'm trying to put a semi-transparent box over this photo but whenever I reduce the opacity on the smaller box, it fades the image below it. I've attached a before and after image here.  and when...

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mapping different styles to xml tags based on master page template?

Hi, i am working on a document that imports data through xml and mapping my tags to styles to format the data, i am wanting to know if i can change the style of formatting depending on what master page...

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Special Characters

Why doesn't option>hyphen insert an en dash in Indesign CS6? It results in an em dash for me.

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shaded box shows up when printing using drop shadow effects on text

When we use drop shadows effects on text a background shows up on the printed copy.We use Mac OS X (Tiger and Leopard), Indesign CS3.Suppose you have a photo as a background and you want a drop shadow...

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How to split up a text column

Before you start reading: This is an EXTREMELY SIMPLE QUESTION, but it seems to be difficult for me to explain what I mean. I have a text column and I need to split it up into two text columns so that...

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Printing documents

This question was posted in response to the following article: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSa285fff53dea4f86173837 51001ea8cb3f-7096a.html

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How to link text from Word?

How can I link the text from Word to InDesign? Is it merely to link the entire document, or can I link the same document multiple times? This is because I want to add pictures and graphs between the...

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InDesign CS6 crashing in Mountain Lion

I have Indesign CS6 running on Mountain Lion 10.8.2, on the new iMac 27" and have had repeated problems that have cost me a full days work. At first it crashed when I created new pages. I thought the...

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