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Thin White Line Between Table Cells with No Stroke

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May 3, 2024
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Hello. I'm creating a table and inserting a graphic into a cell next to a cell that is the same color as the graphic to create an arrow. But even though I've removed the stroke width on both sides, you can still see a thin white line between them. Is there any way to eliminate this? See attachment.

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Kathy:

One quick clarification that may be helpful. There are two ways to add a graphic to a table in InDesign. If you have an insertion point when you place it, it will come in as an inline graphic, which means it is anchored.

The alternative is to simply load the graphic with File > Place, and place it directly over the cell. This forces InDesign to create a graphic frame. It will not be anchored—it's just in a frame that is perfectly-sized to the cell.

~Barb

Barb Binder

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We are always happy to help, Kathy. Come back whenever you have a question.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Barb Binder

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Kathy:

One quick clarification that may be helpful. There are two ways to add a graphic to a table in InDesign. If you have an insertion point when you place it, it will come in as an inline graphic, which means it is anchored.

The alternative is to simply load the graphic with File > Place, and place it directly over the cell. This forces InDesign to create a graphic frame. It will not be anchored—it's just in a frame that is perfectly-sized to the cell.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Kathy5FFAAuthor

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Thanks so much Barb for the detailed answers!

Barb Binder

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Hi @Kathy5FFA:

A couple of things to try:

Make sure the vertical interior line in the proxy is selected as you set the width to zero
Make sure the image is fully against the edge of the frame. You could move the graphc, resize the graphic, or you could resize the column width.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

James Gifford—NitroPress

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None of the above, for me. I emptied the bag of tricks and still see that faint seam, but as noted, it doesn't export.

It seems to disappear in Presentation mode, not that that's helpful.

Barb Binder

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Here is the same (quickly drawn, wonky) shape exported and viewed in Adobe Acrobat at 400% magnification. I don't see it. Do you, James?

~Barb

EDIT: Sorry. You said it didn't export.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

James Gifford—NitroPress

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Does the line still show when you export to PDF (or JPG, if you're doing this for digital view)? Sometimes these fine artifacts in the layout disappear when exported.

ETA: I just did some quick and dirty tests and that's exactly what I am seeing. The faint line is just a screen/layout artifact and does not appear on export. Throwing a cell border of the same color on the solid cell just moves that line over a little, so I'm not sure there's any easy way to get rid of it even if it's just a visual distraction. (ETA2: And the various overprint/stroke control options do nothing useful, either. I don't think ID knows it has this line showing. 🙂 )

Kathy5FFAAuthor

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Yes. The line is still there in the pdf.

James Gifford—NitroPress

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Ugh. Well, check all of Barb's suggestions to make sure the space between cells is truly 0 (and None color might help).

Also try shifting the graphic a bit left in its frame — it may have a faint outline from some scaling or other process step.

A graphic line laid over the seam makes it disappear, but that's a complete hack.

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