Go to File / Package. If everything is ready to package correctly, your summary window will indicated no fonts or links are missing or incomplete. However, you may see an error message like the one below:

NOTE THE YELLOW ALERT SYMBOL and the message “57 Missing” – this means InDesign can’t locate all of the linked art files. Click “Links and Images” in the lefthand window to identify where the errors are occuring. Similarly, you may see an error that you’re missing fonts, which can be identified by clicking “Fonts” in the same window.

Also (though this is less critical), the message “172 use RGB color space” means the linked art files are NOT CMYK color mode. BRD automatically converts RGB art to CMYK on the fly, however because it’s an automated process, on rare occasions the color conversion will produce less than desirable results.

If you go ahead and click the Package button, you’ll be prompted to select a location to save your project. Once you’ve done that and clicked “save,” you’ll see this message:

This is just legalese saying you can copy fonts to give to a printer (service provider) ONLY. Click the OK button.

Next, the following panel may appear:

This means there is more text in a text box than the text box can hold. Often times these are just empty returns at the end of imported text, but sometimes real text gets lopped off. It’s a warning there could be a problem.

Lastly, if you haven’t resolved the issues with missing links or fonts, this panel will appear:

THIS IS ONE LAST WARNING THAT ALL FILES CANNOT BE COLLECTED, meaning whomever you are collecting your files for will NOT be able to print the file at high resolution. InDesign instead will print a low resolution placeholder representation of the missing art. Follow the directions in the panel to update all art.

Want to check to see if your file packaged properly? The folder you just created should include a folder for Document Fonts, a folder for Document Links, an IDML file, an INDD file, and a PDF file. If everything looks good-to-go, you’re ready to compress your file and send it to us to print!

Go to File / Package. If everything is ready to package correctly, your summary window will indicated no fonts or links are missing or incomplete. However, you may see an error message like the one below:

NOTE THE YELLOW ALERT SYMBOL and the message “57 Missing” – this means InDesign can’t locate all of the linked art files. Click “Links and Images” in the lefthand window to identify where the errors are occuring. Similarly, you may see an error that you’re missing fonts, which can be identified by clicking “Fonts” in the same window.

Also (though this is less critical), the message “172 use RGB color space” means the linked art files are NOT CMYK color mode. BRD automatically converts RGB art to CMYK on the fly, however because it’s an automated process, on rare occasions the color conversion will produce less than desirable results.

If you go ahead and click the Package button, you’ll be prompted to select a location to save your project. Once you’ve done that and clicked “save,” you’ll see this message:

This is just legalese saying you can copy fonts to give to a printer (service provider) ONLY. Click the OK button.

Next, the following panel may appear:

This means there is more text in a text box than the text box can hold. Often times these are just empty returns at the end of imported text, but sometimes real text gets lopped off. It’s a warning there could be a problem.

Lastly, if you haven’t resolved the issues with missing links or fonts, this panel will appear:

THIS IS ONE LAST WARNING THAT ALL FILES CANNOT BE COLLECTED, meaning whomever you are collecting your files for will NOT be able to print the file at high resolution. InDesign instead will print a low resolution placeholder representation of the missing art. Follow the directions in the panel to update all art.

Want to check to see if your file packaged properly? The folder you just created should include a folder for Document Fonts, a folder for Document Links, an IDML file, an INDD file, and a PDF file. If everything looks good-to-go, you’re ready to compress your file and send it to us to print!

Go to File / Package. If everything is ready to package correctly, your summary window will indicated no fonts or links are missing or incomplete. However, you may see an error message like the one below:

NOTE THE YELLOW ALERT SYMBOL and the message “57 Missing” – this means InDesign can’t locate all of the linked art files. Click “Links and Images” in the lefthand window to identify where the errors are occuring. Similarly, you may see an error that you’re missing fonts, which can be identified by clicking “Fonts” in the same window.

Also (though this is less critical), the message “172 use RGB color space” means the linked art files are NOT CMYK color mode. BRD automatically converts RGB art to CMYK on the fly, however because it’s an automated process, on rare occasions the color conversion will produce less than desirable results.

If you go ahead and click the Package button, you’ll be prompted to select a location to save your project. Once you’ve done that and clicked “save,” you’ll see this message:

This is just legalese saying you can copy fonts to give to a printer (service provider) ONLY. Click the OK button.

Next, the following panel may appear:

This means there is more text in a text box than the text box can hold. Often times these are just empty returns at the end of imported text, but sometimes real text gets lopped off. It’s a warning there could be a problem.

Lastly, if you haven’t resolved the issues with missing links or fonts, this panel will appear:

THIS IS ONE LAST WARNING THAT ALL FILES CANNOT BE COLLECTED, meaning whomever you are collecting your files for will NOT be able to print the file at high resolution. InDesign instead will print a low resolution placeholder representation of the missing art. Follow the directions in the panel to update all art.

Want to check to see if your file packaged properly? The folder you just created should include a folder for Document Fonts, a folder for Document Links, an IDML file, an INDD file, and a PDF file. If everything looks good-to-go, you’re ready to compress your file and send it to us to print!