XML Exporting and Importing
When I export and then import an InDesign file, character styles inside paragraph styles are not closing correctly. The XML code looks correct but it doesn't resolve as expected.
View ArticleINDD to PDF?
I have downloaded the INDD 30 day trial and want to save a mock-up of something to PDF. When I export the INDD file to PDF and preview it, the PDF appears blank. Help?
View ArticleHow to change the color of a bullet
I'm new to InDesign CS3. I've figured out how to create a bullet list, even change the bullet to something custom. But I now want to change the color of the bullets. I want to keep the text black, but...
View ArticleMouse Wheel Zoom with ALT GR instead of ALT?
Hey folks, Is it possible to change the zoom setting in InDesign so that I can do so by holding down the right Alt key, Alt Gr, and rolling the mouse wheel, instead of the Alt key on the left? I use my...
View ArticleStartup or default template for InDesign CS4
Am trying to establish a default or startup template so that when I try to create a blank document in InDesign CS4, it has the page layout, styles, and swatches that I want to use. I thought the place...
View ArticleHelp with Bleeds & Trims per ad specs
I'm still in the new user stages of using InDesign. I have created many ads before but the templates were always already set for me. I need to change the bleed and trim for a new ad, using the magazine...
View ArticleUpgrading from CS3. Should we go straight to CS6, or go to CS5?
I work for a government agency, and we are considering upgrading from CS3 soon. We primarily use InDesign, with occasional uses of Photoshop and very rare uses of Illustrator. We also heavily use...
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Copied text pasted into InDesign is messing with punctuation marks
I usually am placing large amounts of text in InDesign (CS6) that has been copied from a Microsoft Word (2011) doc. Lately, the pasted copy has varying versions of quotation marks and apotrophes (see...
View ArticleUpdating numbered Cross references crashes InDesign in both CS6 and CS4
I have a large medical journal that has over a hundered references, which I cross-referenced with the thinking that the client may well insert or amend the refernces. I was correct and now the customer...
View ArticleHow do I create an interactive pdf form my clients can actually use?
In the new CS6 Indesign (which is very easy to use to make forms) I've gone through all the steps to make a beautiful form whose buttons, text fields, and hyperlinks all work (great!) but now I've...
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Shffle Pages Problem
I deleted what was a blank inside front cover and the pages do not respect shuffling as needed.I'm familair with dragging the page icons to positions but currently without the needed results. (Page two...
View Article2 columns in a single column format?
Good day everyone. I have a document that is all designed in a single column. I have a small amount of text on each page (mostly a bulleted list style) that I would like to change to 2 columns via a...
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Indesign Loses Text Gradient After Export To PDF > SWF
I have some Indesign files from a client and everytime I export from indesign to pdf and then convert to a swf, it removes the text gradient and adds black instead. Images attached for reference....
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Curve text around image ID CS2
I've been trying to folow a Youtube video on how to do this, but it just isn't making sense to me -- I cannot seem to even find the right tool to do it. I have inserted the image using the oval...
View ArticleCS Design prem 3
I have cs 3 on a backup dvd and want to install on new comp. i found setup and got as far as telling me to insert disc to continue, the disc is in. I poped it out and reinserted and doesn't help. I...
View ArticleI have CC Indesign CS6, but client has CS3 and wants CS3 files.
I have CC Indesign CS6, but client has CS3 and wants CS3 files. Can I access earlier versions through CC to do the 'downsave' thing? Any workarounds?
View ArticleJust lost months of work...need help restoring.
I am working on a 600 page document. I just lost 540 pages!!!! Was importing images when the program decided to start doing something...I don't know what. I waited, then when it was done thought,...
View ArticleHow to get the interactive buttons and hyperlinks to work in InD CS5.5
I must be missing a crucial step, any advice would be most appreciated.
View ArticleCopying pasting from InDesign into Photoshop
Ok, I have [maybe?] a strange question. I'm designing a page layout in InDesign, and I need to save the graphical elements of the page as jpgs or psds. Rather than go back and create them in Photoshop,...
View ArticleInDesign CMYK color Picker is covered by Pantone
I am trying to add a new cmyk color to my color palette in InDesign but it is partially covered by the Pantone value box. I can see the line for Cyan but everything else is covered. This is a sporadic...
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