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July 22, 2024
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Alignment difference in Indesign and PDF

  • July 22, 2024
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While working on a project, I made sure to fit the red, yellow and light-red boxes right next to each other. However, when I export to PDF this alignment is off. 

In my picture, on the left you can see they fit perfectly. On the right side you can see the PDF-version, where there is somehow a sliver of the bark-red background picture visible.

This is not the only place in my document where this happens, but there are also places where the PDF does show the perfect alignment from my indesign document. 

Because this document is meant for printing and I need to deliver it to the printers as a PDF, I need this sliver of background to not show up in the final product. 

 

I would love some tips on how to make sure my alignment sticks while converting to PDF

Correct answer Robert at ID-Tasker

What is the zoom level you are checking it on - in Acrobat?

 

Most likely it's just an error in the way Acrobat is displaying your graphics - rounding math problems and the right side of the red backgound is displayed a pixel to the left - instead of fully covering background image - your background image is there but covered with "50" on the red background - and if you zom in - it should be gone.

 

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rob day
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Community Expert
July 22, 2024

Hi @Nienke_123 , Can you share the InDesign file?

Robert at ID-Tasker
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Legend
July 22, 2024

What is the zoom level you are checking it on - in Acrobat?

 

Most likely it's just an error in the way Acrobat is displaying your graphics - rounding math problems and the right side of the red backgound is displayed a pixel to the left - instead of fully covering background image - your background image is there but covered with "50" on the red background - and if you zom in - it should be gone.

 

Participant
July 30, 2024

Thank you, it was indeed to do with the zoom level. I recieved a test-print from our supplier and it was alligned perfectly, so Acrobat did have a small display-error.