Erica Gamet
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Depending on how it is to be output, the printer can usually do the set up for you. If the spine is going to be a different color and not contain the same graphics as the front on back, then it’s even easier. I would set up the front and back as two separate spreads with any needed bleeds or whatever. Then, set up the spine separately with lots of extra bleed area. For instance, keep the text within 1/2″ or whatever you think the minimum spine thickness would be, but have, say, an inch of bleed on top and bottom (the area running to the front and back covers). If you’re doing a PDF for final output, it gets even easier…just create the PDFs with the full amount of bleed…in the final output, the person outputting can reduce the bleed to whatever they need. If you are doing PDFs, you can combine the resulting PDFs into one file. Best bet is to talk to the person doing the final output and work out a gameplan.
Erica Gamet
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Glad I could help!
Erica Gamet
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Chances are these are just artifacts of creating the PDF…do they print when outputting from the PDF? I think there’s a setting in Acrobat that will get rid of those…I’ve had these show up in PDFs onscreen but they don’t actually print. Let us know if the problem goes away with printing.
Erica Gamet
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If you’re typing the values in the Transform palette, you want to de-select Transform Content in the palette menu. If you’re using the Scale Tool, de-select Scale Content. If you’re entering the new values in the Control palette, you will also de-select the Transform Content option in the palette menu. Hope that helps!
Erica Gamet
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Did the .inx file work for you? If you have InDesign CS and want to open a .inx file, you don’t need a plug-in, but you do need to have the right version of CS. It needs to be 3.0.1 April 2005 CS2 compatibility update. If you don’t know if you have that version (since on the surface it will say just 3.0.1 and you might not actually have the 2005 update) do this: hold down the Command key (on Mac, ctrl on PC) and choose About InDesign from the InDesign menu. The full version should read: CS 3.0.1 (838). If you don’t have the (838), download the compatibility update from adobe. Hope that helps…
Erica Gamet
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Yeah…no worries…I just recently stumbled across that one, myself! I used to create a rectangle with rounded corners, switch to the Direct Selection tool, then delete points and convert the smooth point to a sharp corner point. Great timesaver!!!
Erica Gamet
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Which method did you end up using? It looked like one of those where there were a dozen or so possibilities?
Erica Gamet
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As far as spacing goes, you’ll want to use the Align palette (make sure you choose Show Options from the palette flyout menu…it’s not on by default). Select all the objects and choose Distribute Spacing and choose Vertical or Horizontal Space (the little icons). That will evenly distribute the space. If there’s a certain measurement like .25 inch (or cm, mm, whatever) that you want between each, check the Use Spacing box and enter the amount…then click one of the Distribute Spacing options.
For doing individual rounded corners, I use the script called CornerEffects.js. I believe that came with the extra scripts on the InDesign disk (if not, just do a google search). Just create the rectangle, select it, double-click on the CornerEffects script and it will ask you what type of corner, offset amount, and what pattern you’d like: pick first, second, third, etc. point to get the one you want.
Hope that helps!
Erica Gamet
Digital Dimensions
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I have the Markzware plug in for the Mac and it works great…assume it works as well on the PC. It does a better job than the built in engine, I think. Many of my clients do the save down a version in Quark, then open and save down again (as suggested). It IS time consuming but it works.
I just got my copy of QXP7 and I haven’t installed it yet (I work solely in InDesign, so I’m not in a huge rush)…don’t know how far down you can save in one step (hope you can go 7-4). I also don’t know if I can open v.7 QXP files in InDesign with the Markzware plugin…
Do you have a lot of files to convert? If it’s only a file or two you’re needing, I could always do the conversion for you…just a workaround until the budget allows, perhaps?
Erica Gamet
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You can Command (or ctrl) + Shift select the object on each document page (as suggested above), but you can save yourself that step. Go to your document page, choose Place and get your loaded cursor, then simply hover over the master page object on the document page and you’ll see rounded brackets around the loaded cursor icon…just click and the graphic will be placed inside that object. You have now done a master page override and placed a graphic all in one step.
Keep in mind that just because you’ve overridden the master page item doesn’t mean there’s no connection left to it. For instance, if you change the object’s color or position on the master page, it will change on the document page. When you do a master page override, it only overrides what you’ve done to it (in this case, put something as its content)…everything else stays connected. Going back and removing overrides puts the object back as it is on the Master Page (and re-locks it to the Master). If you choose Detach Selection (or All Objects) from Master, you’ll permanently sever the connection.
Erica Gamet
Digital Dimensions
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“…for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”