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Warping skewed type on a path
Hi, As you'll see in the attached screenshot, I wanted to type along a path that mimmicks the marquee in the photo that is in the background. I was able to get it to do that pretty easily by just...
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Need a Grep Expression for changing a space between braces.
Hey All -- I know this has got to be ridiculously simple for anyone that knows Grep. I have a string of text in braces like this:{namevalue="Firstname Lastname”} And I would like to add any special...
View ArticleePub exporting .eps links
Hi, I have a .pmd file that I'm importing to indesign. The pmd contains links through .eps to various images. When I export it as ePub in Indesign CS6, the images from the .eps are placed at the end of...
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Hyphenation and spell check not working
Hi there I'm having some issues going from CS4 - CS6, namely some functions that I struggling to get my head around. My main issue however, is that I cannot get hyphenation or spell check to work. I...
View ArticleRetina display support for indesign urgently needed!
I know this is been said before but indesign really is unworkable for long periods of time without getting a headache. It is a program designed for text and when that text is unreadable it's a problem....
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I am using the new feature of InDesign CS6 that allows creation of form fields for PDFs. After exporting the page to PDF via the interactive setup dialog [command+E 'Adobe PDF (interactive)] I'll...
View Articlebooklet .pdf with crop marks, booklet doesn't fit the current paper size warning
Hello. I am on XP using CS4 InDesign.I have the document set up as 4 pages, each 8.5 x 11, however, when creating a booklet .pdf, I mean it to be 2 pages 11x17. When I add in the crop marks they do...
View ArticleCS exporting to jpg question
I have an .indd file that is 840 x 556 pixels, I need to export the file as jpgs 1024 x 600 I went and created an alternate layout to 1024 x 600 but I see only the page size changed and not the...
View Article"Cannot open the file"
Hi. I was working with CS6 when I exported a file to pdf and saved it later this morning. Now I'm trying to open it but I recieve the next message: "Cannot open the file xxxx.indd. Adobe InDesign may...
View ArticleHow to replace a missing link without having the relink content
Hi,I am trying to change on page of a catalogue on InDesign. It shows that the entire catalogue is missing 48 links. I don't have the actual content or some of the fonts used to relink the missing...
View ArticleEmbedded videos in Interactive PDF play sluggish
I have created an Interactive PDF using Indesign CS6. It is a 43 page pdf with a video embedded on 5 of those pages. When the final PDF is played on a PC, the videos seems to play sluggishly after...
View ArticleWhat do I set offset to?
I'm new to Indesign and have created a business card 84mm x 55mm with 4mm bleed (spec asked for by the printer). Only problem is I've no idea what to enter in the offset field when exporting to PDF for...
View ArticleGradients in CS5 InDesign ("How the...")
I sure hope I can get some answers to this one - I posted another question regarding leading in Paragraph Styles two days ago and by now it has 28 views and 0 answers! Such support. Just designing a...
View ArticleInDesign 5.5 ePub displays black bars above and below video content when...
Hi, I am developing an InDesign 5.5 ePub, but it displays fat black bars above and below video content when viewed on an iPad 2 or 3. It does not display these lines when viewed on a browser reader...
View ArticleHow to create interactive links, using Adobe InDesign.
After you create a book in InDesign and export as PDF, the links do not work, nothing happens. They are linked to each document individually. I need to work within the generated PDF. What to do? thank...
View ArticleSplitting a large InDesign file whilst retaining hyperlinks and Masters
HiI have a large 185 page Indesign file. I would like to split this file into 10 smaller files. However there are text anchors throughout all pages which cross references into all parts of the...
View ArticleIndesign CS5 crashes when using type tool
This just started happening recently when I would open InDesign and start creating things. It would let me type out what I wanted then then I try to select a different typeface it would freeze and then...
View ArticleHow do I turn off snapping to some sort of invisible grid in InDesign?
In the last few upgrades of Indesign something has stumped me. When I move or scale objects there is snapping to some sort of invisible grid. This happens when I move or scale something with my mouse...
View ArticleWhat is the simplest way to convert to one page format?
I have a large file set up as facing pages with the master pages having different margin settings. If I want to change so I will no longer be printing 2-sided output but rather 1-sided, what is the...
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