Read & Write
We are saving CS5 files as CS6 and they come up read only. we can change this with a cmd i but this is time consuming. Does anyone know how to change the default to read & write on all files?
View ArticleRe: Coupon auto numbering, multiple per page, CS5.5.
You can do this with datamerge very easily, then. All you need is your numbers doucment (one number per line, with a header called numbers) saved as Tab Delimited text, or CSV. Set up a doucument with...
View ArticleCreate a custom action to a form field
Hello, I am looking to try and create a custom action to a form field in indesign. I would like for this action to transfer a piece of syntax to acrobat pdf. Then once in acrobat activate the form...
View ArticleRe: Coupon auto numbering, multiple per page, CS5.5.
Ok thanks. I'll have to do a bit of research as to how to do a datamerge but I think I should figure it out. I'll let you know if I have any other questions.
View ArticleRe: unexpected page breaks in InDesign epub documents
Something I wanted to ask right away: "What aoftware are you using to *view* the epub with?"But I see in the screenshots you are using Adobe's own Digital Ed viewer. > it appeared to break at...
View ArticleRe: Pink margin guides disappeared!
That didn't do anything in Windows. But you inspired me to check everything in View. I found Normal and Preview under Screen Mode. I have temp. switched to Normal, which covers the entire screen (even...
View ArticleRe: Pink margin guides disappeared!
To get rid of the grids: View/Grids & Guides/Hide Document Grid.
View ArticleRe: Pink margin guides disappeared!
Under View > Grids and Guides you can show and hide the grid and/or the margin and other guides.
View ArticleHow to lay out a one-cut booklet?
I want to make a one-cut booklet (see http://www.fimp.net/makeabook.html) out of an 11x17 sheet of paper. What would be the least painful way to do this in InDesign? So far I'm thinking I have to lay...
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IDCS6 -> Interactive PDF. Button rollover functionality spotty.
So I've got a button created that, when clicked, sends a user to a destination bookmarked in the same PDF. The rollover and clicked states work perfectly on my machine in Acrobat X (10.1.6 on OSX...
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Re: My indesign keeps crashing when I type in a text box
Hi Peter,I couldn't find a CS5 installer link
View ArticleRe: unexpected page breaks in InDesign epub documents
Jongware, I have been checking the epubs in ADE, Sony Reader for PC, and in the Nook for PC. I don't have a Kindle available, haven't tested it on the iPad yet, and Mobi doesn't have a download (that I...
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Re: How to lay out a one-cut booklet?
You're close in spirit, but not on the mark, I think. It's actually easier to make an InDesign file with the 4.25 x 5.5 pages in reading order, then save that file, then place its pages into a separate...
View ArticleRe: changeGrep alters selection
Yes, that's actually how this discussion started. Peter suggested \x{0020} which made sense to me because its more readable than " ". But the problem seems to be the same. My first idea for a...
View ArticleRe: changeGrep alters selection
Also, the effect is not limited to searching for spaces. Try searching for "h." and replacing with "h". And it's not just grep searches, either. Same thing happens with ordinary find/change. The key...
View ArticleRe: Why can't I get my new default stroke & fill to work in my doc?
Nor do I. And it works as expected, here, so see Replace Your Preferences
View ArticleRe: Can a style control Columns and Column breaks?
And while you can create an object style that will define the number of columns in a frame (and you can set a fixed width), I'm not sure you can get ID to create new frames when placing XML, but it may...
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