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Colleen Shannon
MemberI’ve seen this when several words have No Break applied.
Window->Character->Flyout Menu->No Break
July 12, 2016 at 10:39 am in reply to: Paragraph rule going from left page to right does not print on right page #86459MemberI just came across this with a client. The problem is that InDesign renders the line across the spread, so there’s no indication that the right side of the rule won’t export to a single-page PDF. Frustrating!
MemberThis is not great, but: you could apply Rules to the Chapter Title that cover up the Header and Footer (i.e. 100 pt white stroke, offset above and below).
MemberAri, never mind! I just wasn’t doing it correctly. The document has to be set to Facing Pages. That’s a great idea.
MemberAri, but when you do that, page 8 will still come out as the first page of a PDF. You’d have to move it to the last page there.
Ann, you can build the cover separately, (with facing pages for example), export to PDF, combine with insides PDF, or place in InDesign file, or send to printer as Cover and Insides.
This is assuming it will be a booklet (saddle stitch). If it’s a perfect bound book, you would need to create the cover to a larger size to add the spine. But perhaps I’ve said too much!
Member2. Agree with Ari – to avoid any confusion, always build your book file in order, from front cover to back. Printers set up imposition based on that order.
3. For an 11×8.5 tri fold brochure, the panel sizes are typically like this:
Outside: left to right: 3.625, 3.6875, 3.6875 (front panel)
Inside: left to right: 3.6875, 3.6875 (inside center panel), 3.625I set up my own trifold template, which is great for setting up from scratch, especially with my Align to Page keyboard shortcuts. It’s also the best way to take a customer’s PDF and adjust to the correct panel sizes.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yqze76c92tf0i3h/tri-fold%20brochure.indt?dl=0
MemberHere’s some imposition info. I don’t think Print Booklet is helpful at all. I usually set up one “layout” InDesign file, then update the links when I have a new issue, etc.
MemberPreferences->Clipboard Handling->When Pasting Text and Tables from Other Applications-> choose: All Information
MemberThere is: Type->Story->Optical Alignment
June 2, 2016 at 11:53 am in reply to: Changing height of only one section of a row in a table #85401MemberFrom a design perspective, it looks like the red rows are equal Sections and should have the same height.
I see two options:
• Make a color change to the 1,kg+500g cell to indicate what the difference is between the top red row and the bottom red row.
• or Clear the References and # de sac(s) from the bottom row, they are not necessary. (just keep 1,5kg cell)If space is an issue, you can look at making the item font size smaller or scaled (i.e. 95% horizontal), and adjust the cell insets.
MemberRWVVV – I’ve been trying to scheme a way to do this with no real good solution, but you can try a few things with Strokes In my example, I used a Thick-Thick stroke that is White with a Red Gap. I could not find a way to fake an outside stroke in in Custom Strokes, but that may be a place try. Your cell insets are really the way to deal with cell space issues.
Re: Table Styles – Select Table, open Cell Styles, Clear overrides. That will allow your Table Border to work again.
Good Luck,
ColleenMember“When exporting an in-design file to pdf and update a old pdf file”
When you export over a PDF, do you get the <<“file.pdf” already exists. Do you want to replace it?>> dialogue box?
Make sure you are clicking Replace (hitting return will cancel).
Also, do you have multiple copies of this PDF? Is it possible you are Replacing one file and looking at another? Make sure you know where you are Exporting the PDF, and double-check the date.
Otherwise, I recommend Exporting to a different file name.
MemberAcrobat->Preferences->Page Display->Smooth Text:
You may need to check all of the options.
MemberCheck for Overprint Fill in Attributes, this is a common problem with white text/art:
Select text and/or frame. Window->Output->Attributes->Uncheck Overprint Fill
Otherwise, here’s my standard reply:
Go back to your PDF Export Settings and try these:
1. General: Standard PDF/x 1a:2001, Acrobat 4
2. Compression: Do not Downsample (all 3)*, check Compress Text and Line Art, check Crop Image Data to Frames
3. Output: Convert to Destination: US Web Coated (SWOP) v2, Ink Manager: check All Spots to Process (if needed)
4. Advanced: Transparency Flattener: High Resolution
You can also try cleaning up your PDF by Exporting to PostScript and loading it in Distiller.g’luck
MemberWith social media ads, I have found that exporting to 144 (or even 288) dpi gives the best results. They seem to be using an auto-compression that destroys perfectly good 72 dpi jpgs.
PNG is great for images like yours that have raster and vector art.
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