| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Indesign CS3 | 11/20/2009 | James Fritz |
Q: Indesign will not print a document saying "there is a problem with *** font"; but no matter which ...
A: This is kind of an open topic, so here are a few different options. 1. To ensure that you are ...
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| ID CS4 missing text, empty text boxes | 11/17/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: We have multiple instances of random empty text boxes when opening customer ID CS4 documents. All ...
A: We had similar issues a few years ago and it turned out to be a corrupt font. I keep a minimum of ...
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| Ruler bar at top of InDesign document | 11/17/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I am having trouble with my publisher who claims the inside margin for my book must be 1" on each ...
A: The rulers look like they are set to picas. You can change this in Preferences>Units and Increments. ...
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| A4 & A3 layouts in one indesign file | 11/14/2009 | Roy Wilhelm |
Q: I have a problem, I have to design an annual report with A4 layouts contents (double sided print) as ...
A: By default it's not possible. If you REALLY need this functionality a lot, consider buying this ...
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| Changing the overall size of Indesign Book | 11/9/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: We have a 200+ pgs book that was created in Indesign. Then the overall size was modified in PDF to ...
A: You can change the document size in the Document Setup. However, you will need to edit each pages ...
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| Placing text does not stay within text box | 11/7/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: This is what I wrote as a problem: “When I import (Place) a file into InDesign, the imported text ...
A: The pink box are the page margins, they are just guides. The blue lines are an actual text frame. If ...
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| Spot color with Transparency | 11/6/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: , Am getting problem in spot color printing which has the image near by the spot color includes ...
A: The problem is in flattening the transparency in your document. Try exporting your pages as .eps ...
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| Place: Spacing and Margins | 11/6/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: Two related questions: 1) When I import (Place) a file into InDesign, the imported text file expands ...
A: Once you have a story ready to place and your cursor changes to the "loaded" cursor, if you click in ...
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| Printing a Data Merge Document in InDesign | 11/6/2009 | InDesign Pro |
Q: I have created a document in Indesign CS3 and have done a mail merge but when I print it, it only ...
A: I believe you're talking about InDesign's Data Merge feature. When use the feature, you have a ...
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| Missing Fonts and empty text boxes | 11/5/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I run a magazine production department, we use ID CS3 to build the books. I recently ran updates on ...
A: It sounds like a font problem. Take all copies of Arial from the font folders on your mac. If you ...
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| Helping to print magazine for InDesign | 11/4/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I am new to InDesign, but currently designing a small community magazine. What I cannot get round is ...
A: By default, InDesign creates a master page in your document and it remains blank if you don't use ...
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| Inserting file | 11/4/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I have two questions: 1) When creating a new file, and placing the text box in the two Master A ...
A: Sorry, I misunderstood. With your selection tool go to the swatches palette, instead of a "T" in the ...
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| Inserting file | 11/3/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I have two questions: 1) When creating a new file, and placing the text box in the two Master A ...
A: Hold down the shift key when you go to place your text and InDesign will autoflow the text by adding ...
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| Helping to print magazine for InDesign | 11/2/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I am new to InDesign, but currently designing a small community magazine. What I cannot get round is ...
A: This text may be on a master page. In the page palette double click on the pages at the very top of ...
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| Indesign-CS2 | 10/30/2009 | InDesign Pro |
Q: A friend recently retired and gave me a copy of his CS2. Although I have no professional knowledge, ...
A: I'm not sure exactly what you're asking... but yes, Adobe fonts work excellent with Apple's Fontbook ...
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| Spot color Gets white Background near by the Transparent image. | 10/29/2009 | InDesign Pro |
Q: , Am getting problem in spot color printing which has the image near by the spot color includes ...
A: Yes, spot colour printing will cause trouble with transparency. There are a couple ways that might ...
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| Page numbering | 10/26/2009 | James Fritz |
Q: I am actually working on an annual report in InDesign CS4. In the layout we want to put the ...
A: That is strange. Here is another tutorial to try. ...
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| Merging two files into one in indd | 10/23/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: The following was posted on this site. My question is a follow-up question to this one that was ...
A: Being a Mac user, we've always had the capability to open multiple files in multiple windows. I've ...
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| CS4 document moving problem | 10/23/2009 | InDesign Pro |
Q: I work with a team of designers and we've all just purchased CS4. We are all experiencing the ...
A: Hey Leah, thanks for the question. Not sure if you're on a Mac, but the following answers will help ...
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| indesign cs4 page layout | 10/21/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I have designed a magazine in indesign cs4 and have exported it into pdf format (latest reader ...
A: When you export to pdf in InDesign CS4 in the Export dialog box, pages section, make sure "spreads" ...
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| indesign cs4 page layout | 10/21/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I have designed a magazine in indesign cs4 and have exported it into pdf format (latest reader ...
A: It sounds like you have the "Spreads" box checked in the pdf setup dialog. It is under the General ...
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| InDesign Diary Template | 10/21/2009 | Candice Anderson |
Q: I am designing a diary/journal in a book for a company. The diary should be 3 days to a page and a ...
A: hey there, Yep, you are probably going to have to create your own template, but to make it go a ...
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| Problems with printing | 10/21/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I am working in Indesign CS4 and having problems understanding color mngmt. I created a brochure ...
A: You should convert your images and graphics to CMYK before you are send a job to a commercial ...
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| Indesign - import text | 10/20/2009 | Candice Anderson |
Q: I have a single word document that has many written comments from various individuals - each ...
A: Not really. I guess you cut and paste the text into a table that you make in word, or from an ...
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| Landscape facing pages | 10/18/2009 | Roy Wilhelm |
Q: I'm working in InDesign CS3, and I'm desperately trying to figure out how to set up a document with ...
A: Kim, you have a couple of options. 1) If your tabloid-size design is easily split into two ...
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| InDesign books | 10/17/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I want to write a book and in it are several areas with 2 columns: first column is text, second ...
A: Once you have the text in the book the easiest way is to select the outline text and then Edit>Cut. ...
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| Final Output | 10/16/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: I have a couple of PDFs that I have pulled into InDesign CS2. They need to be 2-color files (black ...
A: InDesign files are usually flattened before ripping so that any elements that are hidden won't ...
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| InDesign Question | 10/16/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I am working on a 28 page 2-color program and am using InDesign CS2. A lot of the advertisers in the ...
A: All too often I deal with this very same scenario. Chances are that the pdf files that have been ...
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| charts and graphs | 10/14/2009 | Roy Wilhelm |
Q: Maybe you can help me (I hope). I originally sent the below question to Candice, but she was unable ...
A: Yes, you can definitely modify the colors, strokes, etc. Take a look at this tutorial: ...
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| indesign | 10/14/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: how to link type boxes. I ususally work in Quark and know indesign is similar but it's not that ...
A: In Indesign you place text using your selection tool(solid pointer), go to File>Place and select a ...
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| placed pdf document won't print in indesign cs2 | 10/14/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: We have created a pdf from an Excel document using 'print' and adobe pdf as the printer. We have ...
A: The first thing that comes to mind here is, are the fonts embedded in the pdf from Excel? This can ...
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| pagination | 10/13/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: My question is about pagination. I am working on bid cards for an auction and I'm using InDesign ...
A: If you are using Indesign CS 4, try setting up a paragraph style using a numbered list with the ...
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| creating a book cover in indesign | 10/12/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I am trying to create a cover for my book in InDesign. The dimensions of the book are 12"(h) x ...
A: To include the spine in your document you must first calculate how big of a spine you will be ...
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| Printing double sided on InDesign | 10/12/2009 | Candice Anderson |
Q: I am in the process of putting together a small, free magazine to be distributed around university. ...
A: hey there, couple of things you can do. If you are printing on your own...which I dought you are ...
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| Wondering about size of my Indesign file | 10/12/2009 | Roy Wilhelm |
Q: I have been working as a graphic designer for about 15 years now and wondered if some of my computer ...
A: I am assuming you've divided the pages to reduce file size. I still know a lot of people who work ...
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| Linking Excel files | 10/9/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I am attempting to design a book with an immense amount of information. It will be similar to a ...
A: I am not sure how you are currently performing this task, but, you should import the excel file the ...
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| Frame lines | 10/6/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I've been working on a InDesign document and all of a sudden the blue lines that mark a frame don't ...
A: When you are pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Y, you are turning on and off the Overprint Preview, which when ...
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| margin guides disappeared | 10/2/2009 | James Fritz |
Q: my margin guides have disappeared and they don't appear when I press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Y. However, if I ...
A: Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Y switches to overprint preview and doesn't have much to do with your ...
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| Printing in Indesign CS3 | 10/2/2009 | Glen Demers |
Q: When I send a booklet to our Konica Minolta C500 printer it paginates it okay, except there is an ...
A: Make sure when you print booklet that the saddle-stitch option is selected. If you have perfect ...
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| Using different versions of indesign | 9/30/2009 | James Fritz |
Q: I'm trying to open a file in indesign CS3 Version 5.0 that was created in indesign CS3 Version 3.0.1 ...
A: An InDesign CS3 file can easily open another CS3 file, but I believe that you might have your ...
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