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Rhiannon Miller
MemberI must admit that if I want that degree of accuracy, and I know exactly where I want to put the guide, I'll drag one onto the page and then position it accurately by typing my desired value into the X (or Y) coordinate box on the control panel. That's the only way I know of to be sure it goes exactly where I want it to.
MemberYou'd be better off changing your hyphenation settings (either increasing the number of letters after the hyphen or turning off hyphenation altogether) rather than putting hard returns in your header. You could make the change in the paragraph style, so that all headers are affected, or just locally in that instance if you need the hyphenation to be present in other headers.
As for the 'first on page' thing, I can't help, except to note that I've had the same problem.
MemberIt sounds like you want to make your own custom font. This isn't something that InDesign does. There are various font editors out there: a quick Google suggests that https://www.fontlab.com/font-ed…..ab-studio/ is a fairly comprehensive piece of kit; or https://fontforge.sourceforge.net/ has the advantage of being free…
[Disclaimer: I don't edit fonts myself, so I can't tell you whether the above are any good or not.]
MemberYeah, I keep all the files in the book in one directory, and then duplicate the whole directory for each version, and rename by incrementing numbers in the filename. And then I go and rename all the INDD files, and then I remake the book with the new files. A hass, but then I always know what version I'm working with.
I've heard of such things as workflow management software and version control, but I can't quite get my head round how they're supposed to work.
MemberAh, I see. But then surely the objects shouldn't appear in Preview mode, which they do.
MemberI still think you'd have less hassle if you define the frame fitting options in an object style, and apply the object style before you paste. It sounds like you're doing this over and over, so this would definitely be an improvement for you. You could even make it the default object style for graphic frames, so that each new frame you create automatically has those options applied.
ETA: And if all the frames are already created, you might be able to use the Object section of your Find/Replace tool to hunt them down and apply the object style, or even the frame fitting options directly.
MemberAnd you can set the Frame Fitting Options as part of an object style, for ease of application to multiple and new frames.
MemberI see that the latest issue of InDesign Magazine suggests exporting as an IDML file, which removes all the image previews entirely. That way you'd get all the paragraph and character style information too. I should have thought of that myself.
December 14, 2010 at 1:52 am in reply to: The text in my book needs to get significantly larger is there a way to automatically add in page sizes so that the text doesn't get overset? #58098MemberIf you have CS4 or CS5 then you can turn on Smart Text Reflow in the preferences (Preferences > Type). If you're not using master text frames you'll need to untick the box marked 'Limit to Master Text Frames'.
But you'll probably need to do more than just increase the font size to make it readable by people with poor sight. There are guidelines at https://www.rnib.org.uk/profess…..print.aspx and https://www.textmatters.com/our….._impaired/ – in case you haven't already seen them!
MemberGlad I could help. And one other thing: if you already have all the fonts they're using (with exactly the same names), then you can tell the export profile not to embed the fonts in the PDF. That'll make a much smaller file.
MemberI think Hyland is asking how to get a tiny file with minimal work, given that the images are not required. I suggest making a PDF export profile in InDesign with compression set as high as possible (bicubic downsampling to 1 pixel per inch for all images, JPEG compression, image quality minimum). Send this to the Very Busy Person and ask them to use it to make the PDF (test it first!). That would do for on-screen proofreading, assuming you don't need to check the images (does it never happen that the caption doesn't match the image, or is it just not your job to check that?).
November 12, 2010 at 8:01 am in reply to: CS4 to CS5 change in layer order of anchored objects? #57708MemberThat's exactly right, but only for CS4 documents imported to CS5. If I create the frames in CS5 they work fine. In fact, the problem seems to be with the 'title' frames (so yellowframe in your example); if I load the document in CS5 and create a new frame with the 'title' object style, and anchor an existing 'content' frame into it, then that appears the way it should. If I create a new frame with the 'content' object style, and anchor it into an existing 'title' frame, then the content frame is hidden.
And it only happens when the outer frame is anchored – if I release a title frame in CS4 and then bring the document into CS5, then there's no problem, even though the content frame is still anchored. But if the title frame is anchored in CS4, then when I've brought it into CS5, even releasing the title frame doesn't resolve it: only releasing the content frame fixes it.
November 12, 2010 at 7:39 am in reply to: How to remove a rule around a box without changing the box size #57706MemberFurther to this, you can always set your stroke to inside as part of the object style.
Also, not quite what you were asking for, but you can choose whether InDesign factors in the stroke when you're changing the size of an object. With the Select tool active, click on the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of your application bar and you should see an option 'Dimensions include stroke weight'. If this is checked, then when you type, say, '10mm' into the height box, that 10mm will include the size of the stroke; if it's unchecked, then your object will resize to 10mm plus the stroke weight.
MemberOK, thanks – I'll stop worrying about the image. And maybe start worrying about my Separations panel!
MemberNo, it's not a swatch colour either in InDesign or in Illustrator, not even when I tell it to 'add used colours' in Illustrator and 'add unnamed colours' in InDesign.
And I've cleaned up the paths, so stray points should have been deleted.
I'm really stumped. Do you think I can get away with just sending it to print as is?
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