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kpr-kom
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August 8, 2019
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Eyedropper tool not working properly on InDesign 2019

  • August 8, 2019
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Hi,

ich habe keine Ahnung was ich hier umstellen muss: Wenn ich versuche mit der Pipette wie gewohnt die Farbe aus einem Foto zu übernehmen und einen Rahmen mit dieser Farbe zu füllen, wechselt der Rahmen von Fläche zu Kontur, leert die Fläche von jeglicher Farbe und stellt die Kontur auf Schwarz.

Wenn ich versuche eine Textformatierung zu übernehmen, wird der zu ändernde Text ebenso behandelt, d.h. die Farbe wird auf keine gesetzt und eine Kontur wird schwarz gesetzt – keine weitere Formatierung word durchgeführt.

Was mache ich falsch?

Gruß

Udo

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Correct answer Bill Silbert

I have had this happen occasionally and have found that it is usually caused by the edges of a text or graphic frame overlapping the area of the image being sampled. This makes it not possible for the eyedropper to sample the image but instead it samples the unfilled text or graphic frame. Try locking all of the frames that are on top of the image first (except for any that you want the sampled color applied to) and see if that helps.

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Bill Silbert
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Bill SilbertCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 9, 2019

I have had this happen occasionally and have found that it is usually caused by the edges of a text or graphic frame overlapping the area of the image being sampled. This makes it not possible for the eyedropper to sample the image but instead it samples the unfilled text or graphic frame. Try locking all of the frames that are on top of the image first (except for any that you want the sampled color applied to) and see if that helps.

kpr-kom
kpr-komAuthor
Participant
August 9, 2019

Hi, thanks for your answer.

It seems that it really might have something to do with an empty but border frame on top of both: the image and the backgroundframe underneath some text in a different area. I have reordered everything, switched all layers on and off and: tada! It has worked again! I test tried it also with text and yes working again!

Thanks!

Bill Silbert
Community Expert
Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 9, 2019

Happy to help.

Peter Villevoye
Community Expert
Peter VillevoyeCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 9, 2019

The only thing I can think of, is that you're too close to the border of the photo, so you're picking up the object's properties, in stead of the color within the photo. Or... maybe there's another frame (empty but with a border) on top of the photo ?

kpr-kom
kpr-komAuthor
Participant
August 9, 2019

Hi,

thanks for your answer. It seems that it might have to something with an empty but border frame on top of both, the image and the backgroundframe underneath some text in a different area.

Srishti Bali
Community Manager
Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
Community Manager
August 9, 2019

Hi Udo,

Thanks for reaching out. I understand you are facing issues while picking object properties using the Eyedropper tool in InDesign, however, to understand the exact issue I would request if you can share a few more details like:

  • OS (Exact version of Windows/ MAC)
  • Screenshots or a small video of the issue
  • Is the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you please share the document(s)/asset(s) with us? You can upload it to the creative cloud and share the download link.

Regards,

Srishti

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