Why are there lines on my PDF from InDesign?

Why are there lines on my PDF from InDesign?

Additional Information. White or dark lines can be caused by anti-aliasing of an application where the two regions intersect. Turning off the anti-aliasing in Acrobat’s display preferences (Smooth Line Art/Smooth Images) eliminates these lines. Acrobat 4 PDF compatibility (PDF 1.3) does not support transparency.

How do you compress an InDesign file?

How to Decrease the PDF File Size From InDesign

  1. Select Export from the File menu.
  2. Name your file and select a destination to save the file.
  3. Select “Smallest File Size” from the Adobe PDF Preset drop down menu.
  4. Click “Compression” in the lefthand side menu.
  5. Downsample each of the images to 72 pixels per inch.

How do you export a PDF in Adobe InDesign?

With the file saved, choose File > Export. In the Export dialog box, choose Adobe PDF (Interactive) as the format. In the Export to interactive PDF dialog box, you can set options like fitting the page in the viewer, showing as spreads, page transitions, and more. Click Export to export the PDF.

Why are there white lines when I export from InDesign?

When you export to Adobe PDF from InDesign, white or dark lines are visible in the PDF file. One or more of the following is true: White or dark lines appear in areas where process colors and spot colors interact during flattening.

Can you use InDesign to flatten a PDF file?

Acrobat 4 PDF compatibility (PDF 1.3) does not support transparency. Therefore, InDesign flattens the file during the conversion process. Consider changing the settings in the Transparency Flattener presets. Converting the spot color to a process color allows InDesign to flatten the image without stitching.

Where are the bleed and slug settings in InDesign?

The Use Document Bleed And Slug Settings option in the InDesign PDF Export settings is unreliable when you export as Reader Spreads. In the PDF Export dialog box, go to Marks And Bleeds.