Archive for August, 2007



InDesign Crashes when Generating an Index

If InDesign crashes every time you attempt to create an index then follow the solutions below in order to resolve the problem.
Check to see if the document you’re attempting to index was ever a Pagemaker file by checking the document history in the component information window.

If the document was ever a Pagemaker file then follow […]

View InDesign Document History

When troubleshooting problems with an InDesign document it can help to know what program created it, what plug-ins were used in it’s creation and it’s history of being saved. Since you may not have created every *.indd file you use you can rely on InDesign Component information to find this out.
With a document open […]

Sync InDesign CS3 Pantone Color Values with PhotoShop

In InDesign CS2 and CS3 you can choose to use LAB values for spot colors rather than cmyk values. Setting this as a default will help you to manage color between InDesign and Photoshop and better ensure that spot colors remain consistent. To do this follow the steps below.

Open InDesign and make sure […]

InDesign Freezes at startup: Initializing the SING gaiji system (Mac)

The Sing Gaiji system is involved in Asian characters and fonts. It allows for additional glyphs that aren’t primary to a font set. For a better explanation of what the Sing Gaiji system is refer to the article on it at Adobe.com.
If InDesign freezes at startup and what is displayed on the screen […]