Questions tagged [adobe-indesign]
Questions about InDesign, Adobe's page layout application for professional print and electronic design. Ask anything related to designing projects in InDesign.
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Illustrator keeps selecting bounding box shape instead of corner radius widget
I'm trying to do a simple rectangle with rounded corners and I can see the corner radius widget displayed as those circles in the corners of the shape, but I cannot select them. It just keeps grabbing ...
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Move Auto Page Numbering from left to different corner of the page using Indesign script
I am trying to move Master Spread auto page numbering to right corner of the page using Indesign Extendscript. Unable to achieve it yet.
Is there a way we can select the text frame of content type &...
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How can I combine animations in InDesign?
I'm trying to make a navigation bar with a dropdown menu which will contain some links like:
Menu1 | Menu2 | Menu3
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sub1_1 | sub2_1 | sub3_1
sub1_2 | sub2_2 | sub3_1
So when I click Menu1 it ...
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EPS images blurry in ID
I bought 20 EPS line art images from Shutterstock to use in a book. But, all the images are pixelated. I got in touch with Shutterstock and they told me that the images are fine and the problem is on ...
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how to build an index through multiple separate volumes in indesign
how to build an index through multiple separate volumes.
making an index in the same book is easy using indesign.
but what I am asking for is how to do a separated index volume(s) that refere to other ...
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How can you edit bookmarks in an InDesign document?
Got a 50-page INDD presentation, added some bookmarks, which went fine.
But then I need to edit some of the bookmarks, and make them link to other pages. To my surprise, there is no "Edit" ...
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Making an accessible PDF from InDesign file for an admissions lookbook. Color key symbols are used in Majors section
The challenge is how to correlate these small color-coded symbols the file in a way that they are accessible without having to do separate alt-text for each and everyone.
Here's an image of the key ...
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Acrobat Pro: PDF dimensions not exact
I'm wondering for a while now: When I export a document in InDesign and view the dimensions of the pdf in Acrobat Pro, the dimensions are a little off (like ~0.002 cm).
Should be 29.7 x 21 cm. When ...
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Indesign: How to fix last line of text to bottom
is there any way in indesign to break a paragraph at a given point and fix the last line to the bottom in the same way it happens with the shift key+tab command for right indent tab? I always resorted ...
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Select certain rows in a table in InDesign CC
Is there a way to multi select different rows in a table in indesign without having them all selected? E.g. made an example table and say I want to just edit row 1 and 3, but it highlights row 2 as ...
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Version 4 ICC Profiles were converted to version 2 ICC Profiles during PDF Export error Indesign
Version 4 ICC Profiles were converted to version 2 ICC Profiles during PDF Export error Indesign
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I am currently trying to export a file from Indesign into a PDF, however, I am getting the ...
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Fill non-transparent part of image in InDesign
I have a linked image in Adobe InDesign which is a transparent PNG. I want to fill the visible part of that image with a particular color, i.e. the transparent pieces should stay transparent but the ...
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Updating link to changed Word document results in wrong paragraph style in InDesign
I have over three hundred word documents linked into my InDesign CS6 project. The authors of these can update them with revised texts. The documents are all in Normal Word style, and I have a mapping ...
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Using Adobe Indesign for scientific writing
For the last years I had a somehow cumbersome and inefficient workflow to write and layout scientific papers. I wrote them in Mellel or MS Word due to the structure/ouline functionality and exported ...
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InDesign script to replace all fonts in a document
I realize that this can be done with the find font dialogue box but I have too many files that require this text update to make that method practical.
I've tried tinkering around with GREP but I'm ...
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InDesign: how to get anchored objects to flow within text boxes
Writing my thesis and this drives me mad. I:
place images,
add captions to them,
..and anchor (see pink arrow) them to relevant text, see image:
(ignore here that the image falls off the page to ...
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EXPORTING PDF for Print from Indesign - 5 colour print with duotones/monotones, plus CMYK
How to export a 5 color doc to print in pdf export from indesign- . Its CMYK plus one pantone special ink. should i select 'no color conversion' or 'convert to CMYK' and expect my spot color to ...
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InDesign: Anchored text frame in book layout with border styles relative to the spine?
I'm working on a book layout and I need a way to create an anchored text box that has a thicker border on the page edge, sort of like this:
I've looked at the border options and there doesn't seem to ...
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Autosizing not working with page number special character
I created a master page with numbering in the corner like so:
It's width was set to auto size so that larger page numbers (say 233), would still format correctly. And it worked when I typed large ...
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A good workflow from Mellel to Indesign
I'm writing a book and it requires an immense amount of footnotes, endnotes and a bibliography. I started in Word, and after 200 references and 300 citations, Word is slow and clunky. I am now ...
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InDesign Create Table of Contents based on character style?
I'm creating a small dictionary to accompany a new project and in it I have things formatted where the paragraph style is just my generic Body Copy style but the defined term itself is its own ...
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InDesign CC: Text won't go to top of frame (checked all other issues)
I'm dealing with an issue where, when adjusting an existing text box (i.e. font and leading resizing), the text will not sit at the top of the frame where it was before. I've chased the following ...
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Why Can't I merge two curved paths in InDesign CS5?
I'm using InDesign CS5 at work and I'm trying to create a "U", "Horseshoe", or "shield" curved path for text to follow.
I already know how to copy+paste text on a path. That is not the issue. The ...
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Adobe Indesign automatic deletion of overflow text
Indesign CS5.5 (v7.5.2)
Is there an automated method to simply remove all overset text in a text frame?
I don't want it hidden by a smaller frame. I want it gone.
I spend so much time simply ...
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How to apply specific object style to textFrames, those starting with anchored graphic frame?
I have a document (InDesign CS6) with a story, using text frames as placeholders. These text frames all have a graphic frame as first paragraph, going on with some other paragraphs with text.
Now, i ...
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Indesign Page Number reference adds extra Space
I'm using cross-references within one document and want to display the page number of the linked content. I'm using it within a auto-sizing container (the selected object). But as soon as a page ...
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Indesign: GREP lookbehind
I'm trying to automatize giving character styles to the editor given names (not the author names) in literature sources like this one via Find/Change (not GREP styles):
Jacobs, G. A., Boero, J. V., ...
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Inconsistent length of divider line on footnotes imported from Word to InDesign
I've placed a file with footnotes from Word into InDesign, but the length of the divider line is narrow on some and full column width on others. I've applied a paragraph style to achieve the correct ...
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Text with no spaces breaking line at 150 characters
Given a text with no spaces, how can we flow it without any line breaks.
It seems indesign only allows the line to be 150 characters long.
Can this be changed?
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inDesign Table of Contents auto grabbing character style
I'm just learning the Table of Contents feature in inDesign, and have learned a lot from tutorials but can't figure this one out.
When I create a TOC or update the current TOC, it always defaults to ...
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How to have consistent stroke width in placed AI documents on InDesign?
I'm making an instruction manual on InDesign. I have pictures which have been exported from CAD software and then refined in Illustrator. They are line drawings and I want to have a consistent stroke ...
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Background images that span 2 facing pages
I'm working on an 8 page booklet. The pages are 8.5 x 11 and will be saddle stitched. Pages 2-3, 4-5 and 6-7 (facing pages) have a background image that spans both pages entirely. The image is a US ...
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Why is my png image exporting with grey border around icon?
The icon looks fine in Indesign but when I export it as a PDF, there is this ugly grey fuzz around some parts of the icon's border.
I initially downloaded the image as a png, edited it in Photoshop ...
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Work and Clipping Paths in Photoshop to InDesign
I am trying to export a clean mask of an image I created in photoshop to indesign. Whenever I utilize the work path, the wp does not adhere to the selections I've made, but rather creates jagged nasty ...
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InDesign: TAC of sRGB photos exceeds ink limit - does this cause issues when encapsulated in a PDF-X/3 document for print?
I'm using InDesign and I am exporting a photo book for an online printing service (Blurb) in PDF/X-3 (I use unaltered an Export profile that they provided). In the Output tab of the Export Adobe PDF ...
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Resize a frame without moving/scaling the image in InDesign
I have placed a large PDF in InDesign, as below:
I want to shrink the frame so that only a section of the content will be visible, but without changing the size of the content in any way, so that I ...
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InDesign export problem: identical PDFs from same InDesign file have very different output file sizes
I have a file in InDesign with two layers, each with a different version of the same graphic. The graphics in each layer are png files and they are basically exactly the same image except that one has ...
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Can't change colour of SVG in illustrator
I have placed a SVG logo in my InDesign doc. It is completely white. I selected to edit in Illustrator, as I want to change the white to yellow.
I've tried edit colours and the 'recolour artwork' ...
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Is it possible in indesign to just write one single line without frame, similar to photoshop?
I am new to indesign but is it possible to write a single line to text or a single word without getting a text frame around? As we do in photoshop?
I am trying to write one single letter which can ...
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InDesign PDF Export: Drop Shadow Effects are 200 DPI Low-Res
Using Adobe InDesign, I create a new document, draw a rectangle, and apply a drop shadow. Then I export the document as an Acrobat 6 PDF with "Create Acrobat Layers" enabled. The drop shadow effect is ...
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How do I import my custom InDesign workspace to a new computer?
I have Adobe Creative Cloud and am switching to a newer Mac. CC says it's saving my preferences (workspace and shortcuts included) but when I sync my settings nothing happens!
I've read that the ...
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Why won't a font allow embedding in a .pdf? Will it print right anyway?
When I export to PDF from InDesign I keep getting this error message:
"This font could not be embedded due to licensing...The PDF will not be created if the glyphs cannot be represented."
Yet the ...
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Retail Product Catalog Solution Up-to-date for 2023
I'm looking for a good solution to create a product catalog to feature many products with photos. The end result should be a professional print-ready document, but would also like to have the ...
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Is it possible to limit the spell checking feature in inDesign to only check the text on the pages?
Is it possible to limit the spell checking feature in inDesign to only check the text on the pages ?
I often write notes off the side of the page for myself, that dont need to be spell checked as ...
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Adding a title before several paragraphs of a certain paragraph style
In Indesign, I need to insert a fixed title (something like - "law") before each group of paragraphs of a certain paragraph style, and another title right after it (something like - "...
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How to print/set-up A4 landscape saddle stitch in InDesign?
I'm pretty new to all this so bear with me.
I want to print a portfolio for a school assignment and I want it to be saddle-stitch binding. I also want the Portfolio to be A4 landscape. I've seen a ...
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Importing InDesign layers into After Effects
I'm building a webpage layout in Indesign, and my client wants me to make an animated demo of it. I can do this in After Effects, but I don't want to recreate the entire site in AE.
Is there a way I ...
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Print on the back of front page in Indesign
I have created a document in Indesign with facing pages. I want to print with page 2 on the back of page the front page. Is there a way to do that?
I even export the document to pdf and printed it ...
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How do I create table of contents from two paragraph styles in Adobe InDesign?
So I've two Paragraph Styles on the page and they are both parts of the title in separate Text Boxes.
Paragraph Style 1 "Section Title"
Paragraph Style 2 "Page Topic"
When I make the TOC style with ...
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InDesign XML : styling nested elements
In InDesign, I'm making a document from an imported XML film structured like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root xmlns:aid="http://ns.adobe.com/...
