InDesign

I just know somehow that if this was a real thing I could save a week's worth of time every month.  I produce a 40 page newsletter 12 times a year and it always takes about 5 days to complete a new issue.  The format is generally consistent from month to month, but bringing in new stories is such a brutally manual process!

Hi,I'm working on a project originally made in CS6, but not entirely resaved in CC25.5.When choosing the "Package Book for Print" command, I get a warning that it can't open a file in the book.The files seems fine. Preflight can't find errors.If I choose the "Package Book for Print" command while that file is left open, the procedure works flawlessly.What can be the first thing I should check to catch up this issue?Paolo Mac mini M4 Pro, Sequoia 15.6.1, latest version of ID. 

I would like to update my InDesign program to latest version 26. But it tells me my system does not support it. My sytem uses an AMD processor which is not supported. Will Adobe release a version without the AVX2 extension for those who do not use or need it for AMD? I don't want to buy a new computer just for that.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Warum kann man im Wörterbuch keine einfachen französischen Anführungszeichen einstellen?Danke.

Hi All When i try and place a pdf into Indesign i get the following message "cannot open the pdf file". The pdf comes from an external source so not sure what the issue is. Previous pdfs from them were ok when placing them in Indesign. I have tried click on the import options in Indesign but still no joy.. Any ideas why this would happen. Never had this issue before. Cheers Tom 

Hello. I've been having strange issues with Indesign, first it was forcing all prints to be on both sides of the page, now it's not letting me add pages without making them individiual spreads, even with turning off facing pages and turning off document/spread shuffle in page window. Been trying different combinations, trying to insert pages at the start of document and in the pages menu and pages window, same result. Mac OSx latest Indesign 2025

I have two identical monitors, side by side. I always use InDesign in the left monitor, but every time I open it, the window straddles both monitors with half of the windo in the left monitor and the other half in the right monitor. I always move it over to one monitor, but when i close it out and open InDesign again, the same thing happens. This is annoying and I'd like to find out why it happens and what I can do to get the program to open on just one monitor instead of straddling both.   I have two identical monitors, side by side. I always use InDesign on the left monitor, but every time I open it, the window straddles both monitors with half of the window in the left monitor and the other half in the right monitor. I always move it over to one monitor, but when I close it out and open InDesign again, the same thing happens. This is annoying and I'd like to find out why it happens and what I can do to get the program to open on just one monitor instead of straddling both.

The first ratified in (2008 or) 2010 and the second in 2020.  Why are neither referenced in InDesign?

Hallo, seit heute fährt mein Indesign nicht mehr hoch, auch Neustarts helfen nicht. Ich habe nichts geändert oder aktualisiert und weiß nicht, woran es liegen könnte. Wer hat einen Tipp? 

Make Actions in InDesign (like in Illustrator and Photoshop)   <Title renamed by moderator>

Hi,I have an issue with the character count in InDesign. When I insert a text in an existing InDesign layout that I often reuse, if I compare the character count of the Info Pannel to the character count of the generated PDF, there is a significant difference. Where is the error and how to solve it? Thank you, Sophie

My InDesign file kept crashing, so I rebooted my computer, and now it won't open at all. Every time InDesign tries to recover the file, it states "Automatic recovery failed last time," and gives me the option to either begin recovery or cancel the action. When I press yes, it closes the application entirely.

Hi Community, Ive gotten a bunch of older Indesign files from a client and they all have the same issue. I cant open any of them. and they all have the same alert in the pop-up window. What to do? Thanks in advance 

Hi my indesign keep crashing (log attached)  

I found a weird behavior using GREP in Adobe InDesign. GREP query:<p class="h3l">(.+?)<\/p> This works fine when the capturing group (found text) is short, but when the matching text is very large, it does not match. I have tried with multiple alternativeLike <p class="h3l">([^r]+)<\/p><p class="h3l">(.{1,})<\/p><p class="h3l">(.+?)<\/p>$ But these also does not match. Then i try <p class="h3l">.{1,} to see how many characters it can match.But somehow it matches at a certain point, not whole text before line break. I tried this GREP query multiple times, surprisingly it give different result each time. It matches different length of characters each time. I tried this expression in other text editors where it matches correctly. Adobe InDesign Version:InDesign July 2025 (20.5) 

 God of all gods, come up with an good idea together. Hi m1b.I am sorry, I still couldn't help myself. Confusion is torture.When there is only one row in the header, it can be directly converted to a header.like this:var doc = app.activeDocument, selectedRows = getRows(doc.selection[0]); var headerRows = convertToRowType(selectedRows, RowTypes.HEADER_ROW); But when there are cross row columns, conversion is not allowed.Sometimes it needs to be converted to BODY_ROWS, and sometimes it needs to be converted to HEADER_ROWS. 

I am using the latest version of Indesign.  I have a loaded cursor that I can't unload.  I've tried everything but when I move the cursor over a text box the text box or black box shows up and I can't get rid of it.  I have read and tried everything and I'm about to fire this whole computer right out the window lol.  Any ideas anyyone???

Hello,I can't shut down background tasks and it is preventing me from exporting a PDF.  I have tried to create a new document and the copy and paste but the background tasks are still on.  They are trying to add font that I don't want.  I have replaced all the font in the document but it is still trying to add font.  I have shut down Indesign.  I have shut it down and the reopened it pressing control, option and shift.  I am on a mac.  Even if I just open indesign without opening a document it is still trying to add this font.  There are no crosses to click to stop it.  Please can someone help me. Thank you Sarah  

Can someone tell me how can i open my file, it is crasing continuiously. I had done major work on this and need this file.     <Title renamed by MOD>  

I am working with a client who is trying to do a directory in Indesign. There are about 1,800 people with information like address, title, employer, phone, etc. This info is on an Excel spread sheet. I made a text, tab delimited and a CSV file from the spreadsheet. I set up a two column text box on each page and want these entries to fill the columns. I am only able to get one person's information per page. Multiple records per page yields no different result. I also had the multiple records option grayed out on a couple tries. I have tried this many times, even tried setting up a simple spread sheet with 9 items. No luck. HELP! I'm brand new to this feature.Chris

I am running the high-res pdfs for a journal print but have been hampered by my laptop freezing and InDesign crashing, with error messages such as "file corrupted" and "database error".   Do you have any suggestion on how to solve the issue other than save the Indesign files locally in my laptop? We use Google Drive but it does not allow me to save InDesign files on it.   <Title modified by MOD>

Hi all,As of late August 2025, Microsoft has rolled out a new Microsoft 365 Copilot feature on Windows that opens the Copilot chat panel with the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+C. Unfortunately, this directly conflicts with InDesign’s long-standing “Fit Frame to Content” shortcut, which many of us use constantly. InDesign’s shortcut is hard-coded and cannot be reassigned in Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.Microsoft does not currently provide a way to disable or change the Copilot global hotkey.Workarounds like PowerToys can suppress the key combo, but then InDesign never sees it either.Registry/Group Policy edits can disable Copilot completely, but on many work PCs (like mine) users don’t have permissions to apply these changes. This is a serious workflow disruption for designers, and right now the only practical workaround is to create a custom script and assign a different shortcut in InDesign — which is clunky compared to using the native key. 👉 Has anyone found an offic

Can anyone explain how my pasteboard got like this and how to get it back to normal size?There is no object on that page.  The image shows Preview off. If I try to select everything on the pasteboard, only the page selects.  I checked all links and there is no rogue link anywhere. What the heck?Thanks. Indesign 15.0.2 x64W10 Machine