where can i get answers to InDesign questions?

howldog wrote in news:0885256a8db5ff14ee22f700e8a8e873
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pardon the interruption

just started working with InDesign 2.02 and while its very good,

….you need to upgrade to CS (3.0). The difference isn’t quite as great as the jump from Quark, but it is big, especially in speed.

have
some questions here and there… couldnt find an InDesign newsgroup… anybody know of a good forum or anything?

adobe.indesign.windows

You cannot post properly to this group without registering on the Adobe site and picking it up from their newsserver, but your isp may carry it for you to read if that’s all you’re after.

You can also read it through the Adobe site, but the web interface sucks, imho.

is there anyway to simply open an Illustrator 9 vector file in InDesign and have it come in as an editable vector shape?

Open in Illustrator, copy, paste in Indy. Make sure Illy is set to use AICB format in while copying in your preferences.

I don’t reccomend it, though. And make sure you’re not pushing bitmaps through in this way.

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:56:29 GMT, Eric Gill
wrote:

howldog wrote in news:0885256a8db5ff14ee22f700e8a8e873
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pardon the interruption

just started working with InDesign 2.02 and while its very good,

…you need to upgrade to CS (3.0). The difference isn’t quite as great as the jump from Quark, but it is big, especially in speed.

have
some questions here and there… couldnt find an InDesign newsgroup… anybody know of a good forum or anything?

adobe.indesign.windows

You cannot post properly to this group without registering on the Adobe site and picking it up from their newsserver, but your isp may carry it for you to read if that’s all you’re after.

You can also read it through the Adobe site, but the web interface sucks, imho.

huh. well i’m registered, yes, a legit copy, how about that. so….

is there anyway to simply open an Illustrator 9 vector file in InDesign and have it come in as an editable vector shape?

Open in Illustrator, copy, paste in Indy. Make sure Illy is set to use AICB format in while copying in your preferences.

I don’t reccomend it, though.

how come? this is a fairly complicated vector shape. I mean i could do whatever i wanted in illustrator, fill it with xyz gradient, and THEN place it in InDesign.. .probly the best way to go….but… what kinda bad stuff could happen?

howldog wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:56:29 GMT, Eric Gill
wrote:

howldog wrote in news:0885256a8db5ff14ee22f700e8a8e873
@news.bubbanews.com:

pardon the interruption

just started working with InDesign 2.02 and while its very good,

…you need to upgrade to CS (3.0). The difference isn’t quite as great as the jump from Quark, but it is big, especially in speed.

have
some questions here and there… couldnt find an InDesign newsgroup… anybody know of a good forum or anything?

adobe.indesign.windows

You cannot post properly to this group without registering on the Adobe site and picking it up from their newsserver, but your isp may carry it for you to read if that’s all you’re after.

You can also read it through the Adobe site, but the web interface sucks, imho.

huh. well i’m registered, yes, a legit copy, how about that. so….

No he meant you need to register at the Adobe site to be able to post. You need an ID and password for that forum. Some newsproviders (like cox here) give those adobe forums as a newsgroup, but that is read only.
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steg

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On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:56:29 GMT, Eric Gill
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howldog wrote in
news:0885256a8db5ff14ee22f700e8a8e873 @news.bubbanews.com:

pardon the interruption

just started working with InDesign 2.02 and while its very good,

…you need to upgrade to CS (3.0). The difference isn’t quite as great as the jump from Quark, but it is big, especially in speed.

have
some questions here and there… couldnt find an InDesign newsgroup… anybody know of a good forum or anything?

adobe.indesign.windows

You cannot post properly to this group without registering on the Adobe site and picking it up from their newsserver, but your isp may carry it for you to read if that’s all you’re after.

You can also read it through the Adobe site, but the web interface sucks, imho.

huh. well i’m registered, yes, a legit copy, how about that. so….

Registered for the forums, I mean. You cannot post to them without a username and password.

is there anyway to simply open an Illustrator 9 vector file in InDesign and have it come in as an editable vector shape?

Open in Illustrator, copy, paste in Indy. Make sure Illy is set to use AICB format in while copying in your preferences.

I don’t reccomend it, though.

how come?

The graphic becomes embedded, which has in the past been a sure ticket to output hell.

this is a fairly complicated vector shape.

The more complicated, the more likely problems.

I mean i could do
whatever i wanted in illustrator, fill it with xyz gradient, and THEN place it in InDesign.. .probly the best way to go….but… what kinda bad stuff could happen?

Crashing, document corruption, bloated file sizes, trouble outputting. You may have no trouble at all with more basic shapes, but I’ve been burned enough I simply won’t do it anymore.

Indy may one day solve this problem, but from the forums that doesn’t yet appear to be the case.

There are searchable Archives from the InDesign Mailing List at

http://www.blueworld.com/blueworld/lists/indesign.html

You can also join the mailing list at the same location.

Maris

howldog wrote:

pardon the interruption

just started working with InDesign 2.02 and while its very good, have some questions here and there… couldnt find an InDesign newsgroup… anybody know of a good forum or anything?

is there anyway to simply open an Illustrator 9 vector file in InDesign and have it come in as an editable vector shape?

http://www.indesignusergroup.com/index.php

Also try comp.publish.prepress I have found them to be knowledgeable

"howldog" wrote in message

pardon the interruption

just started working with InDesign 2.02 and while its very good, have some questions here and there… couldnt find an InDesign newsgroup… anybody know of a good forum or anything?

is there anyway to simply open an Illustrator 9 vector file in InDesign and have it come in as an editable vector shape?

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 20:44:24 GMT, Eric Gill
wrote:

I mean i could do
whatever i wanted in illustrator, fill it with xyz gradient, and THEN place it in InDesign.. .probly the best way to go….but… what kinda bad stuff could happen?

Crashing, document corruption, bloated file sizes, trouble outputting. You may have no trouble at all with more basic shapes, but I’ve been burned enough I simply won’t do it anymore.

doh!

okie dokie, i have been warned, thanks.

seemed like a good idea at the time 😉

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 22:58:03 GMT, "Maris V. Lidaka Sr." wrote:

There are searchable Archives from the InDesign Mailing List at
http://www.blueworld.com/blueworld/lists/indesign.html

thanks

howldog wrote in news:7c7411304770eda1dde4ceef2ce3e661
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 20:44:24 GMT, Eric Gill
wrote:

I mean i could do
whatever i wanted in illustrator, fill it with xyz gradient, and THEN place it in InDesign.. .probly the best way to go….but… what kinda bad stuff could happen?

Crashing, document corruption, bloated file sizes, trouble outputting. You may have no trouble at all with more basic shapes, but I’ve been burned enough I simply won’t do it anymore.

doh!

okie dokie, i have been warned, thanks.

seemed like a good idea at the time 😉

Hey, there are plenty of shortcuts that would be handy and time saving if it weren’t for the inconvenience of massive technical problems. I’ll be happy to use them right after some genius works the bugs out.

But do upgrade to CS; that’s a reliable time-saver that actually makes life on the technical end easier.

comp.publish.prepress

"howldog" wrote in message

pardon the interruption

just started working with InDesign 2.02 and while its very good, have some questions here and there… couldnt find an InDesign newsgroup… anybody know of a good forum or anything?

is there anyway to simply open an Illustrator 9 vector file in InDesign and have it come in as an editable vector shape?