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    Rectangular Frame Tool Missing

    Eugene, Thank you. I guess I wasn't holding the mouse down long enough. It works now. Thanks again, John
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    Rectangular Frame Tool Missing

    Eugene, Thanks for your reply. I did try holding the mouse button down on small arrow in the bottom right corner of the Polygon Frame Tool, but it didn't reveal any more options. It just opened the Polygon Settings window. I thought I must not be hitting the small arrow exactly right, but I...
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    Rectangular Frame Tool Missing

    I finally found the answer by looking at the keyboard shortcuts. I put the cursor over the Polygon tool in the toolbox and pressed the letter F. That changed it back to the Rectangular Frame Tool! John
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    Rectangular Frame Tool Missing

    I used a Polygon Frame Tool and it replaced the Rectangular Frame Tool in the Toolbox. I tried clicking the angled arrow in the Polygon Frame Tool, but it doesn't give me any options. It just opens the Polygon Settings window. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to get the Rectangular...
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    Place eps file gets EPS Import: CannotParse error

    Thank you all for your suggestions. We don't have Illustrator or Acrobat Pro. I volunteer at a non-profit with a very low budget for software. I did find a free program "ABC Amber EPS Converter" that allowed me to convert the .eps file to .tif. I was then able to place the .tif file in InDesign...
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    Place eps file gets EPS Import: CannotParse error

    I am trying to place some .eps files that someone sent to me. I get the EPS Import: CannotParse error message on every file. Thank you for any suggestions. John
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    How to Group

    Ross, Thank you. I'll check out the tables articles and try resetting the preferences. John
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    How to Group

    Thank you, drawing a selection did it. If this doesn't work out, I will try using a table. I had looked at the help text before, but now when I click on Help (or press PF1) I don't get any help. The Adobe Help Center task shows on the task bar, but nothing appears on my screen, even when I...
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    How to Group

    Hi, I am a new InDesign CS2 user. I inherited a newsletter that has a calendar composed of individual text boxes, one for each day of the month. I sometimes have to move the location of the calendar a little and tried to group the text boxes so I could move it as a group, instead of having to...
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    How to backup InDesign programs

    I am new to InDesign and have tried to find documentation on how to backup the Indesign system, without any luck. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
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