Document name uses regular characters

This check makes sure all characters that are used in the document name are 'safe' and do not need to be replaced to work with older file back up systems and transfers.

For example, a forward slash (/) or a colon (:) indicates a folder in file paths and can cause problems transferring and backing up files. An ampersand (&) or a less-than sign (<) will mean different things in coding languages. A comma (,) or full stop (.) can also mean things to an operating system. Even a space cannot translate to a web URL and therefore is not truely safe to use.

It much more simple to list the characters that can be used rather than to provide a long complex list of which ones are disallowed.

With this check characters in InDesign file names should be taken from Uppercase letters (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z), numerals (0-9), regular dash (-), underscore (_).

Typically a dash replaces a space separating words and an underscore separates parts of the name such as page numbers and document identifiers e.g. COV for cover.

Note: If this check does not fit your own file naming standards, remember that GreenLight is highly customisable and we can cater for your file naming standards in a ‘client check’.

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