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December 7, 2016
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Guides Won't Adhere to certain pages

  • December 7, 2016
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I have a 40 page document. The guides that are in the master will not show up on three pages. Any other object I put on the master will show up.

I have tried:

  • Making a second master and applying that
  • Putting the guides on a new layer in the master
  • Overriding the master on a page where they did work, copying them and pasting them into the pages that don't
  • Overriding the problem pages and then reapplying both masters
  • restarting, and rebooting.

In all cases, the guides will not show up. My margin lines are there, though. When I paste, the toolbar changes to the guide bar as if they are there.

thanks!

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Correct answer Barb Binder

We can't say you didn't try to figure this out on your own!

Two ideas not on your list:

Troubleshooting 101: Replace, or "trash" your InDesign preferences

Troubleshooting 101: Export to .idml or .inx to clear file corruption

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 8, 2016
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heidig43464085
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December 5, 2018

I had the same problem - very frustrating - tried all day to figure it out. Saving a new .idml file (I had one previously) and opening that to work with made all of the guides appear again. THANK YOU!!!!