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hide link handles on text frames
On text frames, is it possible to disable or hide the text-frame-link handles? I'm working with numerous text boxes that are each one line high. I have to resize many of them vertically. The best way...
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CP1252 Txt, and Other issues
Hi all, before you say it: Yes, I have seen the other threads Version: Indesign CS4, with latest updates.(it's crashed with and without these applied)Operating System: XP sp 3, freshly reformatted and...
View ArticleHow can I delete a spread that crashes InDesign every time?
While working on a file in InDesign I came across a spread that was inserted in the center of my .indd file. It is a spread and every time I select or modify it or the pages prior and previous the...
View ArticleDiscretionary hyphen and non-breaking hyphen in Word disappears when imported...
I have a text in Word 2007 with several discretionary hyphens and non-breaking hyphens. When I import the text to InDesign through 'Place' those hypens dissapears. words with discretionary hyphen are...
View ArticleInDesign CS6 Exporting Huge File Size...
Hello All, My InDesign has decided it wants to export file sizes that are epic (over 500MB for 21 page documents)... Normally an easy fix... But this is where it gets weird... Me and my collegue are...
View ArticleInDesign CS6 crashes everytime I try to export to PDF
This happens now regardless of what type of file I have open. Even if I create a new document add just a rectangle coloured box, when I go to export it crashes everytime. This is a nightmare as I have...
View ArticleWhen exporting to epub is there a way to export an image once that appears in...
I'm using InDesign CS6 for MAC exporting to epub.Say, for example, you have the same piece of art for every chapter opener. Whe you export to eput if you have thirty chapters it will give you thirty...
View ArticleAdjusting space around "textwrap' after opening PM7 file in InDesign
Love PageMaker as it suits my basic needs, but printer needs Indesign file. In PageMaker 7, I have numerous photos with captions (67). The photo and caption have been textwrapped together. When I open...
View ArticleInDesign Crashing When Exporting a Large Book
I have a large InDesign book (159 documents) that recently started crashing when I export the whole thing. The book was created years ago, and I can't figure out what would cause this issue all of a...
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Image Placing Issue
Hi everyone, I've got a weird image placing thing going on. These are jpegs that contain clipping paths created in Photoshop. When I place them with click and drag (to size them how I want), they...
View ArticleIndesign CS6 won't open after Photoshop CS6.
Indesign was working like a charm, then I had to install Photoshop which installed without error, since then whenever i launch indesign the splash screen comes up and gets as far as "setting up service...
View ArticleA3 to A4
I am new to ID and have designed an A3 landscaped page that I would know like to split into 2 x A4 facing pages portrait
View ArticleHow can I stop select tool 'picking up' objects
Hi, I've just upgraded to CS6 from CS3. I'm finding that with most files, when I click, or double click, on an object with the 'select' tool the object is picked up and begins to move around to...
View ArticleText Frame Auto-size and Data Merge
I have the sneaky suspicion that this isn't something that has been fixed in ID yet. I have been struggling with this ever since CS4. The document I'm designing is a directory much like the old church...
View Articleopen documents is so slow
Hi, I use InDesign CS6 on Mac OS 10.8.1. The app is installed on SSD. The start-up is very fast, but when I want open a document... I see the beachball for 2 seconds before the document (134 kb) was...
View Articlewoeful state of font management on windows
anyone out there who has font managment software thatautoactivates in indesign at leastdoesn't make your system slow or unstable even with 5000 fonts.doesn't slow down opening of documents I've now...
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InDesign GREP and alternatives in a positive lookbehind
When using positive lookbehind (?<= ... )such as this... (?<=open|enter).+... to get a match on efterything following the words "open" or "enter", I found a small problem with the grep...
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Question about reducing PDF file size on export
I have a large file that is generates a PDF about 75MB when exported with the "[High Quality Print]" preset. However, I can reduce the size down to to under 5MG in Acrobat if I use the...
View ArticleQuestions: Hyperlink and Rollover
Dear all, I use InDesign CS6 and i'm going to create a Interactive PDF file. I have two questions: 1) I want to create some create buttons in all the pages of my document. I've created 3 small object...
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"Create New Swatch" not working in Indesign CS5
Suddenly, I am no longer able to create a process swatch by clicking on "new Swatch" on the swatch menu swatch. When I click this window comes up and the PMS list is over the procees color boxes and i...
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