InDesign line tool problem

[jmrrpress]

I have some documents in which I can't stroke a simple straight line created with the line tool. I choose a stroke weight and give the stroke a color but nothing shows up.

If I create a new document I can draw a line and then copy it into the problem document.

I must have something set wrong in the problem document but I can't figure out what it is.

Can someone help?

John M

 

[designerforu]

Re: InDesign line tool problem

Are you attempting to apply the color to the "stroke" fill or the "outline"? There is a toggle switch on the tool. It may be set to outline in your "problem" document and set to fill as the default for new documents.

 

[jmrrpress]

Re: InDesign line tool problem

Waunita,

Thank you. After more experimenting I discovered that I had "basic feather" turned on. With that off it now works.

John

Edited by: John Morgan on May 6, 2008 10:21 PM

 

[maddskill]

Re: InDesign line tool problem

I have seen in older versions that both the fill and stroke need to be set to the same color. I remember a file that just had the stroke set with a stroke weight but the line did not come out properly. Once I set the fill to the same color then the stroke weight and color worked fine.

 

[michaelejahn]

Re: InDesign line tool problem

Please mark this thread as ANSWERED

 

[jmrrpress]

Re: InDesign line tool problem

I would like to mark it as answered, but I don't see how to do it.

John