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Michael J B
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March 4, 2025
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Different on-screen font color in 2 files

  • March 4, 2025
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I am using a 2023 MacBook Pro.

I have 2 InDesign files (separate chapters of a book) with the same subheading paragraph style in which the font color is set to "Blue."

The intensity of the blue is very different between the 2 files - see attached.

Once I noticed the difference, I slightly renamed the style that showed as brighter blue and imported it into the the other file. It too showed as the dull shade of blue.

I cannot figure out why this is happening.

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Correct answer Abhishek Rao

Hello @Michael J B, 

 

That’s strange, especially if both files are using the exact same paragraph style. A few things could be causing this color difference. 

Are both files using the same color mode? Go to Edit > Transparency Blend Space and ensure both documents are set to RGB or CMYK. If one is in CMYK and the other in RGB, that could explain the difference.

Also, please check if Overprint Preview is enabled in one document but not the other. You can toggle it under View > Overprint Preview and see if that changes the way the color appears.

Lastly, if you're working with linked assets (like color profiles), go to Edit > Assign Profile and ensure both files are using the same color profile. A mismatch in color profiles can make the same RGB or CMYK value appear differently between documents.

If possible, please share the packaged file with me so that I can test it here. Reference: 

https://adobe.ly/3Xqn52t

Let me know if any of these help or if the issue persists!

 

^

Abhishek

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Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
March 4, 2025

Hello @Michael J B, 

 

That’s strange, especially if both files are using the exact same paragraph style. A few things could be causing this color difference. 

Are both files using the same color mode? Go to Edit > Transparency Blend Space and ensure both documents are set to RGB or CMYK. If one is in CMYK and the other in RGB, that could explain the difference.

Also, please check if Overprint Preview is enabled in one document but not the other. You can toggle it under View > Overprint Preview and see if that changes the way the color appears.

Lastly, if you're working with linked assets (like color profiles), go to Edit > Assign Profile and ensure both files are using the same color profile. A mismatch in color profiles can make the same RGB or CMYK value appear differently between documents.

If possible, please share the packaged file with me so that I can test it here. Reference: 

https://adobe.ly/3Xqn52t

Let me know if any of these help or if the issue persists!

 

^

Abhishek

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Michael J BAuthor
Inspiring
March 5, 2025

AAAhhh!!! You got it !!! Thank you !!! (sorry iIcould not respond sooner...I had to be out most of the day.)

Overprint preview was not turned on in the "dull" blue file. As soon as I turned it on I got the vivid blue.

Please see the attached 2 images - when Overprint Preview is turned on I loose the paragrapgh sumbols. Is there w ay of having both vivid blue and paragraph symbols ?

Robert at ID-Tasker
Robert at ID-Tasker
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March 5, 2025

@Michael J B

 

Last option in the Type menu - Show Hidden Characters.

 

But you'll have to be in Preview / Normal mode.

 

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