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  • in reply to: Placing Word .docx file with Nonbreaking Hyphens #65889
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    Hi Anne-Marie

    Thanks for the link. I did know that there are various ways of transferring WORD docs to ID to suit IDs method of styling.

    Being from the old school – I still have the very first InDesign program from back in the day, so to speak, but old habits die hard and the Notepad method I have found to be easier for me.

    Hey, I guess we could all refer to it as Plan B now. <hehe>

    Regards

    in reply to: Placing Word .docx file with Nonbreaking Hyphens #65882
    Britmark
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    Hey Matt

    I don’t think I would let a word doc within a hundred yards of InDesign on my setup. Just from the formatting viewpoint alone.

    It might be a little more time consuming, but to get your text into ID the way you want it, there is nothing better than good old Notepad.

    I just cannot seem to trust word – especially when there is formatting required.

    Just another opinion Matt.

    in reply to: short word (ex: of) goes to next line in paragr #65881
    Britmark
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    You could perhaps tweak the whole paragraph with a slight leading decrease. That should bring it all into line without showing any text as distorted.

    HTH

    in reply to: Importing an image without a background #65873
    Britmark
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    Hi Lisa

    Are you talking about removing the background altogether from your image so that it just shows the object sans BG?

    If you are talking about your background showing up as white space, then you would have to remove that first as InDesign will just see that white space as exactly that… white space and the text box would not show through because it is being blocked by the white space of the image.

    You would need to go to Photoshop and use the background remover tool, or use the pen tool to highlight it and delete it. When deleted, the background will show as a feint checkered pattern. Then you should save it as either a GIF or PNG file.

    HTH.

    in reply to: InDesign Newbie Full Spread Ruler Guides #65872
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    Hello Ian

    I don’t know if I am going to be any help to you – unfortunately I don’t get to these forums too often.

    Here is something that I didn’t know until recently that might help you…

    Imagine being in a screen with a two-page spread in front of you. If you pull down a page guide from the ruler and drag it onto one of the pages, that guide will span the space on that one page only. So if you want a second one on the other page you have to rinse and repeat, so to speak.

    However, if you pull down a guide from the ruler and drop it onto the actual pasteboard and not onto any page, you will get a full length ruler guide that spans the complete layout: two pages plus the complete spread to the extreme edges.

    Similarly, you can pull down the ruler guide and by holding down the CTRL key you will automatically convert that guide into a full layout guide instead of a simple page guide.

    My apologies if I misunderstood your question, but if this tip helps anyone on this forum…

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