Re: Random characters throughout my document

BobLevine

If you're using OneDrive then make sure to set the folders you're working with to "always keep on this device."

BobLevine

You got all that from the original post? You are GOOD!

BobLevine

We need way more information here. I, for one, have no idea what you're talking about so please back up and provide some details.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 07, 2025

And to improve on that, use frame fitting options and set a negative crop amount:

BobLevine · ‎Dec 07, 2025

Exactly. The OP appears to be completely overthinking this one. This is a piece of cake if smartguides are turned on.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 07, 2025

How much RAM do you have? What processor do you have? The system requirements shown on Adobe's website are a bare minimum but they're not nearly enough to run InDesign well.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 07, 2025

Great! I just didn't have time to test it the other day but I was pretty sure it would function properly. If you're doing a lot of MSOs you might want to download and install this free script: Object States Assistant for Adobe InDesign – Automatication

BobLevine · ‎Dec 05, 2025

At the bottom of the page, under that in white text is this: I have no idea what it does.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 05, 2025

Set it in preferences:

BobLevine · ‎Dec 05, 2025

Sounds doable. This is off the top of my head so you may have to play around. First off, don't turn them into buttons. Instead, use an invisible button over them and set them to: State one (contains PNG and invisible button) Button set to go to next state State two (contains GIF and MP3 set to play on state load) Button set to Stop audio and go to next state Let me know if that works.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 04, 2025

No. You can contact Adobe and if you can make a case for it, they might help you.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 04, 2025

Well, X-1a is most certainly archaic, so I'll ask again...does this happen when exporting to X-4? Transparency flattening has always been somewhat of an issue and even back in the early days of transparency support I avoided it because of problems. If there are no issues with X-4, I strongly recommend that you adjust your workflow because if this has existed all the way back to CS6 my guess is that it's not much of a priority.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 04, 2025

Perhaps the variables were converted to text. Without seeing the file it's impossible to know.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 04, 2025

At work? Is the computer managed by IT? Are all necessary permissions set properly?

BobLevine · ‎Dec 04, 2025

That is indeed the reason it is grayed out. I have two 2K monitors and it works quite nicely.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 04, 2025

The latest release is 21.0.2

BobLevine · ‎Dec 03, 2025

Perhaps those properties are not a part of the font you're using.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 03, 2025

That's the Windows touch workspace. Pick something else.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 03, 2025

Use the content collector. Works like a charm for this.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 03, 2025

Try resetting your preferences.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 03, 2025

Change the leader to a period followed by one or more spaces.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 03, 2025

Then you have something else going on. Is this one file or all? If it's one, export to IDML; if all, reset your preferences.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 03, 2025

As noted, it's been fixed. Make sure you have the settings corret in the layers panel and you're fully updated to 21.0.2.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 02, 2025

It's not the document, it's the find fonts panel.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 02, 2025

First off, this discussion is more than three years old. How are you testing this?

BobLevine · ‎Dec 02, 2025

Do you have the application frame enabled?

BobLevine · ‎Dec 02, 2025

If you don't need anything fancy, you could still use Barb's method but instead of placing the line, you could add a paragraph rule that's the width of the column. Play around with the offsets to get it centered. This old, but still relevant video, might give you some ideas: theindesigner.com/podcasts/tid49_theindesigner_49.mp4

BobLevine · ‎Dec 02, 2025

You're blaming Adobe but keep ignoring that Quark and Affinity allow fo the same thing so even without the capability in InDesign what's to keep someone from opening the PDFs anywhere else. Again, and as respectfully as I can be, the problem is yours. It's been explained to you that adding some security will stop these PDFs from opening in InDesign. If I were a lot younger, I'd be far more worried about AI.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 01, 2025

Do you have GPU Performance enabled in your InDesign preferences? If so, turn it off.

BobLevine · ‎Dec 01, 2025

The first thing you might want to do is take a screen recording so we can see it. I'm on Windows 11 here, and I'm not seeing anything like that.

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