Hey folks, it’s time for another InDesign mystery that you can solve for a chance to win an awesome prize!
Here’s the scenario:
You a receive a layout file created by another designer. In Preview mode, it looks OK.
But if you view it in Normal mode, the text frames appear to have stroke and fill colors.
But when you select the text frames and check the Swatches panel, it shows there is no stroke and no fill applied to any of the text frames.
If you view the file with Overprint Preview turned on, you don’t see the colors. Likewise, they don’t appear in output like a PDF.
Why do these text frames appear to have stroke and fill colors in the Normal viewing mode?
This month’s prize is 3 months access to videos of any 2 days of CreativePro Week 2017.
The winner will be chosen at random from all the correct answers I receive before August 24, 2017
Enter now by emailing your solution to mike at indesignsecrets.com
Note: Comments are closed on this post so no one gives away the answer. Good luck!
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This article was first published on August 17, 2017
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