There seems to be a lot of guides out there on how to convert spreads to single pages in InDesign… but what about the other way round? E.g. I’m currently setting up a brochure (with facing pages) so that it is print-ready (so splitting into single pages). Once it is print-ready I’d still like to … Read more
All of my strokes are coming with a random black 1pt stroke that I can’t edit or get rid of. I can change the colour of the ‘outer’ stroke, which is technically the same line. That shouldn’t be possible. I’m not new to Illustrator but just recently purchased CC, is this usual in CC? Quite … Read more
I often have many (many) files open at once to compose infographics from multiple source materials. I know how to toggle using cmd+~, but want a menu of the open files to avoid toggling through so many. I know better than to expect convenience in illustrator (sigh), but perhaps there’s some feature I am overlooking? … Read more
Indesign CC (2017) has several presets for exporting a PDF. The presets for High Quality Print and Press Quality both use an older version of PDF. PDF 1.4 is compatible back to Acrobat 5 which was released in 2001. What are the reasons to keep using such an old format? What would be the risks … Read more
When I go Create New Layer => Convert to Smart Object => Double click on Smart Object thumbnail it opens in Photoshop as a .psb, but I would like it to open in Illustrator. How do I get all my Photoshop smart objects to open in Illustrator? I’m using PS & AI CC. The Adobe … Read more
I am trying to create a new color for a drawer icon in AS. The stock one has margin to the right that I would like to preserve since it keeps the actionbar icon from sitting on top of it. When I create a new drawer icon in PS and then generate the .png all … Read more
I’m using Adobe InDesign CC. I have a three column text frame and I need the middle frame to be just a bit larger than the left and right columns. I have unlocked Column Guides by unchecking View > Grids & Guides > Unlock Column Guides, but with both the Selection Tool and Direct Selection … Read more
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Graphic Design Stack Exchange. Closed 5 years ago. Improve this question For some reason the grid got tilted in my Illustrator. Now everything has this tilted grid, even when I open new … Read more
I have two ellipses of different radius and I want to merge them with two curved paths that connects the ellipses. 1) I have tried shape builder tool as per this question Illustrator: How to merge to circles and rectangle in illustrator from this sketch to make a blob? by using 2 circles touching the … Read more
I’ve found this website where you have to write and paste (!) Arabic text for Photoshop, but I need a better one with more language abilities. Anything in mind? Answer Enable Middle Eastern features To reveal Middle Eastern type options in the Photoshop interface, do the following: Choose Edit > Preferences > Type (Windows) or … Read more
