Troubleshooting Posts

Mysteries of the Elliptical Overset Cell Symbol Revealed

May 18 2012 • 3:00 PM

Not all overset marks are the same, and when it comes to tables, paying attention to how the marks appear can make a difference!

Japanese Dots: A Journey Up the River

April 19 2012 • 2:35 PM

Sometimes, when you search for something, you find it everywhere!

What Do Angle Brackets Mean in the Links Panel?

March 9 2012 • 10:12 AM

When I opened this file, I saw brackets in the Links panel where the page numbers should be!

Why Is InDesign Soooo Slow?

February 29 2012 • 4:58 PM

Experiencing a slow-down in InDesign? Here are seven reasons it might be happening!

How to Turn Overset Alert Dialog Back On

February 16 2012 • 5:32 PM

What do you do when you click “Do Not Show Again” but you didn’t really mean it?!

Getting Around Windows 7 Security to “Save” Files Into InDesign’s Application Folder

February 11 2012 • 2:41 PM

Most of us know that scripts are really nothing more than plain text files. In fact, many times in a user forum I’ll see a simple script typed out with the instructions to copy it to a plain text file and save it in the InDesign scripts folder with a JSX extension. Another use for [...]

When the Document Size Won’t Change

January 10 2012 • 3:52 PM

When a reader changes Document Setup, nothing happens! Here’s one common reason this might happen.

Ghost Frames

October 31 2011 • 11:10 AM

Just in time for Halloween: here’s how to make (or find) a ghost lurking in your InDesign document.

Where is My Drop Shadow?

October 11 2011 • 1:35 PM

Q: When does a drop shadow not appear to be a drop shadow? A: When it isn’t applied to the frame.

Scripted Style Lists

September 23 2011 • 6:40 AM

Did you ever want a list of a document’s paragraph styles where each style name appears in the style’s formatting? Here’s a script that does just that, along with some general tips on copying and pasting script code.