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Indesign spacing with columns
Posted by favek in
14 Dec 2004 — 3:00pm
14 Dec 2004 — 3:00pm
Hey all I am still a newb layout guy for a little town newspaper. One problem that has been nagging me is a spacing problem when I convert the copy into columns format. Some of the spacing between the words is horrible (ie to close or to far apart).
Maybe you guys could give me some tips on how to fix this?
Thanks
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14 Dec 2004 — 3:09pm
That could be Brother Word.
Do you have some soap ?
Try to switch visible the invisible characters & check.
Amen.
AS
14 Dec 2004 — 3:12pm
By Brother Word I believe you are meaning Microsoft word? Yes the editor and all the volunteers use word.
Soap?
The invisible characters should be found in word or indesign?
14 Dec 2004 — 3:21pm
> By Brother Word I believe you are meaning Microsoft word?
Him !
> The invisible characters should be found in word or indesign?
In InDesign, when the text soup is placed.
> Soap?
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8974
AS
14 Dec 2004 — 3:25pm
&
http://www.apimac.com/ct/index.html
14 Dec 2004 — 3:27pm
Soap looks like a great program. To bad I am on a PC though
The text soup is column of text right? Where I right click and see the options?
14 Dec 2004 — 3:38pm
You Windozer ?
You Protestant ?
http://www.studio405.com/textcleaner/tcright.html
I remember the short-cut apple-J,
but I am not sure, and my RAM barks
if I open InDesign now. In the text menu.
Regards,
AS
14 Dec 2004 — 3:50pm
Ops, I googled away :
http://www.download.com/3302-2381_4-10151270.html
14 Dec 2004 — 4:03pm
Thanks Alessandro for your help.
Its seems that the text is fine when I check it with show hidden characters. The actual physcial spacing is fine just that some sentences done "wrap" well in columns. I really dont know how to fix it. Its funny cause when I use "Justify with last line alinged left" it looks good. But I would rather use columnns.
14 Dec 2004 — 4:22pm
You are welcome.
I tell you, that is Brother Word.
AS
14 Dec 2004 — 4:39pm
Hmm I am tryin to find that menu on my word program. The word "testo" I having trouble translating.
Sorry my italian (?) is rusty.
14 Dec 2004 — 4:47pm
Testo is 'text' (plural 'testi').
Testa is 'head' (plural 'teste').
Also, the pumpkin, 'zucca' can be used meaning 'head.'
Another word for head is 'capoccia' (from 'capo')
wich I think it means 'pumpkin' in Japanese.
Hypenation in InDesign is active ?
AS
14 Dec 2004 — 5:06pm
No hypenation is not turned on. Should I have some marginal hypenation would that fix the problem?
14 Dec 2004 — 5:35pm
I think hypenation is necessary
if you live far from Mr. Robin Kinross ;-)
AS
14 Dec 2004 — 5:38pm
Ciao, I have to go to sleep,
otherwise I will fill this lovely Forum
with sommo' bullshits :-D
See you,
AS
15 Dec 2004 — 3:54am
Can you post a image of your text, Luis?
Try changing the columns' widths and the type size (if you are allowed to). From what you described here, I'm guessing that your columns are too narrow for the text. Also, I think you can adjust the justification settings in InD.
AS:
> Another word for head is 'capoccia' (from 'capo')
> wich I think it means 'pumpkin' in Japanese.
Ha, interesting.
But it's a 'b' instead of 'p': 'cabocha'.
17 Dec 2004 — 2:21pm
Hey thanks for all the help again.
No, I cant change the column width or the font size. Usually text will end up looking way to spaced out or way to tight. We usually have to add a word or two to make it space right. Its really cutting into our production and making me look bad as well
And, oh yah, I am a newb.