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Anonymous
July 22, 2021
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Blank pages and Staple Printer Issues

  • July 22, 2021
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Hello, I have a am having a problem printing from InDesign. In which blank page(s) will seemly be randomly inserted in the middle of multi-page documents. 

I belive the problems are with inDesign as printing PDF versions from Acrobat works, however, this is not a viable option due to the color and quality differences of printing directly from InDesign and a PDF. 

 

I am also experiancing some trouble with stapling. The only way it will staple is if I am making multiple copies of the same document collated. It will then place a staple though the whole job, not each copy of the packet. It will not staple with single copies or non-collated jobs. I have been lead to belive this is more with the printer, is that correct, or a known behavior? 

 

Thank you!

 

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John Mensinger
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John MensingerCommunity Expert
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July 22, 2021
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Hello, I have a am having a problem printing from InDesign. In which blank page(s) will seemly be randomly inserted in the middle of multi-page documents. 

I belive the problems are with inDesign as printing PDF versions from Acrobat works, however, this is not a viable option due to the color and quality differences of printing directly from InDesign and a PDF. 

Yes, printing PDF from Acrobat is the widely preferred method. If you export your PDF properly, there will be no difference in color and quality.

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I am also experiancing some trouble with stapling.

That is a function of the printer and its driver. InDesign is not a factor.

 

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Anonymous
July 22, 2021

Thank you for your responce. 

 

Could you expain how to export to PDF in a way that does not cause color/quality issues?

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Anonymous
July 27, 2021

Mostly, the particulars would depend on the contents of the file and the print method. However, based on your implying the "color and quality" you've already seen is better directly from InDesign, I'd try choosing the PDFX-4 preset in the Export dialong, but then set the Standard: field to None. Then on the Output page, set Color Conversion: to No Color Conversion.


Hey John! 

Thanks for walking me though that. I was able to get much higher quality prints that are much more accurate using that meathod. 

However, printing dirently from indesign yeilded more virbrent results. Is there anyway to preserve that?

Thanks!

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