When you say curved text are you meaning type on path or text with an envelope distortion? An Envelope distort cannot be used as clipping mask, but can be used as opacity mask.  If you select the envelope in the layers panel you should be able to add a gradient to it's appearance in the appearance pannel. See screenshot.  Could you show a screen shot (with layers and appearance panel showing)? You should be able to do this without a clipping mask (unless it is a freeform gradient) ... View more

Could it be that you have several links selected in v27.7 and only one link selected in 27.8.1 ? Apply to all will most likely not show if there is only one link selected or to be updated.  ... View more

First I'd check the stylys hardware. Are there system extensions like "digital ink" so that the stylus may be used to type (This can sometimes negatively affect graphics programs since the computer firds needs to process it you are writing something or some gesture that the OS is to process. Switching between this kind of OS process and an Application often causes erratic behaviour). Is the computer using shared memory for RAM and VRAM? Does it have an effect to use GPU preview instead? Is it less frequent if you view in outline mode? Could be that the computer is not ready to recieve new information. How much memory do you have is the lagg more frequent if you have more applications open and/or more complex art. Sorry no straight answers only things I know I could trouble shoot. These are hardest problems because they could be hardware, Operating system, Driver or system extension or lastly the application itself.  ... View more

Actually that screen shot shows the problem with white lines which is related to anti-aliasing. ... View more

Many modern workflows and digital presses have tables for optimal conversion of spot colours, so I would not agree that you must have process colours beacuse of the printer, although it is best to check with print provider. But I do agree that it may be problem with spot colours but my argument is because of the lack of support in screen readers. ... View more

First you must be aware that reader apps can sometimes over ride decisions that you make as designer.  If you are wanting to go across screens I would say you should use RGB and more specifically sRGB. Blue is a hard colour to reproduce consistently accross devices and "pure" RGB blue is closer to what we traditionally would call Indigo… so it's verging on a lingustic problem. sRGB has limitations, you will not access all the colours available in CMYK (pure yellow and cyan tones are underrepresented), but if you will choose AdobeRGB you will most likely have a greater variation (since devices that do not support calibration assume sRGB as the fallback colour space)  You can also use LAB which is device independant, and to be consistent use the swatches, the risk with LAB is that you can choose colours that are out of gamut meaning that they will not be reproducable on some devies or print methods. In InDesign all swatches are "global" meaning that objects are linked to the colour so that editing the swatch will uppdate where the colour is applied.  If devices/screens are where you will be viewing final work it is good practice to start with a web or screen document and/or confirm that Transparency Flattening is in RGB (This affects how blend modes like multiply or screen works).   If you are planning to also print you may be better to chose to work in CMYK and that has to do with getting black to be K only so that you do not blur text or fine strokes.  ... View more

The rogue page has a section marker. The triangle above the page.  If you double klick on it you can debit is set to begin on a right page. Note that if yo say that it does not need to start on a right page all the pages will move so your all your spreads will change (all left pages change to right pages) to keep left right rhythm. ... View more

You can otherwise combine several PDF files to as single file using AcrobatPro or Adobe Express. ... View more

It is hard to tell from your brief description. You can see spot colours both in Acrobat and in Indesign. Both have panels for viewing separations. Note that spot colours are dependent on name conventions so the names of the spot colour may be part of the problem. Also what software are you viewing the PDF file, not all PDF viewers have the correct support for spot colours (Apple Preview and Microsoft Edge are among those PDF viewers that do not display spot colours correctly) ... View more

Are you sure InDesign loses the path? Since you say "thes months folder" it sounds like you are moving the files. If you have images that are to be reused they maybe should be in another stationary folder that is for permanent images. The issue coould also be with cloud storage, and that is more hard to explain. iCloud, oneDrive and other file management systems will sometimes make it look like you have files on your drive but they are only available "on demand" There is usually a small cloud icon on the icon to show that the file is not actually on the computer. If this is the case InDesign cannot find the file because only its ghost/alias is there. This is obfuscated by operating systems. You would have to tell the operating system /cloud service that you want that folder permanently on the computer (which you may not want if you have a monthly folder) If it is just one or two brand elements that you want to permanently add to an indesign file there is also the option to embed the link. Note that if the link is edited the embedded link is another independent instance that will not automatically be updated. Embedded images will also make the file size bloat, and it is not optimal where you want to deligate image processing or optimisation. (Even if office applications would normally embed rather than link)  It is hard to give this a quick fix but one would have to look at your whole workflow and how you would want to organise your files for best efficiency.  ... View more

It is not a good idea to switch between the modes during your work. Choose the option that is most like your intended output. If you are printing it is normal to output as single pages, you should not switch the mode in InDesign. It is fine to switch view mode in the PDF between spreads and single pages. If you are wantng to print the report as a booklet there is the Print booklet command that is worth learning. Otherwise matching the pages for print is called imposing pages and there are special programs at the print shop to impose pages. ... View more

Could you show your pages pannel. If you have unchecked "Allow Pages to shuffle" Pages may still be single pages even if you are allowing spreads. In Indesign a spread can be one, two, three, four, or even more pages.  For the pages to be converted to "normal" spreads first change the document to "Facing Pages" then make sure that "Allow Document Pages to Shuffle" is checked, you may be asked if you want to preserve spreads. This is what facing pages looks like if InDesign does not have permission to shuffle pages.  Check menu and the pages should look like this: If you have [] around a page that spread is exempt from the rule. The line symbolising the spine is what tells you that you have "Facing Pages". Note that you can create a spread of one or more pages even if "Facing Pages" is unchecked.  Single pages or spreads are not a "view mode" as in Word or Acrobat but are changing the pages to be left or right pages.  ... View more

Seems lika a plan. If problems turn up we'll be here to try figure it out, but seems solid. If you are using a book you just need to remember to "include book documents" in the TOC dialog box.  ... View more

Sounds like you are wanting to do a table of contents. If the titles are written with a unique Paragraph Style that is quite easily done, and can be sorted alphabetically if you prefer. A Table of Contets (TOC) is also linked as bookmarks that you can use in InDesign or in the PDF or EPUB you would export. (InDesign can have several TOCs). But as @Robert at ID-Tasker says the first part is to isolate the text into a separate (and unique) Paragraph Style There should be plenty tutorials online on the process. The documentation is here https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-table-contents.html ... View more

There are ways to do this. But they may require plugin or script as @Eugene Tyson says there needs to be more information to guide you to the next step. ... View more

Note that the conveyor or "Paste Linked" requires the link to be updated and may not retain formating. Text Variables, is the better way! 1: Create a Paragraph Style or Character Style (if the text you want to repeat is not an entire paragraph) for the text that you want to repeat. 2: Create a Text Variable based on that Paragraph Style or Character Style. 3: Insert the Text Variable where you want it to be used, you can change style and mix with static text. Note that you could also make a similar solution using Cross Refferences, but using Text Variables makes more sense.  Se also: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/text-variables.html ... View more

Note that Paste Inside is great if your output is screens or print. If you are going to cut in vinyl or similar then pathfinder is a better option. ... View more

I think they are refering to that it should be in RGB but that the colours should be in the CMYK gamut. Use Proof Colours to see that the colours are not flat, but work in RGB, this is normal practice when preparing images for print in Photoshop, it is more rare in Illustrator since there is no control of pure black, separations or overprinting in this workflow. Knowing which CMYK and what RGB profile to use would be key if you want to have predictability. If nothing is stated when it comes tho colour management use the Europe or US General Purpose colour management settings. ... View more

You can read about it here. https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/pixel-perfect.html I would suggest just doing some smaller test files to get used to the principles first.  ... View more

I don't know if a service like https://color-name-generator.com/ is helpful, you can copy hex codes and paste, but don't know how to automate. ... View more

I guess it should be possible to batch open the png files in Photoshop and expand each objects shape (increase opacity of partially opaque pixels) in printing this would be similar to trapping. In illustrator add a thin stroke would make objects slightly larger, and touch on overlapping rather than the hairline spaces you have. Snapping artwork to pixels would be a better way to go but diagonals and arcs may still be a problem.  ... View more

It is possible to name colours if you use spot colours or global colours. There are a number of swatch books available in illustrator unfortunately I don't know of any that has descriptive names, although it is easy to name swatches. You can share swatches between applications as ASE files, if you have a named palette that you want to reuse in Photoshop or InDesign. You can also click on a colour swatch in a CC Library, which may be an alternative to have named colours available in all CC Applications. Using swatches in named view and using global swatches are probably the best tools to managing colours (You can choose "Add Used Colours" from the Swatches panel to add colours that have been used in your artwork as global colours, you can also "remove unused" to clean up the unused swatches) The colour panel lets you select colour using diferent models and I don't know what system is most logical to you. The Colour Guide might be of use to you too. From the Colour Guide you can open the Edit Colours dialog where you can see Colur Group (5 Colours) in relation to eachother on a Colour wheel.   (When I started using Illustrator the screen was black or white so all teh colur had to be done "by numbers") Hope these suggestions give you a way forward.  ... View more

Are you exporting each shape tto PNG and then having them layer? Can you not make all the objects to a PNG? This is antialiasing. You need to work pixel perfect by aligning to pixel grid which will help with vertical strokes, but curves and diagonals may get mathematical floating point operations that cause visual hairlines. (The problem is 50% of 50% is not zero, so it's a bit of a mathematical problem.) PNG also is not true transparency only alpha transparency of edge pixels and this has effect on how the edges blend.  You can rasterise the image from illustrator, before exporting it, or have the one shape under the smaller shape rather than having your shapes meet edge to edge. If you can explain more why you need each layer as a seperate PNG maybe we can help you think of a workflow that works for you. ... View more

You can see information in the info panel, and you can also see in smart guides asn @Monika Gause says. There is CAD Tools as a plugin, and a script that yo ucan buy https://www.marspremedia.com/software/illustrator/dimensions-illustrator or this script https://www.o2creative.co.nz/Dimensions_PowerScript_Plugin_Extension_for_Adobe_Illustrator.php With Creative Cloud you also have Access to Acrobat Pro where there is a measure tool, but that's if you want to save as a PDF and then add dimension anotations. There is also a User Voice request that you can add your vote to:  https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/31941040-automatic-dimension-measuring-tool-please ... View more

First I would not recommend PNG as a format for print. You should be making print logo different than weblogo. Please consider if you should be using SVG for logo. There is also the Asset Export panel in Illustrator. (PDF would then be a reasonable variant for print) If you are planning to use photoshop as part of your workflow I would just place Illustrator object directly in Photoshop as smart object. PNG has only Alpha transparency and no blending modes. (Photoshop is not a good option for making logos for Print) If you want pixel perfect you can align to pixel grid. If you should expand depends on the logo, aligning to pixel grid may distort the graphic, since it is rounding to closest pixel.... so pixel perfect art must be designed to be pixel perfect from start.  ... View more

Gradient mesh is not compatible with the gradient tool! (The Gradient panel is not open in the tutorial) If you have a gradient on original oblect you get black in centre. Don't worry about it, you can select any mesh point and adjust colour and/or opacity at that point.  ... View more

PNG only supports simple transparency. First do you have your colour management set to general purpose (sRGB should be your RGB if your goal is PNG). Do you want the symbol to be visible on a transparent black or grey on black? Try using more contrast to test how it works. It is hard to tell from your screen shot if it is a Gamma problem or a transparency problem.  Are the white parts transparent? ... View more

🙂 yes that's true, was a bit too fast ... View more

What application are you using to create the font? (Glyphs? ) Perhapps they have a user forums. I don't know that you can turn off hinting in InDesign. ... View more