BUG: Draw multiple lines, preview not matching the output

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
September 30, 2021
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Hi

I want to draw multiple lines in InDesign as guides for writing notes by hand.

With the line tool active, I dragged a line and used [ArrowUp] to make multiple instances.

This works fine with the first 7 lines. For every other line, there is no preview while still pressing the mouse button. This is the maximum I achieved:

Pressing the [ArrowUp] on my keyboard a few more times does not display more lines in the preview.
However, when I release the mouse button, the lines will appear, but all skewed:

I strongly believe that this is not how inDesign is supposed to work, therefore calling it a bug.

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Ashutosh_Mishra

Inspiring

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about your experience. Would you mind sharing version of the OS & InDesign? Do you see this behavior with a specific file or all? We'd appreciate if you could share a small video of your workflow for better understanding.

Looking forward to your response.

Regards,

Ashutosh

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

The gap between the lines is determined by the Column guides (for some reason)

In the Layout>Margins and reduce column margins and reduce the gutter width

You should be able to add more lines.

Joel Cherney

Community Expert

I really like Rob's solution, but I'm wondering if this is actually a reportable bug. (If it is, I think the place to post it is over at indesign.uservoice.com.) Does it happen in any file that you try it in? Have you tried resetting your prefs? I was able to draw 40+ lines this way without experiencing the limitation or skewing that you found.

rob day

Community Expert

Edit>Step and Repeat might be easier. Draw your line at the top of the page and make sure it has the needed Stroke weight and Color applied:

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