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Expert: InDesign Pro - 4/15/2009


Question
Hi there! I am on a Mac, OS 10.5.6, InDesign CS3 (5.0.4). I am preparing a file
to send to a printer who is on a PC. They requested that I outline all fonts.
The problem is, that when I outline all of my text, the bullets and numbers
that I have used disappear. Is there a way to outline them from my paragraph
styles?

Thanks!

Answer

InDesign's Paragraph P
Yikes! My first suggestion is to change printers. Anyone not accepting a print-ready PDF or native InDesign files that have been packaged, really scares me.

Thanks for the question, Megan... If you do decide to follow the printer's instructions, here's what you need to do:

Select all your text. Under the Paragraph Panel's fly-out menu choose Convert Bullets and Numbering to Text.

Then, when you convert the text to outlines, the bullets (and numbering) will stay intact.

But use caution, you can't easily go back!

Any other questions, let me know. Thanks!

Scott

InDesign Pro

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