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  • May 22, 2012 at 8:45 am in reply to: Color Question: CMYK vs Pantone: Can I get the color I want? #62241
    jimmykup
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    Ok, so I've figured out that Coated does indeed refer to the paper I'm printing on. And since I'll be printing on glossy, I guess I'll be going with the “PANTONE Solid Coated” library for my selection(s).

    I also figured out that choosing my RGB color in Photoshop and then bringing up the desired library in the color picker will show me the closest pantone match. Sweet.

    I have another question now though. I'm designing a 100 page full-size catalog. In InDesign when I chose a Pantone color for my text, I add it to my swatches and it's locked in as a Spot color.

    Pantones are ALWAYS spot color, right? And CMYK is always process? Or is it more complicated than that?

    Is my printer going to charge me extra for each spot(pantone) color I use? So the more spot colors I have, the higher the cost?

    The large majority (99%) of my project is using CMYK (process) colors. Is it considered normal to print a document that's mostly process CMYK with some spot colors here and there?

    May 22, 2012 at 6:31 am in reply to: Color Question: CMYK vs Pantone: Can I get the color I want? #62237
    jimmykup
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    That's great to hear! :)

    Two more questions then.

    First, what's the best way to find the best pantone color? My first thought was searching Google for an RGB to Pantone converter.

    Second, I'm looking at InDesign and there are just so many Pantone libraries to choose from. I really don't know where to start or what the differences are. My only thought was that different libraries apply to different paper types. What's the deal here?

    January 24, 2011 at 10:46 am in reply to: GREP Styles – Is this possible? #58485
    jimmykup
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    Thanks guys! The nested styles worked perfectly.

    January 21, 2011 at 2:48 pm in reply to: Best Settings for Exporting a PDF for the Web #58457
    jimmykup
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    Awesome tips guys. Thanks!

    January 18, 2011 at 10:05 am in reply to: Select All Objects by Their Style #58406
    jimmykup
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    Sad realization. Looks like the plug-in you suggested does not work on anchored objects. :(

    January 18, 2011 at 9:42 am in reply to: Select All Objects by Their Style #58405
    jimmykup
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    Thanks David.

    My problem is that I have logos from various brands littered throughout my catalog. In the future if I want to make every instance of Logo X slightly smaller, I want to be able to do so without having to click on every single one, one-by-one.

    January 18, 2011 at 8:55 am in reply to: Best Settings for Exporting a PDF for the Web #58402
    jimmykup
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    Currently I'm using InDesign CS5. For the PDF I created most recently there are no bells and whistles involved. No Hyperlinks, buttons, videos or anything of that sort. It's just text and photos. It's just a very basic PDF. My goal is to make it load as fast as possible while still looking good.

    Thanks for the tips David. After doing all of your suggestions, would you further suggest opening the PDF in Acrobat Pro (I have version 9.4.1) and using its file reducing capabilities? Document > Reduce File Size.. and Advanced > PDF Optimizer?

    May 11, 2010 at 2:32 pm in reply to: Opening InDesign CS5 documents in CS3? #55684
    jimmykup
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    I suppose then the only viable option is to find someone who DOES have CS4 and is willing to do me a favor by converting the file.

    Sigh.

    May 11, 2010 at 7:32 am in reply to: Opening InDesign CS5 documents in CS3? #52690
    jimmykup
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    I suppose then the only viable option is to find someone who DOES have CS4 and is willing to do me a favor by converting the file.

    Sigh.

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