You are here:
- Home
- Computing/Technology
- Desktop Publishing
- Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign/Questions Answered by Expert Ken Black
| Subject | Date Asked |
| adobe indesign cs4 new user - help with layout set up | 3/3/2011 |
| Q: I am a new user to adobe indesign cs 4. i am trying to set up a document that currently exists in ... A: You should set up a new document as 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 with Facing Pages turned on. Choose File->Document ... | |
| Indesign and Pantone Plus | 3/2/2011 |
| Q: We have just recently installed the Pantone Plus Color to Indesign. We realized that Illustrator ... A: As far as the crashing and overall buggy behavior behind the new color library and Indesign, I ... | |
| Designing a 36 page A5 booklet in Indesign CS3 | 1/29/2011 |
| Q: I'm designing my first A5 booklet in Indesign CS3 - 36 page. I work on a new intel imac. I've set up ... A: Get in contact with your print provider as soon as possible in the design process. They will have ... | |
| Indicator to show more text features in another text box. | 1/13/2011 |
| Q: I hope this makes sense. I basically want to create, as you see within many printed publications an ... A: Adobe has this in the help section: ... | |
| InDesign to pdf | 1/5/2011 |
| Q: I have made a pdf from InDesign and my problem is that in the pdf an "i" in the baseline of the logo ... A: My apologies for the delay. Assuming that there are no strokes applied either to the frame or the ... | |
| Text alignment with mugshots | 12/27/2010 |
| Q: First off, thanks for reading my question! On to the question. I am working with Adobe InDesign ... A: If I understand your question correctly, you need to open the paragraph palette, select the text and ... | |
| Adiobe Acrobat 9.0 - Doc name printing follow up | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: How can I set up Adobe to always print the document name on the document from a print menue or any ... A: The printing of the document name is by default not turned on in the print dialog under the Advanced ... | |
| InDesign - CS4 | 12/7/2010 |
| Q: I am assembling a catalog. I have 40 pages saved as individual files. Each page has a .tif placed ... A: Yes. Open the first document. Now open the second and with the windows side by side, click and drag ... | |
| Exporting Page Numbers | 12/6/2010 |
| Q: My document does not export the page numbers on the even pages in a PDF form, but if I export it as ... A: I am sorry I am unable to replicate the problem you are having. This could be something system ... | |
| importing into inDesign | 10/14/2010 |
| Q: 1. I am using InDesign CS and Corel WP 12 with Windows XP 2. I have a 190 page book I am trying to ... A: Indesign uses filters to import text from various word processing formats. Because there are so many ... | |
| RTL support for Adobe inDesign | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: Is there anyway that I can create a Hebrew (or other RTL language) document in inDesign? I'm looking ... A: I know that there is a version of Indesign for Middle Eastern languages specifically. It is called ... | |
| Bigger than 216'' in indesign | 10/4/2010 |
| Q: I'm trying to make a document in indesign that is bigger than 216 inches (10 feet by 20 feet) but ... A: I have encountered this problem earlier this year from someone else. Indesign does not have a way ... | |
| Saving CS5 documents for earlier versions | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: I am working in InDesign CS5. How do I save the document for earlier versions, CS3, CS4 My options ... A: Yes it is a bit confusing. Adobe changed the way things get back-saved with the introduction of IDML ... | |
| formatting a script | 9/23/2010 |
| Q: I am working on formatting a script in indesign and am looking to make sure that once the speakers ... A: Sorry Aimee, I have been trying to answer your question for several days, but due to some unknown ... | |
| Question before buying indesign | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: I am one of the editors for a smal literary journal, about 150 pages. We have been using ... A: My preference in this situation would be to use Indesign to do the layout and allow the other ... | |
| Screen Captured Images | 9/1/2010 |
| Q: I know the question I am about to ask has been asked a million times but the answers I am finding ... A: From what I can tell, the resolution is the problem. As you already know the more you shrink the ... | |
| Indesign CS3 Page doubt | 8/31/2010 |
| Q: please how creat page number in indesign document apply master page (numbering & section option). A: Create a text box on a master page for your page number, with the box selected, choose Type -> ... | |
| Screen Captured Images | 8/29/2010 |
| Q: I know the question I am about to ask has been asked a million times but the answers I am finding ... A: What is the actual and effective resolutions of the images? You can check these numbers from within ... | |
| InDesign 2,0 installation | 8/26/2010 |
| Q: when InDesign starts up a I get a warning that some color management files are missing and to ... A: Apparently this problem plagues Windows users and Adobe knows about it, or at least had to deal with ... | |
| InDesign CS5 exporting to Interactive Pdf changes color | 8/13/2010 |
| Q: I am exporting a new IND CS5 document to an Interactive PDF - on some pages, the blue text or lines ... A: This is something that has been an issue with the way pdf files are displayed for some time, ... | |
| Appropriate page set up | 8/4/2010 |
| Q: Many thanks. I am using InDesign CS3 to create a year book for our graduating medical class. I am a ... A: It will be imperative for you to discuss the printing and finishing details of your book with your ... | |
| blocks or squares appear in exported PDFs | 7/27/2010 |
| Q: With InDesign CS4, When I export to a PDF file, some text appears as blocks or squares. Also, faint ... A: The blocks or squares in place of text are due to a font not embedding properly, or the font is ... | |
| Page numbers | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: but when I convert to single pages so I can put bleed on for print all the numbers go to the left is ... A: When you switched from facing pages to single pages, the master defaults to use only the left side. ... | |
| resizing text frames | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: I have flowed text into a CS4 Indesign file with 240 pages. (I have not used master text frame ... A: If your text frames stretch from margin guide to margin guide or column guide, turn on Layout ... | |
| Setting up a layout for a crossfolded document | 6/29/2010 |
| Q: I have been asked to design an A3 document that will be crossfolded to A5. The entire inside of the ... A: Since this is a piece that folds in half and then half again, nothing special comes to mind as far ... | |
| Mac and PC InDesign files | 6/17/2010 |
| Q: If my students make up files in InDesign on a PC, can I open and work on those files in InDesign on ... A: Indesign files are compatible on either PC or Mac. You shouldn't have any problem with the document ... | |
| Page Numbers | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: Is there a way to do auto page numbers that makes them all stay the top layer of the pages. I know ... A: Create a new layer for your page numbers and make it the upper most layer. On your Master Pages, ... | |
| auto folio numbering | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: In quark you used to go <hash> on the master page then it would auto number on the main document ... A: In Indesign CS4 (& CS 3 I believe), when you create the text box on the master page for your page ... | |
| document size | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I'm designing a banner, 3000x6000mm, which InDesign tells me is too big, 5486,4mm is the limit. How ... A: Indesign does not have a way to create a page size beyond the limit. While there may be a plug-in or ... | |
| font problems | 5/28/2010 |
| Q: Hopefully you can help me out... My problem is with my work computer. I'm on a Mac using OS X and ... A: I am not sure if you have already tried this or not, but, try searching your hard drive for any of ... | |
| font problems | 5/27/2010 |
| Q: Hopefully you can help me out... My problem is with my work computer. I'm on a Mac using OS X and ... A: Adobe products install a default set of fonts in a separate folder from the usual font locations. ... | |
| resizing template in InDesign and the Photoshop images that get imported into template | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: I am currently working on a book in InDesign using a template sized at 8 1/2" x 11" and I would like ... A: To change the size of your template go to the file menu and choose Document Set-up. Change the ... | |
| InDesign | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: I am printing out of InDesign. When I use the feature under "layout" and choose to print more than ... A: It sounds like the printer itself is having a hard time with your request. It is the printer's ... | |
| Drop Shadow and unwanted fading | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: I have a question regarding Adobe InDesign's drop shadow effect. When I apply the drop shadow to an ... A: When you are applying the drop shadow effect, be sure to use the Selection Tool (Black Arrow) and ... | |
| About PDF Content | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: I have a lot of pdf files with a yellow background. I remove yellow layer by content panel. I delete ... A: Use the Pitstop selection tool to select the object, with the object selected open the Global Change ... | |
| About PDF Content | 5/4/2010 |
| Q: I have a lot of pdf files with a yellow background. I remove yellow layer by content panel. I delete ... A: Unfortunately, without using a third party plug-in such as Pitstop, you will have to delete each one ... | |
| Page Numbering | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: Is there a way to have the page numbers as 1/20, 19/20 etc? I cant seem to find any information on ... A: While there maybe plug-ins or scripts to do this in earlier versions of Indesign, only Indesign CS3 ... | |
| Booklet Prints | 3/19/2010 |
| Q: I just stumbled across this Web site and I hope you can help me out. Okay, I have to do a booklet ... A: What you are trying to do is known as imposing the book in printer spreads. Microsoft refers to ... | |
| Adobe indesign | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: What is adobe inDesign? where does it really come from? basically the adobe indesign background..? A: Adobe InDesign is a page layout application created by the software company Adobe. In the short of ... | |
| ID CS3 | 3/8/2010 |
| Q: Good morning, I hope you understand my problem, English is my second language. I have a problem ... A: The "purple background" you see is the highlight warning method Indesign uses to tell you a ... | |
| Maximum InDesign page size? | 3/3/2010 |
| Q: G'Day 1.Is there a maximum page size for ID docs? 2. If there is, how do I scale my documents so ... A: Yes, there is a maximum page size for Indesign Documents. However, you haven't reached that point. ... | |
| setting up magazine for print | 3/2/2010 |
| Q: I am doing a magazine for a friend of mine who was not happy with the current designer and asked me ... A: Attached is an image of a 12 page document. In it I have created a headline in two scenarios. The ... | |
| Copy & Paste Formatting and Font Styles in ID CS4 | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: I am having problems pasting text into an InDesign file from another InDesign file. When I highlight ... A: Double check the preferences, I have had some instances where it has changed back to the default of ... | |
| Fonts InDesign | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: I am working in InDesign CS2 on a Mac OS X. Over a year ago, I added fonts into my font book and ... A: Unfortunately, Font Book seems to have lost or has caused the fonts to become corrupt. This can ... | |
| Changing the overall size of Indesign Book | 11/9/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| indesign cs4 page layout | 10/21/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| InDesign Question | 10/16/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| placed pdf document won't print in indesign cs2 | 10/14/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| pagination | 10/13/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| creating a book cover in indesign | 10/12/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Linking Excel files | 10/9/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Frame lines | 10/6/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Auto text flow - InDesign CS3 | 9/29/2009 |
| Q: How do you get InDesign to automatically create pages from the Master to autoflow long docs? I ... A: You can use Autoflow by Shift-clicking when you import your text. This will add pages and frames ... | |
| Template | 9/17/2009 |
| Q: I'm trying to create a template for a 10 page booklet. Each page is 5.5" by 8.5" (so basically a ... A: One thing to keep in mind, booklets need to have a page count that is divisible by 4. Your "10" page ... | |
| page numbering | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: This is my 3rd book layout I have done. I am working in Adobe Indesign CS2. I am using styles and ... A: In the Page Numbering section of the Numbering and Sections options, change the style drop down to ... | |
| Horizontal fold layout in InDesign | 8/31/2009 |
| Q: How can we set up a horizontal fold booklet, for instance, like a standard calendar, so that in the ... A: Indesign does not have an option for horizontal binding, yet. I have seen several suggestions for ... | |
| text frame styles- InDesign C2 | 8/15/2009 |
| Q: I have a text frame with two columns, what is the smartest way to fit the text in it? I would like ... A: There are many ways to have the text in two columns set evenly. Start by flowing the text from one ... | |
| PageMaker vs InDesign | 8/11/2009 |
| Q: I lost a Mac G4 and PageMaker 7.0 to Hurricane Ike last fall. I now have an Intel Mac and am ready ... A: While both Pagemaker and Indesign are Adobe products that are layout programs, the similarities ... | |
| Large Format Printing | 7/30/2009 |
| Q: Hey Ken! You've answered me a recent question, so I figured I'd come back again! I'm about to ... A: No, you should not have to change the resolution of your image to match the printers resolution, the ... | |
| Indesign | 7/24/2009 |
| Q: is there a way to combine multiple page sizes into one document? I have 3 separate documents, all ... A: Yes and No. No in that you cannot have a single document with multiple sizes. But, you can create ... | |
| InDesign layout - one page or two | 7/23/2009 |
| Q: I need to design an ad for a newspaper-type publication. We will be doing a spread - size 15 1/8" ... A: In this case, following the given instruction from the printer performing the manufacturing is the ... | |
| In Design text problem | 7/19/2009 |
| Q: All my text has a line running through it including spaces. I've tried restarting a few time, no ... A: I think the problem you are experiencing may be due to the Type Tool having it's Strikethrough ... | |
| Corrupt InDesign file? | 7/2/2009 |
| Q: My client is attempting to open my (Mac created) InDesign file on a PC, and she received the ... A: Do you know what version of Indesign is being used? Typically this error comes up when a user has ... | |
| InDesign Size setting for double sided print | 6/8/2009 |
| Q: I'm doing a small 17page booklet for my school project. The size I'm planning to use is 5"x7" , ... A: The size you are using should not cause any significant problems when backing up. This of course ... | |
| Dark InDesign pdf's | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: I was just wondering why an exported PDF out of InDesign comes out much darker than the original ... A: This is likely due to color conversion to a device profile that doesn't match your working color ... | |
| Creating odd shaped boxes in InDesign CS4 | 6/4/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to create an odd shaped box in indesign, how do I do it? thanks! A: You can use the Pen tool to create a closed path in the shape you are looking for. After you create ... | |
| Setting the Offset for a PDF | 5/28/2009 |
| Q: I am converting my InDesign Documents into PDFs before I send them to the printer, and I have turned ... A: Offset refers to the distance the crop marks starting point is from the trim edge of the document. ... | |
| indesign mass replace text to object | 5/27/2009 |
| Q: I have to mass replace all 'a' char to an object (it's an example). How can i do it without using ... A: If you are using Indesign CS 3 or CS 4, you should be able to use Find/Change (Edit -> Find/Change). ... | |
| working with scanned images and separations in Indesign CS | 5/24/2009 |
| Q: I have this form that I had to recreate and the logo they gave me was corrupted so I had to scan in ... A: Sorry about the delay in getting you an answer. After you create your scan, convert the image to ... | |
| InDesign Double sided page setting | 5/14/2009 |
| Q: I am a little confused on how I should set up the pages for a small book I'm doing in InDesign. I ... A: Take a look at the attached image. What you see when you choose the facing pages option is Page 1 as ... | |
| Text from MS Word into InDesign CS3 | 5/4/2009 |
| Q: I am preparing 300 certificates. The text and designed was created in Illustrator and placed on ... A: You could use the Data Merge feature of Indesign to automate this task for you. I would set up your ... | |
| Folder Brochure | 4/29/2009 |
| Q: I have InDesign CS3. I am looking to create a bi-fold brochure which folds and the left inside sheet ... A: Visit our website at: http://www.bestprintingonline.com/presentation-folder-templates.htm The ... | |
| Printing for cataloge | 4/24/2009 |
| Q: I have a file that I have designed in InDesign CS {on mac osx tiger} with in consective page layout ... A: I apologize for not completely understanding your initial question, I thought you were having a ... | |
| Printing for cataloge | 4/23/2009 |
| Q: I have a file that I have designed in InDesign CS {on mac osx tiger} with in consective page layout ... A: It looks like all you will need to do is drag the page that is to be your back cover to the end of ... | |
| Printing for cataloge | 4/22/2009 |
| Q: I have a file that I have designed in InDesign CS {on mac osx tiger} with in consective page layout ... A: Are you saying that you have set up single pages within Indesign and have 2 physical pages set up on ... | |
| Indesign Spot Color Issue | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: Periodically, we have had an issue with InDesign (CS3 & OS X v10.4.11) not exporting the spot colors ... A: While this is similar to "make sure it is a spot color", it is a little different. Check the Ink ... | |
| Missing Fonts when file printed | 3/1/2009 |
| Q: Using InDesign CS3: Missing fonts - Dom Casual Medium, Brush Script Std Bold Italic, ITC Garamound ... A: The fonts need to be loaded on your machine, before Indesign can use or print with them. A font ... | |
| Resizing Multiple Text Frames | 2/20/2009 |
| Q: I have created 25 text frames but need to resize them to all the same height and width. After ... A: The reason the boxes seem to shrink is because when you have all of them selected at once, Indesign ... | |
| Info on Phaser 7760 | 2/13/2009 |
| Q: I am a graphic designer that also offers printing services for my clients . . I am interested in ... A: Sorry Cesar, You must have read a previous answer regarding printing on a Phaser 7760. That was me ... | |
| Image resolution after placing | 2/12/2009 |
| Q: I've received the proofs from our printers and one of the images looked blurry/low resolution. I ... A: This can be caused by placing a 300 dpi image and scaling it to make it larger. The larger you scale ... | |
| InDesign CS$ Question | 2/12/2009 |
| Q: I am a college student and have been given an assignment that involves InDesign. I have set up my ... A: It sounds like the printer you are using has a limit to the area that it will print. It is common ... | |
| Printing | 2/6/2009 |
| Q: I have a border in place and want it to bleed to the edge of the page. I've attempted all the bleed ... A: To create bleed you need to bring a portion of the border off the edge of your document. This does ... | |
| Typing | 2/5/2009 |
| Q: I downloaded a form that need to fill out. However, when I start typing in a box I can only type for ... A: Chances are that the person who created the form did not make the active form fields as large as the ... | |
| Print to PDF | 12/15/2008 |
| Q: How do I print my In Design File to a PDF?? The only Save As options I see are "in design document" ... A: This is an Export function. You need to select one of the PDF Export settings in the file menu ... | |
| InDesign Margin measurements | 12/6/2008 |
| Q: I am fairly new to InDesign and I am working on a magazine file that needs to have 5/8 of an inch ... A: You could do the math i.e.- 6 picas to 1 inch, 12 points to 1 pica, 72 points to 1 inch - here you ... | |
| graphic design career | 12/2/2008 |
| Q: Black, I'd like to professionally engage in both - children's illustration as well as graphic ... A: If you have not already been utilizing any software up to this point, I recommend that you take a ... | |
| In Design - getting a font to work | 12/1/2008 |
| Q: I want to use font: ITC Ronda. I have installed it on my computer and it shows up in all my other ... A: I had this problem before myself when using the system font folder. It only did it with certain ... | |
| Text boxes printing | 11/28/2008 |
| Q: When I print a document the outline of the text box prints. How can I prevent this? Thank you. A: Hey M.F. In the print dialogue under set-up uncheck the print non-printing objects and print ... | |
| printing pix in Indesign vs. Photoshop | 11/25/2008 |
| Q: Can Indesign print photos of the same quality as Photoshop?I have an issue where an image prints ... A: Your output should be the same between photoshop and indesign if your color management is ... | |
| corruption when printing to Phaser 7760 | 11/18/2008 |
| Q: Having trouble with file corruption when printing to a phaser 7760 from indesign. The files range ... A: Have you tried printing to a different printer? What kind of corruption? Does it print at all, or ... | |
| Printing to a R2400 in INDesign 5.0.4 | 11/1/2008 |
| Q: In the Printer, under color matching, if one clicks on colorsync, one has to choose a profile. The ... A: I am not really familiar with how the profiling works on your printer. I would try to make your ... | |
| illustrator CS | 10/31/2008 |
| Q: "Hi im a graphic design. so this is the situation im working on 10 files in illustrator cs and they ... A: While symbols link to the symbols palette, the information for them is stored within the document ... | |
| image with transparent background "ghosts" when printed in house? | 10/30/2008 |
| Q: I'm a Graphic Communication Student working as a Designer. I'm having an issue with a few different ... A: My first assumption is that it is your printer, especially if you cannot see this on screen. It ... | |
| illustrator CS | 10/30/2008 |
| Q: "Hi im a graphic design. so this is the situation im working on 10 files in illustrator cs and they ... A: I am not readily aware of any xref capabilities within Illustrator. I recommend checking into ... | |
| Links within Indesign | 10/28/2008 |
| Q: We are a large advertising agency with dozens of mac workstation running CS3 products. We are ... A: While I know that Apple can have some issues with SMB vs. AFP, the only issue there that comes to ... | |
| Question regarding Indesign and magazine layouts | 10/25/2008 |
| Q: Ok, using Indesign CS4 to create a magazine layout. When looking at other magazines I see the front ... A: Unfortunately, I am a step behind in the upgrade race for CS4. From what I have seen thus far, the ... | |
| Links within Indesign | 10/23/2008 |
| Q: We are a large advertising agency with dozens of mac workstation running CS3 products. We are ... A: I have seen this occur in the past when it involved Mac workstations and PC servers. It is possible ... | |
| indesign vrs photoshop | 10/16/2008 |
| Q: illustrator and one more that i don't remember in in design and it's better .. how true is that? ... A: While Indesign has some capabilities that Illustrator and Photoshop both have, it is a layout ... | |
| Indesign Exporting for print | 10/3/2008 |
| Q: I am working on a 20 page wedding album, placing high res jpegs into the doc. I am viewing the doc ... A: Some of the issue that you are facing is within the file format of .jpg. Since the .jpg format is a ... | |
| indesign cs3 magazine pagination | 9/28/2008 |
| Q: I'm wanting to design an A4 magazine in indesign cs3. at present i dont know how many pages it will ... A: First, your page count needs to be divisible by 4. So, 40, 44, 48, and 50 are all acceptable. Other ... | |
| Skills required to work in a creative department | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: I am currently working in an advertising company in I.T Department. There is a Creative Department ... A: The course you are taking should get you familiar with the interfaces of the software you will most ... | |
| Exporting Indesign CS3 to Illustrator | 9/3/2008 |
| Q: Ken, I need to export a document i've created in Indesign CS3 to any editable format in ... A: Federico, You could export the document as an .eps and then bring it into Illustrator or use the ... | |
| Create outline | 9/1/2008 |
| Q: Is it possible to convert text to outline of all the pages in oneshot? A: Unfortunately, without creating a special script to do so, not really. If you have all the text ... | |
| Printing In Design to PDF and getting true black | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: I have a document that I created in In Design (Mac version CS3) and it is comprised of a black ... A: Does the black look black on screen? If this happens when you print from the pdf the only other ... | |
| Printing In Design to PDF and getting true black | 8/8/2008 |
| Q: I have a document that I created in In Design (Mac version CS3) and it is comprised of a black ... A: You need to set your Preferences to display and print "Rich Black". To do this select Preferences ... | |
| InDesign Pc to Mac | 8/5/2008 |
| Q: I recently purchased a MacBook with OS X version 10.5.4. It has a 2. 4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ... A: The answer to this is no, but, yes at the same time. While no you cannot load your InDesign CS2 onto ... | |
| Problems opening InDesign 2.0.2 docs on another machine | 8/2/2008 |
| Q: I have created several docs in InDesign 2.0.2 and saved them as documents. I have gone to commercial ... A: Many times in this situation I have found this to be related to the file not having its extension at ... | |
| Automatic Trapping in PDF from InDesign CS3? | 7/31/2008 |
| Q: I've got a full-color postcard I'll be creating in InDesign CS3, which I'll need to export as a ... A: Typically, trapping is handled in the RIP process your print provider uses to image your job. ... | |
| InDesign scaling text box | 7/30/2008 |
| Q: I'm using InDesign 2.0.2 and I'm wanting to scale the text box proportionally with the arrow tool ... A: In the type preferences (Preferences->Type) check "Adjust Type Attributes while Scaling" Select the ... | |
| Color separation | 7/23/2008 |
| Q: I am an invitation (wedding) designer and have only printed things digitally or on my ink jet up ... A: Photoshop images need to have a channel for each color being used. In this case you should only have ... | |
| Why are CMYK colors still showing in separations? | 7/22/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to get my project to the printers but after testing my separations there are still ... A: First, check the Ink Manager in Indesign. To do this, click the option arrow on the swatches palette ... | |
| InDesign Page Sizes | 7/21/2008 |
| Q: I'm very familiar with all the programs of Creative Suite (I'm a graphic design student), but a new ... A: You will need to create two separate documents for this. You will be able to assemble it into one ... | |
| Pages In Adobe InDesign | 7/16/2008 |
| Q: The pages are made in Adobe Indesign. I have a huge problem. We send the pages to a printer, & they ... A: I am fine, thanks for asking. And You? Well, besides the obvious. I believe the issue you are ... | |
| Bleed in indesign | 6/30/2008 |
| Q: How to add bleed in indesign, my design is a die cut and i want to give 5mm bleed around. ( edges ... A: I apologize for the late answer. In your case the bleed will need to be added manually. To do this, ... | |
Adobe InDesign
Answers by Expert:
Ken Black
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
With over 20 years experience in graphic arts as well as working as a preflight and prepress technician for Best Printing Online, I can answer any questions relating to graphic design and printing. This includes but is not limited to Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark Xpress and just about any other graphics related software.
Experience
Currently employed by
Best Printing Online, I have been working as a graphic designer and printing professional for over 20 years. My experiences range from original design work including layout, illustration and photography to prepress production and troubleshooting. I have done consulting and training for some of the smallest print shops to the largest design agencies and printers in the industry.
Education/Credentials
Occupational Certificate in Darkroom and Printing Technologies from back when light tables and contacting frames were cool. Attended McHenry County College, Columbia College Chicago and Northern Illinois University and strive to attain new knowledge in this field wherever it may be hiding.
©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.