As I suspected, thank you ... View more

All separate frames so am trying to get everything in one text box and use span columns like I have with the other layout. With the main header not aligning with the text below, I'm not sure this is possible? ... View more

Good point – here we go: ... View more

Hi again, I can't work out if there's a way to do this with another layout I work with. It works to a 7 column grid with the body copy only across 6 of them and the main header spanning across the lot. Any ideas please? ... View more

Thank you very much – span columns and paragraph borders are what I need in my life. Unaware of both but certainly the best way to work. Bit of housekeeping and I'll be set for future publications. Thanks everyone who tried to help ... View more

Ok sorry, it will be circulated electronically but then probably printed off for those who do not have access to a computer. I need to have an 18pt text version for this purpose, apologies I hadn't really explained this in my initial question. ... View more

The accessible PDF stuff I've found explains about tagging and alt text etc but I don't really need any of this – I just need a large text version of the body copy itself. I don't think the accessible PDF does that, from what I can see? ... View more

But yes, I'm on CC2018 ... View more

I don't need the design/layout to remain, I need it stripped it back so it ends up as text at 18pt in one column across the page. I can't really keep the layout at that size, the two columns will be unhelpful and possibly confusing for the reader. I essentially need to get the text into a plain, continuous 18pt layout in it's final state. That's what I'm trying to achieve after it's all been laid out. ... View more

How would I do that? Can I create an accessible PDF from my InDesign file? ... View more

The accessible version is electronic, just a simple plain Word doc at 18pt font. I can keep the original file Word doc file of the copy updated with proofing marks etc throughout the process and then simply use that at the end, but it would be great to save the hassle of making all the marks twice and using some sort of tool to export the final PDF to Word (without fuss) or extract all the text from InDesign itself. ... View more

Thanks for your response but no – I've attached an example showing how it's not quite as simple as that... would appreciate your thoughts? ... View more

Thanks for the response. Sorry I should have included an example page to show you what I'm working with. I'm using styles etc properly but the text doesn't flow in continuous text boxes as each section is separated by a sub head bar. As I'm sure you can imagine everything jumps around and misaligns causing more work. Do you see what I mean? The large print version doesn't need to layout the same as this, it's just needs to be exported in some way like into a Word doc so it can be easily read as a whole in a larger font. That's why instead of just adjusting my styles, I've been chucking the final version into a Word doc and styling. This is far easier than messing around InDesign so far... ... View more