Hi--
I have really large files from CS5 that I am now trying to work on in 5.5. (They are shelf ID's for items that go on store shelves, if anyone else is doing that kind of work) . In each file, I have rows of UPCs in individual text boxes that are threaded together so that I can copy/paste long lists of UPC code into the boxes. I have this same set up with prices ($X.XX) and position numbers. There are approximate 300 linked boxes per UPCs/Prices/Position# per document.
My problem happens when I have to insert a new box in the middle of the chain of text. My process is:
Break link where I need new box
Select empty box; option click-drag to copy
Direct select/link new box into chain.
PROBLEM: When I link to empty group of linked boxes to the right, I get the spinning wheel of death, sometimes up to 2 minutes! It doesn't matter how many boxes I've inserted and am linking up, when I get to that group of empty linked boxes, it hangs up. It does it with all 3 types of text, so it isn't the text. I also experimented with smaller numbers of linked boxes, and it doesn't hang up with those.
I never had this problem with CS5, and while I could unlink some of the boxes to make the chains smaller, it would be a tremendous PITA and I'm under a major time crunch
Sorry if I'm not using the correct terms for linking/chain/thread, etc.
Any help here would be tremendously appreciated!
Thanks-Nita