All software will now and then behave in a manner you don’t expect. As a basic rule we are supporting the last three versions of our software, for the generic tool set. It means we will give you informations about common functions in the software e.g. How is the Second Scale function work? or How to create a Page Design. Continue reading
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Installing a Cacidi plugin
The installation process for all of the Cacidi plugins are quite easy, and you will be guided through the process step-by-step. First you need to download the right software which most be compatible with the version of Adobe InDesign you have on the computer. The software for CS 6 will not run on a CC, CC 2014 or CC 2015 version of InDesign.
First you will need to go to the download page and download the right version. For the CS6, CC and CC 2014 a zxp file is downloaded, and if you double-click on the file it should launch the Adobe Extension Manager. If you are running InDesign CC 2015 or later you will need to use a different approach and below we will describe each step.
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Cacidi announce support for Adobe InDesign CC 2015
Today Cacidi Systems is announcing support for the Adobe InDesign CC2015. Both the desktop and the server versions is supported in various products. The new versions is build on solid 15 years of InDesign development and Cacidi has delivered new versions ever since the very start of Adobe InDesign.
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Connect to Web Services – a technical view
This is a technical walk through of “things to know” when you are setting up a web service connection for use with Cacidi Extreme and LiveMerge. In this tutorial we will be using a php based web page, that can be download a long with a simple data dump HERE. The output from the web service is expected to be in the JSON form of data encoding. Continue reading
Auto detection of UTF-8
When a user save a csv or tab separeted file from Microsoft Excel or Apple Numbers, the encoding identifier is not always included in the file. The UTF-8 format has the benefit of containing, not just the latin alphabet but also, East European, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and many, many others, all in one file type! Continue reading
Bug fix single row tables
Just fixed a bug regarding a single line/row in a table. It was only occurring when it was just one line in a table, with out using the rhythm based merging.
Download the fixed version now.
Cacidi Extreme/LiveMerge/BarCodes Easter release – refinement
The 2015 Easter release of Cacidi Extreme, Cacidi BarCodes and Cacidi LiveMerge enhance the user experience by adding ease of use when creating snippets.
The new versions make it easier to keep the overview of merge markers applied to image frames and bar codes. When entering the Text Link Panel, the merge markers applied to an image frame of bar codes are shown at the lower left part of the frame. When leaving the Text Link Panel , the box adornment disappears again.
Another enhancement are when working with multiple image frame, it is now possible to apply e.g. scaling settings to multiple frame in one click.
Cacidi BarCodes can now be installed on Adobe InCopy to display bar codes created in Adobe InDesign.
All is available today to download
Minor update to status panel and wordstyling/grouping feature
Today we are releasing a minor fix to the status panel and a fix when using a wordstyling calculated field as a grouping field.
Status panel update
A fix, so the status panel works correct when the data stamp contents leading zero to the date and month. e. g. when the date was using 2015/03/02 15:23:16 format instead of 2015/3/2 15:23:16
Grouping using a wordstyling field
Fixed an issue when using a field for grouping which was a result of a calculated wordstyling field.
The fix affected the Extreme/Extreme Light and LiveMerge/LiveMerge Light, and new versions is posted on the download site.
Cacidi Expanding Try-Out Period to 30 Days
Today we are expanding our try-out period to 30 days. 30 days, to get familier with our software so you have a better posibillty to getting to know every detail. Feel free to contact sale support at sales@cacidi.com if you have any inquiries.
To try-out the software just download it from downloads and take it for a spin today.
To install the software, make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Extension Manager, double click the zxp package you just downloaded, and follow the instructions on the screen. On Windows you will have to restart your computer to load the libmySQL.dll file.
After you have downloaded the software you can find the palette in the Window menu (for Cacidi Cropmarks, it’s located in the Object menu.)
Creating price lists using tables
The Price Lists tutorial project is showing the use of the advanced Data Grouping option as well as a utilizing tables and the Prototype Placement Inline Calculation method . The project is designed to produce a full list of sanding papers. A large part of the tutorial are quite similar to the “Creating Price Lists Using Paragraphs” tutorial which shows a different approach to a price list production. Continue reading