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Hi, Is it really still not possible to use custom icons for a custom UXP script panel that we write? No matter what I do, I'm still stuck with the default icon. UXP has been around for a couple of years now, and this is still not supported? (It was totally possible in the outdated CEP), but not in UXP? whole panelsicons: IconsThank you. 

Dear Adobe Developer Support Team, I would like written clarification on whether I may use OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex to assist with developing a native plug-in using the Adobe InDesign CC 2026 Windows Plug-in SDK. The plug-in would assign an object style keyboard shortcut across all documents in an InDesign Book. It would use documented SDK interfaces and an ExtendScript user interface. It would not include AI functionality, access Adobe Stock, or identify natural persons. The proposed workflow would involve providing relevant SDK headers, documentation excerpts, and sample code to ChatGPT/Codex for analysis, code generation, and debugging. The purpose would be to develop and test the InDesign plug-in, rather than to create, train, evaluate, or improve an AI model. Before sharing any SDK materials, I would appreciate clarification on the following points: 1.    Does section 6.16 of the Adobe Developer Terms of Use dated June 18, 2024, or any currently applicable equivalent provision, perm

The developer release notes state that starting with version 22 (InDesign 2027) the SDK will only support Visual Studio Enterprise 2026. The requirement to use the enterprise version of Visual Studio was never ther in all the years that I have developped plugins. Did anyone try to compile v22 plugins using the Professional version of VS 2026 ?

Hello! I am on MAC OS TAHOE and when i package, my link folder is empty, and i have an error message - i mean, i REALLY have to package with all the links… What do i do to resolve this issue! Thanks!  

Is it not possible to use "Track Changes" in footnotes? Is this by design, or is it a bug?

After a recent update, my InDesign is now showing all these stupid pop-ups the whole time. Screenshot attached.  To be absolutely clear, I am talking about the entire dialogue box, not the tool-tip illustrateed in a section of the dialogue box shown.   How do I kill them off once and for all ?  I've looked through Preferences but canot spot anything obvious.       <Title renamed by MOD>

InDesign crashes every time I mount a picture. I have tried different versions of the program but same result. It happens no matter what picture I mount. I have changed computer but that didn`t help either. My co workers with the exact same computer have no trouble mounting the same pictures that I try to mount, so the pictures can`t be the problem. What can I try next?

I frequently create brochures, and at some point in the project without fail the share for review link stops allowing me to update content. The review links are an integral part of our workflow, and for my non-brochure work they are fine (although I have to update those less frequently), but with my brochure documents it will allow me to create a new link, but after that I can no longer publish any changes. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling InDesign, turned off and on countless times, ensured the document I’m updating is the only one open, packaged then opened the idml and re-saved the document to indd. It just doesn’t work, and it’s really frustrating to explain to our clients that their comments have gone because we had to make a new link (or they get confused, comment on an old link and we don’t make the updates). Any ideas?

I’m doing a simple Indesign data merge with multiple record layout to place 8 name tags per page (using Avery Template 5390).I have a single design on the page (with 3 variable text fields). It won't create multiple records per page - it keeps putting one name tag on each page.I’ve done Data Merge > Create Merged Document > Multiple Records per Page. When I select “Preview Multiple Record Layout” it populates the first name tag but shows no additional name tags. When I click “Ok” to merge, it creates one name tag per page, not the 8 name tags per page that I need to work with the Avery template. Screenshot below. I’ve spent hours on this trying just about everything (including placing the design elements on a Master page). Hoping someone can help!!

I have all updates for the apps installed. When using indesign--where i constantly use the libraries--it freezes constantly and I have to quit indd & restart it for it to come back. all other parts of the program work fine. it's only the libraries that freezes. 

I’ve had this problem for years, and no update fixes it. Sometimes, the font activation process just keeps spinning indefinitely. It’s really annoying to see that wheel spinning all the time. It even happens with fonts I’m not using or don’t even want to activate. The worst part is that there’s no "X" to stop the process.Is there a solution?Thanks in advance.

Hi allemaal, ik heb een vraag over automatische pagina en hoofdstuk nummering. Ik wil sommige pagina’s overslaan in mijn document omdat er alleen titels staan. Hoe doe ik dit?  

The last couple months I’ve been experiencing what I can only describe like lag issues in redrawing my layout. Reminds me using Quark a million years ago.If I change a font size, the layout doesn’t show the change unless I click off the text box.When scrolling or moving the page I get large grey geometric shapes or blank spaces or colorful glitchy lines.I’ve turned off GPU performance but it doesn’t matter.Anyone else seeing this?MacBook Pro M4Max 48GB RAM

I’ve cleared preferences through library, and when starting indesign.It has several bugs randomly appearing. eg. Suddenly can’t undo, takes ages to quit, there’s a slight delay importing images...

When I try to export to PDF and select “Output” on the export screen, InDesign lags for half a minute before displaying the output options. Is this behavior normal? Could it be due to corrupted color profiles? This has been happening to me for several versions now; it is not exclusive to InDesign 2026... It can’t be a hardware issue, because I’m working on a Mac Studio with an M2 Ultra and 64 GB of RAM.

I have a document which is full of imported tables that have the basic indesign style applied to them, I want to somehow select all of the tables at once, apply a different table style to them, and clear any overrides, does anyone know of a script or other quick way to do this? 

How can I remove the Override shortcut? (CMD + SHIFT + CLICK) I want to change this shortcut and can't find it

I was attempting to do some basic tasks with Flex Layout in InDesign PC. After about a half-dozen things were tried InDesign completely froze, the process had to be stopped and the program re-launched. This is 100% repeatable behavior, whether with an existing file open or with a new file open. Everything else with ID is fine, just whenever I try to use Flex.I can work around this by never using it (I never did before), but since there’s a risk of document corruption when I force-close I.D. I’m wondering what’s going on.

Adobe already offers InDesign, which is widely used for professional layout and publishing. However, InDesign can be complex for casual users who only need to create simple marketing or communication materials. This creates an opportunity for Adobe to develop a new, simplified publishing platform that serves users who need more design flexibility than Word provides but do not require the full range of InDesign’s professional features.

App freezes every time I want to replace/overwrite a PDF…

it works perfeclty if i just apply an exsiting style, the moment I want to create my own style pack this message appears, when i click it away, it will come back like 5 times then indesign crashes, I have updated indesign but still the same issue, any ideas ?   <Title renamed by moderator>

Since yesterday I am no longer able to update CC.I get "Encountered Issues in updating Creative Cloud. Error Code 190”.Same Windows PC that I have used with CC since 2020.I am able to update InDesign, though.Does anyone else have that problem ?

I am not using a table and there is only one column (fixed number) per text box. There are two columns and three rows of text boxes, and it is unclear whether the text inside is trying to align (top / bottom) to the other text boxes. What is clear is that the text is not centered the way I need it to be. Text appears to maintain its position within the text box when the text box is moved.

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When scaling or repositioning objects contained within a group, the object should snap to other objects within that group (when smart guides are enabled). This includes images within frames. EG, if you want to resize an image within a frame to the edge of the frame, this won’t work if the frame is part of a group. This was originally posted on UserVoice in July 2019 and commented on by Ravi Kiran from the Adobe InDesign team in July 2019. This issue remains in 2026.