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Title: Weird text box
Post by: Tracy on November 17, 2023, 10:45:03 AM
Does anyone know what this is?
The text in boxes like this does not export to pdf
the only fix is replacing with a real text box
I would like to fix it without replacing I have quite a few of them.
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: born2print on November 17, 2023, 10:49:15 AM
Is it annotations in a pdf?
oh, nvm, what app is that in?
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: David on November 17, 2023, 11:06:42 AM
looks like something that was copied from 1 app to another. 
Like the text may be in an Illy file, select, copy, paste into Indesign, result you get weird text boxes


not sure tho, just a guess because I've seen similar objects.
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: Tracy on November 17, 2023, 11:14:39 AM
It seems to be an interactive button, I can see a click button.
on output so far I figured out to select  interactive elements and then include preview
the buttons disappear and the text is there.
haven't proofed it yet to see if bad things are gonna happen
I haven't figured out how to remove this function from indy before output
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: David on November 17, 2023, 12:01:54 PM
open up the Interactive window (Object menu, scroll down to Interactive) and select "Convert to Object", that will remove the interactive part and make it a regular text box.


hopefully


^-^
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: Tracy on November 17, 2023, 12:26:21 PM
I'm done with the file (I think)
but where the heck is that object menu? I go to window/ interactive but I don't see it
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: Skryber on November 17, 2023, 12:46:19 PM
You have to right click the object to bring up some options, go to interactive, then click convert to object.
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: Tracy on November 17, 2023, 12:59:02 PM
I got it!!
thank you!
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: David on November 17, 2023, 01:09:31 PM
Quote from: Tracy on November 17, 2023, 12:26:21 PMI'm done with the file (I think)
but where the heck is that object menu? I go to window/ interactive but I don't see it
the object menu is at the top, next to the File - Edit - Layout - Type - Object - ...



or right click like she said


Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: Tracy on November 17, 2023, 01:40:54 PM
Ah! ok, I was there but was selecting the wrong thing
I was selecting convert to text, but that makes too much sense!  ;D
Title: Re: Weird text box
Post by: DigiCorn on November 18, 2023, 10:27:39 PM
What David said.