InDesign

I am using the latest version of Indesign 21.4.I have created a graphic frame and have linked an SVG graphic within it.Normally, double clicking allows me to resize the content (brown grabbers show)This is no longer working properly and it’s driving me nuts because I work with a lot of SVG logos.I’ve tried rolling back to older version 21.3 and it did not fix.I tried resetting preferences and it did not fix.What gives? I need to be able to do this for my job.

Hello everyone.I want to group scattered attributes together.Can I only write like this:textWrapPreferences.textWrapOffset = [2, 2, 5, 5];But can't it be like this? The one below seems invalid:myObjStyle.textWrapPreferences.properties = {textWrapMode: TextWrapModes.BOUNDING_BOX_TEXT_WRAP,textWrapOffset: [2, 2, 5, 5],} 

In Indesign I open Index, I highlight a word in my document that I want in the index (I don't want topics). I have "reference" selected. I choose New Page Reference, Add All and Done. I have Current Page selected. Then my entry ends up as a topic. It happens over and over again. What to do?

Right now, I can only write it like this:var objPath = app.documents[0].objectStyleGroups.itemByName(ObjStyleGroup).objectStyles.itemByName(myObjStyle);objPath.textFramePreferences.insetSpacing = [2.5 * 2.834645, 0, 0, 0]But I want to write it in the `properties` section, like this:objPath.properties = {textFramePreferences.insetSpacing:[2.5 * 2.834645, 0, 0, 0]}But that seems to be wrong.What should I do?

When I open an InDesign file…it comes up snd fills my screen..,I have no control. What’s going on? Is this a fixable problem?

I am building an InDesign C++ SDK plugin. I want to know if i need a unique plugin ID, if so, how can I get one?

I am creating multiple book files based on the indd files I have. In each book file the chapters are in different orders. How do I set up my parent page to automatically update the chapter numbers as it does for the page numbers? No matter what I try all the chapters keep the same number as the first in the book file.

I have a book with some dozen files. The files are all open, synchronised, page numbers updates and fully preflighted. I Have Generate Index.,Include Book Documents.Enable Replace Existing Index.Yet, the index fails to pick up numerous entries.See image, there are many many entries for ‘Kevin’ but only one picked up. Grateful for any help 

Hello, I have a multi-page AI file placed in my InDesign document. After making changes to the AI file, I save it. When I check the Links panel in InDesign, the yellow triangle alert appears. I ALT-click the update button, and InDesign updates all the links, but the changes I made in the AI file are not reflected in InDesign. This is a process I've done many times before without any issues. The same problem occurred with a different file yesterday. I've tried restarting my PC in case it was a glitch, but that didn't help. Do you have any idea why the link update function isn't working as it should?   <Title renamed by MOD>

The properties panel, when on and open, creates freezing trouble when working on older files not created with the current version of Indesign I’m using.  It’s a significant freeze/delay when clicking between text and image containers and text or select tools.  Even having the type tool open, things like highlighting a word can fail.  I might get 3 letters out of a 4 letter word highlighted before it freezes.  Selecting two image boxes and a text box might lock it up for 2 to 8 seconds. Or it may just skip one of four items I tried to select, such as the third item because it was in the middle of a freeze while I was clicking that one. etc...This very specifically was detailed by another user 7 years ago and the topic was closed stating version 14 had fixed this issue. But here I am dealing with it today on the newest version creative cloud has me updated to.  21.4.1Here is the previous topic from 7 years back.  That describes what I see happening and it’s frustrating to no end, and it

We have InDesign files on our company data drive which is storred on a server.Some of the external content we link to from InDesign are storred in a MS Teams site.When person 1 adds linked content, the path is something like C:\Users\person 1\company name\site name\folder\file name.extension.If person 2 edits the InDesign document, the link is broken as InDesign seems to use adbolute links, so the linked content is pointing to a location (C:\Users\Person 1\… and not person 2.How do we use InDesign with linked content on MS Teams or SharePoint, when the paths change for each user or is this not possible? Thank you for your help. Chris.

I am facing frequent hanging issues with the latest update of Adobe InDesign software. Please fix this problem as soon as possible so that I can work smoothly.

InDesign 21.4.1 on macOS 26.5.2 EnvironmentAdobe InDesign 21.4.1 macOS 26.5.2 (Tahoe) Apple Silicon Mac GPU Performance disabledProblemAfter updating macOS to version 26.5.2, some existing InDesign documents no longer display placed images in Preview Mode (Shift+W).The issue started immediately after the macOS update. Before the update, the same documents displayed correctly. Expected ResultPlaced images should be displayed identically in both Normal Display and Preview Mode (Shift+W). Actual ResultIn some existing documents:placed PSD/JPG images disappear in Preview Mode (Shift+W) the same images are visible in Normal Display page thumbnails display the images correctly the Links panel reports all links as valid (no missing or modified links) Additional observationsThe linked PSD files open normally in Photoshop. The linked files are stored locally on the internal SSD. Newly created InDesign documents work correctly. The same PSD and JPG files, when placed into a new document, are dis

Hello community,I'm planning to re-brand the graphics across my party rental business “Hafla Rental”. The layout and structure will stay mostly the same, but I want to redesign the visual assets, including hero banners, icons, promotional graphics, category images, and other supporting visuals to create a more modern and consistent look.I'd also appreciate any advice on keeping everything consistent throughout the project. If there are any Illustrator features, libraries, or techniques that have made this process more efficient, I'd love to hear about.Thanks in advance!

when I try to link this PDF, the program freezes at “importing.” I was wondering if anybody could try on their machine and confirm the problem. Thanks! 

I am having issues exporting from InDesign to PNG when my type layer has a drop shadow applied. I do not believe it's just. a screen redraw issue, because exporting as JPG works fine, but exporting as PNG moves my dropshadow down and away from its proper location.  For confidentiality reasons, I may not be able to post samples of my graphic. (I am at a new job where they build their files in InDesign and have set requirements for export formats, so I can't just go with a different format. I may push for using llustrator vs. InDesign for issues like this, but for now as it's my second day, we are sticking with InDesign as I'm not ready to rock the boat. Yet.)

Hi all. My Brother printer is giving me a drum warning. I have no idea on the process for replacing the drum unit, and dont want to do something silly.Are there any hints or tricks I should know?Donald Olsen

I’m saving 175 inside pages in InDesign of a novel to be uplaoded to Amazon KDP, as a HD pdf using the default ID settings. After multiple errors uploading, they said the issue was that hey don’t support a LaTeX/pdfTeX formatted pdf. I’ve never heard of that, but would like to know if I can adjusst that in the settings before saving the pdf. They said they prefer PDF/X-1a formatted pdf.

I work on a 27” iMac but like my documents to not cover the whole screen so I am able to access things on my desktop easily. Have been using InD since about 2002 and it worked fine, whatever size I set my window to and created a new document, it would stay the same size but the 2026 (21.1) every time I create a new doc, it opens it to full screen! Having to have to resize a doc each time was getting too time consuming so I now use 20.5 (2025) version 95% of the time. I have called tech support repeatedly over this & no solution ever was given. Can I really be the only person who doesn’t want it to cover my whole screen? I have found over the years not everything they say on tech support is true. Does anyone know a workaround to keep the windows open to the size of my choosing? Thanks so much! this first pic is of the desktop with the document in the size I like - 2nd pic is what the 2026 version does when I go to make a new document - boom opens to whole screen this is how I like t

When placering photos or others assets in InDesign - the software “dies”. I can still save the document, but the cursor changes into the “waiting” icon and InDesign is almost unsuable.And I have to hard reset the application (wont shut down) in Task Manager.Searching the internet and using AI I found these solutions:01 Disable Microsoft Defender (installed BitDefender instead) /bad AI advice02 Disable GPU use in InDesign /bad AI advice03 Delete the APP/USER/ROAMING and LOCAL folders for InDesign /bad AI advice04 Placing the files on desktop to avoid network and cloud systems. /bad AI advice04 Disable Adobe Fonts /bad AI advice05 Disable Ransomeware detect /bad AI adviceNothing works… and the “funny” part is - its on two different computers! My work-pc and my home-pc.Issue has been going for months now… and it is almost impossible to work with.Have to hard reset InDesign and relaunch again - place a few assets… crash - hard reset and so on.HELP REALLY NEEDED! 

When I open an InDesign document, the window fills my monitor from corner to corner so it's difficult to grab any edge to resize it, and it covers everything on my desktop so I'm resizing constantly. I seem to remember a feature in earlier versions, something like "remember window size." Has this been eliminated or is there a new preference for this useful feature? I'm running InDesign CC on an iMac with OS 10.15.7 Catalina. TIA.  

Hi all, I've been trying for days to solve an issue with publishing online links from INDD files. Every time the export reaches 100%, I'm presented with a pop-up that states 'An error occured while uploading your document. Please try again. ERROR #18' I understand that ERROR #18 refers to a failure to connect with the internet network, but I am 100% connected to the internet - it's just that Indesign fails to export the file. The file is not corrupt, and my INDD app is running smoothly otherwise. I've already tried:- changing internet networks- uninstalling INDD- installing previous versions of INDD and trying to export- uninstalling/re-installing entire Adobe CC system- Using the Adobe Clean tool to clean INDD + other CC apps- checking if the file is corrupt/saving copies of my INDD file to external hardrives- restarting my laptop I'm desperate to get this working as it's part of my job, so any help would be greatly recommended. I'm running macOS Monterey 12.1

My Adobe InDesign shortcut keys no longer work! (very useful when toggling between Preview and Normal View, etc.) The shortcut keys do, however work fine in Photoshop. Uninstalled and reinstalled etc to no avail.Also, is there a way to set the InDesign Default Workspace? I used to open InDesign all the time and it would open to my preferred Workspace (Advanced), but not it opens to what appears to by no workspace enabled )(not even essentials) meaning I need to go and select Advanced every time I open an ID document.