Recent content by jcape

Yes, I'm using CS4 on Vista and this happens occasionally. I don't know any fixes other than restarting ID.

One option is to crop the pdf in Acrobat. Even though it is cropped in Acrobat if you place the pdf in ID you will see the uncropped file, the cropping in Acrobat is described as non-destructive. To get around this, save the .pdf in Acrobat as .eps. Then open the .eps in Acrobat and save as a...

The measurements in ID are of the frame holding the image. You can use the info palette to see the ppi of an image which is set by the camera or an image editing program. "A pixel is really nothing more than a piece of information. A pixel describes where it is located in the grid and what...

I tried using Excel to do this and it can be done but if you have to update the information, any formating done in ID will be lost. You can set up templates to link text and graphics with xml tags. Its free but it will be a little more involved than using a plugin. There is a good article on...

You can do a ctrl+f and cycle through the buttons with Tab, Tab+Shift cycles backwards...could be a little faster.

Nevermind - I figured out what I needed to do and its working now.

I think this might be more of a network problem than InDesign. Something similar happened to me and this is what cleared it up. Check the settings for your network adapter. There is a property under the advanced settings for "Link Speed & Duplex" if this value is not set correctly it will really...

Hi, I am trying to automate some of our workflow using xml tags in IDCS2. I would like to use placeholders for a couple page references. I figured out how to use the tags and generate a simple xml file. I have "page xxx" set up to fill in the correct page number and it works when I change the...

There is a way to show only the shadow when an image is on a transparent background. Just put a large feather on the image box, this will make the contents invisible but the shadow will stay.

Click on the box with the direct selection tool (white arrow), this should show the dimensions of the object inside the box.

Hi Morgan 19, have you checked the locations of the images you're linked to in InDesign? When you open your photos, do you use the "Edit original" in InDesign? When we changed servers, there was a backup made and our files were linked to it instead of the new drive. This caused a problem...

Use the "quick apply" shortcut: Command-Return or Ctrl-Enter . This brings up character and paragraph styles, typing in the first character of the style's name will move it up. Here is a link to the article where I got this tip, lots more info here...

Go to the Numbering & Sections Options and start the document on an even number. All evens are left pages. J.

Is there a way to toggle through the tools with a keyboard shortcut? Quark has this feature, you can move through the tools in 2 directions, but I haven't been able to figure out how to do this in ID. I know each tool has its own shortcut but I would prefer toggling. It only requires one hand...

On PC ctl+` will flip through documents.