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Typography with a thin stroke and a fat problem...
ok... <sigh>My client chose this thick type that didnt look good and asked me to thin it out. I decided to do it by adding a 0.25 stroke inside all the fonts i didnt want bold (its like 70% of a...
View ArticlePasting from Illustrator: EPS import configuration error
I’m trying to copy some simple vector paths from an open Illustrator document into an InDesign one. I’m getting the error message “EPS Import: Configuration error”. I know I have been able to do this...
View ArticleCannot save changes to an Indesign document
I have documents from a client that were created in an earlier version of Indesign (I'm not sure if it was CS3 or CS4). I use Indesign CS5.5. I can open the documents OK and work in them without...
View ArticleGrep search to character style
I understand that I can use GREP to search and replace. But how do I save this search to a character style (where I can also use GREP) – or am I missing something here? Example of search that I want...
View ArticleA character style that formats all negative numbers (-10) with red color
How do I define a character style that formats all negative numbers (-10) with red color (a predefined text style)? I guess I should be using GREP, but thats kind of new to me and I cant find an answer...
View ArticleInDesign crashes while trying to update InCopy stories.
InDesign crashes while trying to update stories. I receive "serious error" message.
View ArticleInDesign CS6: preflight & non-existent overset text in my document.
Hi,I’m using InDesign CS6. The preflight lists overset errors. When I click on the page icon and go to where the overset txt is supposed to be…there is none. I deleted EVERYTHING in the entire...
View ArticleIndesign Bleeds set correct but print wrong
I have a vendor supplied InDesign file built in facing pages with bleeds and marks set to bleed .125" on three sides and 0" bleed on the insides of the pages, however when I print the pages the inside...
View ArticleInDesign CS6 + Justify Text Frame Option = crash
I work at a newspaper, and we have upgraded the newsroom and layout computers to Adobe CS6. We've stumbled across an odd bug it seems when using InDesign CS6 with Text Frame Option set to Justify. The...
View Articlemake PDFs not copyable?
I am creating a series of PDFs to be displayed within an Apple iPad app. I would like to prevent users from easily copying text and photos from the PDFs when using the app. Is this possible?
View Articledownsample when "packaging"
I need to be able to downsample and crop images to frames when I "package" or "collect" a file. I know how to do this when I create a PDF. I need to do it when I collect the source files. If InDesign...
View ArticleI want to design my brochure using an existing tenplate
I want to design my brochure using the trail downlaod of in design, how do i do this using ane existing tenplate
View ArticleText Box Character Calculation
Is there an easy option to determine how many characters will fit in a fixed text box without exceeding the space?
View ArticleWant more robust form fields in InDesign for PDF forms.
I wish that soon InDesign CS6 Interactive Form Fields will include the COMB field for entering data in various formats such as phone numbers, credit card numbers, using some sort of format like [number...
View ArticleText Anchor hyperlinks not working.
I have a document in inDesign6 that requires both internal and external hyperlinks. The external links work fine, but the internals do not function. I have identified the Text Anchor correctly (or at...
View ArticleViewing Kindle files in Amazon Kindle Previewer produced by Kindle Plugin for ID
I'm trying to help my girlfriend get a simple, short (12 pages) children's book published on Amazon as a Kindle ebook for sale, and I have it laid out in book format (all pages in one file) in ID...
View ArticleI need to place a series of links at same scale.
I am working on a project where I need to bring numerous links of varying dimensions (Illustrator files in this case) into InDesign at the same scale so that they are proportional to each other. I have...
View ArticleInteractive pdf - Buttons within multi-state objects
Hi, I seem to have a problem. I dont know if it is even possible, but I made a button that goes to a status of 2 multi-state objects. Within one of those multi-state objects is a button that closes...
View ArticleCalculate numbers
Is there a way to add and subtract sums automatically in a table in InDesign CS6?
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Seek clarification on what "hyphenation exceptions" mean
IDCS6 (PC) upon opening a file that was converted from ID2 I see this screen splash: In Preferences | Dictionary, I have recently told Indd to use a custom dictionary that I have set up and I have...
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