View background tasks?

[Barry Reddington]

I'm trying to save a file as a PDF. When I then go to close the document, I'm getting a message telling me to wait until the PDF file process is complete and to watch for it in the Background Task window. In previous versions of InDesign, a window would open automatically when I made my PDF files. There is no window opening in CS5. Any way to view this process whiel it's working?

[Eugene Tyson · Accepted solution]

Window>Utilities>Background Task

[BobLevine]

http://indesignsecrets.com/a-new-workaround-for-that-pesky-background-export-issue.php

Bob

[Eugene Tyson]

I was looking for that post - thanks Bob

[BobLevine]

I just searched IDS for “pesky” J

Bob

[John Hawkinson]

If you want the expotr to still happen in the background and just want notice, see my script, exportPop.jsx, from this thread: Re: ANN: automatic dialog after background export (exportPop.jsx)

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It makes the Background Tasks window visible, and also gives you a dialog when the export is complete.