Body text is too small. For the other two, the below is what they are, though different foundries used slightly different names. LAMB Gill Sans MT Pro (Condensed) CHOPS Gill Sans MT Pro (UltraBold Cond) ... View more

You'll need to use a commercial plug-in that can do conditional merges. They are readily available at a cost. Depending upon your needs, InData from Em Software may work well (I use it for a whole lot of merges) at the lower price range, or InCatalog or Easy Catalog at the higher end of cost. The products from Em Software (InData / InCatalog) are the only products above I have used. Mike ... View more

Q. Why is this missing DLL file bollixing my applications? | Windows 7 content from SuperSite for Windows​ Those two DLLs (the one is actually desktop.dll) were combined in Windows 10. I don't use the CC applications, but that was one of the first hits when searching. The document does say that applications should work fine, so it may indicate something wrong with the Windows system. This may be especially true if you did an in-place Windows upgrade. Mike ... View more

I think I have the book in a box. I'll take a look tomorrow (well, today...but after a nod-off). What chapter? ... View more

I would need to see a screen shot of the page and showing the structure panel to even hazard a guess as to what/why you are getting that result. For instance, I also don't know why they are in separate frames. Is this a necessity? Mike ... View more

I don't know if the anchored items are an issue or not as I don't remember having used them in an XML work-flow in the past. As regards linked text frames, that's pretty standard. Mike ... View more

I don't know the structure of your XML nor the contents of the elements, but you should be able to select the root and reimport. That said, I generally link to the XML and if/when changes are made I update the link. I get no "ghost" elements left over after deletions and additions are properly included. Mike ... View more

Not to be too argumentative...but one can create a larger PDF using spreads and not have the PDF clipped. However, one does need to export as an EPS and distill. Therefore the contents really ought to be conducive for this workflow. It is easier to do in CorelDraw (which is what most large format printers use in my experience). But the process remains the same, export as an EPS, distill using the Oversized Pages preset. I've made far larger banners this way for what seems like a million years. Mike ... View more

It's not secure if it is using the 128-bit encryption on the pw. Takes longer on the 256-bit type. Takes but a second to bypass the 128-bit. Do you know if it is even applying a password at all? Have you tried to change the permissions in Acrobat? ... View more

In general, I don't use spot colors when that's not the intent. However, with certain customers I do. Same PNG image on the yellow rectangle. Uutput converted to CMYK. First image is inside the image's bounding box. Second one is outside the image bounding box (and I selected the image in Acrobat so the bounding box could be seen). Now, I understand what you are saying. I have had one job in the past 4 years that neither I nor the service bureau could get two particular pages of a book to output properly because of transparency on a colored element. Nothing we tried worked. We just removed those two pages from the PDF, ripped them in PS, reinserted them. But that's the only job in years and years that hasn't turned out right. ... View more

Ah, Eugene, it prints fine to both litho and digital. ... View more

Really? Not had many (or any, really) issues with that. Here's a PNG over a Pantone-filled rectangle. And pulling it apart in Acrobat reveals no bitmap tiling. It's pretty common for me to use whatever the client gives me, and as is often enough the case, they are transparent PNGs. They are no different from any other RGB image file with the exception of the profile issue mentioned by Rob. But who cares? Assign a profile in PS or in ID or just convert the things (or leave them RGB) at time of PDF creation. ... View more

Hi Madison, here's another screen shot. Look at the right side of the browser's url--which itself doesn't show for brevity. I am capturing entering the ID | Content section. Also, I just noticed when uploading the above screen shot, there really ought to be more contrast to the upload pop-up. White on white with thin blackish rules just isn't enough contrast to me. Mike ... View more

Hi Madison, The look and feel of the forums is a great change. Especially using a mobile device. I haven't checked the page weight using a mobile device yet. The desktop version's weight went up from the mid 6 megabytes range to just above 7 Meg's though. The desktop weight and mobile weight was previously the same. That's a lot of weight if someone is on a limited data plan. While I am not around as much these days, I do usually do so using a mobile device unless I need to look at an example file or provide one. To make things worse, if I am out of the office and read a message I intend on providing a sample file for or first download their sample, I then use the mobile hotspot and connect to it via the laptop. I can rack up quite a lot of data usage just for helping one user. I am hoping that the new format is truly more mobile friendly in this regard. Thanks for reading. Mike ... View more

I'm using Windows. There was no thus named folder. Created it, no problem. For myself using CS6, I had to create it in the common files, Adobe section in the Program Files (x86) folders (the 32-bit section) else CS6 and earlier wouldn't see the .mrk files. They show up fine in ID. But other than a single instance of use, they do not work. I also get the error. But the Japanese.mrk file did work once. And I have no idea why. I tried this a few years ago and never got proper Japanese cropmark output. Because of this thread, another couple hours worth of trying, one success. Just a whole lot of exiting/restarting ID just in case it was needed. Mike ... View more

At greater than 10k views on this thread alone, don't ya think there's a problem? There's another thread I participated in that documents this (iirc) and other more serious data merge errors. For all but simple merges wherein no one ever touches the preview button, ID's data merge might work OK...In reality, there are scores of threads about this particular issue. Mike ... View more

Are there multiple copies of these fonts on the system? If you searched for them, are only one copy on each computer? Any copies in the documents font folder and the system folder for instance? Does the problem exist on a new document as well? Are you using a font manager? I have the same fonts on a Windows system and don't have issues with them. ... View more

Just post a decent screen shot here. Mike ... View more

Upload a screen capture here. Never know, someone here just might know. Mike ... View more

First, have you tried deleting the files that Peter mentions? I would do that first if you have not done so. There are no free editors that could responsibly recompile the font other than Font Forge and I wouldn't recommend it. Not because it isn't capable but you would be in for a learning curve. If you have already tried deleting the files that Peter mentions, feel free to send me a PM and I would be happy to look at the fonts. I wouldn't be able to until this evening. Mike ... View more

Bummer. If you would like a second pair of eyes to look at an offending merge document, I would be happy to do so. You would need to package and or ensure anything necessary for the document is in a ZIP file, uploaded to dropbox.com or the like, then PM me the download link. Best, Mike ... View more

Have you tried making a new template, copying the placeholders to the new one, and without ever pressing the Preview button, merge to a new document? Mike ... View more

Windows font properties dialog isn't that much use. I am not saying your font is mis-named internally, but it sounds like it. In the screen shot below, I fixed this open source font for another person today. The fields highlighted in red are the important ones and mainly the top two. Without using a font editor or other tool you may not be able to see if this is the issue or not. But after reading through this thread today, with all that you have tried, I would reckon the internal naming is mucked up. There is one other possible solution and that is to delete the Windows font cache and reboot. It can become corrupted, but it is a rare thing. It's happened to me, but I chalked it up to my font designing and swapping out versions constantly. Mike ... View more

I remember that my DIN Next CYR fonts were not named properly inside the font and I had to edit the internal names to get applications to show all the variants properly--or at all. My guess is that this is the same issue with your versions. Without seeing the fonts I wouldn't know for certain. Try contacting the source of the fonts. that said, I did contact them and never got a reply. Mike ... View more

I don't have a hi-dpi display. I do know the size can be changed in the Windows Control panel. I opened the Control Panel, searched for mouse pointer. In the dialog that pops up... I don't know if it applies in your situation or not. Mike ... View more