InDesign

Been using InDesign for years and the image scaling feature is something I rely on heavily, either choosing a percentage, or simply using the down arrow until the image fits where I need it to. Recently this has stopped functioning either correctly or at all, in several ways:(1) If I choose a percentage, eg 25% I get this message: "This value would cause one or more objects the leave the pasteboard." And nothing happens even if I try to proceed. Never had this happen before and I almost always use the small scale.(2) Since Plan A didnt work, the next step is to use the down arrow to scale it. But that doesn't work either, nothing happens. Nada. (3) Then if by some random chance the scaling option does work using the down arrow, the image scales down but disappears down the page as it does so. In the past the top left corner has always stayed "pinned" in position while the image is scaling down until I get the width needed. But now the image moves down or even off the page as it sc

I have tried just about everything to try to resolve this issue within my color settings on InDesign. Currently I have it set to North American General Purpose 2 (the same as all my colleagues have). However my blues are still showing up as dark purple. I have also tried the Emulate Adobe and Custom option in the Color Settings, with no luck.  The weird part, is that this only happens on my monitors. When I drag the INDD file to my laptop, the colors are normal. When I export it to a PDF, the colors are normal.  I currently have Dell Monitors, but even tried a Lenovo monitor (since my laptop is Lenovo) and that still didn't work. I also reset the color settings on my monitors and on my computer. And deleted and redownloaded INDD.  Is there anything else I didn't do that you would suggest? It's driving me crazy. And it didn't use to be like this. It just turned purple one day out of no where. Monitor vs. Laptop

I'm finishing up a 15-indd-file book. It has lots of hyperlinks and cross-references. Some of them are not working because I entered them in the individual chapter files before incorporating the chapter files into the book. I know how to fix those, but I'm having one problem. 14 of the files are behaving just fine; it takes just a few seconds to redo the links.When I place the cursor where I need it in the 15th file, the mouse cursor simply disappears for 20-25 seconds in ID. If I move it outside the ID screen, it's visible and works fine. This is happening with only that file. I did try saving it as an indl and then recreating the indd file from that, but it did not solve the problem.I have done some internet research and made the recommended changes with respect to display settings and the like, but I see no improvement.Grateful for ideas.

Every time I turn a box into a check box using the Buttons and Forms panel, a giant check mark appears and takes up the entire screen. How do I fix this behavior?

Hi everyone, I'm having a problem with a PDF generated with Indd in interactive PDF mode. My client reopens this interactive PDF with Preview and changes the font layout and the character itself. Can you help me? Thanks.

Hi everyoneI hope someone can help me cos this is driving me nuts. I wanted to paste the same sized object in the same position wihin a frame.  Is there a simple way to do this? I have about 90 pages with 2 frames per page so 180 frames that i need to populate (paste into) with PDF pages.  The PDF pages size is A4 and the frame that I want to paste into is about 190mmW w x 220mmH Id like to paste a page per frame where the pasted item (object?) is 185mmW x 261mmH with the x and y being X 85 and Y -20. To date, I just do a big paste and manually position 90 objects (hence going nuts). I have tried to copy an object style and fiddled with the settings but am make a meal of it.  Tony

Hi everyone, I need help. I created an interactive PDF in InDesign with various blank text modules that will then be filled out on the PDF itself. My problem is managing the fonts in the modules. Once filled out, I noticed that the text is too tall and too close to the module. My question is, how can I fully manage the fonts? Are line spacing and tracking editable? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I was told from adobe that I can't add a gradient swatch in Libraries. So does anyone know how to move the swatch between these programs?Thanks!

I was using InDesign at work with my laptop connected to my fancy new superwide monitor. Then I came home and tried to open the same files on my laptop without the superwide monitor. The workspace windows are apparently opening up offscreen where I can't see or grab them. I've tried changing the resolution, but can't go small enough to pull the windows into view. I've done a lot of searches on the topic but nothing seems to help or reset the windows and all the solutions provided are from at least a year ago. Any other suggestions?   [Moving from generic Start/Help forum to the specific Program forum... Mod][To find a forum for your program please start at https://community.adobe.com/]          

Hi all - hoping someone can help with this. I have many documents that I have made where I add frames and insert images, as one does. However, after saving and reopening, if I want to delete a picture but keep the frame, the frame disappears. It is still selectable, but it does not appear as normal with the x in the middle. This is incredibly frustrating as I cannot see where my frames are and cannot plan my document appropriately. Frame edges are set to "show", screen mode is set to normal, all objects are set to be printing. What is even more frustrating is that when I make a new frame, it does have the x in it. Does anyone have a solution for this? Thanks! 

Hey Adobe Stock,   I so love the idea of browsing Adobe Stock for InDesign templates. Many of the templates are just beautiful. I imagine the great time savings I am about to enjoy.   But then I begin to deal with paragraph and character styles in a state of confused overrides. Individual styles are defined in ways that they shouldn't. Layers are not employed in a consistent, usable way. Color-block frames are rotated 90 degrees for no reason. Parent pages disagree with document setups. Grid and guides need consistency. Frames don't cooperate with grids.   A well-made template might also have notes that warn about the language the template was built in, the color model, the document preference settings, among other things.   Two things are equally important in a template: The beautiful artistry of the layout and also the efficiency of the fundamental building blocks of long-document needs. Otherwise, it can lead a user to take longer to produce a finished piece. And

Scenario 1: When the cursor is in a cell, select the entire column of the table (excluding the table header and footer). Scenario 2: When text is selected within a cell, executing the script will select all cells in this column of the current frame (excluding the header and footer rows).@Robert at ID-TaskerLong time no see. What big things have you been up to lately?He wrote a piece of code that selects based on matching styles, but sometimes the cell styles might differ, so it doesn't work.app.doScript("main()", ScriptLanguage.javascript, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "To Layout! …"); function main() { // Place the Cursor in any Cell: var myCell = app.selection[0].parent; var myCellStyle = myCell.appliedCellStyle; var myColumnCells = myCell.parentColumn.cells; var C = myColumnCells.length, c; var myCounter = 0; var StartRow = 0; var EndRow = 0; for (c = 0; c < C; c++) { // alert(c); if (myColumnCells[c].appliedCe

Is there a way to bulk add a full font familiy instead of the tedium of searching and clicking through them via fonts.adobe.com?  Is there a way to do this from within InDesign to avoid the tedium of being out of the app, clicking through a family font stack, then back again?

Is there an add-on that can help with just having tooltips appear when hovering over the item in InDesign?  This is a basic on many software tools, it feels clunky to get started and going with InDesign.  

Hello,I'm encountering some issue with InDesign while working in collaboration with my colleagues on OneDrive.Up until June 2025 everything worked fine. From July until now everytime I open an InDesign file all the links seems fine (green dot, no error) until I try to export a PDF. In that moment an error window appears and says that some files might be unavailable. Meanwhile in the link panel I cannot choose "Update all link" and neither the "update link in the same folder" option is available. This means that I have to re-link each image/file by hand.Someone might say I could be a slow connection issue but file transfer such as wetransfer is working just fine. I also tried to uninstall & reinstall both InDesign (20.5) and OneDrive. Nothing has changed.I can recognize the broken link on images because they appear like that in the preview mode(see screenhots). Thanks in advance!best - Andrea 

Hi!Problem with my creative suite 5.5 design premium, it says activation limit reached. I have already worked with my new computer over the year. Now it says, that this serial number already installed on 2 computers. Adobe Acrobat X did automatic install some days ago and then it started.

  Development is still ongoing, but if you're a beginner, or perhaps someone who tends to remember birthdays rather than keyboard shortcuts, this might be for you. Pay attention! This powerful tool is in early development and always creates a "Radial Menu" around your cursor, giving you much faster access to all your tools, for instance.The radial menu isn't just for tools—you can launch anything through it: your favorite InDesign scripts, open frequently used folders, create and place custom library elements into a document, launch your favorite playlist, open 10 tabs in Chrome, scrape text from a website, translate selected text in InDesign and paste it directly into the document in the desired language... essentially, anything you can think of.It's possible to create profiles, menu designs, custom sounds, submenus and many other settings.I am not the original author of the Radial Menu; I am creating a modification of it for practical

My current code looks like this, where I'm using 'item.parent.parent'.but it feels a bit clunky.Is there a better way to access `parentTextFrames[0]`?var item = app.selection[0]; if (item.constructor.name == “Cell”) { var textFrame = item.parent.parent; }  

Hello,I'm experciencing something weird with indesign as of today. When I  copy+paste a text or lines from one indesign file to another it gets pasted as an image. How do I stop this from happening? I hope someone knows how to fix this, because it is really annoying!Thank you in advance.Kind Regards,Marlissa{Renamed by MOD}

InDesign 20.5Apple M4 - Sequoia 15.6.1 As per title, Swatches panel not working properly - cannot see the Fill & Stroke portion. It is working on the Tools panel. Seems to be new and possibly related to latest update. See screenshot. Restarted InDesign but didn't fix the problem. Anyone else?

Hi everyone,Our organization is currently evaluating options for storing our Adobe design files in the cloud. We have thousands of InDesign and Illustrator files, many of which contain linked assets. Altogether, the volume is close to 2 TB, and we’re looking to move away from local hard drive storage.We’re considering Adobe Creative Cloud as a potential solution, but we’d love to hear from others who’ve done similar large-scale transfers:Is Creative Cloud a reliable option for storing and managing this volume of design files?Has anyone here migrated a similar-sized library before? Any lessons learned?Is there a way to bulk upload folders (not just individual files) while preserving structure and links?Any insights, tips, or alternative suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Is there any command similiar to "array" (meaning, array selected objects along a line?(i'm NOT refering to Step and repet command)

Hello, do you know if it is possible to search for a specific anchored object? I have a text in which several icons are inserted, but one of them is higher than the others. I would like to apply a vertical offset to it... but only to that one. Thank you for your help! InDesign2024

Hi all, Has anyone had any experience creating invisible endnotes in InDesign? This article was helpful (“Invisible” Endnotes - CMOS Shop Talk), but didn't really tell me how to make the endnotes in text disapear. I could make them tiny and white, but the space for them would still be there so some of them would end up looking like double spaces. Any advice you all have would be great.

Hello Experts, I'm using the InDesign 20.4.1. Steps to reproduce the issues:1. Create a master page containing the multiple text frames.2. Apply the master page to the interior pages (ensure there are at least 5–10 pages).3. Save the document, close it, and reopen it to clear the history stack. Here is my script to undo the overridden textframe by the script: var Doc = app.activeDocument;for (z = 0; z < Doc.pages.length; z++) {page = Doc.pages[z];var count = 0;for (j = 0, k = page.appliedMaster.textFrames.length / 2 + 1; j <= k; j++) {if (page.appliedMaster.textFrames[j].constructor.name == "TextFrame") {try { page.appliedMaster.textFrames[j].override(page); count++; } catch (e) { continue; }try { Doc.undo(); } catch (e) { alert(e);}}}}If there is no undoable data, the process must be routed to catch statement and alert the error message (e).While running the above script, the attached uncaught exception error occurred. Note: I couldn't reproduce the same