Unanswered Questions
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Indesign auto column width size for table based on the data containing?
I have a lot of tables that designers have to adjust slightly to fit the content. This takes a large amount of time in our process and I would like to know if there is anyway to skip this? Perhaps a ...
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Remove just a part of an InDesign Style
In Adobe InDesign, I frequently come across complex Paragraph or Character Styles that might have 10+ attributes defined, where I want to unset just one of the attributes.
For example, my paragraph ...
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1answer
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Problems with Dynamic Text in SVG when font is not SVG
So, I have an graphics automation chain that has been happily running on a headless linux environment using programmaticaly generated/altered SVGs and PhantomJS (currently 1.9.0) as a final rendering ...
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There and Back Again: What changed when importing a vector from Illustrator to Indesign?
I designed this portfolio piece for a class using Illustrator, and in my rendering I created a crayon by revolving a shape along its axis.
I then used Object -> Expand Appearance and it appeared ...
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Position copied content within guides using a single PS Action
I'm struggling to get the following done in a single action:
I have retouched full res TIFF's - each with a product shot on transparency background. The products are in slightly different place in ...
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Aligning Brushes to Edge with Grid (PS)
I've made a custom brush in Photoshop and I'm trying to use it on a pixel grid that I've set up. However, whenever I try to use it, either with a brush or pencil (I'm relying on the pencil tool for it'...
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1answer
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Export Artboards to separate PDFs (Illustrator)
I was wondering if there's a way in Illustrator CC to export artworks containing multiple artboards, to multiple single-paged .pdf files, as Illustrator already does for images like .jpg files.
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How can I save an Inkscape drawing so it can be opened in CorelDRAW without losing layer information?
Is there a way to save an Inkscape drawing so the layer information will not be removed?
When I save the drawing as plain SVG and try to open it again in Inkscape, all layers are gone.
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Align text to center of text field in double-column in Indesign
So, I want to achieve this effect, but then automatically (without having to edit the text manually):
So basically, the left column has to have a right alignment, and the right column has to have a ...
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Different color when exporting png in Sketch 2
I have a problem when I'm exporting a .png file in Sketch 2. I have an icon with the background color of #8FBE00 but when I'm exporting it as a .png file the background color is #8EC003. I have ...
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How do I slow down a Photoshop timeline animation?
I have created a complex Photoshop timeline animation (as opposed to a simple frame animation) that I would like to slow down. By "slow down" I mean increase the time between each frame and ...
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How can I convince my manager to stop predisposing our designers?
I'm trying to convince our manager that we want a fresh look. What we really need to do is to describe the features to a designer and see what they come up with. Instead he shows them pictures of last ...
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Is there a way to take multiple images and map each image by itself onto a bottle, then sort through all the other images with the same placement
I traced and created a 3D bottle, and I have 1,000+ different product images I would like to display/map onto the bottle. All the images I made as symbols and the labels are all the same size and ...
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2answers
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Illustrator data-driven maps
I have searched high and low for a way to colorize parts of a map based on a csv or xml file. For instance to illustrate results of a election. Doing it by hand is both tedious
I imagine being able ...
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How to sketch a drawing over a photo
I am an archaeologist and am trying to make my field drawings straight from my photographs on my computer.
I have a photo of an objet in situ with a metered scale for reference. I would like to ...
