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| Printing a Data Merge Document in InDesign | 11/6/2009 |
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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| Indesign-CS2 | 10/30/2009 |
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 |
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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| CS4 document moving problem | 10/23/2009 |
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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| footnotes symbols | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I have a report sent to me in PDF form that uses foot notes (a little 1 or 2 that is raised after a ...
A: These are called superscript numbers and there's a few ways to use them. First of all, if you're ...
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| Differences in InDesign on PC compared to Mac | 9/9/2009 |
Q: If I learn how to use InDesign CS2 on a PC will I be able to use the program on a Mac as well or are ...
A: I have to admit, I haven't used InDesign on a PC and haven't really used a PC since Windows 98... As ...
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| Indesign editing | 9/8/2009 |
Q: Im stumped. Im not a trained InDesign or Adobe user but I have a cool document created by a friend ...
A: If it is opening in Acrobat, it is (most likely) a PDF. It certainly isn't a native InDesign File. ...
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| Printing in InDesign | 9/2/2009 |
Q: Two questions: 1. I am printing a book. I DO NOT want any page numbers. How do I do that? 2. Can ...
A: In InDesign, if you want page numbers you have to set them up manually. So not setting them up will ...
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| opening CS 2.0 files in CS 3.01 | 8/30/2009 |
Q: I have received files form InDesign CS 2.0 and can't open them in CS 3.01. What may I be doing ...
A: I don't recall ever having an error like that when opening older files. How do you know for certain ...
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| Exporting PDF | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I am exporting a document from indesign where I have the page numbers and title set up in master ...
A: I've downloaded the document and everything seems fine to me. The master spread seems to work and ...
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| Exporting PDF | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I am exporting a document from indesign where I have the page numbers and title set up in master ...
A: Hey Nicole, thanks for the question. I have a feeling that your document is set up using Facing ...
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| Zipping InDesign packages | 8/25/2009 |
Q: Sometimes when I try to zip an InDesign package and send it to a printer, the links and fonts are ...
A: Honestly, I can't remember having that problem and I have been using InDesign on Mac since around ...
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| Transfering CS4 files from PC to MAC | 8/22/2009 |
Q: My husband has a pc (windows xp) and he currently has Indesign CS4 which he's using to format/layout ...
A: You're in luck! InDesign works seamlessly between operating systems. The only problem you could have ...
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| Linking to HiRes images in InD | 8/14/2009 |
Q: Is it possible to direct InD (CS3 or CS4) to swap out a group of LoRes images for the HiRes images ...
A: Hey Cathy, thanks for the question. I don't tend to use low-res images in my work since InDesign ...
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| Page Numbering Issue | 8/11/2009 |
Q: It's good that you have been helping beginners, cuz i'm one,, i started working on InDesign 3 weeks ...
A: Hey Nabil, thanks for the question. What you need to do is start a new Section. You do this under ...
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| Page Numbers are not showing!! | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I have made 135 pages using Adobe illustrator but now I have to page number them (the easy way)... ...
A: if you're having the problem I think you're having, we should be able to solve this easily. If this ...
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| Text box | 8/3/2009 |
Q: I wonder if there is any way to make the text in the textbox start at the exactly at the border of ...
A: Hey Sofia, thanks for the question. InDesign's default for your text box inset should be 0.0 ...
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| Indesign acting strange.... | 7/22/2009 |
Q: I work on a team with several designers at my place of work and we all use Indesign. On one ...
A: A few things I would try: Make sure all of your Adobe products are up to date. You can check for ...
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| number a spread not each page | 7/22/2009 |
Q: How do I include the spread number on the right hand page of each spread? I am making a proof book ...
A: I'm afraid there's no straight-forward way to skip the page number sequence when using spreads. ...
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| ADOBE INDESIGN CS3 | 7/20/2009 |
Q: Please List the drawbacks when converting InDesign CS2 to InDesign CS3. Is there any XML related ...
A: You're asking a very involved question. CS3 was released over two years ago and I upgraded at that ...
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| Indesign CS4 | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me please. I am drawing frames that represent a block of land and on the top and ...
A: I think what you're asking is basically how to draw an arrow. First, use the Line Tool (fourth ...
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| Indesign page numbering | 7/13/2009 |
Q: I'm busy working on my masters dissertation,and I have divided the A3 document into two pieces ...
A: However, I don't have enough information to clearly understand where your problem is. If you think ...
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| InDesign Effects - Selection Tool vs. Direct Selection Tool | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I am a beginner to indesign and I can't work out why I have one object sat on top of another and the ...
A: here is the problem. There are Object Effects put on the arrows. However, whoever put them on, used ...
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| InDesign Display Performance | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I am a beginner to indesign and I can't work out why I have one object sat on top of another and the ...
A: Hey Dee, thanks for the question. I think there might be a simple answer and it has to do with your ...
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| tables in In Design | 7/9/2009 |
Q: when compiling a table in one of the cells a red dot has appeared at the right hand corner. When I ...
A: The red dot is similar to the red "+" at the end of a text block; it means you have overset text. ...
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| InDesign File Transfer | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I would like to know how to transfer my entire InDesign file (a 300 page book) to another ...
A: We call this Packaging for Service Provider. And basically what it does is creates a new folder, ...
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| InDesign master pages | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I'm a long-time Quark user who would like to use InDesign for long book documents but haven't been ...
A: This is a bit tricky, however, there is a solution that will work for you. Maybe try this with a ...
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| Indesign CS4 Masterpages | 6/23/2009 |
Q: When I create a B Masterpage I cannot edit it. What am I doing wrong? I go into the page panel and ...
A: When you base a master page on another master, it keeps the items of the A-Master locked, so that ...
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| InDesign - why are they using it? | 6/17/2009 |
Q: We hired a company to create our website and other materials. On our website, we have some graphics. ...
A: It's possible to design a web page in InDesign, however, it can't (really) be used to update it. And ...
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| Indesign Page Numbers | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I have very new to Indesign (using CS4)having done a 2 day course. My project at the moment is a ...
A: You have your page numbers show up by using master pages. Being new to InDesign, I'm not sure how ...
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| InDesign Black Background | 6/7/2009 |
Q: my document is the standard 8.5x11- so far 120pgs of photographs. i kept the photo within the blue ...
A: There are a couple ways you could do this--depending if you want it to print or not. If you do want ...
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| Chart from Excel to 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: Well, what happens when you import an Excel spreadsheet, is that it actually removes the formatting ...
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| 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: Well, there's the Find/Change dialog that can help you change a string of text quickly. To find ...
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| Resizing odd-shaped boxes | 5/21/2009 |
Q: I am typesetting a book that contains odd-shaped boxes in the margin. The box height varies ...
A: Tina. That's a great-looking graphic you've created, good work. Okay, here's what I would do. In ...
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| CS3 InDesign palettes | 5/19/2009 |
Q: The pages palette is acting very strange... I have to pull the edge and make the palette very wide ...
A: It seems this has come up quite often in CS3. A couple things I would try first: Under the ...
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| Burn Pdf files to DVD | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I want to know if one needs to embed video clips that is inserted into a document made in Adobe ...
A: When you choose embed multi-media files in the PDF export dialog box, it will embed them entirely ...
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| Burn Pdf files to DVD | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I want to know if one needs to embed video clips that is inserted into a document made in Adobe ...
A: Actually, when exporting the document to PDF, you have the option to link or embed the file, ...
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| Different page number format on page spreads | 4/30/2009 |
Q: I am trying to figure out how to have different page number formats depending on whether or not the ...
A: I'm not exactly sure why you're having this problem. When you set up your master page for facing ...
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| Importing text | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I have a document that I will have to import into InDesign CS3 from word, and will need to change ...
A: Actually, there's a very easy way to do this. It's called Mapping your styles. When you import your ...
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| Indesign CS2 | 4/20/2009 |
Q: How do I export an Indesign file in a bw pdf format? I have lots of jobs that are requested to be ...
A: There actually isn't a "one-click" way to do this in InDesign. And for good reason. To convert a ...
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| Building a page in InDesign for the web | 4/18/2009 |
Q: Can I build (design) a page in InDesign CS3 5.0.4 using OS X 10.4.11, for the web? If so, is their ...
A: InDesign has been getting much better at web conversions over the last few upgrades. CS4 even better ...
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| Text boxes | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I've attached an image where you'll notice...the headline and text, which were place on top of a ...
A: Ah ha, white box syndrome. Thanks for the question, Todd. This is your printer's RIP not handling ...
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| Outline bullets/numbers in paragraph styles | 4/15/2009 |
Q: 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 ...
A: Yikes! My first suggestion is to change printers. Anyone not accepting a print-ready PDF or native ...
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| MISSING TOOLS AND PALETTES | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I RECENTLY PERFORMED AN UPDATE FROM ADOBE'S WEBSITE FOR INDESIGN CS2, AND WHEN I REOPENED A DOCUMENT ...
A: I will update this answer once we solve it.
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| MISSING TOOLS AND PALETTES | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I RECENTLY PERFORMED AN UPDATE FROM ADOBE'S WEBSITE FOR INDESIGN CS2, AND WHEN I REOPENED A DOCUMENT ...
A: Kelly. One of the nice things about InDesign is how customizable it can be. However, it can also be ...
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| MISSING TOOLS AND PALETTES | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I RECENTLY PERFORMED AN UPDATE FROM ADOBE'S WEBSITE FOR INDESIGN CS2, AND WHEN I REOPENED A DOCUMENT ...
A: I'm hoping this one is the easy answer. The Tab key is the shortcut for Show/Hide All Panels. It ...
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| Multi-page/couple different size pages | 3/21/2009 |
Q: I've never made a multi-page document with different size pages. I am trying to create a media kit ...
A: There are a couples ways to do this, none, however, are as simple as choosing different page sizes ...
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| InDesign formatting | 3/19/2009 |
Q: I am new to InDesign, I am formatting a 100 page book in Microsoft Publisher and am having a ...
A: Beverly––thanks for the questions. Well, you've asked a mouthful. If you're asking about importing ...
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| Linking InDesign document to Acrobat | 3/18/2009 |
Q: I have created a form using InDesign, exported it as a pdf and opened it in Acrobat Profession 6.0. ...
A: The short answer is, unfortunately, you can't. But, using a newer version of Acrobat might help. In ...
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| Indesign print problem | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I'm fairly new to indesign, but when I bring a psd file over it is printing a little pixelated. The ...
A: I have a feeling that you're enlarging the PSD file once you bring it into InDesign. Whenever you ...
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| insert line | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I just want to insert a horizontal line in my ID file to visually separate sections. Is there a way ...
A: Depending on how you're using the horizontal lines, there may be a few easy ways to apply them ...
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| Combining InDesign Documents | 3/12/2009 |
Q: How can i merge 2 indesign documents into one, taking bleed with it. When i merge them it only ...
A: When you say the bleed isn't being "taken in" with it, it makes me think you might be Placing your ...
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| How do I copy from InDesign [ Mac OS] ? | 3/11/2009 |
Q: When I select items (multiple items, pics & text boxes) from InDesign, and 'copy', then go to my ...
A: Anytime you cut and paste individual objects or groupings of objects from one program to another, ...
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| Adobe InDesign questions | 3/10/2009 |
Q: What happens if you hold down the Shift key while creating an object using frame tool? And how do ...
A: The general result in holding the Shift key in InDesign is to constrain proportions. Basically, ...
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| Split cover with graphic and text | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I appreciate your help. I am creating a flyer that is 17 X 11 folding to 8.5 X 11. However, there ...
A: What version of InDesign are you using? Cutting and pasting a duplicate of the front is one ...
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| Split cover with graphic and text | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I appreciate your help. I am creating a flyer that is 17 X 11 folding to 8.5 X 11. However, there ...
A: excellent question. It would take a lot of work to eyeball this one, not to mention take all the ...
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| InDesign for Mac? | 3/3/2009 |
Q: Sorry in advance for the basicness of this question! I started in publishing when Corel was ...
A: and thanks for the question. Well, I'm a long-time Mac user and have been using InDesign since ...
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| How do I copy from InDesign [ Mac OS] ? | 3/3/2009 |
Q: When I select items (multiple items, pics & text boxes) from InDesign, and 'copy', then go to my ...
A: I'm sorry, but I'm unfamiliar with Multi-ad Creator. InDesign is a Postscript-based page-layout ...
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| In Design Page Numbers appearing on top of images | 2/27/2009 |
Q: After setting up auto page numbering, everything works fine except page numbers on pages with full ...
A: I get this a lot--and there's an easy fix. Many people don't use Layers effectively in InDesign and ...
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| indesign cs3 type box query | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I am a novice with Indesign and AdobePhotoshop so excuse daft terminology. I am creating a diary ...
A: I have a feeling that you have accidently turned on Snap to Document Grid or Align to Baseline Grid. ...
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| page edges | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I am new to InDesign. I have a double-page spread with a coloured bar that extends the width of the ...
A: There's no way to make the preview of the page edge disappear from the centre of your spread, ...
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| Link an Excel chart/graph in Adobe InDesign CS4? | 2/23/2009 |
Q: How do I link an Excel chart/graph in Adobe InDesign CS4? Background: I am using PageMaker 7.0 in a ...
A: Your description is very detailed and well-written, however, I'm not sure I completely understand ...
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| Saving to JPG | 2/21/2009 |
Q: Good day, I have not worked with Adobe InDesign. I have a friend who knows less than I and he has a ...
A: It's fairly simple to get a JPG out of InDesign once you know where to find it. In InDesign you ...
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| InDesign and Pagemaker | 11/6/2007 |
Q: Scott, Pagemaker had a BOOK feature that re-paginated a document and layout for offset printing. ...
A: Yes... I remember PageMaker's Book feature well. And when CS2 first shipped, they offered a ...
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| drop shadows not printing correctly | 11/5/2007 |
Q: I was just working on an InDesign job that had a colored rectangle (with type inside) with a Drop ...
A: The problem happened when the transparency in the shadow flattened in the RIP process at your ...
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| Basic format of a catalogue | 11/1/2007 |
Q: I'm a beginner in InDesign, so i have some basic doubts. I' creating a catalogue(less than 20 pages) ...
A: welcome to InDesign, good luck. First I'll give you the basic difference between a Document and a ...
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| Freehand into InDesign | 10/28/2007 |
Q: I would like to know the ways of transferring my work from FH to indd and still retain my best ...
A: Well, there's a couple different ways to copy things from Illustrator to InDesign. If you copy just ...
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| Freehand into InDesign | 10/27/2007 |
Q: I would like to know the ways of transferring my work from FH to indd and still retain my best ...
A: I have never really used Freehand. I have always used Adobe Illustrator for my vector artwork. I ...
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| how to layout spreads to print center binding? | 10/25/2007 |
Q: I'm working as a designer and layouter in a magazine . every month i have to change the pages layout ...
A: InDesign CS3 has a feature called Print Booklet under the File menu. It will open a dialog that has ...
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| InDesign pdf lines | 10/24/2007 |
Q: PDF Hairlines and are caused by InDesign tiling the image under the text (cutting it into different ...
A: Well, I wouldn't consider this a problem. InDesign does this because it's the most efficient way to ...
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| Placed Images Headaches | 10/24/2007 |
Q: I use InDesign CS3 on a mac for pre-press for screenprinting. I'm getting grey boxes when i edit ...
A: This seems to come up a lot, but there's an easy answer. What InDesign is doing is showing you a ...
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| Problems with PDF X1-a from InDesign | 10/22/2007 |
Q: I am having an issue when trying to export to PDFX1-a from InDesign. I have an ad with ...
A: The difference is that the PDF/x-1a:2001 setting flattens all transparency and the Press Quality ...
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| Can't remove process colors from PDF-out | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I put a client's document together in InDesign (CS2,XPsp2) and upon exporting to PDF, couldn't ...
A: I'm not sure I fully understand what you're trying to do. Maybe it's because I'm not as familiar ...
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| packaging for handoff | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I am down to the last step in creating my book. I have selected package and after all the links are ...
A: Oh, great! Well, if getting a report from Preflight works without that problem, then yes, try that. ...
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| packaging for handoff | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I am down to the last step in creating my book. I have selected package and after all the links are ...
A: I'm not sure what could be causing your problem. Especially if it was working okay to begin with. ...
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| text wrap problem in InDesign | 10/19/2007 |
Q: I am trying to import images and text wrap them around a list of names in a newsletter I am working ...
A: I don't remember this coming up before with anything I've worked on, but I can think of a few things ...
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| Error opening .indd attachments? | 10/18/2007 |
Q: I recently upgraded to CS3 but when I click on .indd files attached to emails, my computer doesn't ...
A: I personally haven't had this problem. When I installed CS3 onto my Mac, it instantly recognized it ...
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| Pages Palette Icon and Scrolling Issue | 10/10/2007 |
Q: My pages palette in InDesign has issues. The page icons are about 1/3 off the edge of the palette ...
A: I've heard of this problem before but (luckily) haven't had to deal with it personally. But here's ...
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| INDESIGN or IllUSTRATOR | 9/29/2007 |
Q: I am working on a multi page booklet for work and I was wondering if you think I should purchase ...
A: I think the only reason someone might have told you that InDesign won't work with your printer is ...
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| Text outlines showing on PDF | 9/28/2007 |
Q: I am working in InDesign CS2. I have a text box over top of an image on my page layout. (it's white ...
A: This comes up quite a bit and will not output at your printer's. It's called stitching and it is ...
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| Book Spine | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I'm currently writing a book and have decided to use InDesign CS3 - in both the former and latter I ...
A: First of all, good luck with your book. As for the design, I would say that your cover should be a ...
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| Changing PDF color | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I have a pdf that I placed in Indesign CS2 - it is black and white. I need to change it to a PMS ...
A: Well, I'm glad it helped a bit Jenny. I think getting their designer to update the PDF would be ...
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| Changing PDF color | 9/24/2007 |
Q: I have a pdf that I placed in Indesign CS2 - it is black and white. I need to change it to a PMS ...
A: This isn't an easy task. There's no way to colour a PDF in InDesign. There are, however, a couple ...
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| InDesignCS3 - background gradient renders badly | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I'm using (reluctantly) InDesign CS3 on a Mac G5 running OSX 10.4.9. I'm trying to make upo a ...
A: Unfortunately, working with gradients, transparencies and overlaid text and graphics can be ...
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| resizing document | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I'm on an iMac for the first time and as a graphics newbie have also been thrown into learning ...
A: Not an easy task. Besides having to shrink everything considerably, the width and height ratios on ...
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| typography: fitting text exactly to column | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I am laying out a monthly magazine. How can I make sure the columns of text in the articles all ...
A: Well, what I would do to try to get everything to end even along the bottom is to position and size ...
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| my InDesign CS2 freeze when I'm trying to place something | 9/18/2007 |
Q: do you have any idea what's wrong if everytime my InDesign CS2 freeze when I do "place" to place an ...
A: I'm not sure what the problem could be. I (luckily) haven't had the problem. I would try ...
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| Quark/indesign | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I have a disc with a brochure produced in QuarkXpress passport v6 but have lost the programme off my ...
A: Well, unfortunately, InDesign can't open any QuarkXPress files created after version 4 (without ...
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| Brochure Creation | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I need to create and 8.5x11 tri-fold brochure, and am not sure how to get started. I am familiar ...
A: I think you may be asking about a tri-panel brochure which many people call a tri-fold while it only ...
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| InDesign CS2: Missing Master and None icons in Pages Palete | 9/16/2007 |
Q: Recently I noticed that I'm missing my master and none icons in the Pages Palate. I can see the ...
A: I'm not sure if your icons are missing, or possibly just hiding outside of your screen. Here's a ...
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| InDesign - Text Background Color | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I just installed CS2 Indesign into a new computer and can not figure out how to change what seems to ...
A: I think what you might have is a font problem. It sounds like InDesign's default font isn't ...
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| Illustrator vs InDesign | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if you could answer a question for me. I will have to create a mini magazine for the ...
A: Hey Allie, thanks for the submission. That's a great question. And, for the record, I love ...
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| InDesign and printing | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I have a very large document and want to print a portion of the page on an 11 x 17 sheet of paper. ...
A: Well, there's a couple ways you can do this. If I understand you right, you want to print the ...
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| bpi & indesign | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I'm exporting Indesign CS2 images to a PDF file. ALL images linked are 300 bpi per Phogoshop CS2 ...
A: I'm a little confused on what you're calling "bpi." I'm familiar with ppi (pixels per inch), dpi ...
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| InDesign and edges | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I am trying to print something on the top-right edge and bottom of the paper but it leaves a gap ...
A: InDesign CAN scale the document when printing, but the default is to print at 100%. And although ...
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| InDesign - Resizing A4 to A5 document | 9/4/2007 |
Q: Scott Can you tell me the best way to resize a document from A4 to A5 size? I have tried the ...
A: That's quite a reduction in size. The easiest way to resize your document and keep things intact is ...
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| indesign 2 auto page numbers | 9/3/2007 |
Q: after setting up pagination with auto page numbers in my master pages, how do i select the text box ...
A: There are a few ways to do this; I think you'll find InDesign is very versatile when using Master ...
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| Indesign CS3 | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I use a Mac, our client a PC. I have made some doc. in Indesign CS3 version 5. which my client has ...
A: Everything should go back and forth pretty easy between platforms. One thing you might want to try ...
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| InDesign Margins | 8/14/2007 |
Q: I have an existing document in which my margin lines have totally disappeared. If I try to create a ...
A: Since the problem is only on the one document, the first thing I would try is under VIew > Grids & ...
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| InDesign | 8/13/2007 |
Q: Two questions: 1. Can I insert a graphic in a text line without moving from that line? 2. Is there a ...
A: Yes, you can insert a graphic into a text line with moving from that line. Once you have the picture ...
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