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Hi Joe: In addition to Steve's suggestion, here are two points about the Eyedropper that you may not have discovered yet: Sometimes there is an invisible frame over the object you are trying to sample from, that prevents you from accessing the properties of the object you need. Select all on that page and examine the frames—are there other frames overlapping that you hadn't noticed, that are impacting the sampling? If you double click the Eyedropper (as it sits in the toolbox), you can configure what it picks up. There a quite a few controls in the dialog box. Be sure to open the various categories to see what it will and will not pick up.    ~Barb  ... View more

Hi @en71557408:   Every application has a preferred way to create PDFs, and usually several other options. In FrameMaker 2019, the preferred technique is to use either use File > Save as PDF or use File > Publish and "generate" the PDF from the Publish pod. File > Save as PDF simply uses the last settings from the Publish pod, so if you need to edit or even just check the export settings, you have to open the Publish pod, and while you are there, you may as well just stay there to complete the process. These use the new engine that Jeff referred to.   Neither of those options (again, they are really the same option) uses Distiller as a default. Distiller is still available for those who have determined that they need it, but it is no longer recommended. Is the Use Acrobat Distiller checkbox enabled in the PDF Settings dialog box? Does disabling it make a difference? (Click the Edit button in my screenshot, below.)   If that doesn't help, you might trying creating a new .sts file (maybe the old one is now corrupt?). Click the Change Settings button > New. FrameMaker stores the default.sts file in c:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2019\fminit\Publisher. You can save the new one there with a different name (or really anywhere else where you can find it when you need to reference it).    Once you have created a new .sts file, click the Generate Selected Output button and let us know if the normal speed has returned. If that still doesn't work, you might consider a uninstall/reinstall, or better yet, first, try resetting preferences. https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-framemaker-resetting-preferences/   ~Barb              ... View more

Hi @PapierProductions   You didn't mention what types of documents you are designing now, so I'll keep this somewhat generic. As a career trainer and someone who does template design work, my recommendation would be to skip the general courses and focus on the following topics: Everything you can learn about styles—paragraph, character, object, cell, table and GREP, and optimizing nested styles. One of our ACPs, @Nigel French, has an advanced styles course: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-advanced-styles/introduction Speaking of Nigel, he also has books on advanced typography and two online courses on the same topic. Building his recommendations into your styles will greatly enhance your publications.: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-typography-part-1/welcome and https://www.linkedin.com/learning/indesign-typography-part-2/welcome. Learn everything about pages—master pages, linked master pages, layout adjustments and alternate layouts. Also look into how to leverage grids and guides—including baseline grids—in your page design. Take some time to examine some of InDesign's free templates—take them apart to see how they were designed and how you can do the same thing.   There are so many other topics you can delve into, but with your stated focus, I'd start with these.    ~Barb ... View more

Hi @wuts23143389:   InDesign table cells can't split across pages. Vote for the feature request here: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/33854788-option-to-split-table-rows-across-pages.   Here is a thread—with a link to a script—that may be helpful. I haven't tested it. https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/table-cells-breaking-across-page-boundaries/td-p/10030070?page=1   ~Barb      ... View more