Just adding my voice to the growing frustration with ACP. I have tried all but the clean install (which didn't sound like it worked). I left my computer unattended this morning for about 2 hours and came back to the ACP using 20GB of memory. My MacBook Pro's fans run contstantly if the ACP is running. Adobe: Any fix for this on the horizon? It's really impacting productivity. I keep InDesign turned off for fear of it launching the ACP (which happens randomly but definitely if I launch INDD). ... View more

Always there with awesome tutorials and screenshots, Barb! Thanks! ... View more

I can't tell if you have hard paragraph returns between your description lines. If not, and you have a "Next Style" applied to your description (where next style is your Title style), that might be affecting the styles. That being said, I haven't worked with placing XML and don't know if it even honors Next Style settings. Just what came to my mind first. ... View more

This is the case probably 99% of the time...in my experience as well! ... View more

I was actually able to get it open in CC2018 but it continually crashed my InDesign app when trying to save. The file is quite large and I'm not sure why (all images are linked...at least the ones I looked at). I think the file is damaged beyond repair. ... View more

I tried opening in a variety of ways, and get "file damaged" errors. What version of INDD was this created in and on what operating system? ... View more

You can actually drag it by the page too, not just the number. The trick is making sure you get close enough to get that little bracket that tells you you're close enough. I think by grabbing the number, it just got close enough sooner. But glad it worked!! ... View more

I think taking DBLjan's advice will work for you. You can simply place an InDesign file (the completed calendar) page by page into a new InDesign document. Just use File > Place like you would with any other image. Make sure you have "Show Import Options" selected so you can choose which pages of the document to place on each page. Good luck! ... View more

Do you have any utility that might be using that same keyboard shortcut? I have a zoom tool app that was conflicting with one of my InDesign shortcuts. I couldn't see anything happening in InDesign, but a function was being toggled on/off in my zoom app. And did you say you tried to set the shortcut in InDesign yourself? What happens when you key in Command-0? ... View more

Is the problem only with this file? You say you are able to print from other programs...what about from other InDesign files? If just this file, perhaps try saving it as an IDML file, then open the IDML file back into InDesign. If that doesn't fix it, try printing just one page at a time to see if it's just one rogue page. Since you're not even getting to the print dialog, not sure these will help, but it's good to narrow down where the issue might be starting. ... View more

I've never seen it offset like that...though it seems like you have a frame inside of a frame. Is there any way you can upload the file in question? And let me know which version you're working in, so I can try to replicate. Have you tried on another machine at all? Or different version of the software? Just want to see if we can narrow down where the issue is happening. ... View more

Here's where I go to create dummy text specific to my client...or just to amuse myself. My current placeholder text is HG Wells' Time Machine. It's been Dracula and Hamlet in the past. Sometimes I want something more cheery, though! https://loremipsum.io/ultimate-list-of-lorem-ipsum-generators/ ... View more

There may be a script to assign a specific master to all blank pages (if, indeed, ALL blank pages should get the same treatment). I missed the "automatically" part of your question. I haven't had my caffeine yet, haha! ... View more

You could use a separate master page that doesn't have the page number. If there are other master elements you need on the blank page (title, chapter, etc.), you can make your number-less master based on the other master...so it's essentially the same but without page number. ... View more

You'd probably get a kick out of the "Office Ipsum" to use as dummy text in your layouts. You can choose between "stuff clients say" and "stuff you've heard in every meeting ever." officeipsum.com is one of my favorite lorem ipsum generators. ... View more

I think it's something on a system level or some background process (like the preflighting that was suggested), as the sluggishness is happening with only three pages and display performance set lower. The image size is negligible and they are being linked so shouldn't be an issue. Try checking these items that might be slowing InDesign down: 6 Tips to Speed Up InDesign - InDesignSecrets.com : InDesignSecrets My last thought might be if the images reside on a server or external hard drive and the slow down is actually happening there. ... View more

I agree with Colin and Barb...and on the article Colin linked to, be sure to read through all the comments (or at least the newest ones). The article is 10 years old and people have added what has worked for them, including a link to a script which may be helpful for you. ... View more

I am so sorry...I didn't realize you were using the Book feature (too much turkey on Thanksgiving made my mind stop working haha). Yes, you can't export individual layouts from a book: it wants to do the entire document as a PDF. But...there IS a script for that. Check out: Export individual book documents to PDF | Peter Kahrel  I think it will do what you need. ... View more

You can export to PDF and choose the right layout in the page range option. When you do the epub, by default it wants to export the whole thing. But if you use the articles panel, you can tell which items you want exported to the ePub. ... View more

Ah...I see the issue. On the incoming pages, do the items on the master page match exactly the pages on the current (new) doc's master items? If so, you could apply a blank master page before bringing the pages over...and it would bring in any master items...and those items would then be applied by the new master. I guess for clarifying, maybe show me a page (maybe a simplified version if they're complicated) of what the old doc's page looks like and what is on the master vs. what is on the document page. Then show me the current file with what is on the master. My thought is if the master pages match exactly and named exactly, you could essentially strip the master elements from the page, then slip them right back in when the page comes into the new document. ... View more

I'm not 100% sure about cross-refs remaining intact (though it wouldn't be too much to check). What I like is that editorial changes are quickly made across layouts, you can update and switch out images for the different layouts using the Links panel, and you can have the same styles, but define each layout's version of them differently. It takes a little preparation ahead of time, but if you do it often or if you have lots of pages, it's worth it. Remember you can create the first layout (for instance if you start with the print version), apply all the liquid page rules, then save it as a template. When you're ready to create a new book, open the template and work away, then create the alternate layout when it's done. You really want to make sure you have your first layout as done as you can when you make the alternates. If you were to add something to the original layout afterwards, that item won't appear in the alt layouts...though you can use the Content Collector/Placer tools to add those items in (and still have that connection). Here's a four-part article I wrote on Alternate Layouts...and there are lots of videos on the subject matter as well: https://creativepro.com/understanding-liquid-layouts-part-one/ ... View more

Is it possible to rename the master on the old file before moving the pages to the new document? Then you'd apply the master in the new document. Not sure that would work for your workflow, though. I'm also not sure I'm visualizing the process you have in place. ... View more

I agree with Barb that Alternate Layouts might do the trick...I'm a big fan. Any editorial changes you make in one layout can be updated in the child layout. However, if the only difference is that you need hyperlinks to be obvious as links (colored, underlined, etc.), then I would just re-define the hyperlinks character style before outputting to PDF. You can have the print version with generated hyperlinks, but assign a blank character style. Then before exporting to PDF, add in any hyperlink characteristics you want. If your author already has and uses InCopy, that might work...but chances are they are more familiar with Word...so you could always create a rich text file with your styles defined, let them open that in Word and create the text, styled, and you could then import that text and map the styles. ... View more

Are you sure your application window/frames didn't move down slightly and you're not just accidentally hitting a small gap between it and the menu bar for InDesign? I've seen that happen when I've manually moved the app frame around. Just a thought...maybe not a very good one, though! ... View more

Is that a network printer? If so, you probably can...though I often just export as PDF for any output these days, just to be sure. ... View more

There is a whole Facebook group for GREP (Treasures of GREP)...many of the same people as here, and many many more! ... View more

Do you want them randomly applied or do you want those specific highlighted glyphs to always use the alternates? If the latter, then GREP is your friend. ... View more