Indesign Noob

Hey guys, I am trying to make an Indesign document cosisting of for images, that I dragged off a site and into Indesign using my Imac. (which makes working with some of this stuff super simply compared to a PC)
But when I exported the file into a jpeg, black lines appeared within the image. I have come to the conclusion that it has to be the page break showing its face on my image, but how and why is beyond me. This is the image. Please hlep. if you need any more info please let me know.

Changing the format of the images or saving and placing, rather than dragging from your browser, will have no effect of that line. The line indicates the division between two pages in a spread. You can eliminate the line by making your page size the same as the spread, ie: twice as wide and not using facing pages. Still, best practice is to always save your graphics and place them in InDesign. If you ever edit an image, then DO NOT save as JPEG. Use TIF or PSD.
Why are you exporting to JPEG? Is a JPEG image your intended final image format? If so, Illustrator or Photoshop would be much better for this. If you’re trying to design for print, then again, what's with the JPEG image? A PDF is a much better choice for producing a lo-res proof. We can help better if you tell us what you are hoping to produce.

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hope someone can help me with this. I'm still an Indesign noob.
I'm working on a magazine that will be printed through an Offset printer. There are several images that will look like this: http://drop.brizk.com/wWyt
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Hi,
I hope I am in the right place.
I need to produce a book, and am looking for a bit of guidance.
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ALWAYS include your version of InDesign and your OS in your post. We cannot help you if we don’t know what tools you have available. ALWAYS include some hint of your problem in your subject line. “InDesign Newbie in need of assistance” tells us nothing, since this forum is for InDesign users (noobs and otherwise) in need of assistance.
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How do you create another user account?
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I'll give it a go. Don't really like messing with the registry on Windows boxes. Yes you can do it, but it can end up being a case of the operation was a success, but the patient died.
Just was rather hoping someone else had already experienced this problem and posted the registry tweak. Didn't want spend hours reinventing the wheel. Not because I'm lazy, but I have so many demands on my time that resolving a minor issue that effects me only seems like it should be pretty low priority.
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Windows eh! Can't live with - can't live without it. I'm sure Mac can be just as temperamental. Just have to chalk this one up as being just another ghost in the machine.
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Cheers,
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