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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Acquiring Style definitions | 2/1/2012 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: I'm trying to acquire the style definitions used in our college catalog as listed in the paragraph ... A: Yes, you can export the information to a text file. Click within the text box Choose Export form ... | ||
| InDesign - how can I get my file to print out the same way as it looks on screen? | 1/31/2012 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I just started using InDesign. I love it except that I'm having a problem with my file printing out ... A: With your selection tool, the solid black arrow, select the text box by clicking on it. The corner ... | ||
| Importing from online Victorian periodical into InDesign 2-col template | 1/29/2012 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: I'm working on an open access Uni based research project that is making the weekly mags superbly ... A: Sorry for the slow reply. If I understand you correctly, perhaps the Balance Columns option will do ... | ||
| Blending 2 images together | 11/21/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I am quite new to Indesign. I would like to merge 2 images so that it appears as a continuous one ... A: To get this effect in InDesign you'll need to create the flowing frames with the pen tool. Click and ... | ||
| Selecting Text | 11/17/2011 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: I feel like I must be missing something...Is there a way to select multiple pieces of text that are ... A: No, not exactly ... however this solution might be helpful: 1. Select the eyedropper tool 2. Click ... | ||
| ThRef: question | 11/15/2011 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: Good day Could you tell me what does Indesign do that Illustrator cannot do? Why does one need ... A: Illustrator is for creating pictures. InDesign is for creating pages that may contain multiple ... | ||
| Ref: question | 11/15/2011 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: Good day Could you tell me what does Indesign do that Illustrator cannot do? Why does one need ... A: Illustrator is an artwork design program; InDesign is a page layout program. You create images with ... | ||
| arranging book to print. | 11/13/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I have already created the spreads, there are 53 pages (so 26 spreads plus the extra blank page ... A: In InDesign you can go to Print Booklet to let InDesign create the spreads for you. Since you ... | ||
| Books VS Documents and Master Pages | 9/28/2011 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: Can I create master pages for applying to a book? If all the chapters are documents and added into ... A: Click on the flyout menu in the Book palette and choose Synchronise Options .... There you will see ... | ||
| Mac to PC with InDesign | 9/13/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: Handed off a InDesign CS4 document to our client who is on a PC (and says they are CS4), the problem ... A: It could be getting corrupted, once you've collected the files create a .zip archive for your client ... | ||
| formatting | 8/31/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: i have a raw dictionary (please, see the attachment)in doc file. i want to format it About – ... A: Place the doc file in InDesign as one story. Create a paragraph style for the description text, ... | ||
| Booklet printing using plug-in. | 8/23/2011 | Mehdi Saharkhiz |
| Q: I have CS4 and a Mac. I'm using imposition software for the first time and have some problems. I'm ... A: sorry for the delay here is the answers you need a double sided printer to print 2 sided or you ... | ||
| CS4 InDesign to pdf | 8/6/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I created pgs in InDesign with colored paper background and it shows perfectly in preview but will ... A: Go to the Attributes palette and make sure Non-printing is not checked. When creating you pdf under ... | ||
| "Package for InCopy" not showing up in the Assignments Panel | 8/2/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: Our resident InDesign expert recently left our company and now it's up to me to sort it all out. I ... A: Make sure no one has checked out a copy of your InDesign document or that you haven't already sent ... | ||
| indesign CS3 | 7/6/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: is it possible to show objects on all pages for use in INDesign as like Pagemaker. A: In PageMaker, you had a common pasteboard that stayed when you went from page to page. In InDesign ... | ||
| InDesign CS3 dimensions don't look correct | 6/27/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: When working on layouts in InDesign, my document specifications are correct but they look wrong on ... A: Make sure Photoshop and InDesign have the same color management policies, for print you should set ... | ||
| Using Palette Data | 6/27/2011 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: How do I (automatically) compare the list of links in my InDesign links pallet to a MicroSoft Excel ... A: I don't think there is any way to do this automatically. I can think of two things you can do: 1. ... | ||
| Adobe Indesign cs4 pdf files | 6/17/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I have been using the same program for two years and have never had a problem converting indesign ... A: When creating pdf files out of InDesign, use the Export command under the File menu. In the dialog ... | ||
| Text box in CS5 | 6/16/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I have just started using indesign CS5 and I am having a problem with the text boxes. I don't think ... A: When you hit the enter key it will appear in Story Editor as a P symbol. Select the P symbol and ... | ||
| Text box in CS5 | 6/16/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I have just started using indesign CS5 and I am having a problem with the text boxes. I don't think ... A: The Show Hidden Characters option will show you all the typed characters including spaces (a dot), ... | ||
| Text Not Showing Up Over Images | 6/10/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: Every time I create a new doc I can't see the text over an image unless I move the text box into the ... A: In InDesign, with no files open, click on the first icon in the Text Wrap palette - No Text Wrap - ... | ||
| Applying master pages | 6/9/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I'm an experienced InDesign user, have used master pages many times, and this is stumping me. I ... A: The first things that come to mind are to make sure you are placing a right-hand page master on page ... | ||
| Formatting 4 lines of text quickly | 6/8/2011 | Mehdi Saharkhiz |
| Q: The company i work for does grocery ads. We have about 100 product descriptions in each ad that are ... A: I do understand the frustration and how much work that is. but i don't have any solution for you. ... | ||
| Text box in CS5 | 6/5/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I have just started using indesign CS5 and I am having a problem with the text boxes. I don't think ... A: The first thing to try when an overset box appears is to look at it in the story editor. Edit>Edit ... | ||
| Drop Cap | 6/1/2011 | Roy Wilhelm |
| Q: I want to have a 2 line Drop Cap for a second character but not for 1st character which is a quotes. ... A: I don't think this is possible. From my experience, most people allow the quote to be large like the ... | ||
| Changing image resolution | 5/28/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: Is there a way to change the resolution (dpi/PPI) of a placed image without figuring it out ... A: Go to Image>Image Size... and in the dialog box uncheck Resample image. Then when you change the ... | ||
| InDesign creating large PDF file | 5/26/2011 | Roy Wilhelm |
| Q: This is my 2nd query to you in InDesign. I have a Indesign CS4 file on Mac. It is a 64pg A4 size ... A: It is very strange that a completely blank page PDF is 4.3 MB! When you're selecting 'Smallest File ... | ||
| Page Change | 5/20/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I am using Indesign CS4. I have started Page Number in Recto for my chapter, but i want to start my ... A: Go to Layout>Page Numbering & Section Options. This will give you many options for each section and ... | ||
| Getting the page master to the front! | 5/18/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: Please excuse my ignorance - I am a self-taught InDesign user. I am currently using InDesign CS3, ... A: On your master page add a second layer and put your master items on it. Then in the layers palette, ... | ||
| save as word doc | 5/18/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: i have indesign CS4 for windows, i would like to save or export my file as a word doc, so that i can ... A: You can't export an entire file into Word, but you can export individual stories. Select your type ... | ||
| Widow words in ID | 5/18/2011 | Roy Wilhelm |
| Q: I am working for a publishing company where we specialize in trade magazines in English language. I ... A: InDesign does not currently have automation for avoiding widows. You may already know this, but you ... | ||
| Text Box | 5/17/2011 | Roy Wilhelm |
| Q: I am using Indesign CS4 Whenever I draw a Rectangle Box it automatically takes Text Wrap within it. ... A: InDesign will apply the last style you used on an object and make that the default. I believe you ... | ||
| Upgrade from cs2 to cs5 | 5/9/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I have upgraded and can't open my cs2 files in cs5. The files appear with a "lock" sign on my desk ... A: I didn't know CS5 would run on Windows XP. The lock files show you that the InDesign file is in use ... | ||
| Emailing merged docuements | 5/5/2011 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: is there a way in indesign to, using data merge, to email the resulting files to emails held in the ... A: Not as far as I know. In what format is your database stored? You could use something like CatBase ... | ||
| Missing Links and Locked File | 5/4/2011 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: First, when I open an InDesign Brochure I created, it says I have 19 missing links. All of the ... A: When the document was created, how was the text placed? What was the source of the text? Whatever it ... | ||
| Missing Links and Locked File | 5/4/2011 | Mehdi Saharkhiz |
| Q: First, when I open an InDesign Brochure I created, it says I have 19 missing links. All of the ... A: I hope this helps thanks | ||
| Image Placement | 5/2/2011 | Mehdi Saharkhiz |
| Q: I have a multi-page document with various graphics that flow inline with text. I've pasted the ... A: I would think the program should be smart enough. but only if we get all the things we dream for. ... | ||
| help! | 4/30/2011 | Pat Bensky |
| Q: i am working with indesign cs5, just made my document with data merge. This document contains 65000 ... A: Sorry but I guess I still don't understand :) " in the first page of indesign 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 pages ... | ||
| CombineInDesignCS4-17 docs | 4/29/2011 | Roy Wilhelm |
| Q: I have 17 different docs, total of 288 pages, EACH has a DIFFERENT master page (master pages have ... A: By "flip book" do you mean those printed books that you flip through quickly for an animation ... | ||
| InDesign Multi page marketing materials | 4/29/2011 | Roy Wilhelm |
| Q: Each year I create marketing materials for 65 cities across the country (Fliers/Postcards/promotion ... A: One of the pros for moving everything to a sing doc would be that you'd only have one file to ... | ||
Adobe InDesign
Answers by Expert:
Glen Demers
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Expertise
I am a Prepress Technician for Best Printing Online and can answer any question about preparing your InDesign document for print.
Experience
20 years working in prepress
Prepress technician for Best Printing Online
Education/Credentials
Some college training in printing and have attended numerous seminars
Education/Credentials
Some college training in printing and have attended numerous seminars
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