Invented by Adobe Systems over 20 years ago, Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open standard for electronic document exchange.
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InDesign Spread Pagination
I have created an 8 page brochure with InDesign and exported a PDF for my print guy. At the moment the pages are exported as:
1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8
But for print he'd like them formatted like this:
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What font can I use for a Japanese book?
I have a PDF book to be translated in Japanese, and what wondering which fonts to use. My main languages are French and English and I have no experience with asian fonts. I would not be able to say ...
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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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Insert a variable on many pages in Adobe InDesign to fill in when printing PDF
I have a "Name" field on many worksheet pages which I want automatically filled in with a particular student's name when printing. I know in InDesign I can just create a master page that those ...
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Best way to send layouts with editable text to writers/editors who don't have design software
Here's a common design workflow problem, probably most relevant to in-house designers, but also to agencies who have a lot of non-design writing or research staff, or freelancers who work with ...
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Saving Illustrator as PDF without the hidden layers
We have roughly 55 cards that all have the exact same text. The titles and backgrounds differ among the cards. So I've made just one AI with the different backgrounds and all the text as one copy in a ...
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When creating PDF from an image, what determines the screen dimensions when viewed at 100%?
I would like to use pdf for ease of use and annotations when creating previews of my screen designs. However, no matter how I create my pdf, I can't seem to figure out what determines the 100% view of ...
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Creating a book using InDesign [new to this!]
I'm learning about InDesign (using versions CS5.5 and CS6 - depending on which computer I use), and whilst I am competent at using it at a basic level - creating INDDs, creating joboption files for ...
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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 ...
