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  • February 2, 2016 at 1:29 pm in reply to: simple format automation needed. #81448
    Colleen Shannon
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    jmchase, this may not work for your job, but I work at a print shop and we deal with crummy PDFs a lot.

    If the document is sized in the center of the PDF, make a1-page InDesign document that’s the size of the whole PDF. Window->Utilities->Scripts->PlaceMultiplePage PDF

    Then size the document as it should be, and hopefully the crop marks line up.

    As for the spiral binding, not sure. We use Enfocus Pitstop Pro to fix that sort of thing (It’s expensive, but there’s a trial download) https://www.enfocus.com/en/products/pitstop-pro

    February 1, 2016 at 3:33 pm in reply to: Can I squeeze that PDF some more? #81307
    Colleen Shannon
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    artmaverick, looks like you have a separate comment from this thread.

    Feature request for Adobe:
    https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

    Otherwise, you can start a new thread here:

    General InDesign Topics (CLOSED)

    January 31, 2016 at 11:02 am in reply to: Drop Shadow affecting text #81263
    Colleen Shannon
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    baz, two things to try:

    -If you have Spot Colors in your document, change them to Process
    – When exporting to PDF, choose: Standard: PDF/X-1a:2001

    January 28, 2016 at 7:55 am in reply to: Save 1 page from 50 #81189
    Colleen Shannon
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    -Create a New InDesign document, drag it to the side.
    -Window->Pages (May help to click Flyout Menu->Panel Options->Size: Jumbo)
    -Select pages from original document and drag to new document

    Or you can copy the document and delete the pages you don’t need.

    January 26, 2016 at 12:46 pm in reply to: TOC page number on next line #81139
    Colleen Shannon
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    Type->Show Hidden Characters

    January 25, 2016 at 4:56 pm in reply to: Ignore case in spell checking a glossary #81116
    Colleen Shannon
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    InDesign->Preferences->Spelling

    You can control what kind of capitalization errors to look for and turn on/off Dynamic Spelling

    January 25, 2016 at 11:54 am in reply to: master pages #81090
    Colleen Shannon
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    I don’t think so. What exactly are you trying to do?

    January 23, 2016 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Can I squeeze that PDF some more? #81044
    Colleen Shannon
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    And – make sure you’re using Master Pages if you have images repeating on your pages. (I have seen an image copy and pasted onto 50 pages instead of using one on the master page – that will increase the size a lot)

    January 23, 2016 at 2:10 pm in reply to: Can I squeeze that PDF some more? #81043
    Colleen Shannon
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    It’s hard to say without seeing your file, but here are a few things:
    You may need a web version of your InDesign file.

    -convert all swatches to RGB process
    -Flatten everything: If you have any complicated vector images, transparencies, effects and clipping paths, save them as JPG/PNG if possible.
    -Save any TIFs or PSDs as JPG/PNG (process to 100% as effleess said)
    -in your PDF export, Compatibility Acrobat 8/9 and No Color Conversion, Optimize for Fast Web View
    -Export your INDD to IDML, open and save. If that lowers the INDD file size, you may get a lower PDF size.

    You may have to tell you client that something’s gotta give, like using fewer photos or breaking it up into two magazines.

    January 22, 2016 at 1:42 pm in reply to: Best mobile-friendly export method? #81023
    Colleen Shannon
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    Does she need to retain vector data? If not, export it as JPGs or PNGs

    For a PDF:
    Color: Your images should be RGB, no Spot Colors, no Color Conversion in PDF Export, and Export as newest Acrobat version.
    If you have a lot of images that are scaled down in InDesign, you should try scaling the images (in Photoshop, etc) down and re-importing so they’re close to 100% in InDesign.

    Hard to tell without seeing it, but sometimes saving all your vector data as JPG or PNG, then placing them back in behind your text will get the file size down.

    January 20, 2016 at 11:57 am in reply to: conversion #80957
    Colleen Shannon
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    If you save the JPG as 72 dpi, it will keep the same size. If you double the resolution (144 dpi), InDesign will also double the size. Not sure why!

    January 16, 2016 at 12:11 pm in reply to: My black text isn't always black #80877
    Colleen Shannon
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    Yes, let me know. Couldn’t hurt to have another printer run it too.

    January 16, 2016 at 11:43 am in reply to: My black text isn't always black #80875
    Colleen Shannon
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    Angelique,

    If you can post the PDF, I can check it for problems. Next time, your printer should check before printing the whole run. Some suspects: Some ‘blacks’ are Registration, spot colors and raster effects overlapping.

    Exporting to PDF x/1a can fix a lot of transparency issues. Was this printed offset spot or process? Digital?

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