INdesign and 64 Bit Operating Systems

Question

Been having problems with my INdesign, and the tech people on the support line said it is because I have Vista 64 bit operating system. This sounds very strange to me, as INdesign is the industry standard, and 64 bit operating systems are the norm. Does any one else have experience trying to run INdesign on a 64 bit system?

Answer 1

Bob's right; I'd suggest ignoring the 64-bit issue and just getting familiar with coming to the forums for assistance. I've worked phone tech-support jobs before; phone support reps are judged by how fast they can get you off the phone, and if you start the call with "Hey, I'm running ID on a 64-bit system" then they can get you off the phone immediately, so you just gave their call-time metrics an easy statistical boost.
1) So, yeah, the baseline grid will cause stuff to snap to it if you have that setting turned on in the "Grids & Guides" section of the View menu.
2) "Manual overrides" means that you can format text manually by clicking on the Font menu, and that will cause your formatting to diverge from what is defined in the style. Take a look at the style name; does it have a little plus next to it? That means that the text you've selected diverges from the style. Clear the overrides to return the text to the settings in the paragraph style. You can do this with an alt-click on the style name, or by clicking on the options pulldown in the Paragraph Styles panel and choosing "Clear Overrides." I do it so often that I have a keyboard shortcut set up to do it (in Edit -> Keyboard Shortcuts).