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miket7976660
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May 16, 2017
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How to eliminate "black box" in PDF export

  • May 16, 2017
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I've tried to export a document several times from InDesign and keep getting a black box that appears in the PDF when I open it in Preview on my Mac. Does anyone know if there's a setting or something I'm missing when exporting the document from InDesign? Please see the screen shot below:

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    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    May 16, 2017

    Stop using Preview. It’s garbage for anything other than plain vanilla PDFs.

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      miket7976660Author
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      May 16, 2017

      Haha, point taken, Bob. Thanks for the help. I'm assuming it's something that I can't really fix, unless you suggest otherwise. I'll check it out in Acrobat and see how it looks.

      Steve Werner
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      Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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      May 16, 2017

      Adobe Acrobat isn't free but is included in a Creative Cloud account. If you don't have InDesign CC, you can still view in Adobe Reader, available for free download.

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