Using GREP to style text - help!
I'm trying to learn GREP to style text... and banging my head off a brick wall! The text is:Subject | Institution | DateLorem ipsum dolor... I want to format the text before the first vertical line (|)...
View ArticleHow do I print from a specific point in booklet
Hi, cannot work this out. I have printed the first two spreads of a book then on the third spotted a mistake as it was coming out so cancelled printing. For the life of me I cannot make indesign...
View ArticleFonts available
Is there a way to download more fonts to use for InDesign, or does the fonts that it offers you depend on your computer? Thanks!
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Index Generation - output breaks in mid column when loaded
I generate the index for a book and place it in pages with a master of two columns per page. It loads fine, but the page number references have too much space between them, so my index is larger than I...
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[CS5.5/6] - XML / Data Merge questions & Best practice.
Fellow Countrymen (and women), I work as a graphic designer for a large outlet chain retailer which is constantly growing our base of centers. This growth has brought a workload that used to be...
View ArticleMirror Text Frames
For InDesign CS5. I have two text frames on different pages which will have mirror content. The text will be updated weekly. Is there a way to link these frames so that when I enter information into...
View ArticleCopy paste buttons
Hey, I frequently need to copy paste groups of several element, which include buttons, into frames (in order to create scrollable frames for DPS), and every time I do that with a "Go to State" buttons,...
View ArticleInDesign 5.5 isn't loading complete font packages
I've searched everywhere for an answer to this. I'm using Windows 7, on a PC, with Adobe InDesign 5.5 version 7.5. I'm on a network at a university, and I have a feeling this might be jeopardizing...
View ArticleDoes InDesign have a cross-reference Issue?
I have 200 books with 20000 cross-references between them. I have read online that Indesign crashes and corrupts the book and is extremely slow with cross-references. Is this true? If so then I cannot...
View ArticleInDesign crashes when updating InCopy ICML files
I created an assignment file with around 20 different stories. The next time I opened InDesign the writer had input text to most of the story files. One story file was a couple of pages of text, the...
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can't get text to flow automatically (smart text reflow)
Hi, I'm having trouble getting text from a Microsoft Word document to flow automatically, and to also create pages automatically in Indesign.You can see in the image below that there are three pages,...
View ArticleIndesign CS5 keeps crashing when deleting pages
Hi folks, I'm working in CS5 Indesign on a long document (on a deadline) and trying to delete pages from the pages panel when it just crashes. I am working on an Apple Macbook with OS 10.74 and my...
View ArticleDrag and drop placing problems
Hi all, I've just upgraded from CS4 to CS6, and I'm loving most of the new features, but one change is really messing my workflow. I create a monthly magazine. As pages are created I place "ad frames"...
View ArticleID 5.5 file crashing on launch
Hello All, Running ID 5.5 (7.5.3) and 10.8.1. I have a file that I have been working on for a couple fo day's it's quite big at 128Mb, and today shortly after updating a couple of images it crashed. I...
View ArticleExporting to PDF
Hello, I am new to Indesign and still do not spend a lot of time working on it. However, I have exported an A3 page to Adobe PDF (Print) and the black lines in the placed PDF's in the file are printing...
View ArticleComposition changes when i anchor an image to the end of the paragraph.
i am placing several images in a block of justified text. i am placing the images manually and then anchoring them by dragging the little black square on top over to the point where i want the anchor -...
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Indesign cs5 crashing on bootup - Macbook Pro
Hi guys, My version of Indesign CS5 on my macbook pro will no longer boot, it crashes every time and spews out the following error: Here is the error I get - http://pastebin.com/GNbv9XRx I've tried a...
View ArticleColumn Breaks and Keep options in CS6
I have a document with a text box divided into 2 columns. I have my basic paragraph style set with keep options to keep the first 2 and last 2 lines of a paragraph together. I have some cases, but not...
View ArticleThe Big InDesign CS5 "Features Off" Petition
I'm very annoyed by a lot of so called handy new featues in InDesign CS5. Luckily some of these features can be turned off but still there needs to be turned off more in my opinion. I'm wondering how...
View Articleplaced images appear pixelated
hi, i'm trying to create a layout for a comic book with indesign.the images i use are from 300 PPI images. when i place themin indesign they appear pixelated. i changed the display to high quality, and...
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