Troubleshooting 101: Replace, or "trash" your InDesign preferences
When InDesign starts to behave strangely, the number one suggestion for troubleshooting is to replace (or trash, reset or restore) the application preferences. This will remove corrupt preferences and...
View ArticleError when printing booklet
When trying to print booklet from cs6 InDesign the error reads: The active document uses multiple page sizes. Print booklet works only with documents that use a consistent page size. I have went into...
View ArticleHow to apply different 'headers' to different sections of a document?
I realise that 'headers' may not be the correct term but... is it possible to apply a series of different 'headers' to different sections in a single document? In the example where a single document...
View ArticleShowing indesign document in iOS app.
Hi, I want to create iOS app which will display magazines but other then magazine pages i want to create login and some other pages. How can i show indesign document in app? DPS don't allows us to code...
View Articlehow do I access templates in InDesign? They are not listed on the welcome...
How do I access the templates in InDesign? They are not listed on my "welcome screen".
View ArticlePage Curle with videos and Embeded SWF
Hi all just watched this.... http://tv.adobe.com/watch/csinsider-design/indesign-creating-interacti ve-pdfs-with-page-turn-and-flash-animations/ Would like to know if you can have videos and SWF files...
View ArticleInDesign Crashes When Export to PDF - Only When Hyperlinks Checkbox is Enabled
I am exporting a book document (a table of contents document) in InDesign to PDF. With any of the export options on EXCEPT the hyperlinks option, it does fine. When I click on the hyperlinks option, it...
View ArticleEmbed or stream YouTube video in ePub (ID cs5) ?
Hello, I have an ePub textbook that contains a lot of YouTube videos, and I am wondering if there's a way I can add these videos to the ePub so that they are viewable on (at least the major) ereaders?...
View ArticleControl stacking order of Indesign table strokes?
Is there any way to see or change the arrangement order of the borders on table cells? I'm trying to have a cell's left border (paper) appear over the cell's (grey) bottom border, but I can't see any...
View ArticleInDesign's Pen Tool Picks Random Stroke and Fill Colors/Styles
Why is it that, when I switch from a tool to the Pen tool, InDesign decides it's going to apply random stroke and fill colors to the shape? I do a lot of bump-out silhouttes and basic illustrations in...
View ArticleInDesign CS6 crash on startup
Hi all, I know this problem is been going around for month's but as I've been reading topics on this forum and on others for a few hours now and still didn’t find an answer (as most topics were not...
View ArticleTables with varying columns imported from XML
Hi, I have an XML file for a product catalog. Each product has Name, SKU, Image, Description and a Table with some data in it. Each table is different is size, varying number of columns and rows. I...
View ArticleWay to export style description/style settings
Does anyone know of a way to export all of the document's paragraph style description/style settings info to a text file? Is there a script that can do the trick?
View Articlethreaded txt frames...
Hi, I have two text frames, for two pages. I added a page break on the first page. However, when I go to the second text frame the first is threaded to, the content has disappeared. When I move it off...
View ArticleExport booklet from Id, in windows, with free license software
Hi, i have found this tutorial about exporting booklet from indesign: The problem is that Acrobat pro is not a free software, and i unable to use mac preview app. So is thre any way to resolve this...
View ArticleProblems with Indesign 5.5 (plugins)
Hello I had a little difficulty opening a file which I got from a friend It gave me an error message: "The document "XYZ.indd" uses one or moreplug-ins which are not currently available on your system....
View ArticleInDesign CS5: Typographer's Quotes Will Not "Stick"
Hi,I work for a magazine and am continually getting burned at proof stage with dumb quotes. It appears my InDesign Preferences>Type> Typographer's Quotes box continually becomes unchecked, but...
View ArticleIndesign crashes immediately at startup
When launching Indesign CS6 it immediately goes to the "InDesign.exe has encountered a problem..." crash window. I never see the startup window. I am using windows XP and have tried trashing the...
View ArticleIndesign crashing after 30 seconds after startup
Indesign keeps crashing on a few computers that we have. This is InDesign CS6 of the Master Collection. We are running 10.8.2 and the newest version on indesign updated. We also have Universal Type...
View ArticleThe file is incompatible with InDesign (Error code: 14)
Hi, I am running OS X 10.8.2, MacMini late 2009, 6Gb RAM, 190 GB OS Partition with 89 Gb free, Adobe InDesign CS6. InDesign is genuine, it is a Cloud license. I am getting this error for any file I try...
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