help with start up page
Why everytime I open indesign or any of the cs programs it doesn't open a new blank document but opens a previously worked on file? How do i get just a normal blank white page when i open programs?...
View ArticleView as trimmed page with no guides?
I apparently accidently triggered a keyboard shortcut combo which changed my page view. The result was a trimmed version of my catalog (minus the bleed) and no guides to encumber. I was enjoying this...
View ArticleYearbook automation / scripting / data merge help
Hi, I am looking at creating a yearbook and I am trying to make this as easy and automated as I can when it comes to getting the images into the page. I am trying to use a more dynamic layout so I am...
View ArticleAbsolute vs Relative file paths in CS6 8.01?
I have been using this same setup successfully for a couple of years now. I work on a magazine. The indd files and all the photos, etc are in a Dropbox. I layout the publication and then the editor can...
View ArticleApplication to export InDesign document to pdf or image
Hello, We are developing a java web-app and the user (among other things) download an InDesign file from the server, edit it, and upload it again, but we need a way to show, inside our web-app, a...
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Create Outlines makes a text-border darker?
Hello, I have a question. I have two documents which are (except the texts) exactly the same. Now I want to send them to the a print-company to have those documents printed. Now I have heard (I'm not...
View ArticleDoes linking text save space?
Hi all,I write proposals for a living, and while learning InDesign, I created a template of about 60 master pages that I move to the new proposal documents as I need them. This document has gotten very...
View ArticleWhy does Indesign say I have missing fonts even though they are in my...
I use CS4 on my pc at work, and always package my files, as I have always done on my mac at home, to keep the links and fonts together so that when I send someone a folder, all of the fonts and images...
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Product catalogs - page numbering products over multiple lists
I used the TOC styles to create the main catalog TOC, and a basic alphabetical index, but I do not know how to apply the page number associated with the product to the different lists needed. Please...
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search for missing links in this folder ????
Why does this not work in CS6? Here is an example.
View ArticleMixed fonts when exporting ePub file from InDesign
I am an ePubs newbie and have been watching some of the training videos on Lynda.com and tried creating my first ePub document today. I am having problems with mixed fonts when exporting the file and...
View ArticleGrep style: x words, maybe with punctuation
I'm looking for a way to apply a character style when there's a dash within the first 6 words of the beginning of a paragraph. I've gotten this far: ^\w+(\s\w+){0,5}~_ But it fails if there is any...
View ArticleWhy does InDesign files create multiple boxes the size of the document when...
Sometimes I need to place customer-supplied files into Illustrator templates to prepare for printing. If they have been originally created in InDesign and I need to make some adjustments in the file, I...
View ArticleInDesign v 8.0.1 crashing when I try to package or pdf
I am recently upgraded to InDesign version 8.0.1, running on a Macbook Air with Mountain Lion 10.8.2. I opened a file I created in InDesign CS3. It opened fine, no issues at all except having to relink...
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Text frame size doesn't match document set up
Hello everyone! I have a document with the following specs:Based on these specs, my text frame size should be: Width: 6.69 - 1.28 - 0.75 = 4.66Height: 9.61 - 1.0347 - 0.75 = 7.8253 The actual text...
View ArticleHow do I delete my font list?
The list of fonts that shows up in my font pull-down menu has become annoyingly long and cumbersome. I'm not referring to the Recently Used font list which I can control, but the list of EVERY FONT...
View Articlecolor conversions from Illustrator to Indesign
Hello, If an illustrator vector art has a color built (let's say Lt Blue C30/M0/Y5/K0) and it was placed in Indesign then changing the color in Indesign to become C32/M0/Y5/K0. (The only difference...
View ArticleIndesign Placeboard has dissapeared?
I recently installed indesign on a Mac. The background (I think it is called the placeboard) has dissapeared and I can see the desktop icons when indesign is open. Does anyone know how this has...
View ArticleHide Video Until Button "Play" Action
I am trying to develop an interactive sales presentation ...I want to place video assets to be played upon the CLICK of a Button in the layout. BUT, until the button is Clicked to play the video I want...
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Missing Tabs Panel/Indesign CS6
Hello. I just upgraded from CS4 to CS6 and resumed working on a book, only to find that there is no Tabs panel to be found anywhere (see attached jpg image). It's usually right under Paragraph in the...
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