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Indesign CC 2019: Transparent objects showing lines

New Here ,
Apr 27, 2019 Apr 27, 2019

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem or knows of any possible trouble shooting ideas.

When I create an object and fill it with a color, then adjust the transparency of the object horizontal lines appear. The lines will change as I move the object or overlay it with another transparent object.

These lines do not appear when I export the composition.

I am using Windows 10. I have updated the computer and the graphics drivers.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the program with it's default settings.

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Community Beginner , Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019

Have you tried turning on Overprint View from the View menu. Just worked for me. 🙂

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Community Expert ,
Apr 27, 2019 Apr 27, 2019

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Try choosing Preview mode to see if they appear. I think you just have Normal mode selected with Show Frame Edges turned on (View > Extras > Show/Hide Frame Edges).

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Explorer ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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I have the same problem and the lines show up in Preview mode too.

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New Here ,
Aug 12, 2021 Aug 12, 2021

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I had a slightly different issue where the dotted lines were showing up when I was printing, even if the object was behind another, but your advice here solved it. Thanks!

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Community Expert ,
Apr 27, 2019 Apr 27, 2019

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Change your preferences for delay for screen draw when moving, set it to delayed.

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Explorer ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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I have the same issue with transparent objects. Prefs were already set to delayed and this is in Preview mode. These lines just showed up in CC2019. Anyone?

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Community Expert ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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The only line I see in your screen capture is the bounding box of the picture on the left. It appears when it is selected, even in Preview view. Choose the Selection (black arrow) and click on the picture to deselect. It will NOT print.

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Explorer ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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You don't see the three horizontal black lines that go across the woman's face and body?

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019

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I am having the same problem too. Just started happening after getting a new laptop and upgrading to the latest version. I've tried changing CPU/GPU viewing but nothing works. The lines show up in Preview and Normal views. So frustrating! 

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Community Expert ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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GPU rendering on (mac)? Try turning it off or choose Preview on CPU.

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Explorer ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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Thanks, but I'm on a PC...? I am in Preview mode.

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Community Expert ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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Hi. Have you tried to export to PDF? If the PDF doesn't show the same problem, then it's an InDesign preview problem.

Marlon Ceballos.

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Explorer ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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Thanks. The lines do not show up on PDFs, so it's not a problem for printing. I realize that it is a preview problem which I am trying to solve. The lines are distracting to me and my clients when trying to view a book in preview mode. I often sit with clients with the document open in InDesign so we can make changes on the fly, and I'm tired of trying to explain to them that the lines won't be there in the final product. Preview should show me what the page will look like when finalized. This is a recent issue that has shown up only since installing CC2019.

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Explorer ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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This is what the lines look like now on the page. They shift around when moving through the document. Adobe customer non-support has not been helpful at all; I can't get a response from their chat window even.

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Community Expert ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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Possibly a graphics card problem?

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Explorer ,
Aug 12, 2019 Aug 12, 2019

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Worth checking out, although I haven't seen any problems in any other software, and I've seen others with the same issue out there since CC2019 install. Thanks for your thoughts; I appreciate your time.

Anyone have any ideas for how to get through to Adobe? I've had chat windows open for literally days and they say "let me help you" and then disappear...

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New Here ,
Oct 03, 2019 Oct 03, 2019

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I'm experiencing the same issue on my pc so you aren't alone. Any success yet?

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Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019

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Have you tried turning on Overprint View from the View menu. Just worked for me. 🙂

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New Here ,
Aug 26, 2020 Aug 26, 2020

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Thank you, Michellen.  That just worked for me too!

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New Here ,
Oct 11, 2021 Oct 11, 2021

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I could kiss YOU!!!! 

 

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New Here ,
May 07, 2021 May 07, 2021

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worked for me too. Thanks!

 

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 28, 2022 Feb 28, 2022

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THANK YOU! That worked for me as well.

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Oct 03, 2022 Oct 03, 2022

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I could ALSO kiss you!!! Thank you so so much. 

 

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Nov 26, 2022 Nov 26, 2022

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Perfect, thanks!!

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Dec 26, 2022 Dec 26, 2022

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Here at the end of 2022, THANK YOU!

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