InDesign CS5 on two computers with same settings

Hi. New to macs and adobe software, so please help if you can.
Have a macbook air and a imac, both running indesign.
Is it possible to have both machine use the same settings, workspace, layout etc. (ie when a change the workspace or preferences on one machine, it will be the same on the other machine)
I understand about library and snippets, but wanting the main preferences, workspace, swatches, preflight etc etc to all be the same on both machines.
I know you can export and import some settings, but this means i have to rememeber to update each computer.
Looking for a way to have both machines access the setting from a common source.
I have an external wireless drive that both machines can access.
Is this possible???? thanks.

2vn wrote:
Hi. New to macs and adobe software, so please help if you can.
Have a macbook air and a imac, both running indesign.
Is it possible to have both machine use the same settings, workspace, layout etc. (ie when a change the workspace or preferences on one machine, it will be the same on the other machine)
I understand about library and snippets, but wanting the main preferences, workspace, swatches, preflight etc etc to all be the same on both machines.
I know you can export and import some settings, but this means i have to rememeber to update each computer.
Looking for a way to have both machines access the setting from a common source.
I have an external wireless drive that both machines can access.
Is this possible???? thanks.
This sounds like a perfect opportunity for cloud-based applications. The app's on neither machine, but accessible to all subscribed users.
You could try installing InDesign on the external drive and starting up from it, instead of the internal drives. Probably there'll be problems because each Mac model installs OS X specifically.
InDesign's able to script startup operations, so you might be able to script copying the settings files from one location to the other, with perhaps a dialog box to confirm/ignore, depending on which location's got the most up-to-date settings. Or, perhaps a shutdown script that copies from each machine's session to "iacsettings" or "airsettings" stored files, and a startup script to choose when launching.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices

Similar Messages

Syncing two computers with same short name

Hi folks, esp. Dancing Brook ,
So, I have a computer at work, a laptop at home, and a Palm PDA. Since both computers are mine, they have the same short name. I only make iCal entries on my work computer (plus anything that I enter in my PDA, of course), but like to have the latest iCal data on my laptop too. Here's my question:
I only have iCal on my laptop for the convenience and as an extra backup. Since, however, it shares the same short name as my work computer, do I have to worry about sync issues? E.g., if my laptop iCal has old data, could it overwrite the new data if I sync it after I sync my work computer?
I've read that changing the short name of your computer isn't a great idea, FWIW.
Thanks,
PL

Don't know. Wouldn't think it would be a problem as it is too likely to happen (ie same name on both computers). But you could setup a new account with a new name on the laptop if you don't want to experiment. I would just backup and experiment, or set up two new users, one on each computer along with a trial .Mac account.

Two computers with same name

I have a desktop and a laptop with the same name. When I want to synchronize my treo I can not figure out which is which. Is there a way to change the name of a computer?

Inside System Preferences click Sharing. At the top of the Sharing window is Computer Name. Click Edit and type the new computer name.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) MacBook Pro

PLEASE HELP. Two computers with the same External IP Address

I have two computers with the same IP address which is causing problems. I tried to ipconfig/release ipconfig/renew but I get the error "No operation can be performed on a Local Area Connection* 11 while it has its media disconnected.
I tried resetting router/modem, made sure "Obtain an IP address automatically" are all enabled. DHCP is enabled.
Two of the computers have the same one and the other IP is completely different (not 1 or 2 off). When I open the router settings and click DHCP Reservation it shows the IPs 1 number off and all different like you said. i.e ***.***.*.106, ***.***.*.107,
***.***.*.108. But with the proxy service I'm using, when trying to allow each computer to use them it shows different IP addresses than what is shown in the DHCP Reservation.
If I clone my MAC address the identical IP of the two computers changes but they'll still share the same IP. The third doesn't change.
I tried ipconfig /release - ipconfig /renew - ipconfig /flushdns nothing yet. Not sure about your #2 and #3. And I just updated my firmware.
Anyone with expertise? Thanks.

Cyber_Defend_Team and ZigZag3143x I powered down all three computers and turned off/reset the modem and router.
I restarted them one by one and after, the two computers with the conflicting IP address changed their IPs but their IPs are still conflicting. The third computers IP stayed the same.
What else can we do?

Can I authorize two computers withe the same iTunes

Can I authorize two computers withe the same iTunes

Yes, you can authorize two computers with the same Itunes Account.

Migrated and now 2 computers with same computer name?(user account)

I used the Migration Assistant to move info from iBook to my MacBook.
I don't know how but now on my MacBook I have a copy of my user account from my iBook.
Now, I have two user accounts on my MacBook, the original user account created when I started using the computer and now, my old iBook user account.
Is this normal?
Later, I would like to create a network using the two computers on my Airport Extreme n Base station.
Will it be a problem to have two computers with identical user accounts?

There is not a problem with having identical usernames on two different computers. You also suggested the "Computer name" was the same. Is this the computer name at the top of the "Sharing" preference panel? If so, those need to be different.

Two computers with one Creative Cloud Account?

Is it possible to use two computers with the same Creative Cloud account at the same time?

2 computers, yes... at the same time, I don't know
Cloud License allows 2 activations http://www.adobe.com/legal/licenses-terms.html
-Install on a 2nd computer http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1452292?tstart=0
-Windows or Mac does not matter... 2 on the same operating system, or 1 on each

I need to work on two computers , can I install the cloud in two computers with buying only one product key ?

I need to work on two computers , can I install the cloud in two computers with buying only one product key ?
If yes, is the setting up procedure same as before?
Thank you so much.
Kenny

Cloud License allows 2 activations http://www.adobe.com/legal/licenses-terms.html
-Install on a 2nd computer http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1452292?tstart=0
-Windows or Mac does not matter... 2 on the same operating system, or 1 on each
-Both computer Cloud subscriptions may not be in use at the same time

HT202213 I have two computers with home sharing on, but I can't transfer music. What do I do?

I have two computers with home sharing on, but I can't transfer music. What do I do?

What do you mean by "won't pick up the songs"?
You can only sync with one iTunes library. However, you can manage mauic and videos among different computer by:
Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
You can transfer iTunes purchases to a computer by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer

Can I use Logic Pro 9.1.6 on two computers with one licens

I have download and install Logic Pro 9.1.6 on my MacBookPro 13". I record on location with my MacBook an wil edit and arrange the music on my iMac at home. Can I use Logic Pro 9.1.6 on two computers with one licens. I'm the owner of both computers. If it can where can I find the program on my MacBook? and how to install and register?

Hi, is the iMac also 10.6.8? I had an iMac die when 10.6.8 was installed, it worked at first but after some You Tube flash videos the screen just locked and no mouse clicking anywhere did anything. It turned out that most older iMacs [ mine was from august 2007] have a graghics chipset that can't handle Snow Leopard, there were [are?] 77 pages on this "locked screen"topic in the Snow Leopard forum. I checked out a web site that tells you how much your mac is worth by filling in the sereal number-mine was worth only $168, I may give it to a friend for his children to play with, although that seems unholy. I doubt anyone woud buy it,the problem is now so well known that even Apple certified resellars here in the Netherlands refuse to repair them,they claim Apple will revoke their certification if they replace the faulty Graphics unit,it is also VERY hard to get to that unit in an iMac, everything is so tightly packed inside.
If your iMac is running Mountain Lion[10.8.0] you may have to change the app store preference to accept apps from all sites,normally ML will only allow app store apps to be downloaded.

Two methods with same name but different return type?

Can I have two methods with same name but different return type in Java? I used to do this in C++ (method overloading or function overloading)
Here is my code:
import java.io.*;
public class Test{
public static void main(String ar[]){
try{
//I give an invalid file name to throw IO error.
File file = new File("c:/invalid file name becasue of spaces");
FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(file ,true);
writer.write("Test");
writer.close();
} catch (IOException IOe){
     System.out.println("Failure");
//call first method - displays stack trace on screen
     showerr(NPe);
//call second method - returns stack trace as string
        String msg = showerr(NPe);
        System.out.println(msg);
} // end of main
public static void showerr(Exception e){
     StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
     PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
     e.printStackTrace(pw);
     try{
     pw.close();
     sw.close();
     catch (IOException IOe){
     IOe.printStackTrace();
     String stackTrace = sw.toString();
     System.out.println("Null Ptr\n" + stackTrace );
}//end of first showerr
public static String showerr(Exception e){
     StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
     PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
     e.printStackTrace(pw);
     try{
     pw.close();
     sw.close();
     catch (IOException IOe){
     IOe.printStackTrace();
     return sw.toString();
}//end of second showerr
} // end of class
[\code]

Overloading is when you have multiple methods that have the same name and the same return type but take different parameters. See example
public class Overloader {
     public String buildError(Exception e){
          java.util.Date now = new java.util.Date() ;
          java.text.DateFormat format = java.text.DateFormat.getInstance() ;
          StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer() ;
          buffer.append(format.format(now))
               .append( " : " )
               .append( e.getClass().getName() )
               .append( " : " )
               .append( e.getMessage() ) ;
          return buffer.toString() ;
     public String buildError(String msg){
          java.util.Date now = new java.util.Date() ;
          java.text.DateFormat format = java.text.DateFormat.getInstance() ;
          StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer() ;
          buffer.append(format.format(now))
               .append( " : " )
               .append( msg ) ;
          return buffer.toString() ;
     public String buildErrors(int errCount){
          java.util.Date now = new java.util.Date() ;
          java.text.DateFormat format = java.text.DateFormat.getInstance() ;
          StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer() ;
          buffer.append(format.format(now))
               .append( " : " )
               .append( "There have been " )
               .append( errCount )
               .append( " errors encountered.") ;
          return buffer.toString() ;
}Make sense ???
Regards,

Two Switches with same MAC+Priority running STP

Hi
what will happen if two switch with same MAC-ADDRESS and same STP priority will run STP , how will elect to the root bridge ???? how the STP process will handle this situation?
thanx

Well, first off, no two switches (or switchports) will have the same MAC (if they do, you're buying switches from the wrong, very bad place).
Every port of the switch will have (at least) one MAC of it's own.
Given the same priority for all switches/bridges on the LAN, the lowest switch/bridge MAC on the LAN will win as the root.
VLANS take on the MAC of the administrative interface ("CPU"): i.e., xxxx.xxxx.5000, the first port (i.e., fa0/1) is xxxx.xxxx.5001, the second (fa0/2) is xxx.xxxx.5002, and so on
If you do a "show interface", the MAC / bia is displayed in the second line.
Good Luck
Scott

Two idocs with same idoc number in idx5

We are using an idoc to file scenario where idocs are bundled using bpm and posted to ftp. here the issue is we are getting two idocs with same idoc number in idx5. due to which the file in ftp is getting overwritten.
Could anyone suggest me what to do in this regard.

Hi,
>>>check your sender system is sending same IDoc twice ?
if you send the same IDOC twice they both get different numbers as IDOC number is taken from the IDOC num range
unless you're able to send the same IDOC twice with the same IDOC num somehow
Regards,
Michal Krawczyk

Two account with same UPN in Active Directory

Is it possible to have two accounts with same UPN in AD?
I'm using Windows Server 2012 R2

To expand on what Mr X said. Active Directory allows you to assign just about anything to the userPrincipalName attribute, as long as the value is unique. The value of this attribute is generally referred to as the UPN. But you could assign values with no
"@" symbol, for example, or more than one "@" symbol. Also, Active Directory does not require that any value be assigned. It is an optional attribute.
If no value is assigned to the userPrincipalName attribute, then the user can use a "default" UPN, which is <sAMAccountName>@<DNS domain name>, where <sAMAccountName> is the "pre-Windows 2000 logon" name of the user
(the value of the sAMAccountName attribute), and <DNS domain name> is the DNS name of the domain.
If a user has a value assigned to userPrincipalName that does not match this "default" form, then they can logon with either UPN, as long as no one else has either value assigned to their userPrincipalName attribute. You will note that Active
Directory enforces uniqueness in the domain on sAMAccountName values.
If in domain "domain.com" a user has a sAMAccountName of "jsmith" but userPrincipalName "[email protected]", then another user can have userPrincipalName of "[email protected]" (as long as no one else
has that value assigned to userPrincipalName). They can each logon with their assigned values for userPrincipalName. But the first user can no longer also logon with their "default" value, based on their sAMAccountName, because it is now
used by someone else. But if you attempt to assign a value to userPrincipalName that is also assigned to another user, you get an error.
Bottom line, only one person can logon with any given UPN.
Richard Mueller - MVP Directory Services

Two records with same key (Infocube)

Hi,
I was trying to do, in a update rule, an "IF" condition with two key figures.
IF Kf1 > Kf2. result = Kf1 else result = Kf2.
But the data in the source (datamart Infocube to infocube) have tow records with the same characteristics combination (the same keys)and different amount in the keyfigures, then the result of my "if" condition is not the expected because I understood in the infocube only exists one characteristics combination. :S
I was seeing those records in the manage transaction of the infocube.
Some reason for this?
Thanks and regards
Victoria Leó

This can happen with parallel loads. Two rows with same set of Char values but in different packets of the same Request, being loaded at the same time.
It really shouldn't be an issue - your update rule will make the KF change as desired. Your queries aggregate KFs based characteristic values, not Dim IDs, so you'll get the totals you expect.
Here's some more info:
There is an RSRV Test that lets you check a dimension for a cube to see if multiple DIM IDs exist for the same combination of Chars - Multiple Entries in Dimensions of a (Basis) InfoCube
Output looks like:
12:02:24 o'clock on 08/25/2006: Start test run for user PIZZAMAN:)
Dimension ZFM_C521: DIMID 61,215 and 61,214 have same characteristic values
Dimension ZFM_C521: DIMID 61,880 and 61,879 have same characteristic values
Dimension ZFM_C521: DIMID 61,366 and 61,365 have same characteristic values
Dimension ZFM_C521: DIMID 61,368 and 61,367 have same characteristic values
12:02:24 on 08/25/2006: Test run for user PIZZAMAN:) completed
You can run the Correct Error option to have it update fact rows to use one of the DimIDs if you want, but unless you have lots of them, I even wouldn't bother.
Here's the description of the test:
Description
This elementary test recognizes whether there are several lines that have different DIMIDs(dimension table key), but have the same SIDs for the selected dimension table for the InfoCube specified. (This can occur by using parallel loading jobs). This has nothing to do with an inconsistency. However, unnecessary storage space is occupied in the database.
Repairs
Since the different DIMIDs with the same SIDs are normally used in the fact tables, they cannot simply be deleted. Therefore, all of the different DIMIDS in the fact tables are replaced by one DIMID that is randomly selected from the equivalent ones. Before a change can be made to the database, the consent of the user is requested.
DIMIDs that have become unnecessary are deleted in the connection. In doing so, not only are the DIMDs deleted that were released in the first part of the repair, but so are all of those that are no longer used in the fact tables (including aggregates). The consent of the user is again requested before this change is made.

InDesign CS5 on two computers with same settings

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for