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David24437096q354
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July 29, 2025
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Yellow jagged lines under text?

  • July 29, 2025
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Anyone seen these yellow lines before? Can't figure out what they are, and how to toggle them on/off. (Id 19.4)

Correct answer Frans v.d. Geest

Dynamic spelling underlines are RED by default Abhishek... not yellow, so it may be Conditional text.

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Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
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July 29, 2025

Hi @David24437096q354,

 

Those yellow jagged lines are the InDesign dynamic spelling indicators, which appear under words that the software thinks might be misspelled. They're not printed and won't show up in exported PDFs.

If you'd like to hide them, you can go to Edit > Spelling > Dynamic Spelling and uncheck it. This will turn off the yellow indicators in your document.

 

Give that a try and let me know if it resolves the issue for you.

Abhishek

Frans v.d. Geest
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Frans v.d. GeestCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 29, 2025

Dynamic spelling underlines are RED by default Abhishek... not yellow, so it may be Conditional text.

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    July 29, 2025

    Hi @Frans v.d. Geest,

     

    Thank you for pointing that out. As per the curves seen in the screenshot, I thought it could be a case where the user might have changed the indicator color at some point for a specific task and didn't notice it, which is why I suggested the dynamic spelling scenario first.

     

    Appreciate your input on this!

    Abhishek

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