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Anonymous

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Exporting a file but the page is a blank pdf..

Forum|Forum|14 years ago
December 6, 2011
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Hi all,

Im having trouble exporting my document at the moment. I do the usual file, export, save etc.. then when i open the pdf it is just a an almost blank page with everything missing.

This has never happened before. Could it be because I have overlapped too many shapes on top of one another? And this is causing them not to show up? I shtere a limit on how many or something?

Very confused..

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

If you go to View>overprint preview what does the document look like in indesign?

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Anonymous

I have opened the pdf in adobe acrobat x pro and it looks the same aswel..?

As for the strawberry, the shape i did in photoshop and then i have added the face with various object shapes in indesign that i have placed over the top..there are quite a number of these..

When i save the strawberry in photoshop (it is only one layer) as apdf it opens fine!

Peter Spier

Community Expert

OK, so it can't just be the viewer. Back to my first question though, is the export task actually completed in ID? Do you have your export settings check to open the PDF after export, or are you opening it yourself?

What version of ID are you using, and what patch level?

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Anonymous

So above is the file im tring to export (a strawberry)

And below the pdf.. only one small pink circle from the strawbeerys face appears...

Jongware

Community Expert

How does it look using the latest Acrobat Reader? (Which is free, by the way.)

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Anonymous

the same, all of the object have dissapeared.. Is it because I have too many of them overlapping?

Peter Spier

Community Expert

Has the background export task actually completed? This is new in CS5/5.5, and can cause some confusion. The progress bar is gone, but you can monitor the export process by observing the icon of scrolling horizontal lines on the application bar to the right of the menus. In my opinion, the best way to check PDFs is to set them to open automatically after export is complete.

Jongware

Community Expert

You "open the PDF" -- is that with Acrobat (any recent version), or by any chance with Apple Preview?

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