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Is it possible to change an object and automatically change all copies of that object across artboards in Illustrator?
You want to create whatever you want to be linked as a Symbol. Open the Symbols Panel, then select your object and drag it over to the Symbols Panel. Choose a "Graphic" unless you're doing this for ...
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How to place multi-page PDF into InDesign
It's hidden away but it is possible.
1) File > New > Document
Enter the number of pages of your PDF in "Number of Pages". Deselect "Facing Pages" if you want individual pages. If you know the ...
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creating recursive, self-similar patterns with Adobe Illustrator
This can be done with a simple Blend in Illustrator.
You can use the Replace Spine command and get the blend to follow a circle. You merely have to cut the circle at one anchor point for the blend to ...
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Find/Replace automation in InDesign
Indesign comes with a script called findchangebylist.jsx. It does exactly what you want, but it's pretty tedious to use. So tedious, that many people have created scripts for this same task. I would ...
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Illustrator Script to Release All Clipping Masks & Groupings, Etc
You don't need a script to release all clipping mask in one step, just do:
Select->Object->Clipping Mask
Edit->Clear
But it can also be done via script:
app.executeMenuCommand("Clipping Masks ...
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InDesign: how to get anchored objects to flow within text boxes
The option you want to set is Keep within Top/Bottom Column Boundaries in the Anchored Object Option
With the anchored object selected go to Object -> Anchored Object -> Options and check Keep ...
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InDesign: grep style to move single i words to next line
Create a character style and set it to "No break".
Edit your existing paragraph style, go to the GREP Style tab, choose the character style you created above and type (?<=\s)i\W+ in the "To Text" ...
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InDesign: how to get anchored objects to flow within text boxes
All of the problems you describe are inherent in the underlying structure of an InDesign document. E.g., InDesign can only calculate how to move text out of the way of an anchored object after the ...
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How to remove white background from multiple images?
This is a job for the actions palette!
Make a new action for "Auto Crop"
Open Actions palette (Alt+F9)
Hit the "create new action" icon bottom right (paper with folded corner)
Name the action "Auto ...
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How to add 1000x1000px white background to photos in bulk?
You need to record an action that would simply take your batch of images and:
scale the height of the images to 8-900px or similar, assuming you need some white space around the products instead of ...
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Make a border of symbols in Gimp
If your symbols are amenable to Unicode characters with a suitable font (emojis, dingbats, etc...), then you can use the text-along-path function (or, to make things a lot easier, the ofn-text-along-...
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Illustrator Script to Release All Clipping Masks & Groupings, Etc
Here you go (this is not super thoroughly tested if it has a bug let me know abd i will support you):
#target illustrator
// releaseEverything.jsx
//
// Copyright (c) 2017 Janne Ojala
//
// Licence:...
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Faster merge software than Indesign Data merge
You can operate on the PDF file, there are software that can merge pages in a PDF. This is fast as its basically just a append operation to the PDF file. (you can do this with a text editor if you ...
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How do I export multiple SVGs from Illustrator?
If you're using CS6 (not sure about earlier versions) then you need to save as SVG, there is no SVG export option.
File → Save As → SVG (svg)
In CC there is a new export option for SVG.
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Photoshop: copying multiple layers across documents without drag and drop
Highlight the layer in the Layers Panel and from the panel menu choose Duplicate Layers...
You're then presented with a dialog window where you can select where to duplicate to. All any currently ...
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How to add drop shadow to a picture via CLI?
Rather than using the vector graphic tool Inkscape I would recommend the ultimate command line tool for bitmap manipulations: ImageMagick.
It should be available through your distribution ...
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Is there a way to do a find/replace on artboard names?
Design Phoenix made an awesome script, I modified the script so that you get a prompt and enter in the values right in Illustrator
Script below:
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
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Illustrator Script to Release All Clipping Masks & Groupings, Etc
I don't think it's that difficult to use the key commands CMD-A and CMD-8 alternately as much as needed, but if you want you can throw 10 iterations in an action and play it as much as needed.
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How to turn a path with straight lines into a curved path automatically in Illustrator?
Select the path that you want to convert and with the direct selection tool and the shift key pressed, exclude one point. Some new buttons appear under the menu, one of them is to convert selected ...
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Illustrator action to embed all external objects
Embed is one of the commands you can't execute with an action (perhaps someone else can explain specifically why, I'm not sure).
You can do this with a really short script, here's an example of the ...
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Gimp batch process for 'tiling' images
Why use Gimp for this. Use ImageMagick's montage command.
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Convert batch EPS to SVG using ImageMagick?
As has been said by others, ImageMagick isn't really for vector-to-vector conversion.
I don't have much experience using Inkscape with .eps files, so I don't know reliable it is for ones that weren't ...
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How do I export multiple SVGs from Illustrator?
Use: File > Export > Export for screens.
Set the format to SVG.
This pretty powerful and allows you to select each artboard (rather than asset) you want to export. You can also export multiple ...
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InDesign: script to "paste in place" selected objects to all unlocked layers
Your check if the layer is locked is missing a = (it's assigning rather than evaluating otherwise). It should be;
if ( myDoc.layers[i].locked == false ) ...
I just tested and the script works ...
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Automate lines creation inside rectangles
Draw a rectangle shape with the rectangle tool, and click Object > Path > Split Into Grid.
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Automating filling text values in Illustrator from an external file
Yes, naturally. Nearly all (serious) applications have a programming interface. Illustrator does, as does excel. Not only can you reasonably easily make illustrator read external files. You can make ...
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How to automate the Shape Builder tool in Adobe Illustrator CS6 for mass welding?
Select all your shapes... then Pathfinder Panel > Merge
Merge will combine all objects with the same fill color into one object. If you select objects with different fill colors, each separate fill ...
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How can I make name places with individual names
Save the names in CSV format and import in InDesign via 'Window → Utilities → Data Merge'
Define where in your template the names should be injected
Detailed info at https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/...
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