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Invalid Value for Parameter When Converting an InDesign File to PDF Using Adobe Acrobat 8.1

Error:
Invalid value for parameter ‘using’ of event ‘exportFiles’. Expected PDFExportPreset, but received “Standard”. 

This error occurs when you attempt to create a PDF from an InDesign CS3 INDD using acrobat. Technically this is an acrobat error but it only affects users of InDesign. Some work-arounds for this issue include printing to PDF from within […]

InDesign Font Size in Parentheses?

When you group objects and then scale them you will then end up with 2 sets of font sizes. One will be your original font size and the one in parentheses is your new font size, after scaling. This can get a bit confusing and, in my opinion, it’s best to do away […]

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 […]

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 […]