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Bim_H
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June 22, 2015
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Why are there white lines in InDesign preview mode

  • June 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??

    Correct answer jeremyjp

    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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    Manstrup
    Manstrup
    Participant
    August 15, 2023

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

      Willi Adelberger
      Community Expert
      Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 15, 2023

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

      Manstrup
      Manstrup
      Participant
      August 15, 2023

      This is happening in app, not when exporting to pdf

        G_Man
        G_Man
        Inspiring
        April 17, 2023

        It IS seriously irritating - and unnecccessary. 

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        default869gev84g4vo
        Participant
        July 1, 2022

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

        G_Man
        G_Man
        Inspiring
        July 1, 2022

        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.

        J
        josh55205112
        Inspiring
        October 26, 2016

        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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        Stephan Moebius
        Inspiring
        April 26, 2022

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

        G_Man
        G_Man
        Inspiring
        April 26, 2022

        Yup, same for me in 2022. Pitiful. 

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        João_C_R_Fonseca
        Participant
        August 9, 2016

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

        Steeve Beach
        Steeve Beach
        Participating Frequently
        July 7, 2016

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

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        benjaminf25154668
        Participating Frequently
        May 10, 2016

        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?

        aenias
        aenias
        Participant
        March 24, 2016

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

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          ryanl65460861
          Participant
          December 2, 2015

          I'm having the exact same issue right now: white lines appearing all over the document, whether you zoom in or out.

          The only temporary solutions I know of are: 1) turning on the rulers, or 2) turning off overprint preview.

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            alexdauchez
            Participating Frequently
            December 15, 2015

            Hi,

            The problem remains in InDesign CC 2015.2 (11.2.0.99).

            It seems there is a problem with rulers…

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              alexdauchez
              Participating Frequently
              August 8, 2015

              Hi,

              I have the same problem when previewing into Adobe InDesign CC 2015.

              There is clearly a problem with the output preview mode as you get those thin white lines.

              That's a bit boring, let's hope Adobe fix it in next update.

              P.S. I've been working 5 minutes with InDesign CC 2015 after installing it and already have issues…

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              alexdauchez
              Participating Frequently
              August 9, 2015

              Hi,

              Another problem is the blue lines on text in normal mode (not preview mode) :

              So, for the same document, we can have those blue lines in normal mode and white thin lines in preview mode (nice combo !) :

              Frans v.d. Geest
              Community Expert
              Frans v.d. GeestCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              August 9, 2015

              ‌wow! Orange as colour on the background... This text is simply unreadable, very bad design. The lines seems graphic card artifacts to me...

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