InDesign

Hi, Dear Friends!I need a script that will scan all the text frames in a section and select a list of text strings formatted with the character style "sty1". And then dump those words at the present location with commas between them. But it is important that the script also includes the footnote area on each page after having scanned the main text area and formatted the strings to the list as well.So if we have on page 1 a text frame with this text""If you eat with a fork, you will be health,y" and the words "fork" and "healthy" are formatted with char style "sty1"And then in the FN area, we have the text:"because you will eat slower and you will not be considered a slob," and the words "eat slower" and "considered a slob" are formatted with chat style "sty1"and repeat for the next page till the end of the section. On each page, scan first the main text area and then the FN areait will dump at the current locationfork, healthy, eat slower, considered a slob.I asked ChatGPT to write thi

I am using InDesign CC and my Shift-Drag to constrain in a direction has stopped working. Also my Option-Drag to duplicate has stopped working. Both work fine in Illustrator. Any help is appreciated....

HelloI'm working on a 500-page document in InDesign 18 containing an index of approximately 2,000 names. The indexing was done in Word, but upon import, I realized I'd lost some indexes. So I completed it in InDesign. Halfway through the 500 pages, I launched an index generation to show the author. There were no issues.Now, I'm nearing the end of the work and I want to launch the index. It immediately tells me that the index cannot be generated due to invalid characters. But how can I find these characters? I've reread it several times and can't find anything unusual.I used the KPS Index Editor script, which didn't find any errors. I'd like to be able to export this index so I can analyze it better and find the problem.Do you have any ideas to help me complete this work? 

Hi all, I've downloaded a handfull of fonts from Adobe Fonts, and they're not showing in InDesign. They're showing up fine in Illustrator & Photoshop. I've tried clearing cache, logging out and back into my acccount, closing and reopening the app, checking creative cloud and turning off my computer. Anyone have any idea what's going on? Cheers.

Years, years I tell you, of InDesign forgetting my Workspace over various versions and preference and Workspace resets and complete uninstalls and reinstalls.  Since Adobe doesn't care, I sicced ChatGPT on it, I gave it the name of my custom Workspace (which you should be using anyway), and it created a file called "SetDefaultWorkspace.jsx" that you drop into the folder inside the ID application folder: Scripts > Startup scripts. I had it create the code and create the file so i could simply download it. When I set the Workspace to something else and then quit the app and rebooted it, my workspace was selected as the default; every time. This ends those annoying popups Adobe won't give us control over. The only way to avoid them is to create a Workspace, use a startup script as outlined above, so that ID doesn't think you're a newbie.The propt would be something like: Create an Indesign startup script called SetDefaultWorkspace.jsx that I can download,

Saved my Illustrator document PDF and added a new layer. Now I have to click this OK a hundred times to relink each instance of the PDF. This needs an "OK to all" or "Do not show this again" button.

Ok so I know about the afterOpen event and I think I understand how to use it, however, I don't understand how to make it open for a specific document.I don't want this script to run on every document that I open, I want to embed it in a documnt and then run it everytime I open that document. Is this possible?Perhaps run the script from scripts label?Or would I just put a script in the startup panel and then create a session script that checks the name of each document opened and then runs the script if I have a match?Thanks

I'm having trouble exporting a PDF from an InDesign document that previously exported without any issues. It's a 196-page travel brochure that I've exported for print last year with no problems.Now, after revisiting the file, InDesign refuses to export the PDF. There are no missing links, and I've checked for any common errors. Nothing seems out of place, but the export just won't complete. Has anyone experienced this with large documents or after revisiting older projects? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi I need to download the 18.3 Indesign version and its not available in the older version app from the creaive cloud. The last one shown is 19.0 version. Wher can I dowload this version from?

Hallo zusammen, versuche gerade verzweifelt, InDesign auf meinem Laptop zu installieren. Es wird nicht in der Creative Cloud unter Applikationen gelistet. Systemvoraussetzungen passen und mein Abo umfasst auch alle Apps. Auf meinem Desktop-Rechner ist es kein Problem. Photoshop konnte ich auf dem Laptop ohne Probleme installieren. Selbst wenn ich es über Umwege schaffe, InDesign zum Installieren auszuwählen, werde ich immer wieder auf den CreativeCloud Desktop Startbildschirm umgeleitet. Dort erscheint dann kein InDesign mehr zur Auswahl. Weiß jemand Rat? Danke und Grüße Chris

I am working with uxp for adobe InDesign and created a drop-down using <sp-picker> the dropdown is meant to show "Row per page " options. How ever the sp-picker not working  expected The drop down appear but selecting an item does not triggering any event But nothing happens when I select a different value  <sp-picker id="rowsPerPagePicker" label="Rows per page" placeholder="Select rows">  <sp-menu-item value="10">10</sp-menu-item>  <sp-menu-item value="25">25</sp-menu-item>  <sp-menu-item value="50">50</sp-menu-item></sp-picker>const picker = document.getElementById('rowsPerPagePicker'); picker.addEventListener('change', (event) => {  console.log('Selected value:', event.target.value);});

var cp = pp.marginPreferences.columnsPositions;I now want to distinguish between odd and even numbers.cp[1], cp[3], cp[5]cp[2], cp[4], cp[6]I previously used cp[2*i] to represent even numbers and cp[2*i-1] to represent odd numbers, but in practice, as the numbers grow larger, the logic becomes confusing.For example, when i=11, 2*i becomes 22, which is no longer near 11. I think the correct logic should be:Odd number + 1 = Even number.

Hello!I'm not 100% sure, but I think I never had this warning before. When exporting a PDF the dialog says the (PDF export) preset specifies a different (color?) profile than a so-called "color settings file".I just want to understand what's going on. First if all, I don't see any color profile in the preset. The only thing is this:The assigned color profile is as such:while the global color settings are these: So, in regard to another discussion about this color profile warning which says that the warning will/could/should appear when the RGB settings is NOT sRGB, which it is in fact in my case, I wonder how to get rid of this warning, since the preset doesn't specify a color profile at all. Sure, I could also simply ignore it. Thanks. 

This has me banging my head on my desk.As is often the case, I want to start the page numbering a couple of pages after the start of my document (so, page 1 is actually page 4, etc.)However, every time I try and start a new section to do so, Indesign takes out the left page of my document where I'm trying to start the section, which messes up my whole layout.Any suggestions?            

I had somehow changed my little arrow cursor to a larger cursor that looked more like a triangle than an arrow. How do I get it back to normal?

Use script,How to determine if the currently selected object is outside the page (outside the bleed)?Or, if the object is outside the bleeding area, move it into the layout area. Should it be divided into left and right?Like this:Is it called Editing?Or meOffset = measurementEditboxes? 

When selecting multiple images, the leftmost image may not necessarily be the first in the array.It could be the topmost image.I guess that sel[j].geometricBounds[1] has the smallest value, which is the leftmost image visually. I want to use it as a reference and get its geometricBounds[1] value.I now need to find the leftmost image among three images. How should I write the code? Thnaks. var sel = app.documents[0].selection; for(i=0;i<sel.length;i++){ . . . . . . var leftmost = (sel[i].geometricBounds)[1]; } 

Hello!I have latest InDesign as a subscriber to Adobe cloud.Every time I try to use shortcuts to get bold or italic text InDesign switches to direct selection mode (because I press CMD button in Shift+Cmd+B or I).Tried to create custom keyboard shortcuts – it does not work. InDesign still treats Cmd key as a switch to direct selection tool.Tried to clear preferences – it did not help.Checked other fonts – the same problem presits, so it's not the improper font installation without bold or italic versions.Am I missing something?

Bonjour,Est-ce possible de comparer des fichiers Indesign, comme le fait 'normalement' Adobe Acrobat pour les PDF?En vous remerciant,Liza

 We're encountering an issue when creating more than 100 rollover buttons on a single page—some of the rollovers stop functioning correctly. I've thoroughly reviewed the actions multiple times, but the problem persists.Export setting - Used Bydefault iPDF export setting  Thanks in Advance!

Changing smallcaps % (default is 70%) using ^K (Advanced type) doesn't have any effect on the size of the smallcaps. If I can get on this.

Hello allCan someone please help me. I have designed a book that is now also published in Tamil. The layout works fine with the font „Baamini“. But now I have been asked to layout everything in a Unicode font (e.g. „Latha“ or „Noto Sans Tamil“). Unfortunately, Baamini is not a Unicode font and I simply cannot manage to install the two fonts „Latha“ or „Noto Sans Tamil“ correctly. Only (pink) rectangles or latin letters appear (see screenshots).Does anyone know how I can solve this problem? I would be very grateful for any helpful tips.Barbara

Hi everyone, I just noticed that there seems to be no discussion of the View menu > Overprint Preview anywhere in the help system.  It is not mentioned here: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/overprinting.html Seems like it would be and should be?

I have a document with several sections.  Each section is my own notes on several different books I am studying.  As I study more of each text, I add my notes to the end of each section.  However, when the text reflows, instead of adding another page to the end of the section 'Book1:' the text flows onto the first page of the section 'Books:'How do I get the document to add a new page to the end of the section I am writing in when I need more space in that section?I have selected EDIT>PREFERENCES>TYPE>SMART TEXT REFLOW>ADD PAGES TO END OF SECTION Thanks!

I am experiencing an issue with Adobe InDesign when exporting documents to JPEG format.Lines appear on the images, as if the photos are being "sliced" or "cut."I have tried the following troubleshooting steps without success:– Changing the resolution of the images individually– Adjusting the export resolution settings in InDesign– Modifying other export and display settingsDespite these efforts, the issue persists. Interestingly, when the same file is exported on another computer, it works correctly, and no lines appear.This problem occurs with all my InDesign files on my system.Could you please help me identify what might be causing this and how to resolve it? I have already searched online for solutions, but none have worked so far.Thank you in advance for your assistance.