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I have created a calendar with the Table option. Every other row is shaded. I want to put text in the first row and apply a drop shadow. (I put the text on another layer) The shading is green and the text is white. Everything looks fine on screen. However, when I print the calendar I see the green shading (100%) in the first row, the text with drop shadow AND a slightly darker green box which appears to be connected to the text frame. What am I doing wrong?
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Are you printing from a PDF?
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No, not from a pdf. Printing right from InDesign.
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Try exporting to PDF and printing from that. Use the InDesign Acrobat PDF Presets. Test High Quality Print and compare the quality of the printing with printing using PDF/X-4.
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I used High Quality Print and changed standard to PDF/X-4 (it had been set to "none") It still doesn't work. I thought maybe I needed to change the opacity of the text frame in Effects but that didn't work. I also tried to print on another color printer and got the same result. I have been watching videos on Lynda.com hoping I will see what I am doing wrong but no go.
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Are to doing this: File > Adobe PDF Presets > PDF /X-4 (from the drop-down menu)?
There shouldn't be a "none".
By the way, which version of InDesign and OS do you have?
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My mistake, I was looking on the “export Adobe PDF” screen. I just tried
what you said below and still get the extra colored box though.
From: Derek Cross
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2016 2:29 PM
To: Peggy Shover
Subject: Effects and shading issue
Effects and shading issue
created by Derek Cross <https://forums.adobe.com/people/Derek+Cross> in
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