Spreading CMY on a reverse in black
If I'm doing reversed out type in a black box, but the black box is done in CMYK as a rich black, what do I need to do to the ID file to spread the C,M, &Y so there is absolutely no whisker of...
View ArticleInDesign PDF Export problem
PDF Export in InDesign CS6 yields thin, light text. I need accurate rendering in pdf for hardcopy publication. Quality is imperative. Can you please help.
View ArticleZooming in on an InDesign document. Can it be smoother?
When I zoom in or out or even scroll around an ID document, it's fairly clunky. Like the clicks on a regular mouse wheel. Chunk, Chunk, Chunk. Is there a way to have smooth scrolling or smooth zoom...
View ArticleTransparent backgrounds showing up in print
I have created a document in InDesign and included images edited in Photoshop. These images contain transparent backgrounds. When I try to print the document these images appear fine, however the...
View ArticleIs Word about to edit PDFs?
"In addition to providing updated support for the Open XML and ODF standards, the new Office adds exciting new features around PDF files as well. With this release, Microsoft introduces the option,...
View ArticleResizing a document - Basics
I'm new to InDesign and haven't had much training. How do I resize a document? I've never done this before so I really appreciate any feedback. The document needs to be 3.5 x 7.5" and I can't figure...
View ArticleNeed help with producing non CMYK mono pages to print on one plate?
Hi Basically we have exported our 68 page A5 booklet to the printers, they have ok'd it, but once its actually got to print stage there's a problem. We have 16 colour pages and the rest are black and...
View Articlefont drop down list disappears
why does this happen? It was happening in CS5 and I was hoping the problem would go away with CS6. Are there some font types which would cause this?
View ArticleInDesign CS3 spell check would not check part numbers but CS5 does
I am running version 7.0.4. (mac version) We used to run CS3, which automatically skipped over part numbers. Now CS5 stops on all part numbers. I understand the GREP "no language" trick. I am...
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InDesign/InCopy workflow errors - icml links?
Just recently I started to have problems that crashed the InDesign (ID) and/or InCopy (IC) software, in a worflow that have worked well for a few years now. The scenario unfolds with the following...
View ArticleIn Design CS 5.0 (7.0.4) slow file performance
I work on a large catalog in a workgroup setting of 5 people. We work with files on our desktop then store them on the server when we are done. All images are linked to a locatoin on the server. We are...
View ArticleInDesign crash when updated from InCopy
We have had a recurrent problem with InDesign crashing when trying to update files that have been edited in InCopy. We can work around the problem by finding the few (sometimes one, sometimes several)...
View Articleepub picture book problems
Hi, I'm exploring how to make "picture books" in ID and export them as epubs. I say "picture books" as a generic term which could cover children's books, graphic novels, or any other publication that...
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Is it possible to set the cell height in a cell style?
In the attached screenshot, the cell height is set to exactly 0.125. I put my cursor in the cell, then opened the cell styles panel and created a new cell style based on this cell. But when I apply the...
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Text color over transparent graphics and in on-screen display of PDFs...
Hello, All! I'm new here and am having trouble with color in InDesign CS3. The attached collage of screenshots explains both parts of the problem: putting a graphic under type prevents me from having...
View ArticleCustom Special Character
I'm creating a document in which every second or third page, needs to say which lesson it is. For example on page 1 it needs to say lesson 1, and on page 3 - lesson 2, and on page 6 - lesson 3. I...
View Articlefacing pages
Hi If I am going to layout a book, which I know needs to be set up in printer spreads...to accomplish this, I just select 'facing pages' when setting up in InDesign? Is that correct? But when I lay it...
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Black & White Concepts
Hi All, Is there any website that I can go to look concepts for black & white magazines? Or maybe newspaper? Also what do you call a black & white magazine? Should I call it Newspaper? or it's...
View ArticleFeature or bug?
In InDesign CS6, the weirdest thing happens: Whenever I open InDesign, it automatically opens the last document, even though I had closed that document before quitting InDesign previously (in other...
View ArticleDescription in Radiobutton fields are not exported properly to PDF
I can make a radiobutton question in Indesign; Example: Gender with the answers Female / Male and the descriptions Are you a female? Are you a male?After exporting only the Description of the first...
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