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December 18, 2017
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Making change after packaging

  • December 18, 2017
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I am concerned about making changes after a design has been packaged.

Here are the steps I took:

  • I made a pdf when finished then packaged newsletter. 
  • Then I slid the pdf (and folder with picture and text files) into the package and deleted the original document.

Later, I realized that I needed to make a change in the text.

  • I opened the packaged file and changed the wording, then exported a new pdf with the changes.

I do not understand everything that happens on the printing end.

Here are my questions:

  • Will the text change I made that I see reflected in the pdf also show up for the printer? They just receive the pdf.
  • Should I have moved the document out of the packaged folder before making changes?  This is InDesign CS5.
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    Correct answer rob day

    The printer would only need a package if you are asking them to make corrections, or you don't know how to provide a press ready PDF.

    If you are going to make future corrections and are capable of exporting the final PDF, packaging isn't necessary—all you have to do is export a new PDF and send it to the printer with instructions to ignore the first version.

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    December 18, 2017

    Will the text change I made that I see reflected in the pdf also show up for the printer? They just receive the pdf.

    If the printer will be outputting from the PDF, why package at all? You could simply export and deliver a PDF to the printer. If there are corrections work on the original ID file and export a new PDF.

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    jeannes44126639Author
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    December 18, 2017

    The pdf that was changed in th2

    e package then exported has already been sent to the printer. Only two words were changed. Only thr pdf was sent.

    Is that likely to screw things up on the printer end of things?

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    December 18, 2017

    The printer would only need a package if you are asking them to make corrections, or you don't know how to provide a press ready PDF.

    If you are going to make future corrections and are capable of exporting the final PDF, packaging isn't necessary—all you have to do is export a new PDF and send it to the printer with instructions to ignore the first version.

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 18, 2017

    If things change after you package a file, re-package it. Anything else is an opportunity to screw up the entire job.

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