Text threading not working
I have both InDesign CS5 (7.0.4) and CS6 (8.0.1) running on a MacPro1,1 with Mac OS 10.6.8 I am unable to link two separate text threads together. If I use the in or out ports and thread to an empty,...
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I handle the playbills for a local theater in InDesign CS5. The majority of the program is a shell with advertising pages and other non-changing theater info, and is managed by the folks who do the...
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I have about 200+ documents in InDesign that are layed out for 3 digital formats, iPad, Android 7 Inch tablets and Android 10 Inch tablets. I am looking to create a basic PDF using the Books portion of...
View ArticleNeed to lock text changes...
but still edit the paragraph spacing and letter and word spacing. Basicly I page and format books from authors before it gets to press and it would be nice not to have to worry about a stray keystroke...
View ArticleHow to break flowing text without deleting parts of it?
Hello, is it possible to break a text that flows across multiple pages in one point without automatically deleting the content of the text boxes below the break? Currently, if I have text flowing...
View ArticleWhy do I get SharedContent plugin error?
My indd document was created in iD CS5.5. On opening in iD CS5, there is a popup which says that SharedContent plugin was used in the creation of the file. The popup then provides the option to proceed...
View ArticleCan't link table of content with pages
hi, i need to link the entries in the TOC with coressponding pages in the documents, being parts of a BOOK document. i highlight the entry, want to link it to the page but the only opion is to "create...
View ArticleImage Autofit on placement & saving master pages.
Hi all, I recently started working with Indesign and it's really amazing. However I'm struggling with 2 things right now and I can't find the answer anywhere. 1) Is there a way to autofit images...
View ArticleTexts are too tight.
I am having a problem with texts that is too tight. I tried adjusting values in justification but still there are words that are too close with each other most of them words after period. I also have...
View ArticleIf anyone could help me I would be HUGELY appreciative - Uni deadline today...
Hi I'm reasonably new to indesign but know the basics. I have a deadline today but my InDesign CS6 is behaving strangely - If anyone could help me I would be HUGELY appreciative. I'm trying to type...
View ArticleFiles turn into alias. Original file vanished
We are experiencing a scary problem on some of our machines. We are using intel macs with 10.6.7.They were using InDesign CS5 (7.0.3) at the time of the problem. Both machines have been updated to...
View ArticleThe CS6 trial version converted ALL my InDesign files to CS6!!
The CS6 trial version converted ALL my InDesign files to CS6!! Is there any way to get them all back to CS5. Right now I'm incompatable with everyone I work with. I don't want to save every file...
View Article[Basic Paragraph] style behaviour upon copy/paste
Hi, we just get started changing from Quark to InDesign, and our lead layout-producer is not so crazy about style sheets, so everything she creates is using the [Basic Paragraph] Style. A by her...
View Article'Disconnected from Network' exasperating problem!!
There are many aspects of InDesign CS5 which are very helpful but it is so annoying to have this 'disconnected from network' error popping up all the time when working on a project! You would think...
View ArticleCreating columns in InDesign
Hi, Hope you're well. I've created an In Design document with two columns. However, do I have to draw separate text boxes in each column to get the columns to work? I would think there is a way to go...
View ArticleTEXT FROM WORD PASTES AS A DIFFERENT FONT
I am using ID5 and cutting and pasting Portuguese text from a word document. The text in word is in Calibri and the font I have selected in ID is also Calibri. When I paste the text into ID it comes...
View ArticleInDesign CS 5.5 Tagged Reading Order Incorrect in Acrobat X
I have to create Section 508 accessible PDFs, but Acrobat Pro X does not follow the tagged reading order code/instructions I set from within InDesign CS5.5. I first set the tags in reading order in the...
View ArticleText Within Text Frame Moves Around
I'm hoping someone can help me with this - When I move my text frame around the page, the text within it moves around the frame. When I select and drag the box, the text inside blinks on and off....
View ArticleEven after reinstalling the suite 6, indesign keeps quitting. Why?
It seems that a lot of things were not imported or had errors. I cannot print, click on text boxes, export PDFs.. nothing! The extension manager looks like all is in order. Do I need to call Adobe and...
View ArticleProblems with data merge in CS5 pulling in all merged fields
Good afternoon,We are having some problems with an InDesign CS5 file that is utilizing the data merge functionality. We produce a quarterly piece, and last quarter we were able to pull all data merged...
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