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Why are there white lines in InDesign preview mode

Community Beginner ,
Jun 22, 2015 Jun 22, 2015

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See attached screenshot, these lines appear in the same place on every spread when viewed in preview mode of InDesign CC 2015 - how do I fix this??

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Community Beginner , Jul 01, 2015 Jul 01, 2015

Hi @Bim_H -

I came here looking for an answer to the same question, but in tinkering just figured it out.

Turn off Overprint Preview then try presentation mode again.

I had the exact problem you have in the screenshot. I can replicate it repeatedly now. When Overprint Preview is turned on, white lines. Turn it off, white lines gone. You have to do it outside of presentation mode.

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New Here ,
Mar 23, 2016 Mar 23, 2016

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Its still that way. Still disturbing. Come on, Adobe

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Explorer ,
May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016

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I have had overprint preview bugs for more than a year - and I also have the white lines without rulers. I noticed it originally when using the Separations Preview panel. I have submitted bug reports the Adobe but no feedback. I did a post on this community: There is a link in the post to a video, and I wonder if you can replicate the same garbled results using the same steps as in the video?

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 07, 2016 Jul 07, 2016

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just for the record—turning on rulers fixed my overprint preview (no lines). Thank you.

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New Here ,
Aug 09, 2016 Aug 09, 2016

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Turning on rules works for me using Overprint Preview. But in Presentation mode don't. Sad...

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Explorer ,
Oct 26, 2016 Oct 26, 2016

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Toggling rulers remove the weird lines for me but this is not a fix to the problem. Is this bug being looked at by @Adobe ?

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Participant ,
Apr 26, 2022 Apr 26, 2022

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6 years later... Adobe still has not fixed it.

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Explorer ,
Apr 26, 2022 Apr 26, 2022

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Yup, same for me in 2022. Pitiful. 

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New Here ,
Jul 01, 2022 Jul 01, 2022

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Still not fixed in 2022. Adobe, wtf. Overprint view + preview has a white line.

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Explorer ,
Jul 01, 2022 Jul 01, 2022

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Adobe - we know that changing to Presentation Mode (shift + w) removes the white line, but it should be there in the first place. Surely this is an easy fix. Switching to Presentation Mode is NOT a solution.

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New Here ,
Apr 17, 2023 Apr 17, 2023

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I think its crazy if you think about it. its a known bug since I use indesign around 2012… now more then 10 years later its still there and just shows how adobe is not really working on indesign since a while and just sitting on its monopole. 

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Community Expert ,
Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2023

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It is not a  bug, it is caused by transparancy flattening. Use PDF/X-4 instead of flattened file types or postscript.

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Explorer ,
Apr 17, 2023 Apr 17, 2023

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It IS seriously irritating - and unnecccessary. 

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2023

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And still in 2023 the lines is there! I mean the software is not cheap Adobe! Even Affinity does this better! Please fix it

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Community Expert ,
Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2023

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It is solved, use PDF/X-4 or any PDF without flattening transparency or with postscript involved.

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2023

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This is happening in app, not when exporting to pdf

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Community Expert ,
Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2023

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There is absolutely nothing to fix!

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2023

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Really?? This occurs when in "Overprint preview" and screen mode is set to "Preview". The only way to get it to go away, is to turn on the rulers. I still count this as a bug.

 

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Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2023

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This is not an issue in relation to PDF. It is an issue in relation to Overprint preview, and has been an issue dfor 10 years or so. 

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