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September 8, 2025
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Red lines appear in the PDF once it has been exported.

  • September 8, 2025
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Hi everyone, when I export an INDD file to PDF, red lines appear. It looks like InDesign is cutting the background image into lots of little squares during export because when I open the PDF (With Adobe PDF pro), I can select these little boxes and even delete them. Does anyone know how to avoid this? It's for a CMYK export.

Correct answer BobLevine

Looks like a PDFX/1-a export. Export to PDF/X4. Does this still happen?

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BobLevine
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Community Expert
September 8, 2025

Looks like a PDFX/1-a export. Export to PDF/X4. Does this still happen?

Participant
September 8, 2025

Thanks a lot Bob! The lines are not showing anymore.