You can select any number of pdf files and merge them all into one file - without having to open each of them.īut yeah, your method does work for a thin book, no doubt. I have been really wondering why InDesign isn't as intelligent as the PDF is. These are really menial errors that don't need me to read the whole thing. Why I need everything in ONE single file - even at the risk of making it unstable - is because there are a dozen stupid typos across all chapters, and I want to correct them in 12 shots - instead of 12X30 shots at least - including the repeats I'll have to do because of human errors I'll do in selecting pages.
I'll perhaps need a projector to blow those windows and panels up ! I tried the trick for three chapters and it is so inconvenient because the pages view so small, you can't visually check them. And dragging those pages onto the target masterfile also guarantees mistakes of the kind you'd hate to do. Opening 30 files, each having 25+ pages, and then combining them the way you've explained. Thanks tons for such a detailed note Laubender-nWcFZk!īut honestly, this is one helluva lot of work. Shouldn't a book file with all chapters as individual documents do the trick? Will they all work after moving pages? Answer: Probably not. ( Especially obscure things like hyperlink destinations or all things interactive. All things I forgot that should be synchronized Custom Text Variables: Synchronize if possible before moving pages.ĥ. Where you cannot do this, rename them before moving pages.Ĥ. Styles: Paragraph Styles, Character Styles, Object Styles, Cell Styles, Table Styles, Graphic Line Styles, TOC Styles etc.pp.įirst synchronize styles if possible. If that's not possible rename masters before moving pages.ģ. Synchronize masters if possible before moving pages. How will they fit to the main document that is ending with an even or odd page?Īvoid adding an odd page after an odd page or an even page after an even page. Facing pages documents that begin on odd or even pages:
Once you establish that the software is working as expected, you can move those folders from the renamed InDesign folder into the new one.1. Note 2: Renaming the InDesign folder will remove saved Find/change queries, saved workspaces, etc. Now you can navigate to Caches and then to Preferences. When the Option key is held down, Library will appear in the menu between Home and Computer. Note 1: The Library folder is hidden by default. Once you establish that the software is working as expected, you can move those folders from the renamed InDesign folder into the new one. Note 2: Renaming the InDesign folders will remove saved Find/change queries, saved workspaces, etc. Enable Advanced > Show hidden files and folders (or Show hidden files, folders or drive options). Note 1: These folders may be hidden in Windows. Use Control Panel > Folder Options (or File Explorer Options) and then click the View tab. C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Adobe\ InDesign.C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\ InDesign.To avoid frustration, please read the notes before you start. If the problem persists, on to rebuilding the cache folders. Users\\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\Version \\ InDesign Defaults Users\\AppData\Local\Adobe\InDesign\Version \\Caches\ InDesign SavedData Users//Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version / InDesign Defaults Users//Library/Caches/Adobe InDesign/Version / InDesign SavedData
Renaming allows you to restore the old files if this doesn’t fix the problem. Manually removing (or renaming) the files:ĭelete (or rename) the InDesign SavedData and InDesign Defaults files. If you don’t see this message, either try again (it’s a timing thing) or move on to manually removing the files.
Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files. (Mac OS) Start InDesign, and then immediately press Shift+Option+Command+Control.(Windows) Start InDesign, and then immediately press Shift+Ctrl+Alt.Rebuilding the preference files Using a keyboard shortcut: Closing InDesign, deleting (or renaming) these files and reopening InDesign will force InDesign to recreate a fresh copies. When InDesign suddenly starts behaving erratically, it may be due to corrupt preference or cache files. Posted on: February 3rd, 2019 Author: barb.binder Category: Adobe InDesign by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on InDesign CC Home / Adobe InDesign / Adobe InDesign: Rebuilding Preferences and Cache Files Adobe InDesign: Rebuilding Preferences and Cache Files