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Adobe InDesign/Questions Answered by Expert Candice Anderson
| Subject | Date Asked |
| exporting pdf with drop shadow and hyperlinks | 8/6/2010 |
| Q: I have a document in InDesign CS4, where I have used drop shadow on objects and where I also want ... A: don't use drop shadows in Indesign. It's a layout program and is not the best at effects. One day it ... | |
| Indesign Text frames question | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: I am designing an 80 pages report. It contains a a 'ticker' on the bottom of every page, sort of ... A: hey. Use your master pages. look at the bottom of your screen, left, and you will see a number, ... | |
| text issues | 2/16/2010 |
| Q: Whenever I need to place or write text over graphics,the text does no appears in the text from but ... A: Did you make a text wrap bubble around your graphic? go to window, text wrap. click on your ... | |
| color palette and other | 2/13/2010 |
| Q: Candice, The color palette drives me crazy! Every time I need to make a new color in CMYK, I have to ... A: How can you make the palette always stay open in CMYK? : I have no idea, neither does google. It's ... | |
| Indesign text formatting | 2/11/2010 |
| Q: When I copy text and place in in this particular Indesign 2 doc. the text does not take on the ... A: Eh, this actually a pet peeve of mine as well. The only way I've found to fix it is to choose your ... | |
| InDesign upgrades | 1/9/2010 |
| Q: I'm looking to upgrade my CS2 InDesign to the CS4 version, but really don't need all of the CS4 ... A: so, you are wanting to stay CS2 for photoshop and bridge, but you want to upgrade you Indesign? ... | |
| InDesign Diary Template | 10/21/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Indesign - import text | 10/20/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Printing double sided on InDesign | 10/12/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| full bleed | 9/29/2009 |
| Q: I have a portfolio letter size with some pages at full bleed. I would like to print this document at ... A: actually I told you wrong, I'm sorry. 1st, to change your crop lines, you want to set your offset. ... | |
| new to indesign | 9/28/2009 |
| Q: I am getting ready to purchase indesign. currently I am using quark xpress 5.0. for windows. are ... A: get the latest version yes that's the best price without the discount no, it's not that hard to ... | |
| Adobe InDesign CS4 help? | 9/24/2009 |
| Q: :) This is my first time playing with Adobe InDesign CS4 for Yearbook club in class and I am abit ... A: hey! sorry about the late reply. Incase you haven't found the answer already, p0 stans for 0 picas. ... | |
| printing problem in In Design cs version | 9/16/2009 |
| Q: I'm printing a document that is 10"x16" on a sheet of paper that is 11"x17". My set up is ... A: print on the left side you a bunch of options. I believe it's either called objects and layout (it's ... | |
| footnote symbols not transferring from word | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: It has been some time since I used Indesign and I have forgotten how to make the text flow to the ... A: 1. I think you can just paste the words from PDF to Indesign, should you want to. 2. Yes, highlight ... | |
| import with text auto flow from word | 9/2/2009 |
| Q: It has been some time since I used Indesign and I have forgotten how to make the text flow to the ... A: Hey there, So, make sure that you can see the text box. On the lower right corner you'll see a red ... | |
| Exporting Issue! | 8/28/2009 |
| Q: I have a 160 pages made in Adobe illustrator then dragged and dropped in InDesign to create a book. ... A: What I think is happening is that your computer is having a hard time processing 160 pages. I've had ... | |
| fonts | 8/13/2009 |
| Q: I need to download a font to InDesign and use it in word as well. Someone sent it to me --but all I ... A: hmm... Are you asking two questions? Here's the answers to what I think you are asking ;) To ... | |
| Excel chart into InDesign | 5/28/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to insert a chart from Excel into InDesign However, I do not want it to have any ... A: I will admit that I'm not a complete expert when it comes to excel and indesign, but usually, if you ... | |
| path type | 5/10/2009 |
| Q: why is the type path showing up under my type after i make a pdf? The path is white, the type is ... A: A. because Indesign is newer than your pdf viewer B. because you added an effect somewhere in your ... | |
| die-cut tabs in Indesign | 5/6/2009 |
| Q: How to create die-cut tabs in Indesign? I need the die-cut tabs to serve as divider for part ... A: 1. create the tabs in Indesign. (just create them as if you were going to print them out on white ... | |
| Logo Design | 4/23/2009 |
| Q: I created a logo in InDesign. It has 4 imported graphics that have gradients and I'm worried if the ... A: Whatever was created in Indesign itself (not photoshop to indesign), it's vector. If it's from ... | |
| Loading fonts in InDesign CS3 | 4/6/2009 |
| Q: How do I loads fonts into this program on a PC? ANSWER: download the font save it to desktop Go to ... A: tell your friends, I'm looking for a job. :) You might have to restart both your computer and ... | |
| InDesign/PDF's & bleeds | 3/17/2009 |
| Q: I am very new to ID4. I'm trying to pull a 3.5 x 2" PDF Business card into my working document (8 ... A: Hey Kim, You're making more work than you need to do. Printers...unless they are the evil Kinkos - ... | |
| form help | 2/16/2009 |
| Q: Question is I have been trying to do the following: 1. I have a forum Scan sheet type with a (bubble ... A: ok, after asking another person what you might be asking, we have come the conclusion that you want ... | |
| InDesign created PDF files | 2/13/2009 |
| Q: Candice, I also forgot to tell you we are MAC based working with Quark Express. I can create PDF ... A: Let me make sure I have this right - You are printing from Quark Express. You want to save ... | |
| Creating a brochure in InDesign | 2/9/2009 |
| Q: I'm creating an 8-page, accordion style brochure in InDesign. I'm a little unsure if all of the ... A: no, not dumb, it's so much easier to explain in person :) Ok, So you'll be making a brochure that ... | |
| Creating a brochure in InDesign | 2/8/2009 |
| Q: I'm creating an 8-page, accordion style brochure in InDesign. I'm a little unsure if all of the ... A: hey there, sorry if I wasn't clear. What was unclear and I'll try to explain it a little better. | |
| Indesign Cs3 Booklet Question | 1/28/2009 |
| Q: I'd like to make booket 4 pages head-head. I mean I want to impose all 4 pages together. 2 up and 2 ... A: new 2 pages, facing use your margins to split the pages in half (or use master) (I'm guessing that ... | |
| Making a pdf of a spread | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: I am working on a layout for a magazine. I have the pages setup side by side facing each other is a ... A: As far as I know, this isn't possible. The page spread option is something convenient for you to use ... | |
| Adobe InDesign | 1/16/2009 |
| Q: Is there a way to clear overrides on a paragraph style across a whole document? Like... choose all ... A: I see what you are talking about now. Feel free to ask someone else, but I tried to recreated your ... | |
| Adobe InDesign | 1/15/2009 |
| Q: Is there a way to clear overrides on a paragraph style across a whole document? Like... choose all ... A: correct me if I'm reading this wrong, but why don't you just make a new style that will fix your ... | |
| InDesign Text Effect | 1/13/2009 |
| Q: Using InDesign CS4, I want to highlight only fragments of text in a Text Box so that at the end I am ... A: alright, I played with this for a few minutes, and I'm not entirely sure how to do this easily in ... | |
| file conversion | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: in converting from quark 5 for mac to indesign cs 4 for windows, can files be converted? and how? A: In some cases you should just be able to open the quark file in Indesign and it should work - might ... | |
| indesign printing | 1/9/2009 |
| Q: When I print my CS2 indesign (and illustrator) docs. on my non-ps printer, the lower right quarter ... A: ok, this is going to sound so odd. Are you on a MAC? I ask because I can't print color for some odd ... | |
| Master Page Text Frames | 1/8/2009 |
| Q: I looked in the CS2 help files for info re: the Master Text Frame, but didn't understand the answer. ... A: I honestly have never used to the master page option so I checked it out...and I'm still not sure ... | |
| Cover for literary journal | 1/6/2009 |
| Q: I am wondering how I go about creating my cover using InDesign.I am creating a literary journal for ... A: To avoid extra fees, make all documents to the size of 7 by 9 WITH a .125 inch bleed all around. ... | |
| Cover for literary journal | 1/5/2009 |
| Q: I am wondering how I go about creating my cover using InDesign.I am creating a literary journal for ... A: let's assume the front of the book is 8.5 by 11 (making the whole thing, front cover and back cover, ... | |
| InDesign CS3 Mac & PC conversion issues | 1/3/2009 |
| Q: my name is Julian, and I am the Editor in Chief of my school newspaper. With the start of this ... A: The most likely problem is that you are working in CS2 at home, or lower. If this is the case, what ... | |
| converting Pagemaker documents to InDesign | 11/6/2008 |
| Q: I previously used Pagemaker 6.5 and have MANY documents created in that format. Now I use InDesign ... A: Are you on a PC? Do you have service pack 3 on it (and if you are on a new computer, my guess is ... | |
| probems in colors | 11/1/2008 |
| Q: while exporting redesign file into pfd, in summary there is warnings- the preset specifies source ... A: did you use photoshop for any of the process? if you did, you did your work in RGB mode, or screen ... | |
| grayscale images print darker in InDesign | 10/23/2008 |
| Q: I write a newsletter that is black/white with a spot color. I use PhotoShop to convert color photos ... A: make sure that when you are editing you photos, they are in CMYK mode and not RGB mode. and don't ... | |
| Double sided booklet | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: Maybe you can help. I am trying to print a multi page double sided document in CS2. My problem is ... A: if you going to cut each page out and then bound it, you and are not going to want to do back and ... | |
| Indesign CS2 vs PageMaker 7 | 9/19/2008 |
| Q: I'm currently using PageMaker but really seriously thinking of upgrading to InDesign CS2. I've ... A: The bottom line is that PageMaker is no longer the standard of most printers and graphic artists. ... | |
| Can I use InDesign to create an e-mail Newsletter? | 9/16/2008 |
| Q: I urgently need to send out a newsletter to clients. I don't know HTML yet. In the meantime, will it ... A: It would be better to save it as a lo-res pdf (better screen quality) but sure. It won't be ... | |
| Indesign CS2 default units | 9/11/2008 |
| Q: I would like to set the default "Unit of Measurement" to inches for all Users on Windoes XP SP3 ... A: nope. You will either have to reimage, or go to every machine to fix it. (I think you know this but ... | |
| loading fonts into Indesign CS 3.01 mac | 8/29/2008 |
| Q: I'm so intimidated about loading fonts for fear of screwing things up on my Mac (OSx4). I need to ... A: there's no reason to be intimated by them. Unlike PCs, fonts don't mess up on macs...unless you ... | |
| Document setup for staggered inserts | 8/26/2008 |
| Q: I am designing a promotional folder in InDesign CS3 that needs to have staggered inserts stacked in ... A: You can do this in one document make your doc size to 8.5 by 11 set your margins on each page as to ... | |
| indesign | 8/25/2008 |
| Q: I have been sent on a two day trainng session in indesign CS3 and now I am expected to train others. ... A: 1. no. You just have to learn not to do that. (I agree, it's annoying). 2. no. But you can play with ... | |
| RGB to CMYK | 8/16/2008 |
| Q: I have designed my business card using RGB colours. The transparency blend space in CMYK mode ... A: You're not going to get exaclty what you want when you work in RGB. CMYK has a limited color ... | |
| email PageMaker file | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: I would like to be able to e-mail our church newsletter to the proofreaders instead of faxing it. ... A: Sadly, If you are going to be doing communication work for your volunteering, I highly recommended ... | |
| email PageMaker file | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: I would like to be able to e-mail our church newsletter to the proofreaders instead of faxing it. ... A: I just looked at your subject line...this is Indesign that you're working in yes? If not, you might ... | |
| dell to mac | 8/6/2008 |
| Q: I recently purchased a MacBook with OS X version 10.5.4. It has a 2. 4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ... A: I love adobe programs...but god do I hate the company. I actually did my idea when I had CS2, and ... | |
| Sharing InDesign Files | 6/12/2008 |
| Q: I have several InDesign files that I have to send to a colleague who is a print broker. I got lucky ... A: While I understand your concern, and please keep in mind that I don't really know what type of ... | |
| changing underline style to italic font | 6/3/2008 |
| Q: I need to change all the occurrences of Palatino Roman + underline to Palatino Italic in a large ... A: eh, there really isn't a quicker way to do it, but you can set your work to character styles so ... | |
| indesign and offset printing | 6/2/2008 |
| Q: So just a couple of quick questions... what are the PDF file requirements for offset and digital ... A: pdf file req: hi res (or print quality) crop marks bleed marks (if you have a bleed) ask your ... | |
| Indesign/Incpoy workflow - using a package | 5/22/2008 |
| Q: we created an assignment package to go to the editor. the editor opened the package and made their ... A: are you trying to open this in Incopy or Indesign? what that could mean is that it's looking for ... | |
| text over picture | 4/8/2008 |
| Q: I have two questions. First, I want to create a box, with a small outline, and then put text inside ... A: to create a box use your box tool, looks like a box, you'll make a path go to your brush tool and ... | |
| Please HELP urgent! | 3/16/2008 |
| Q: I have to submit a file tomorrow and I am in dire straits! I had a 5gig indesign file, indesign cs2 ... A: Found this doing a quick google search. In this case, first either delete the recovery data or say ... | |
| Default font | 2/24/2008 |
| Q: I had asked how to change the default font and I received your reply which contained the following: ... A: one, sorry about the bad English, I was talking and typing at the same time :) two: Press the ... | |
| Is there a way to "flow" photos? | 2/22/2008 |
| Q: I'm currently working on a yearbook type book, where I have MANY photos that are arranged in ... A: go to window pages a dialog box with all of your pages should appear find the photo page will be ... | |
| indesign pdf lines | 2/14/2008 |
| Q: I'm trying to figure out why I am getting black outlines around my knocked out images when I export ... A: don't give the printer a .pdf. It's always best to give the printer your Indesign file so that if ... | |
| indesign pdf lines | 2/14/2008 |
| Q: I'm trying to figure out why I am getting black outlines around my knocked out images when I export ... A: try printing it and see if you get those lines - you shouldn't. If you are getting them when you ... | |
| Page pallete | 2/11/2008 |
| Q: I'm wondering if you have any advice on an issue I have. My coworker's version of indesign has been ... A: Hey there, 1. is this a pirated version or a version that an administrator/tech guy put on her ... | |
| trifold brochure | 1/30/2008 |
| Q: I am creating an A4 trifold brochure for a school and on my first test print it was all budged up ... A: couple of things it's you, but a small part :) - in the setup tab, make sure you center it. it's ... | |
| Conversion back to earlier Indesign | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: you answered a similar question recently, how to open an InDesign CS3 document in InDesign CS2. I ... A: hey, 1. This is really really hard to understand 2. so...you and your dad have the same program, ... | |
| indesign | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: How do you set up a 3 page spread? Or do you just make a custom single page to divide into 3 pages. ... A: I find the easiest way is just to make one doc with two pages (one is front, one is back) and then ... | |
| Indesign placing an image | 1/15/2008 |
| Q: I have not used my InDesign,using a macG4 and CS for a few weeks and today I was trying to place an ... A: so... you updated everything, I'm assuming. (do that if you haven't yet, that will usually solve the ... | |
| PDF hairlines | 12/12/2007 |
| Q: I'm wondering if you can expand on a Q&A from October re PDF hairlines. I often have hairlines in ... A: hey Kristi, The best solution is to save down when you save a .pdf. The reason why those lines show ... | |
| exporting | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: I'm sending a project to a printer that wants JPG files -- not PDFs, which I am used to dealing ... A: the only thing I can say is to turn off any starting programs you have and don't run anything while ... | |
| indesign cs printing issue | 12/5/2007 |
| Q: Ive designed a brochure which when I upload it to a site for commercial printing is showing fine ... A: I would say don't worry about it - as this happens when you are using differnt versions of acrobat - ... | |
| image correction | 12/2/2007 |
| Q: I'm not sure if you are the right person to ask this. If not can you direct me? I am trying to find ... A: hey David, ya...there's no way to fix it. Boy, I wish there was though. when you enlarge an image, ... | |
| Indesign PC & Mac | 12/1/2007 |
| Q: Two of us are both working on the same projects using InDesign and Illustrator. One is using the ... A: When installing, the adobe programs are not dual compatible, unless you have CS3. Other than that, ... | |
| indesign cs3 & indesign cs2 | 11/27/2007 |
| Q: I have two computers networked. One has indesign cs3, the other indesign cs2. I moved a page to cs3 ... A: To open an InDesign CS3 document in InDesign CS2, you must export the InDesign CS3 document to the ... | |
| Links to Images and Links Palette | 11/26/2007 |
| Q: I am making a book with images (Photoshop PDF Files) and my Link Palette tells me is has made 11 ... A: huh? That's so weird! What I meant was just go ahead and put those images back in. (not relink - ... | |
| cs3 tips | 11/22/2007 |
| Q: am looking for a few tips. I have literally only had indesign a few hours but unfortunately I don't ... A: Does the box around the image clipped stay when printing, or is it a guide?: Not sure what you're ... | |
| InDesign font installation problem | 11/21/2007 |
| Q: I have been using InDesign around 2 months now; and I am facing a major problem of fonts not ... A: ok, Start off with updating your adobe files, just to make sure no updates to fix this has come up. ... | |
| InDesign font installation problem | 11/21/2007 |
| Q: I have been using InDesign around 2 months now; and I am facing a major problem of fonts not ... A: Hey there, forgot the last question. I'm looked it up and it seems that you need to clean out your ... | |
| Serial Numbering | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: Anyway to do it? I've got a gift certificate in PS, 6-up on 12x18, 1000 total; trying to avoid ... A: set your number to 00000 in whatever font you want. when you give the file to the printer, give them ... | |
| InDesign | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: I am creating a newsletter and I seem to have an "invisible" object on my page. When text wraps into ... A: i think you could be right about the invisable object. press apple/ctrl H and that will make all ... | |
| document resizing | 9/19/2007 |
| Q: Help, how do i change a document size from 11 X 17 to 8.5 X 11? It already has images and text. I'd ... A: if you're just resizing it, no changes are anything: 1. save as a .pdf file export pdf choose ... | |
| quark/in design | 9/18/2007 |
| Q: I have a disc with a brochure produced in QuarkXpress passport v6 but have lost the programme off my ... A: I had to fix this in my Mac, but I would confuse you if I try to tell you. go to quark's website and ... | |
| converting Indesign into MS Publisher | 9/17/2007 |
| Q: Oh the pain! A newsletter I created in Indesign now needs to be functionable in Microsoft ... A: You know what you could also do, go to adobe.com and just get 30 day trial. That way you can just ... | |
| Indesign image placement | 8/23/2007 |
| Q: Why do I get a gray box when I place/import an image into a file? A: because you are in the lowest mode of viewing. right click (or ctrl click) - set your mode to ... | |
| converting Indesign document to hardback book | 8/10/2007 |
| Q: I have a 14 page document of pictures and text I wish to print as a hardback book. Do you have a ... A: hmm... Your best places are going to be the local shops in your area. They may not be huge, but ... | |
| color shifts in pdf for color copier | 8/9/2007 |
| Q: I've got an Indesign CS file that I've exported as a pdf (it has a mix of text, jpgs, and photoshop ... A: hmm.... That's weird. It could be becuase of your Acrobat, but I'm not sure why it would be doing ... | |
| Gradient Tool Seems to Use only B/W | 8/1/2007 |
| Q: I am stumped as to how to get the gradient tool to work using a color in the background. Whenever I ... A: hey, choose the color you want in the gradient, but dont select the oject to be gradientized. When ... | |
| opening indesign files | 7/31/2007 |
| Q: I do not have indesign and have never used it, but i have a client that wants to send me their ... A: nope. and even if you could, you'd have to have to the images packaged with them. It's a big ... | |
| 7/28/2007 | |
| Q: I create an InDesign doc with psd files and then export to pdf. For some reason, when my client ... A: So...you added the shadows and what not in Photoshop and then placed them? if yes - hmm... I don't ... | |
| 7/27/2007 | |
| Q: I create an InDesign doc with psd files and then export to pdf. For some reason, when my client ... A: Do these missing images, now boxes have a shadow of some sort, or a transparency or something that's ... | |
| Indesign export to PDF - images missing | 7/26/2007 |
| Q: I have made a document in Indesign with a table with text within. I then placed pictures on top of ... A: I would say that it's because adobe pdf doesn't recognize some of the neat and wonderful things that ... | |
| Indesign | 7/24/2007 |
| Q: I have a large file that is CMYK. I want to convert the file to Gray Scale. I don't want to have to ... A: nope. but what you can do that'll make things a couple of seconds faster is go to your links box, ... | |
| Moving elements from Quark library to InDesign library | 7/23/2007 |
| Q: Like so many others, I really hate to ask what may turn out to be an elementary question, but my ... A: not an elemetary question :) well, yes there is a way, but you might still have to put some work ... | |
| InDesign back saving | 7/12/2007 |
| Q: I am using InDesign 4.0 and I need to send files to an editor who is on an earlier version - ... A: You mean you have CS2 and he has CS1, yes? go to file export save as an indesign interchange now he ... | |
| Missing Graphics in Exported PDF | 6/24/2007 |
| Q: A graphics created in WORD 2000, imported using drag and drop into a Indesign CS2, does not appear ... A: hmmm..... to be honest, I really don't know. Word and Indesign don't play quite right together and ... | |
| brochure printout | 6/19/2007 |
| Q: I've designed a custom brochure, double sided that fits on A3 page. It folds down to a small ... A: 1. change your printer because they should have told you this (or never go to Kinkos again if that's ... | |
| Merging a file for consecutive numbering | 6/11/2007 |
| Q: I have deisgned tickets 4-up on an 8.5 x 11 document in InDesign CS2. These tickets need ... A: if you are sending to a printer: you don't. the printer will get mad at you. send one ticket, just ... | |
| indesign | 6/3/2007 |
| Q: my indesign freezes on start up. I have CS2. I recently installed some fonts and thought that there ... A: no. i don't it's the fonts either. I'm assuming your on a mac, as mine did that at one time too. ... | |
| staggered page numbering | 5/23/2007 |
| Q: 5x11/each page) created as a spread and arranged so that when exported to PDF the printer can just ... A: ok, see if I got this? You already put this thing in printer's spread...but you haven't numbered ... | |
| Table transparency | 5/23/2007 |
| Q: I'm having trouble with transparency in a table that I created using Adobe InDesign. I would like ... A: eeee...ya... you can't do that. Indesign treats it as one object. Now, the silly way is to make a ... | |
| inporting graphics from pm7 to ind cs2 | 5/15/2007 |
| Q: I imported a pagemaker 7 file of a 2 page sell sheet. There were a couple screen shot graphics that ... A: the red lines, eeee, I'm not sure about those. You have to actully find the photos from where they ... | |
| Book Design using Indesign | 5/14/2007 |
| Q: I've just been commissioned to design a 168 pg city guide book to include maps, illustrations, ... A: ah, The easiest way, is to use the automatic page numbers in the actual pages, and not the master ... | |
| InDesign Book Cover | 5/10/2007 |
| Q: I need to know who to design a book cover in InDesign. Can you help me. ANSWER: this is not a ... A: ah set up your paper like normal then pull the margin lines out from the rulers on the left and ... | |
| Setting type in Spanish | 3/30/2007 |
| Q: How do I find the special characters? A: you have to change your keyboard settings. i don't know how to do this in MAC (even though I own one ... | |
| InDesign not loading | 3/29/2007 |
| Q: I have InDesign CS2 installed on my MAC, but it won't open - when I do a force quit, it says it's ... A: welcome to Indesign CS2 and rosetta! you can't do anything about this. The reason why is that CS2 is ... | |
| Designing a journal in InDesign | 3/25/2007 |
| Q: I am designing a journal in InDesign CS2 that is to be printed at printshop. One of the articles ... A: hey Jen, yep, your gut would be correct. It's pretty easy to import, just go to File, place and get ... | |
| Switching from PageMaker to InDesign | 2/28/2007 |
| Q: I have been working in PageMaker 7 on 400 page Specification books. The reason I have not changed to ... A: yes, but it's not worth switching over. You are doing too much that could screw up when you switch. ... | |
| InDesign | 2/28/2007 |
| Q: I did print directly out of InDesign. I also printed a PDF out of InDesign and the logos didn't ... A: really? I hate to say it, I have no idea. A couple of silly thoughts, maybe they will work... 1. ... | |
| Bleeds in InDesign | 1/25/2007 |
| Q: I am a new InDesign user. how do I print bleeds in InDesign? No matter what I do, my files have a ... A: go to file document setup on the the bottom of the dialog box has your bleed settings. set all of ... | |
| How to design a book cover | 1/21/2007 |
| Q: I created a 52-page Christian journal. I am having troubles creating the cover for the journal. I ... A: Hey Sharron, I haven't use Publisher in quite a while, so here are some good guesses: I'm assuming ... | |
| Indesign shaped boxes | 1/10/2007 |
| Q: Please can you tell me if I have a picture box with corner effects on and one of the corners needs ... A: hey there, what you need to do is make one box with the corner effects and one with a regular box. ... | |
| missing colors when I print | 1/8/2007 |
| Q: I have created a document in InDesign and when I print, one of my font colors mysteriously turns to ... A: the only thing i can think of is that there is something hidden underneath the word, maybe? I would ... | |
| exporting PDFs | 12/29/2006 |
| Q: I'm a graphic design newbie, and where I work I'm frequently asked to create fliers and e-mail them ... A: are you using shadows? are you using transparencies? Are you bringing your photos in at hi-res, 300 ... | |
| Typing in Adobe Acrobat | 12/24/2006 |
| Q: --I do not have a letter A on the tool bar. Only letters are T'sHow do you type on a PDF form in ... A: sorry, I dumbed it down too much use the text tool when you choose the text tool and if you can't ... | |
| Typing in Adobe Acrobat | 12/23/2006 |
| Q: How do you type on a PDF form in this program? I have the form taken from the web site saved in My ... A: On the top tool bar you will see the letter A, select that. Now, you can type anywhere that is ... | |
| Indesign to PDF | 12/13/2006 |
| Q: I am having an Indesign problem that I hope you can help with. Whenever I export (or print) a ... A: A couple of things to try: 1. do you have the latest version of the reader/professional acrobat ... | |
| Print size | 11/26/2006 |
| Q: Candice When the Print in a book is said to be "9-10 point" what is the actual size (in inches) ... A: yes ;) bascially, as I understand it, type is measured in points becuase you really can't measure ... | |
| Print size | 11/26/2006 |
| Q: Candice When the Print in a book is said to be "9-10 point" what is the actual size (in inches) ... A: Bob, Letters are not measured in inches. My suggestion, if someone really and truly wants to know ... | |
| Indesign layout like a CD foldout | 11/22/2006 |
| Q: I'm a Graphic Design student and have a CD project design to create and can't get Indesign to make ... A: I'm not sure why you can't get it to do a long foldout (I mean this nice, even though it sounds ... | |
| page numbers | 11/17/2006 |
| Q: I can't just cover it up, because I need all the page numbers. Before page 1, I need a page ... A: oh ok, you can't do that. That's page one, and page one is page one. (you'll confuse the printer ... | |
| page numbers | 11/17/2006 |
| Q: If I have automatic page numbering on, but I want to insert a page but don't want a number on it, ... A: will this still be a page that will be in order... ugg...like page one will have a number, page two ... | |
| Book/Magazine Setup | 10/30/2006 |
| Q: How would I setup a multiple-page InDesign document like a book or a magazine so that when I send it ... A: 1. make a book by hand. Take some paper and fold the book. after doing that, put the page numbers on ... | |
| printer's questions | 10/30/2006 |
| Q: I am making a cookbook in indesign, and need to get it printed. I never did this before. The ... A: dylux - i have no idea press proof - this is you pdf that you need to give them. direct to plate- ... | |
| Bullet style sheet in InDesign CS1 | 10/26/2006 |
| Q: I have figured out how to set up a bulleted style sheet with colored bullets. However, we use to do ... A: in paragraph styles, play with the dialog box with the for lines being the same except the top line ... | |
| Paragraph Spacing | 10/24/2006 |
| Q: Could you please help me with paragraph spacing? I have an article that I wrote out and what I did ... A: hey there, in the formatting tool bar, you will see a little sign that has an A on top of another ... | |
| InDesign Pasting | 10/12/2006 |
| Q: I am trying to copy text from one document (a word document, for example) and paste it into my ... A: Hey Kristina, This is a finiky process as sometimes princess indesign (that would be her new name ... | |
| Creating custom numbered lists | 10/6/2006 |
| Q: I'm trying to create a paragraph style for a custom numbered list. The number is actually a placed ... A: you seem to be in the right track. just highlight your text, then in the formatting bar, switch ... | |
| Problems printing graphics w/ drop shadows | 10/2/2006 |
| Q: I am having a problem with printing InDesign CS files converted to PDF. On some printers the PDF ... A: there's not much you can do... it's like this. Adobe makes there programs with things like drop ... | |
| Deleting unused SPOT colors | 10/2/2006 |
| Q: If I change a spot channel color in PhotoShop and relink the updated .tif in InDesign CS, it "keeps" ... A: hey there, so a buddy and I talked about this, and we don't know what an output preview palette is ... | |
| Opening file | 9/28/2006 |
| Q: I am trying to open a InDesign 2 document. The prompt I receive is "Can not open file. Please ... A: ah, you need to do a software update. just go to adobe software update, which is somewhere in your ... | |
| Export Error in InDesign | 9/28/2006 |
| Q: I am working on a newsletter in InDesign. I have received advertisements that go into this ... A: 1. print it out and see what happens. Sometimes viewing pdfs are finikey and they'll be fine when ... | |
| Opening file | 9/27/2006 |
| Q: A friend sent me an InDesign 2 file with the extension .indd. I have InDesign 2 and can't open the ... A: it should be opening. are you sure you both have indesign 2? yep, .indd is the extension. ..was ... | |
| InDesign Importing | 9/26/2006 |
| Q: I have been making a fairly extensive book in InDesign CS. I've had no problems importing images ... A: right click (or control click) and go to the last thing, display i think it says. Click on Hi ... | |
| Trouble with fonts | 9/25/2006 |
| Q: I have 2 computers with XP and I use InDesign CS2 + InData on both. I use a barcode true type to ... A: I would say its becuase Indata is a GSA program and Indesign is not, and fonts don't talk well ... | |
| Type 1 Font | 9/23/2006 |
| Q: Hai, I am creating five page documents Indesigncs2 and i will make a PDF the font information ... A: why do you want to change them, as there is no reason to..., (unless I totally missed what you ... | |
| Indesign Gradient | 9/18/2006 |
| Q: Do I just open a new document in photoshop and draw the rectangle? How do I apply the gradient? ... A: what you would do is draw a rectangle with the marquee tool (looks like a square) and then go to ... | |
| Breaking a graphic link | 9/14/2006 |
| Q: Basically can this manually be done within InDesign? I have a file where a graphic has been taken ... A: not really. it's doing that, as you know, becuase you don't have that file. It's going to do that ... | |
| Best file formats for Importing artwork from Illustrator 11? | 8/29/2006 |
| Q: Are the native AI file the way to go when importing into InDesign CS? We are currently saving ... A: hey there, both are actully fine. the wonderful and great thing about In Design is that it likes ... | |
| InDesign creating individual PDFs | 8/15/2006 |
| Q: I'm in the U.K. and need to create single page PDF's for a printer in the U.S.A. I have an 88 page ... A: hey there, Umm...no...no that's not normal. That is infact quite silly. In fact, I'm not a huge ... | |
| Trapping in InDesign | 8/15/2006 |
| Q: I have type in a book which overlaps a tif. The type over the tif is constantly putting extra ... A: yes, if you're traps are all set at 0, then the digital printer needs to be known of the problem so ... | |
| document set up and colors | 8/7/2006 |
| Q: When I first go to set up my page, in the width and height it has things like 51p0 or 66p0...what ... A: go to file, preferences, units and increments and change to inches. p0 is the measurement for ... | |
| Copy multible pages to the clipboard | 8/7/2006 |
| Q: My job is killing me, our accounting program exports a pdf (usually about 30 to 50 pages), and then ... A: hey, there's really not much you can do when putting .pdf and excel together. You can try to ... | |
| Illustrator Images | 8/4/2006 |
| Q: When I design something in Illustrator and take it into Indesign, the colors are dark and ugly. ... A: QUESTION 1 - don't worry about that. Indesign is a lo-res layout program. They are ugly becuase ... | |
| leaflet design | 7/26/2006 |
| Q: I need to design a double-sided leaflet that is basically the size of 1/3 of a 8.5x11 page, that ... A: Hey Andrew, You are making WAY too much work for yourself. I take it your professionally printing ... | |
| Indesign Export to PDF | 7/25/2006 |
| Q: I have a problem, which need to be fixed. I get Indesign Pages that are designed by editorial team. ... A: without actully looking at it, I can't tell you, but it seems like the main problem is that your ... | |
| Moving charachters around | 7/24/2006 |
| Q: I am teaching myself Indesign since we just bought a MAC for the first time and I have loved working ... A: Text is a vector image when created in Indesign. Again, you really can't do much with it. To ... | |
| Moving charachters around | 7/24/2006 |
| Q: I am teaching myself Indesign since we just bought a MAC for the first time and I have loved working ... A: I'm not sure how you are coming to this problem. The greatness of Indesign is that you can create ... | |
| Getting rid of boarders | 6/22/2006 |
| Q: Sorry to ask such a basic question, but I am a new user to In-Design. I am doing up a brochure, A5 ... A: hey there, I'm not really sure what sizes A4 and A5. But it sounds like you have boarders around ... | |
| Importing tagged data into InDesign | 6/21/2006 |
| Q: We currently publish a directory using QuarkXpress 6.1. Our directory is built by exporting the ... A: Hey, Indesign person, not web person, so I'm taking a guess :) When my boss swithced from Quark to ... | |
| exporting pdfs from multiple page document | 6/19/2006 |
| Q: I want to be able to take a mulitple page indesign document and export (or print) those pages as ... A: hey there, easy way of doing the pdf one pager, go to file, document settings and unclick the ... | |
| Printing books in InDesign | 6/19/2006 |
| Q: I have a working knowledge of InDesign, but have usually conceeded in doing the page imposition ... A: i have no idea... My guess is that becuase its not a 8.5 by 11, its taking the pages and setting ... | |
| Desktop publishing emergency! | 6/19/2006 |
| Q: I have typeset a friend's book in Word (as advised) and regret it now! The first print came back ... A: lol, ah word. Ok, what I usually set my margins at is at .75 away from the middle and .5 (or the ... | |
| How to merge 2 indesign files | 6/15/2006 |
| Q: Merging of two indesign files I allready ask this Question? I am not understand u r answer this ... A: Ah, go to window pages Lets say you want to move 1-50 to a new document. start a new document ... | |
| Indesign file merging | 6/14/2006 |
| Q: How to merge 2 Indesign Files. 1 file is there 30 pages and another 20 pages A: 1. make a book document. There are many steps to this, but pretty easy. Look at your help files to ... | |
| automatic page numbering | 6/14/2006 |
| Q: I want the automatic page numbering to begin with '1' on the actual 7th page of my 100 page book in ... A: WAIT! This is a better answer! I was looking up something else when I stumpled apon a solution for ... | |
| InDesign - Images | 6/6/2006 |
| Q: Some, but not all, of the images I am placing in my layout are appearing "pixalated" on my monitor ... A: 1. Look at the dpi on these. Pull them into photoshop and go to image, image size. If they are less ... | |
| InDesign Graphic tables | 6/1/2006 |
| Q: I'm new to InDesign and I used to create all-graphic-tables in quarkXpress and I was wondering if ... A: hey there, I tried this out to make sure it works: All you need to do is create a table in ... | |
| Printing | 5/30/2006 |
| Q: When I print a document in InDesign, no matter how much I change the margins, page setup, bleed ... A: You're printing from your personal printer yes? It's not the job, its the printer. Printer's ... | |
| Conversion of file | 5/24/2006 |
| Q: But it doesn't resolve my problem. I require specific tool (if any) to convert the file created in ... A: That is because I read your question backwards (quark to Indesign), sorry about that.:) Ok, I had ... | |
| Conversion of file | 5/24/2006 |
| Q: Please let me know if we can convert the Adobe InDesign CS2 file into Quark. A: yes and no. I don't think Indesign CS2 will let you convert, and I know for a fact that Quark 6.0 ... | |
| InDesign 2 for windows | 5/19/2006 |
| Q: I go to New Doc, set up my margins, click on "facing pages" and "master text frame" and have number ... A: hey there, I'm not sure what you are trying to do. Are you saying that you want to place text from ... | |
| Adobe Indesign Double Sided Documents | 5/16/2006 |
| Q: I am wondering how i can make a document with pictures on both the front and the back of the ... A: hey there, Make your document with two pages: page one if front page two is back :) or did you ... | |
| lines when in design converted to pdf... | 5/12/2006 |
| Q: I created a postcard in InDesign and converted it to a pdf before sending to an online print house. ... A: Hey there, Ya, these lines are evil, as my printer friend said, they are there to make fun of ... | |
| Linking vs. Importing Pictures | 5/12/2006 |
| Q: In InDesign, is there a way to import a file rather than linking to it? I have an image I want to ... A: hey there, nope, Indesign is layout program and only links files. However, you can always export ... | |
| highlighting tool | 5/8/2006 |
| Q: I actually have a question regarding adobe acrobat. Since there's no expert for acrobat yet and it's ... A: hey there, I only have the free version of acrobat right now, so these are just guesses. Try ... | |
| Trapping text over graphics w/white backgrounds | 5/2/2006 |
| Q: I'm using Adobe InDesign CS2 on a Mac. When I import a graphic with a white or transparent ... A: hey there, I honestly don't see the problem that you are having. Maybe its because I'm a PC? ... | |
| How to lay out a magazine in IDCS2 | 4/27/2006 |
| Q: I'm designing a magazine to use as my first portfolio, and I don't know whether the rule is to make ... A: thats so funny, my boss and I were have this conversation (arguement) today! You'll hear good and ... | |
| Text thread template? | 4/26/2006 |
| Q: I'm using InDesign CS2. Is it possible to limit the number of characters or words in a text thread? ... A: Hey there, I don't belive you can, but if you go to http://www.lipsum.com/, you can ask for a 500 ... | |
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I have been working in Graphic Design and Advertising since '02. (and in Indesign since '01 when it was PageMaker) I will do my best to answer your question.
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Student at the VCU Adcenter.
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