Re: Mac: Any way to hide the temporary .idlk files?
Okay, I'm just really curious...WHY is this is such a big deal to you? They're only there when the file is open. The second you close the file they go away. Bob
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Edit > Find/Change > Find Format > Basic Character formats > Enter your font name and size
View ArticleRe: Mac: Any way to hide the temporary .idlk files?
Weird, why do Windows users see them? Unless "show hidden files" is enabled somewhere, they're not supposed to... And I thought that they'd auto-restore after a force quit? I seem to recall something...
View ArticleHow to use Find Change to add FC in front of all item numbers?
Hello, I am using Indesign CS5 on iMac, running OS 10.8.3. I designed a product catalog that has 148 pages. Now I need to save the same design and make a new catalog for our wholesalers. On the...
View ArticleRe: Mac: Any way to hide the temporary .idlk files?
On behalf of Adobe Systems Incorporated ... The use of the tilde prefix is absolutely not a Windows convention to hide a file. We are not trying to hide those lock files at all. If you see a lock file...
View ArticleBleed question
I'm preparing a magazine ad with a full bleed and the magazine's specs are worded in a way that's confusing to me (maybe it's lack of sleep). It's a full page and and they list their full bleed size as...
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Re: Mac: Any way to hide the temporary .idlk files?
You're right, Bob -- but if you've got several files open and need to open another one (from InD's dialogue), all of those lock files get in the way of the real files. Or if I jump back to the Finder...
View ArticleRe: Mac: Any way to hide the temporary .idlk files?
So you have InDesign files on your desktop? Maybe it's your workflow that's poor, not the UX. Bob
View ArticleRe: Mac: Any way to hide the temporary .idlk files?
scabbot wrote: And I thought that they'd auto-restore after a force quit? I seem to recall something like that that happening to me, without needing to open the idlk file itself...It's not about...
View ArticleRe: Bleed question
Your document size should be set at the trim size (the 7.75" x 10.75"). The bleed set at the 1/4" all round. The margin set to the live area. Take care, Mike
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Re: Mac: Any way to hide the temporary .idlk files?
Hi Dov -- I was obviously mistaken re: tilde files on Windows (the drawbacks of a quick search). Apologies. As for why I'd want to hide them... see my reply to Bob Levine, but ALSO -- Illustrator...
View ArticleRe: How to cut a barcode
Pasting onto a new frame and cropping, actually doesn't seem to working here. Is it this simple – I create a rectangale and past the barcode onto it. Not sure whether to group them, but either way I've...
View ArticleRe: Bleed question
Best bet is to follow their guidelines as closely as possible and send them a sample of what you've done asking if you've got the measurements correct.
View ArticleRe: Mac: Any way to hide the temporary .idlk files?
Hi again Bob -- touché. Yes, I work on them there, because it's only until I'm done enough to move them to the server. And since I'm apparently not supposed to work on them off of the server (according...
View ArticleFind Font - weird thing happening in UI?
In CS5.5 on Windows XP I am going to Find and Find FormatIn Basic Character FormatsFont Family It's only listing the Fonts used in the document? Is this normal? I've reset the prefs but that hasn't...
View ArticleArial boldface applied in Word disappears when imported. Help!
Two Arial fonts are available (Suitcase 4 in use--not sure that it a good thing!), both Open Type--TT fonts, but SLIGHTLY different versions. I would presume one was installed by Microsoft and one by...
View ArticleRe: Some alternate layout questions CS6
Click on the page tool then hover over your text box/object center, the following statement will be shown "The object width is locked. Click to change the object width as the page changes width" and a...
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Re: How to create flip book in InDesign so it starts with a single page
Moving thread from Creative Cloud Forum to InDesign Forum. Hi there, Currently, there isn't a direct way to make the cover page a single page through InDesign. You'll need to 'fake' it by fill the...
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