Recent content by dougal77

Styles are great. You could also use story editor maybe, if you're at risk of forgetting to reapply styles, which worries me.

I think I understand. You want a box with a (black?) border which has an image. You want a text element in the bottom left corner, on a (white?) background. You want the border of the image box to go along the top right of the text element's box, where it would normally go round the bottom left...

Depending on the thickness of the paper, and if you're folding inside (rather than concertina-fashion), you might want to adjust the folds slightly so the inside page is a little smaller than the others so it doesn't bulge.

Could you make the reference text an index, with the item currently on p63 as the only entry? I'm happy to say I've never made an index so I've no idea if this would work.

To change to facing pages: File > Document setup Tick the Facing Pages box. To unlock objects, select them then go to: Objects > Unlock position Objects might not move because they're on a locked layer. Window > Layers If a layer has a crossed-out pencil symbol next to its name, it's locked...

InData http://www.emsoftware.com/products/indata/ Not sure about the last-minute update just to one field though

Yeah I'm afraid I've nothing to add on the InDesign front on that point! Another one for Adobe's CS4 suggestions bit bucket...

There's an app for windows for merging rtf and word files called Monkey Merge iirc. I haven't found one for mac yet.

You might be able to find a plug in. Sonar Bookends InFnote might do it - but I've never used it and this isn't a recommendation.

I think the compatibility needs to be Acrobat 5 or newer - you can change that in the drop down menu in the export dialogue. Or you can change it in the Acrobat menu if you have Professional.

This might sound silly - I'm sure you've thought of it - but is it possible that the menu is low down on the screen and the monitor is set up so that somehow the bottom of the flyout menu gets cut off? To see what version you're running, go to About InDesign. Try trashing the preferences?

In the Table of Contents panel select More Options and choose right indent tab in the Between Entry & Number. Put a period in the Leader box in the tabs panel.

What version are you using? And what does appear in the menu? (sorry for misunderstanding the query)

It's in the bullets and numbering section which you get from the 'fly-out' menu - not from the contextual (right-click) menu. In the Paragraph window, click on the little triangle at the top right. Choose Bullets and Numbering then list type - bullets. Click Add and choose the bullet points...

Is it possible that when you save, you click inside the directory into which you want to save your file, but click on the file name of something else in that directory? That would put the name of that file into the 'save as' box