Adobe InDesign is the preeminent page layout application for professional design work. It contains features for both print and electronic (ePub, interactive documents, digital magazine) publication.
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Indesign cs5.5 export as Epub interactive
i'm testing how far i can go with interactive epub format ebook.I've just added two buttons (prev and next) and 3 overlapping pictures to make a mini-slideshow. I've tested this on my pc with the ...
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Please help me grid this A4 landscape poster
I'm working on this simple A4 landscape poster basically saying "adobe.com/" (newline) "indesign" with big letters in the middle of the page, and a small lipsum footer at the bottom. But I'm having a ...
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InDesign: base an item's width off another item?
I am taking a bunch of text snippets and creating boxes that are .2 inches wider than the text snippet to use as a background for it. I have hundreds of these to make. I can't think of a way to ...
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Acrobat X Custom Action to Save PDF as JPG (not export all images)
tl;dr Can I use Acrobat X Pro to batch process hundreds of multipage pdfs to Jpgs
This question is very similar to what I am after but I am wondering if there is a way to do it in Acrobat X Pro. I ...
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Indesign auto column width size for table based on the data containing?
I have a lot of table that designers have to slighty adjust just to fit the content into the table. This takes a large amount of time in our process and I would like to ask if there is anyway to skip ...
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Adobe Indesign master pages not aligning properly when loaded or synchronized
I have document DA with master page MB that is based on master page MA. In another document DB I load the master pages from DA. The master page MB is shifted down, the items shifted down are the ones ...
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Is possible to share a text variable across documents of a book in indesign CS6?
I have a text variable for paragraph style A. The book is like this: "ch1_00", "ch1_01", "ch1_02".
"ch1_00" contains the chapter cover, and I want to put here the text variable based on the words ...
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Why are imported PDFs blurry in InDesign?
I'm creating a magazine in Indesign and have pdf ads that I imported and placed all throughout the magazine. The pdf ads are crisp and clear in their original format, but when I place them in ...
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What's the best way to make a curly brace used for grouping items together?
Many documents (especially older ones) use what looks like a curly brace { to join multiple elements together. Here's an example of this to illustrate programming code, and here's a thread about ...
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Why doesn't Size/Resolution in InDesign match the PDF?
I am working in InDesign and I need to create a PDF file.
The problem is that if I have a 200px x 200px box in InDesign when I save it as PDF the box appears larger...
I am a bit confused about ...
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How to print to PDF on Mac OS X from Adobe InDesign CS6?
I'm trying to print a booklet to a PDF file instead of a printer in Adobe InDesign CS6. Adobe Acrobat X Pro is supposed to allow this:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/print-to-pdf.html
So ...
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InDesign CS5: Placeholder for “number of pages in a document”?
Much as I loathe Microsquish's Word, it does allow you to insert into a header or footer the automated text "Page X of Y."
When using InDesign, it's easy to set up the "Page X" part on a master ...
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Making millimeters the default unit in InDesign
Almost all of my design requirements are given in millimeters, not points, pica, or any other classical measurement. I design for board games, and the printer's specs always list their requirements in ...
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indesign equivalent of ms word's “Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style” feature
In microsoft word, for paragraph formatting, you have this option:
"Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style"
Is there a similar feature in indesign?
Note: this question is also ...
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Design solutions/ideas/examples/sugestions for good looking cropped images in a product booklet
I am doing this booklet for some chairs and I have a problem.
The problem is that I have small images, but the booklet is intended for A4 print.
I will post 2 images to explain my problem.
What I ...
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Typing single quotes in InDesign
Every time I type character ' InDesign converts it to ›; why? How do I fix it?
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insert the same image on every other page
I am creating a booklet and want to include a small image on every odd page. To do that, use master pages, right? But here's the catch - I want to rotate and move the image just a little as the pages ...
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InDesign drag/drop [closed]
So I created an annual report for my company with InDesign CS4. My assistant designer/editor also has InDesign CS4 on her machine. I create an InDesign package and save it on the network drive so she ...
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InDesign grep rule that applies to everything then stops if it reaches a certain character?
InDesign GREP rules can get a bit mind-bending. Suppose you want a paragraph style with a GREP style rule that applies a character style to everything except text after a certain character. Something ...
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Is there a way to have instant spell check in InDesign?
Much like most word processors have spell check as I type, is there a way to have this done in InDesign?
I'm constantly forgetting to run the spell check before sending off proofs and I'm getting a ...
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Export InDesign CS5 file for Corel Draw
I'm sometimes giving small adverts that I created in ID CS5 to a local newspaper. They are building their stuff in Corel. They usually want me to either give them an image (as in jpg) or a pdf file. ...
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Folder to put fonts for Illustrator CS6 without having to install fonts in system
I remember there used to be a folder I could just put fonts in and they would work for Adobe InDesign. I thought it was a folder called fonts in the same directory the InDesign document was. I tried ...
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How to create an arrow in Adobe Indesign
I've used an arrow like this:
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...in lots of programs - on the web in WordPress, in MSWord, even TextEdit.
But when I paste the arrow into an inDesign document, it's not recognised.
Is this arrow ...
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Adobe InDesign 5.5: why when I place some pics they come out with a very lower resolution in the doc?
The images I'm using are from different sources but most of all flickr (few from other websites). When I download them in 500 pixel size for example, they look ok in Anteprima, but when I place them ...
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InDesign CS5: How to create a contact sheet automatically?
I know the instructions exist. I have tried them repeatedly and they simply don't make sense. Can someone explain the steps a little better? (Reading down the list of comments, I'm not the only ...
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Deform image along path
I've got an image I'd like to use as the border on a DVD label, which I'm creating in InDesign. The effect would be like the "Type on a path", but with an image instead - preferrably repeated until it ...
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Recoloring .eps files
I've got 280 .eps files with QR-codes that I data merge into InDesign. However, I need to change the black color into the company color. I can't find a way of doing this in InDesign directly, so I'm ...
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Strange annoying 1px line when I save a PDF from InDesign
I am creating a PDF file from InDesign and sometimes(90% of the times) when I export my work from InDesign into a PDF file a strange annoying 1px line appears(view immage) at the edge of the ...
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ID CS6: Can I set an exact height for a cell style?
I am working in a table. I am creating cell styles for various kinds of cells.
I want to create what is essentially a spacer cell (unless there's some way to create padding-above like in CSS :) ) ...
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Components of a site that might cause imitation concerns
I'm new to the web design and web comic fields.
I'm a huge fan of The Oatmeal, and thought his tile layout was a good way to share the most amount of comics for given real estate.
So, following the ...
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How to make to tables in InDesign to flow horizontally (in other words be side-by-side and not one after the other like normally happens)?
How to make to tables in InDesign to flow horizontally (in other words be side-by-side and not one after the other like normally happens)?
I would need to put 2 tables like this:
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Is there any InDesign extension that gives Sublime Text 2 like capabilities?
I've been working in Sublime Text 2 on my own time to learn web development. Now I'm laying out another book in InDesign and just dreaming of having some of Sublime Text 2's workflow. Does anyone know ...
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How to batch update multiple image links in InDesign CS5 or CS6?
I am using Adobe InDesign CS5.5 and / or CS6 (depending on if this feature can be found in one or the other program). Does anyone know if there is a way to batch update multiple image links in ...
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How to undo creating alternate layout?
I clicked "Create alternate layout" in my InDesign CS6 document without really understanding what it was for, to try and fix an margin problem I was facing. Now the document has been split into three ...
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Designing shape in InDesign - how to emulate effect from Quark XPress?
This is part of my original document from Quark XPress (which I am recreating in InDesign, since I'm converting manually for now, I don't need Q2ID for now, since it's just a development magazine for ...
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InDesign: create template and paste from Word
I'm asked to convert a Word document to an InDesign file for print.
The Word document only contains the text, but in InDesign I need to set up a template with paging and a logo on each page.
While ...
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InDesign CS4 or CS5: How do I export tiles to a PDF?
Let's say I have a document which is 30 inches by 30 inches. My printer is 11x17. I need to print tiles.
Let's also say that the printer is attached to a computer which doesn't have InDesign, but ...
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Diacritics in InDesign for beginners
We have Turkish text that we have to layout Universe 65 Bold. This works for most letters, but not for ğ and a few others.
In Universe LT 45 Light it works.
Now, I went into Word to check out the ...
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Indesign - TOC with one chapter heading, multiple page headings
Any one know how to automate categories with in a ToC? I'm trying to get ...
cars
item 1
item 2
item 3
item 4
trucks
item 5
item 6
item 7
Right now each page has "Cars(or trunks) | ...
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Adobe Indesign - Table of Contents with Data Merge content
I have about 100+ rows of content in a .csv and I'm bringing it into my Indesign template. That's working fine but I can't figure out how to integrate it with the Table of Contents.
Has anybody ...
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InDesign HTML 5 plugin or web apps to create HTML 5 ebooks based on InDesign project
I am designing e-books for iPad & Android tablets. The problem is I have very little options to add animated effects to my e-book when doing it on InDesign (which is a must for me, as the e-books ...
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How do I change the Black used for text in PDFs exported by InDesign?
I have a problem when I get a PDF from a designer and I have to chop it up in Photoshop and place it in InDesign and then re-export it.
When it goes to print, it prints all the text in registration ...
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How to apply text effect in InDesign but not have it effect text stroke?
I need to apply an inner shadow effect to some text in InDesign, which works fine. But I also need to apply a stroke to the text, but the effect is also being applied to the stroke ( unlike in ...
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'Printers page' PDF layout in InDesign?
I'm doing the layout (first time) for a friends charity magazine, last minute as the usual girl quit just before it was due, so panic time there.
I'd saved the individual pages (as I'd been asked) as ...
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Set PDF “Initial View” in InDesign CS6?
When exporting a document from InDesign CS6 to PDF, is it possible to set the "initial view" of the PDF, so that the PDF opens up in "two up" (side-by-side) format by default?
I can do this in ...
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In a flowing layout design in InDesign how I might full fill the spaces left at the end of the pages?
As you can see at the left, there is a lot of white space at the bottom of the page 1. My boss doesn't like it and forces designers to put "enters" (new lines) between the paragraphs in order to ...
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Is there a way to record an action that sets guides to a 3 or 5 grid for a variable doc size?
I'm looking to record an action that will set guides in a 3x3, 5x5, 3x5 and 5x3 grid on my canvas in equal partitions, but I want it to be able to work for any document size.
I'm interested in doing ...
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Text Style in InDesign and Adobe Illustrator?
There is something similar to Microsft Word Text Styles, in Adobe InDesign and Illustrator?
For example I choose: "Style 1", for many paragraphs, and then I can change the font of all of them at ...
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Pasting objects between files in Indesign CS6
I just upgraded from CS4 to CS6 and am having an issue pasting objects between files in InDesign.
Seems like the issue is with the styles. I'm copying a basic graphics frame but it is losing the ...
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Is there a way to do a numbered recommendation list in InDesign with the recommendation numbers right justified?
I'd like to get some output that looks like this:
Lorem ipsum blah blah blah blah blah blah blah....
Recommendation: Put the thingamajigger in the doodlewhatsit. (RANDOM-248)
Recommendation: ...
