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MickRose

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  1. You need to make sure that when you select the placed PDF, the PageBox setting is set to BleedBox.
  2. I'd like to be able to convert multiline paragraph or art text to separate lines of paragraph text or art text, while keeping the position of the text.
  3. Hi @waterworks draw 2 overlapping circles of different diameters, then geometry subtract, convert to text frame. I don't know what the "form tool" is.
  4. Hi @FelixKThe cropped page size (using Acrobat Pro) is 145.04 x 211.08. I am surprised version 1 was better than version 2. If you still have version 1 you could always export as PDF and then import into version 1. You could even try reducing the size of your AD file to 210.94 (or similar).
  5. The text frame is locked. Select it with the Layers panel - then unlock it with the shortcut Ctrl Shift L or use the mouse). Maybe you selected the object and then used a shortcut (Ctr L) by mistake.
  6. If I was using a large format printer I would always make a PDF first and then print from Acrobat or InDesign. I would do that with any software. You don't want to be printing for several minutes and then have something go wrong. Just my opinion.
  7. The Data Merge Layout Tool is worth looking at for Step & Repeat. A file is attached here. It's a bit clunky but maybe Serif could tweak the code a bit and have it as a separate Step & Repeat feature. I agree that the InDesign Step & Repeat command is very useful but the Affinity one has the potential to be much better - i.e. live rather than static. Data Merge Layout Tool.afpub
  8. Hi @Noah 79585 It's easy enough to do not using a table. I've attached a file. Not a table.afpub
  9. The problem with the linking text frames method is that you lose the look of the original content because all the spacing between the frames gets lost. A nicer way might be to export the selected text frames as a PDF and then open that PDF with "Group lines of text into text frames" selected. Then copy the required text frame back into the original document.
  10. I agree that the Styles panel is half baked. Tagging objects with a colour in the Layers panel can be useful because you can then select all objects with the same colour and change fill, outline, insets etc.
  11. Hi @AndreasS - Bleed is always rectangular (I think). Printing stickers with a cutout shape is something different. The normal practice is the create a spot colour called CutContour and tag the outline shape with that spot colour. Then export to a PDF making sure to keep spot colours. I would check this with your print supplier. I would also suggest doing a forum search for "CutContour".
  12. I've been using PLDA for many years for digital impositions. Most of it is very simple to use though it can also do quite complex stuff. There is a 14 day free trial.
  13. Hi @Stephen_H I understand what you are saying but I think you are seeing a problem that doesn't really exist. Any imposition software that a printing company uses will remove any inner bleed and keep any outer bleed. It doesn't matter what the exported PDF looks like - I agree it can look a bit messy with bits of facing pages appearing in the bleed area. Also, printing companies might normally provide an electronic PDF proof for you to check.
  14. Double click the round fill area in the Colour panel or at the bottom of the Tools panel. That brings up the Colour Chooser. Then change one of the CMYK values, then back again. Easiest way is to use the mouse scrolling button to go up and then down. That changes the fill to CMYK rather than Pantone.
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