Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

  • Congratulations strongm on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Search results for query: *

  1. tperkins

    Create this text effect advice

    All that it looks like was used is a couple of different sized outlines and a dropshadow. Tony Perkins
  2. tperkins

    Help with marking cut lines for printer

    In your swatch options name a spot color "cut marks" make the color pink (or anycolor you want) then set in not to print. Make two lines with the color you make in the postition then need to be and thats it. Tony Perkins
  3. tperkins

    How to insert image in PDF file?

    There are third party programs that I use to insert pics or logos into pdf's, the one I use is PitStop Professional by Enfocus, kind of pricy though but in my printshop indispensable! Another thing that I have done is to bring the pdf into Quark/Indesign and place the photo in question where you...
  4. tperkins

    How do I find a used color

    There could also be an object filled that is behind another object and hidden, in this case I make another object then fill it with the suspect color and with that new object selected I choose "select all same fill colors" if the a hidden object is filled then it will select it also and you can...
  5. tperkins

    Converting PDF files

    What software do you have is a better question? For instance if you have the full version of Acrobat 6 lets says you can save them as optimized and reduce any photos in the pdf by size and or compression, remove any unnessasary or hidden items in the pdf to reduce it's size. Adobe Illustrator...
  6. tperkins

    Path filling problem

    Zthe problem is that you have 4 points that arn't joined, check where the color fill is messed up and select the two points and join them. Tony Perkins
  7. tperkins

    How do I make a graphic like this - please help

    Looks like they copied and pasted a white "VW" logo accross and down a bunch of times then just put a gradient background behind it. Tony Perkins
  8. tperkins

    Simple way to fill

    In your swatch pallette, at the upper left, you have two small boxes, one overlapping the other. the lower right box with the outline is for your outline colors, the upper left box, the solid one is for your fills. Click on the solid box then select your object and click on the color you want in...
  9. tperkins

    Something like difference blend in PS - only in Illustrator

    Convert the text to outlines, ungroup, release compound path, make compound path, select the shape and text, exclude overlapping shape area (in your pathfinder window), expand. Tony Perkins
  10. tperkins

    Simple way to fill

    Select the rectangle then click the fill option in your swatch window then select the color you want. Tony Perkins
  11. tperkins

    FDF and PDF

    As for what a FDF is "FDF is the file format used for Acrobat Forms and is used when submitting Form data to a server, receiving a response, and incorporating it back into a Form." To open a FDF you have to have the coresponding PDF form on your hard drive. Tony Perkins
  12. tperkins

    Align problem

    What's not aligning? Horizontal or Vertical? If it's vertical that's giving you problems then you may have your text set to the top of the text box, make it centered text. Tony Perkins
  13. tperkins

    Pantone colour difference??

    Well I believe that it has something to do with two separate divisions within Adobe setting up there own color coversions. I could be wrong but I have noticed that eventhough they are in the same company InDesign, PhotoShop and Illustrator layout there programs in different ways. For example...
  14. tperkins

    Scaling problem cont...

    Make sure you are using the correct selection tool...other than that it sometimes helps to reboot. Tony Perkins
  15. tperkins

    Smooothing Out Paths in Illustrator

    in IllustratorCS try "Object>Path>Simplify..." Tony Perkins
  16. tperkins

    Making a "Y" path

    Using your pen tool start at the bottom and make a point, then holding your shift key down move up and make another point, then move up and over to make the point for one of the tops of your "Y" and then move to either the right or left to make the top point. Using your add point tool add a...
  17. tperkins

    Problems with EPS into Photoshop CS2

    If I were doing it I would import the eps logo at actual size and at 600 dpi then when I get it raterized in PhotoShop I would resize it there to fit what you want. Tony Perkins
  18. tperkins

    Can't stop Feathering

    I never could figure out that PhotoShop Border but I do have a workaround. On a new layer; 1 Select All 2 Select -> Modify -> Smooth 3 Radius: 10 px 4 Select -> Modify -> Contact 5 Contract By: 10 px 6 Delete Tony Perkins
  19. tperkins

    Editing PDF files

    No, not like you would in Word. but there is a third party program out there called PitStop Professional by www.enfocus.com that you can make some changes to a pdf document. It is mainly for prepress operations to get a pdf ready for printing, it is kind of expensive also but in my work is...
  20. tperkins

    Borders on photos

    Make an empty box over the top of the photo and then set your stroke and color. Tony Perkins

Part and Inventory Search

Back
Top