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Maela
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February 4, 2020
Question

Tables in Indesign: Dots don't align properly

  • February 4, 2020
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Hi there,

 

I have an issue that's driving me a little bonkers.

When I create a table in indesign and try to adjust the borders to "japanese dots" or just the regular dots, it stacks them weirdly at the cross-sections like so.

 

 

Is there any work-arounds for this? why is this happening?

 

the issue remains when I export this file to a PDF, and print it.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

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Barb Binder
Community Expert
Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 4, 2020

Hi Maela:

 

Are  you defining the dots in at the table level or the cell level? Table Options (table level) makes you pick the line weight four times—if one number is different, I get the same result as you. When all four line weights are the same (in my case 8 pt) they line up correctly. 

 

~Barb

 

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 4, 2020

    Hi Maela,

    Japanese dots should work as expected.

    From my German InDesign 2020 on Windows 10 where I am using Japanese Dots for table cell strokes:

     

     

    What's your exact version of InDesign on what operating system?

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

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