Text in callout
I'm trying to use the callout tool but can't type any text. I click on the icon, then click on the page to position the callout, and the box appears with the line and arrow, but when I click on the text box to type, the whole thing just disappears. The text box tool, on the other hand, works fine. I'm on a Mac with OS-X, and I'm using the most recent version of Acrobat Reader, downloaded yesterday. Am I doing something wrong, or is there something funny about the document I'm working on, or is it something wonky in the program itself?
Thanks for any help!
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the program, and it's still not working. I can use the text box and the pencil tool just fine.
Please, can't someone help?
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Hi-- I'm working on a routine for importing a number of text documents into InDesign, but have come up with odd behavior when placing text. I'm working with ID CS4 & javascript; all the actions perform the same when doing them manually.
I start with text--actual unformatted text originating from a Word document, but saved as a text file--and with the text tool place it at the cursor position in a paragraph in 'body text' style; the text picks up formatting different than the style, namely the font from 'Headline' style, although pt size & leading are still 'body text' style.
Yet when I cut the same text from a text editor, then paste it at the cursor position, the text appears as I expect, in body text style with no overrides.
This is a small improvement: When I first tried placing the text, it had been coming in with a character style applied. I noticed that the character style being applied was selected in the Quick Apply menu. Un-selecting the character style in the Quick Apply got me to where I am now.
It's driving me nuts that I still can't figure out where the Headline-style font is coming from! Any pointers?
Thanks in advance...
Daniel
p.s.: I'm trying the text import angle to avoid other problems I'd been having importing Word documents, namely importing any Word97-2003 document with highlighted text would crash ID, Word character styles adding direct formatting to the text in ID, etc.As promised, here is the code, as it stands, for whatever help it can be. The code is specific to my particular uses, but the approach of tagging various direct/character styles from Word, wiping all formatting then reapplying ID styles and removing the tags may be useful.
ConvertWordBrute.jsx
Problem: importing from regularly styled Word templated documents to CS4 can be a mess. Even if import presets are exactly set,
if the Word doc has character styles, text can come in with layered character styles. Applying correct character styles and then
removing overrides won't fix because character styles and direct formatting are layered on every bit of text and formatting is not
at all standard. To fix, all character styles AND overrides must be removed to wipe out the strangeness. This script shows one approach
to keep italic, bold and bold italic direct formatting, and perhaps other stuff to preserve what the writers intended.
The approach: tag formatting outside of ID's usual facilities, wipe all formatting clear, then apply the proper styles & character styles.
Presumes:
--A word import preset has been set...
--Will need to trap for missing fonts? (e.g. Windings Bold, which is faked in Word; doesn't actually exist!)
Left @: Works reasonably well. Probably should be run on before layout has sections.
--Document includes a paragraph style named "Body Text"
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ ConvertWordBrute.jsx !Version! Thu Oct 11 2011 10:52:08 GMT-0700
#script "ConvertWord"
#target "InDesign"
main();
function main(){
try {
var docRef = getActiveDocument();
} catch (e) {
alert (e);
var confirmWarning = "Note: bold, italic and bold-italic will be turned into character styles, then this script clears all overrides--" +
"any character spacing applied outside of regular paragraph and character styles will be erased--OK?";
var myConfirm = confirm(confirmWarning, true, "Text change alert!");
if (myConfirm == false){
return;
var jumpTextCharStyle = "Body jump text";
var jumpLineChars = 30;
//saveTextReflowState & turn it off to avoid adding pages...
var smartTextReflowState = docRef.textPreferences.smartTextReflow
docRef.textPreferences.smartTextReflow = false;
//Apply HTML-like tags to text with formatting you want to keep
//what you search here depends on how your import preferences were set... did you map incoming word styles? to what? Normal -> Body Text?
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text", "Bold" , "b");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text", "Italic" , "i");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text", "Bold Italic" , "bl");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Normal", "Bold" , "b");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Normal", "Italic" , "i");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Normal", "Bold Italic" , "bl");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text indent", "Bold" , "b");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text indent", "Italic" , "i");
tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, "Body Text indent", "Bold Italic" , "bl");
cleanupTags(docRef);
//Convert Word styles to ID styles, then wipe Word styles
convertWordStyles(docRef);
//Re-apply all paragraph styles with no overrides or character styles
formatTaggedCharacters(docRef, "b", "Bold")
formatTaggedCharacters(docRef, "i", "Italic")
formatTaggedCharacters(docRef, "bl", "Byline")
// Replace jump lines character style, since above makes all bold-italic into Byline style
formatJumpLines(docRef, jumpLineChars, jumpTextCharStyle);
//re-instate text reflow
docRef.textPreferences.smartTextReflow = smartTextReflowState;
function getActiveDocument(){
//returns reference to active document; otherwise undefined
//if a variable is not assigned a value, its value is undefined
if (app.documents.length == 0) {
throw ("No documents open");
//returns value for variable docRef back to call statement
var docRef = app.documents.item(0);
return docRef;
function tagFormattedCharacters(docRef, paragraphStyle, fontStyle, fontTag) {
// Searches for characters in paragrapfStyle, fontStyle in docRef, enclosing any characters found
// in HTML-style angle-bracket tags containing fontTag
var myStyles, s, stylesRE;
//First chk if passed paragraphStyle exists
for (var s = docRef.paragraphStyles.length-1; s >= 2; s--) {
//get a list of pipe-separated styles, but not the default styles in brackets, since they'll screw up a RegExp pattern
myStyles = docRef.paragraphStyles[s].name + "|" + myStyles;
stylesRE = new RegExp(myStyles);
if (!paragraphStyle.match(stylesRE)){
return;
//Clear the find/change preferences.
clearFindChangePrefs()
//Set the find options.
app.findChangeTextOptions.caseSensitive = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeFootnotes = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeHiddenLayers = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedLayersForFind = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedStoriesForFind = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeMasterPages = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.wholeWord = false;
app.findTextPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = paragraphStyle;
app.findTextPreferences.fontStyle = fontStyle;
var myFoundItems = docRef.findText();
openTag = "<"+fontTag+">";
closeTag ="</"+fontTag+">";
//Note: gotta iterate from the end forward, otherwise tag insertions will skew insertion points
for(i=myFoundItems.length-1; i>-1; i--){
myFoundItems[i].insertionPoints.lastItem().contents = closeTag;
myFoundItems[i].insertionPoints.firstItem().contents = openTag;
function cleanupTags(myObject){
// To correct for faulty formatting resulting in badly placed tags, e.g.: tags on both sides of paragraph returns.
// To internalize search routines into this script, it uses a series of searches equivalent to FindChangeByList,
// captured with RecordFindChange_CS3-CS5.jsx .
// Note GREP search strings MUST be enclosed in quotes with all internal backslashes & quotes escaped,
// e.g.: \\ becomes \\\\, findWhat:"( becomes findWhat:\"(
var myChangesArray = new Array();
// a few changes to clean up placement of formatting tags which may be funky from Word direct formatting
myChangesArray[0] = "grep {findWhat:\"(<[^>]*>)(\\\\s)(</[^>]*>)\"} {changeTo:\"$2\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false}"; //Nix bolded white space of any kind
myChangesArray[1] = "grep {findWhat:\"(<[^>]*>)(\\\\ )(\\\\[)\"} {changeTo:\"$2$1$3\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false}"; //move spaces (only!) in front of bylines before tag
myChangesArray[2] = "grep {findWhat:\"(\\\\r)(</[^>]*>)\"} {changeTo:\"$2$1\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false}"; //move close tags before graf returns
myChangesArray[3] = "text {findWhat:\"<bl>^_</bl>\"} {changeTo:\"^_\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false}"; //Replace em dashes that somehow get bold italic
findChangeByArray(myObject, myChangesArray)
function convertWordStyles(docRef){
// Converts Word styles to ID styles, then wipes Word styles
// To internalize search routines to this script, this uses a series of searches equivalent to FindChangeByList,
// captured with RecordFindChange_CS3-CS5.jsx .
// Note search strings MUST be enclosed in quotes with all internal backslashes & quotes escaped, esp. important for GREP
// e.g.: \\ becomes \\\\, findWhat:"( becomes findWhat:\"(
var i, p, stylesRE;
var myChangesArray = new Array();
//note: findChangeByArray does not trap for
myChangesArray[0] = "text {findWhat:\"^p^t\"} {changeTo:\"^p\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false}"; // remove tabs at the start of paragraphs
myChangesArray[1] = "text {findWhat:\"n\", appliedParagraphStyle:\"Heading 1\", appliedFont:\"Wingdings\", fontStyle:\"Bold\"} {changeTo:\"^8\", appliedCharacterStyle:\"[No character style]\", appliedParagraphStyle:\"Headline 1\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false}"; //replace square bullet in Heading 1 Word style to standard bullet Headline 1 + Bold
myChangesArray[2] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Normal\"} {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false}"; // replace Normal paragraph Word style with Body Text
myChangesArray[3] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"CallOut\"} {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Callout\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:true}"; // replace CallOut Word style with Callout
myChangesArray[4] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Normal Indent\"} {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text indent\", changeConditionsMode:1919250519} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:true}"; //replace Normal Indent Word style to Body Text indent
myChangesArray[5] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text\", fontStyle:\"Italic\"} {appliedCharacterStyle:\"Italic\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace direct formatted body text italic with character style
myChangesArray[6] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text\", fontStyle:\"Bold\"} {appliedCharacterStyle:\"Bold\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace direct formatted body text bold with character style
myChangesArray[7] = "text {appliedParagraphStyle:\"Body Text\", fontStyle:\"Bold Italic\"} {appliedCharacterStyle:\"Byline\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace direct formatted body text bold italic with Byline character style
myChangesArray[8] = "text {findWhat:\" -- \"} {changeTo:\"^_\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace space dash dash space with em dash, no spaces
myChangesArray[9] = "text {findWhat:\"--\"} {changeTo:\"^_\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace space dash dash space with em dash, no spaces
myChangesArray[10] ="text {findWhat:\" \"} {changeTo:\" \"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //replace double spaces with single space
myChangesArray[11] ="text {findWhat:\"^p^p\"} {changeTo:\"^p\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false, wholeWord:false, caseSensitive:false, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true, ignoreKashidas:true, ignoreDiacritics:false}"; //Nix double paragraph markers
// section to put in headline jump reference bullets
myChangesArray[12] ="grep {findWhat:\"\\\\> ?(from \\\\[\\\\d\\\\d?\\\\])\\\\s?\\\\s?$\"} {changeTo:\" ~8 $1\"} {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:true, kanaSensitive:true, widthSensitive:true}"//add bullet before end of word, replace space (optional space) 'from [' digit optional digit ']' optional space optional space end of paragraph with space bullet space + the rest
// Changes any imported paragraph styles to Body Text, imported character styles to None, nukes imported
findChangeByArray(docRef, myChangesArray)
removeImportedStyles(docRef);
// clear overrides, both character & paragraph
// first set what paragraphs to check
stylesRE = new RegExp(/Body |Heading /)
for (i = 0; i < docRef.stories.length; i++) {
//only mess with stories with a bunch of paragraphs & only paragraphs of Body* or Heading* styles
if (docRef.stories[i].paragraphs.length > 1) {
for ( p=0; p < docRef.stories[i].paragraphs.length; p++){
if (docRef.stories[i].paragraphs[p].appliedParagraphStyle.name.match(stylesRE)) {
docRef.stories[i].paragraphs[p].clearOverrides(OverrideType.ALL);
function clearFindChangePrefs(){
//find/change text preferences
app.findTextPreferences = null;
app.changeTextPreferences = null;
//find/change grep preferences
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
//find/change glyph preferences
app.findGlyphPreferences = null;
app.changeGlyphPreferences = null;
function findChangeByArray(myObject, myChangesArray){
//a shorter version of the supplied FindChangeByList.jsx to allow internalizing search strings
// Note search strings passed MUST be enclosed in quotes with all internal backslashes & quotes escaped,
// esp. important for GREP, e.g.: \\ becomes \\\\, findWhat:"( becomes findWhat:\"(
var myFindChangeArray, myFindType, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions, i;
var myStyles, s, stylesRE, searchOK;
// Prepare to trap for non-existant styles
// get a list of pipe-separated styles, but not the default styles in brackets, since they'll screw up a RegExp pattern
for (var s = myObject.paragraphStyles.length-1; s >= 2; s--) {
myStyles = myObject.paragraphStyles[s].name + "|" + myStyles;
stylesRE = new RegExp(myStyles);
for (i = 0; i < myChangesArray.length; i++) {
myFindChangeArray = myChangesArray[i].split("\t");
//The first field in the line is the findType string.
myFindType = myFindChangeArray[0];
//The second field in the line is the FindPreferences string.
myFindPreferences = myFindChangeArray[1];
// Trap to ensure the style exists
//The second field in the line is the ChangePreferences string.
myChangePreferences = myFindChangeArray[2];
//The fourth field is the range--used only by text find/change.
myFindChangeOptions = myFindChangeArray[3];
// Trap for non-existant paragraph styles; ID will choke on searching for a style not in doc
// Look for paragraph style in find string
if (myFindPreferences.match(/appliedParagraphStyle/)){
// & that the search is for a style existing in the document
if (!myFindPreferences.match(stylesRE)){
continue;
switch(myFindType){
case "text":
myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
break;
case "grep":
myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
break;
case "glyph":
myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
break;
function myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change preferences before each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences = null;
var myString = "app.findTextPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeTextPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeTextOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
myFoundItems = myObject.changeText();
//Reset the find/change preferences after each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences = null;
function myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change grep preferences before each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
var myString = "app.findGrepPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGrep();
//Reset the find/change grep preferences after each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
function myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change glyph preferences before each search.
app.changeGlyphPreferences = null;
app.findGlyphPreferences = null;
var myString = "app.findGlyphPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGlyphPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGlyphOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGlyph();
//Reset the find/change glyph preferences after each search.
app.changeGlyphPreferences = null;
app.findGlyphPreferences = null;
function removeImportedStyles(docRef){
// Changes any imported paragraph styles to Body Text, imported character styles to None, nukes imported
var paraStyle = docRef.paragraphStyles.item("Body Text");
var noneCharStyle = docRef.characterStyles.item("[None]");
for(var myCounter = docRef.paragraphStyles.length-1; myCounter >= 2; myCounter--){
if (docRef.paragraphStyles[myCounter].imported == true ) {
docRef.paragraphStyles[myCounter].remove(paraStyle); //Replaces w/paraStyle
for(var myCounter = docRef.characterStyles.length-1; myCounter >= 2; myCounter--){
if (docRef.characterStyles[myCounter].imported == true) {
docRef.characterStyles[myCounter].remove(noneCharStyle);
function formatTaggedCharacters(docRef, fontTag, characterStyle){
// Searches docRef for text between <fontTag> </fontTag> tags & applies characterStyle
// then removes the fontTags.
// For characterStyle = Byline, If found text is greater than jumpTextLen in length, apply jumpTextCharStyle instead
// First verify the passed charstyle exists...
// use your standard GREP search & replace
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
// note ? mark in following GREP search string, the non-greedy modifier. Thanks Jongware!
var myString = "app.findGrepPreferences.properties = {findWhat:\"<"+ fontTag + ">(.*?)<\/" + fontTag + ">\"};";
myString += "app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = {changeTo:\"$1\", appliedCharacterStyle:\""+characterStyle+"\"};";
myString += "app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:true};";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = docRef.changeGrep();
//Reset the find/change grep preferences after each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
//OK, the tags are still there, so wipe 'em
removeTag(docRef, fontTag);
function removeTag(docRef, fontTag){
// Use a GREP search to replace the given tag in docRef; don't mess with styles, as that should've been handled already
// Reset the find/change grep preferences before each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
var myString = "app.findGrepPreferences.properties = {findWhat:\"<"+ fontTag + ">(.*)<\/" + fontTag + ">\"};";
myString += "app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = {changeTo:\"$1\"};";
myString += "app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:true};";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = docRef.changeGrep();
//Reset the find/change grep preferences after each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
function formatJumpLines(docRef, jumpLineChars, jumpTextCharStyle){
// Since previous convertWordStyles() changes all bold italic styled text to Byline char style, change any that are
// >jumpLineChars to 'Body jump text' style.
app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences = null;
var myString = "app.findTextPreferences.properties = {appliedCharacterStyle:\"Byline\"};";
myString += "app.findChangeTextOptions.properties = {includeLockedStoriesForFind:false, includeLockedLayersForFind:false, includeHiddenLayers:false, includeMasterPages:false, includeFootnotes:false};";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = docRef.findText();
//Reset the find/change text preferences after each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences = null;
//Note: best to iterate from the end forward, avoiding any potential insertion point skew
for(i=myFoundItems.length-1; i>-1; i--){
if (myFoundItems[i].length > jumpLineChars){
myFoundItems[i].appliedCharacterStyle = jumpTextCharStyle; -
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--Stan B.HURRAY! Cheers, confetti, balloons, and a free party to all of you (I wish) !
I took the "looks good" page in my InDesign Document, and:
1. opened a new document in PS with a white background,
2. copied the photo there, as the background layer,
3. grouped and copied all the text and callout lines, on another layer, and
4. copied the big company logo at the bottom, as another layer. (Each became a Vector Smart Object as I copied it in.)
I then saved it as a PSD file, then as a TIF file, and finally as a PDF file.
When I printed out the page directly from my InDesign document-- linked first to the PSD, then relinked to the TIF, then relinked to the PDF-- all three pages printed out perfectly. -
Grid Y negative and positive chaged in CS5
I know there is another thread with discussion on why different programs have the y axis inverted, which is fine. The problem is that all previous versions of Illustrator have your zero point as it would be on a normal mathmatical grid. Why now after 7 years of using Illustrator must I "rethink" how I am moving objects. We create dielines and now if I am placing my measurement text and callouts on the top and bottom, we have to do the opposite of what we did for all of these years. Not to mention artwork placement. Why is there not an option? This is pathetic on Adobe's part. Someone please tell me there is an option to invert the now inverted Y axis.
What Monika said.
Here it is:
To change the ruler origin in CS5 to be the same as in CS4 and earlier, you may:
1) Find and open the AIPrefs (Win speak) or Adobe Illustrator Prefs (Mac speak) file; it is a hidden file in the hidden folder Adobe Illustrator CS5 Settings
2): Find and change the following two bits of code:
/isRulerOriginTopLeft 1 >>> /isRulerOriginTopLeft 0 (change 1 to 0)
/isRulerIn4thQuad 1 >>> /isRulerIn4thQuad 0 (change 1 to 0)
Note: This is a global change. -
Bug with Overall Signature Validity Icon
I am finding that there are inconsistencies in the way Adobe Acrobat 9.0.0 and Adobe Reader 9.0.0 indicate Overall Signature Validity states for digitally signed documents. Adobe's white paper on this issue at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/reader/articles/reader_compatibility/readercomp_digitalsignat ures.pdf clearly states when/how both these applications should indicate "Unsigned changes since last valid signature", being the icon of a signature with triangle containing an exclamation mark.
I performed the following steps:
1. Open a document already containing blank digital signature fields and Extended Features / Reader Rights enabled, in Adobe Reader.
2. Sign and save the document.
3. In the signatures panel, select "Validate All".
4. The overall signature validity icon of a signature and tick (indicating all is valid) is displayed, as expected.
5. Open the "Comment and Markup" toolbar, and place either a "sticky note" or "stamp" in the document.
6. In the signatures panel, select "Validate All".
7. The overall signature validity icon of a signature with yellow triangle symbol with exclamation mark (meaning unsigned changes since last signature) is displayed, as expected.
However, if at step 5 above I place any of the OTHER options (Text Edit, Text Highlight, Callout, Text Box, Cloud, Arrow, Line or Rectangle), and again "validate all", the overall signature validity icon still shows a signature and tick (i.e. it has not recognised the changes). In such cases, the "Annotations Created" entry also does not appear under the signed revision in the signatures panel.
8. Furthermore, if I sign the document again after adding any of the "Comment and Markup" options, and then "Validate All", the overall signature validity icon of a signature with tick and blue 'i' symbol (meaning all is valid but document was updated since initial signature) is displayed, as expected.
9. Then add ANY of the "Comment and Markup" options, and then "Validate All", and the overall signature validity icon of a signature with tick and blue 'i' symbol is STILL displayed. At this point I would expect the signature with yellow triangle symbol with exclamation mark to be displayed. Again in this case the "Annotations Created" entry also does not appear under the last signed revision in the signatures panel.
Can anyone else repeat this behaviour? It appears to be the same in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Am I missing something or is it a bug?
Thanks,
David.
Canberra, Australia.Philip,
The PDF file I was testing with originated from a Word document, created by Acrobat Professional v9.0.0. The document was created using the 'Convert to Adobe PDF' option that is embedded within the Word menus when Acrobat Professional was installed. From there I added the digital signature fields, text fields, check box etc, then 'Extended Features in Adobe Reader', and saved the document (replacing the original file) as prompted when extending the features to Adobe Reader. I don't have the LiveCycle Designer application.
The bug I am experiencing is not effected by saving or not saving. Today I started with the document created some time ago that I describe above. It contains several blank signature fields, no certification, a blank text field and a check box, and extended features in Adobe Reader were enabled. Today I opened that document, signed the first signature field and saved as a different file name when prompted. I then added a 'text box' annotation. I then selected validate all from the signature panel, and no changes are listed under Rev 1, just the remaining unsigned signature fields are listed. The overall signature validity icon shows a signature and tick. I then saved the document, and again selected validate all. No change to either rev status or icon. I then closed Acrobat Pro and reopened the document, and selected validate all. Still no change to rev status or icon. I then checked the check box field in the document, and selected validate all. The icon now shows signature with triangle containing exclamation mark, with comments regarding unsigned changes since last signature etc. There are also two entries under Rev 1 in the signature panel, the first labelled 'Annotations' which describes the text box, and the second labelled 'Form Fields Filled In' which describes the checking of the check box. In my mind, the 'Annotation' entry should have showed up (along with an icon change to show unsigned changes since last signature) when I selected validate all after adding the text box originally.
I am happy to email the document to you if you're able to provide an address.
Regards,
David. -
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Hello O Experts,
My documentation team members use Acrobat and Reader 8, and frequently need to count the number of comments in a PDF file. Is it possible to count the number of comments automatically? We can't find this functionality anywhere, and have to resort to manual counting. Since our PDFs can contain thousands of comments, this is very time-consuming. I've tried searching the Web and these forums, but the words "count" and "comments" are too frequent in other contexts to find anything useful...
Thanks and best regards,
--M.T.Hi again sypark,
That is a great idea, and it works!
I would actually search on a more unique phrase - for instance, "Subject:" - that definitively occurs a single time per comment. The reason is:
There are many types of comments, not just sticky notes... you have highlights, text deletions, text insertions, replacement text, attachments, callouts, and so on. But each of them has a "Subject:" in the summary.
It's best to avoid searching for the comment names because they differ by language (an important issue when you work with colleagues in multiple countries). For example, the name of the "Highlight" comment type in French is "Texte surligné" - so you'd have to search for the latter term to get an accurate count.
In any case, your method is flexible and allows for easy customization of comment counts. Many thanks for your effective help!
Cheers,
--Michael -
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I did a new install of Acrobat 11.0.01 (from disk) on my MacBook Pro running OS10.8.2 last week. I can open, read, and navigate pdfs, but when I use commenting tools (sticky notes, text boxes, callout text boxes), Acrobat crashes instantly, every time. Text editing and highlighting tools seem okay. Any ideas what's wrong?
[Moved the discussion to Acrobat Forum]
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I am working with Captivate 4.
I often add multiple text boxes (for example) to a slide that start at different times but I need them all to disappear at exactly the same time.
The "sync with playhead (to appear)" is a nice option to ensure text boxes elements appear at the right time, but it is not so easy to get multiple text boxes elements lined so all disappear at the same time. It would be a nice feature if there was a "sync with playhead (to end)" that would align the end of each element in the timeline area with the playhead set at the point you want them to no longer be visible, to quickly/easily get accurate removal.
Meantime, I have tried increasing the view of the timeline area to maximum view, but even so, sometimes I find it virtually impossible to line up all the text box elements so they all end at exactly the same time. Some just flately refuse to line up at the same point of others.
Any ideas / thoughts / suggestions where I am going wrong?
Noel
EnglandHi Rick, You do surprise me when you say a slide of 60 seconds is long.
FYI...I create a single slide recording of a page from our track/trace website which has a lot of information on it.
I then add and remove text boxes, callouts etc to explain the different applications etc on the single website page.
Of couse once I start to record "simulations", the slides are much shorter based on actual actions being taken, but to best explain a "home page" (for example)..working with a single screen shot and adding removing text boxes with audio is what I do quite a lot.
I do use the Highlight box 0% transparency a lot...but dont think it is better option in my situation here.
Thanks as always for great help/comments.
Noel
England. -
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scholtzkie wrote:
"Please wait...If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the document, your PDF viewer may not be able to display this type of document. You can upgrade ... For more assistance.... Windows is either a registered trademark...."
This usually occurs if you use a browser that uses its own PDF viewer, not the Adobe Reader plugin; see http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/pdf-browser-plugin-configuration.html -
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I'm using Windows 7, IE 9.0.8112.16421, and Acrobat version 10.1.6. I am working in a priorietary platform for reviewing material and I can use all of the commenting tools and can create a text box and a text callout box, but I cannot type in them. My text box and text callout box work just fine with every other program that I use on my system. But this requires using Acrobat and its tools within their platform and I cannot type in those two boxes in that situation. Their first suggestion was it was an Acrobat problem. We have repaired and reinstalled several times to no avail. They then said to be sure Acrobat Reader was not installed (and it wasn't). I've cleared history. Their online reviewing system requires a specific Java script in a specific place -- we've installed, deleted, reinstalled, etc. and it still doesn't work.
I've used this platform on another computer and it works fine. I got a new computer in February with a new CS, and the problem is occurring on only this new system. And only when I am using Acrobat in their platform.
Would anyone have any suggestions what I might try? They said they had one report of a person having the same problem, but they had Reader installed.
Thanks!I don't know how to save a sample file to the forum. But I know it's actualy being created because I can close and reopen the document and the text box is still there and you can still select the text in the text box, view it and see it. But as soon as you click outside the text box, the text in the text box disappears again until you click back inside the text box.
This problem has been discussed ad nauseum with no solution ever having been given.
http://blogs.adobe.com/dmcmahon/2011/09/17/acrobatreader-x-how-to-enab le-the-typewriter-tool/
By Judy - 5:10 PM on May 24, 2012 Reply
I am on Adobe X Pro and whenever I add text using the text edit tool the text disappears when I add text to another place in the document. It is also creating comments for every place I add text. How do I get the text to remain visible in the document and not create a comment?
http://answers.acrobatusers.com/text-box-disappears-q8542.aspx
"I have a map pdf that I printed from Google Earth. I want to use text boxes to put labels on it. I can place the text boxes and get the font and colors all set up OK, but then when I click the cursor in a new place to start a new text box, the first one vanishes and won't come back unless I mouse over it. I've wasted hours trying to solve this one! I'm using Acrobat Pro X and Windows 7. It also happens with Acrobat Pro 9 and XP."
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4550185
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4477271
Usually, responders claim that one is using Mac Preview or reader or some other program. THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE DOCUMENTS ARE BEING CREATED AND/OR EDITED IN ADOBE ACROBAT X AND NO OTHER PROGRAM. -
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