Revision Lines

[julietarll]

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to add revision lines on the right margin. The lines are a part of the final product. Any help would be really appreciated.

J

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

What exactly do you mean by "revision lines?"

[julietarll]

They are vertical lines on the right margins that denote a change and alert the reader that someone changed. They are often used in documents that undergo periodic revisions. Hope it helps!! thanks.

[julietarll]

that something changed...

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

Hi Julie,

Take a look at Paragraph Shading and Borders under the Options menu of the Paragraph panel.

Create a Paragraph Border that is on just one side of the selected paragraph.

See screenshot below.

Hope this helps!

Best,

Jeff

[julietarll]

Hi Jeff,

Definitely helpful for full paragraphs, but it doesn't seem to pick up when I need a change for only one sentence. However, this is the most progress I have been able to do in weeks 🙂

THANK YOU!

[Scott Citron]

Julie, InDesign already does this. The only catch is that the change bars are only visible in the Story Editor (Edit > Edit in Story Editor). InDesign's Track Changes Preferences also allow lots of customization of how text appears when changed.

[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

I'm not sure, but it sounds like Julie wants these line to be printable.

"The lines are a part of the final product."

[Scott Citron]

Right you are, Jeff. I stand corrected (again!).

[julietarll]

Hi Scott,

Your answer gave me something I didn't know. I'm a self-learner adobe lover, so I always take all the help I can get!! thanks

[Pickory]

Hello,

There are some commercial plugins that do this.

Track and manage text changes in InDesign and InCopy - CtrlSoftware

Home - Blacklining

And a plugin that my company is responsible for.

EditMarks Change / Side Bars - Kerntiff Publishing Systems

P.

[julietarll]

Thanks, I'm still learning much about this plugin things and I will look into it!

[Barb Binder]

Hi Julie:

Adobe's other page layout application—FrameMaker—offers both automatic revision lines that appear as you edit, as well as via paragraph and character styles. You could easily add the lines manually via styles in InDesign—and let us know if you need a hand—but if this is important to you, consider putting in a feature request for automatic revision lines in layout view here:  Adobe InDesign Feedback​.

Once posted, come back here and add a link so that others with the same interest can hop over and vote it up.

~Barb

[julietarll]

Hi Barb,

You are right about FrameMaker, and I tried to download the program and start playing with it but I have an issue with the download, so I will wait a few days before I try again. However I did post the feedback, so well see!! thanks again.

[Barb Binder]

Hi Julie:

If you have issues with the Framemaker download (or on how to use it) you can ask us over here: Adobe FrameMaker

~Barb

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[Pickory]

Is Framemaker Windows only?

P.

[Steve Werner]

Framemaker is Windows only.

[Barb Binder]

Hi Pickory :

It is, but I have run Windows on my Macs for years, because I use FrameMaker daily and offer training on it as well. I went with VMWare Fusion to set up a virtual machine, but there are other alternatives.

~Barb

[julietarll]

The feedback has been added! thanks to all for the helpful tips.

Revision Lines – Adobe InDesign Feedback