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August 2, 2012 at 10:52 am in reply to: Still can't figure out how to put a line border around a page of text #62739
David BlatnerKeymasterPutting borders around paragraphs or lists or things like that is not one of InDesign's strengths, unfortunately. You could make a one-cell table (table > insert table, 1 col by 1 row) and cut and paste the text into it, I suppose. Or you could just put the list into its own frame and just position it on the page, or (if you need to) anchor it into the flow.
If either of these things is confusing, I strongly recommend getting a copy of my book Real World InDesign
https://creativepro.com/res…..and-videos
or check out the InDesign Essential Training videos at lynda.com (here's a 1-week free trial):
David BlatnerKeymasterGreat quesiton, Ralla. Yes, when you export to PDF/X1-a, all the RGB converts to CMYK, but the spot color remains. To control spot color conversion, use the Ink Manager:
David BlatnerKeymasterThis is not exactly what you want, but it's getting closer:
David BlatnerKeymasterThere are some plug-ins, such as BatchExporter from Zevrix, I believe. Here is a free script that works for many people:
David BlatnerKeymasterFor video training, I suggest:
David BlatnerKeymasterThe barcode plug-in from TeacupSoftware.com (see my post above) requires only InDesign and the plug-in to make EAN-13 and many other barcodes.
David BlatnerKeymasterYou can do that in InDesign. Just select the object with the Selection (black arrow) tool, then click the Pen tool. Hover over a point to delete it, hover over a line segment to add a point… you can use the Convert Direction tool (click and hold the pen tool to see additional tools) to change from corner to curve, etc.
Here's a link: https://creativepro.com/edi…..-frame.php
David BlatnerKeymasterAre you using the ME version of InDesign? Or the World Tools plug-in (in-tools.com)?
David BlatnerKeymasterInDesign CS5.5 does allow you to make multiple master pages.
But it does not allow alternate layouts.
David BlatnerKeymasterPrint Booklet does not let you export to PDF.
Maybe you need to click the Printer button in the Print dialog box and change the printer driver features?
David BlatnerKeymasterYou need to change the Poster in the Media panel.
David BlatnerKeymasterJuly 16, 2012 at 5:45 am in reply to: Change ALL CAPS format to REAL uppercase letters – with GREP Search? #62609
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David BlatnerKeymasterWell, never say never! Here's a blog post I've been meaning to write for about 3 years now, since Gerald told me about this script:
David BlatnerKeymasterI think there are potentially two things happening here. First, when I want to print something with just black ink on my xerox color laser printer, I MUST click on the Printer button in the Print dialog box. This opens the printer driver dialog box, where I can control things relevant just for my printer. I can set it to Black and White there! That way, the driver only sends grayscale information to the printer.
Second, InDesign CS5 cannot create grayscale PDFs. They always appear to be tagged internally as color. You should, however, be able to print them as B&W on your printer from Acrobat, but only if you set that in the printer driver.
As for the automatic color to B&W to color… hm…. not sure. I wonder if you exported as PDF, then used Acrobat's Convert Colors feature to convert just the inner pages to grayscale. It might work, but I tend to be skeptical of any “intelligence” inside a printer that could truly tell the difference between one page and the next.
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