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David BlatnerRunning headers are usually variables, and variables usually act like a single character. It’s one character that looks like a word or sentence or something.
For more powerful running heads, consider Power Headers from in-tools.com
David BlatnerYou might have accidentally done this trick:
https://creativepro.com/making-a-magnifying-glass-text-frame-in-indesign.php
David BlatnerThere are also other plug-ins and scripts that can help, such as:
https://www.indiscripts.com/category/projects/HurryCover
https://coverbuilder.brunoherfst.com
https://www.danrodney.com/scripts/makebookjacket.html
David BlatnerI don’t think Liquid Layout can do what you want.
Here is how I suggest setting up book covers:
https://creativepro.com/indesign-secrets-video-laying-book-cover.php
David BlatnerYou might have different versions of fonts on each workstation; that would cause minor variations.
Flattening, though… that is a tricky one. It sounds like you’re saying that even if you use the same transparency flattener settings, you may still be seeing differences in flattening results? It would surprise me a little, but not a lot. The flattening settings are a bit of black magic. All of that is deep under the hood with very little exposed.
David BlatnerAdobe does actually change the way it flows text every so often… sometimes it’s a difference in hyphenation (you could check Preferences > Dictionary). Sometimes it’s just a way it handles metrics. It’s rare, but if these templates were made 10+ years ago, then it’s not entirely surprising.
Usually InDesign will not reflow text unless: you edit it in some way, you export and import IDML, or you use that keyboard shortcut.
So this is a situation where, if you need to edit the text, you’re going to need to update the formatting and re-save a new template.
It is also possible that it is a font issue. (For example, open Type > Find Font, click More Info, and choose the font in the list. Look at the Version field in particular, and compare between the computers.)
https://creativepro.com/wrong-font-what-happened.php
David BlatnerThat’s actually helpful to learn! That means that it may have something to do with how InDesign’s text flow rules have changed over time. If you open the old template and press command-shift-/ (slash) does the text become overset? My guess is that it does, even without you typing anything.
Are all four of you using the same version of CC 2019? If so, the fact that two of you are getting the problem is pretty weird…
David BlatnerThe fact that it’s happening to only some of you is particularly mysterious. If you export to IDML and open that IDML file, does the problem go away?
David BlatnerTo me, it appears like these are scans of a printed page. For example, if you scan a page that has been printed, and then print it again, you often get moire patterns. Your “grid” lines appear like very large moire patterns to me. Were these pages printed and scanned?
David BlatnerLOL. No worries! It’s one of many things in ID that is only obvious after you do it once. :-)
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