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I have a document with paragraph (section) headings like "2.1 Fun With Numbers" that I want to be picked up by the running header so that while you're reading section 2.1 Fun With Numbers, that is indicated at the top of the page. When I use numbering in the paragraph style to automate the numbers in the headings like 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and so on, the running header doesn't pick up the number "2.1" but only picks up the text after it "Fun With Numbers." But, the TOC picks up the entirety, number and text. How do I get a running header or similar tool to show the number and following text at the top of the page? Thanks in advance!

Dear community,I have this problem for a while now: When working on academic books, the authors often number their chapters and I use a paragraph style with automatic numbering for the headlines of the chapter.I then create master pages with a running header which refers to that paragraph style. But the running header cuts off the numbering of the chapters, so e.g. "1. Introduction" appears on the master page only as "Introduction".I am using Adobe CC 2020. Any ideas (beside using the plug-in "Power Headers" which seems to not work under CC 2020)?

I used zoom and FitOptions multiple times.Then I ended up with a messed-up frame with some stuff on the sides.I had to manually cut the frame out.This doesn't seem to be the “restore zoom percentage” issue.Can I use a script to clear it?

I've got an indesign document with 131 pages (front side of postcards). I need to add the back side of the postcard (Master) to every other page. I don't want to manually do this due to the time and that I will need to do this again and again. Does anyone have a script that will allow for an insertion of even blank pages on the even number pages and then I can apply the master page to all blank pages?  Anything will help. Thank you!!

Unfortunately, I have three problems with InDesign Publish Online and am hoping for some help.1.I have an InDesign file that contains a video. Everything works fine in the Publish Online view.However, I would like to allow users to download it as a PDF. Unfortunately, instead of the video or a still image, there's just an empty frame in this PDF. I would like to have a specific image instead of the video in the PDF. Or, if necessary, an interactive PDF where the video works.2.Also, the page transitions don't work at all. I've tried so many things, but it never works. I want a page-turning effect.3.I would prefer to download it as HTML5 and host it on our server so I can set my own link. Do I have any control over the view?> The pages are stuck in the top corner of the browser, on a white background, and there's no menu bar, so there's no PDF download option. (A view like the Publish Online view would be great.)Many thanks in advance!

I want to reuse the rwJSON() function, but I don't know how to pass the name to "myJSON. n = v";For example, I want to write data with a field (name is myParStn, value is 20) to my.json, but I found that rwJSON(myPar, v) cannot be implemented. Here, n cannot be used as a parameter.It can be used as a field name on its own. rwJSON(myparStn,r); function rwJSON(n,v) { // read the json file's contents var myJSON = readFile(pathToMyJSONFile); if (!myJSON) return alert('Could not read JSON file.'); // parse as json myJSON = JSON.parse(myJSON); // input text; myJSON.n = v; var f = writeFile(pathToMyJSONFile, JSON.stringify(myJSON, undefined, '\t')); } 

Hi , our libraries are not available to us anymore. We work on virtual desktops under citrix. Has anyone a solution for us?Thanks! Frank

I frequently need to relink multiple images in my InDesign documents. usually when updating product visuals. Is there a script or recommended method to batch relink images to a new folder without doing it manually one by one? I’d appreciate any suggestions or links to existing scripts that could help speed up this process. Thanks!   

Hi I have created a reflowable epub in InDesign. I have applied styles throughout. In screenshot 1 below, you will see two paras with my indent para style applied. But on export, a space appears between the two paras. Screenshot 2 is the Thorium reader view where you will see the space. .It happens here and there throughout the document. This is the first time this has happened to me and I can’t find any logic to it.  In the para style, there is no space before or space after. I show hidden characters in screenshot 1, which is the same hidden character I see for the other indent paras that export fine. When I try to fix the problem eg make the 2 paras one para, new spaces appear between other unrelated paras throughout the document. I have been exporting epubs for months without this happening and have not changed the export settings so that can’t be a factor.  It is also nothing to do with reflowability as I have not had this problem before in months with my reflow

Hi friends!I would like to hear suggestions from the members about the best way to make a consistent task list that I can check and Uncheck as I proceed in my long document. In other words I would like to write the tasks for **each page** that I have to complete and be able to mark them as completed and then I could walk through the document to see which pages of outstanding tasks that I have to complete.I understand that I could theoretically use notes to mark what I have done what I have to do but it doesn't seem that that is the correct way to do things.Tahnk youSF

Hi, Is there a way I can relink a select number of images on a document in one go rather than having to relink one by one? For example, in the image below, the graphic is duplicated 112 times. Let's say I want to replace 50 of the links with a graphic that has a different price on it. At the moment, I have to select the graphics I want to change and then go through the relink procedure 50 times, which is very time-consuming (and incredibly frustrating!) Is there a way to do this within InDesign? Is there a script available? I'm also happy to use Illustrator if there's a way it can be done there, although I haven't found a solution for that either. Thanks for any help you guys can give. 

Hi, PL help me in resolving the crash issue of Indesign 2025 (Ver 20.4.1).It throws below error log--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<crash exception="EXCEPTION_HEAP_CORRUPTION" exceptionCode="0xc0000374" instruction="0x00007FFD31A7C8F9"><backtrace crashedThread="0"></dumpType><hbLogSessionDllStatus>ERROR_HB_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_DLL</hbLogSessionDllStatus></crash>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hey everyone. I'm having some new trouble with text wrapping, specifically with the pencil tool. I have other options to accomplish what I want, but I'd like to fix this issue. For whatever reason, the contour options are greyed out when I select to wrap around a pencil line. This has never happened before; it always gave me options to wrap around a drawn line, say for a png image that I couldn't "detect edges" for to wrap around as you can with a jpg. It doesn't matter which text wrapping selection I choose—no contour options show up. Any insights? 

Why on earth would Indesign automatically insert a running head on the first page of a chapter that has been placed in a book at the same time all files in the project are placed in a book? Been a user for several decades and have never had a file get a running head automatically inserted on the first page of a chapter simply by putting all my files in a book. As you can see, I already had shifted the running head to the bottom of the page with only the folio. But once I placed the files in the book, Indesign decides to place a running head at the top. (before placing the files in the book, all files were all recto start, regardless of whether they would remain recto start, or be verso start once placed in the book, AS I HAVE DONE FOR DECADES), Has so called "AI" or as I call it "artificial ignorance" decided that a shifted page needs a new running head inserted? In all my decades of using Indesign, files placed in a book are done so without alteration of their first page compositon. W

Hi everyone, I’m working on a layout in InDesign and trying to wrap text around a circular image, but the text isn’t flowing neatly around the shape. it looks uneven and awkward. I’ve tried using the Text Wrap panel, but I might be missing something. What’s the correct way to make text wrap smoothly around a circle or custom shape? Any tips or settings I should check?

Adobe InDesign 16.3.2 Using the Keyboard to zoom (cmd+Space) has stopped working Using the Keyboard to pan (Space bar) has stopped working       {Renamed by MOD}

Our whole team, 8 people, have this issue over 2 months, latest ID. WIN10 or WIN11 same problem.64GB RAM, AMD 8700G/intel i7 / GPU 4060how can we resolve this?I know there is some posts about this, but no soluttion 😕😕  

Hi all,I have to replace all 15,7 points texts to 15 points. Find/Change dialog does let me enter a decimal value, but somehow I could not get it to find a decimal value. I also tried the script below, but no luck 😞var doc = app.activeDocument;app.findGrepPreferences=app.changeGrepPreferences=null;app.findGrepPreferences.pointSize = "15,7pt";app.changeGrepPreferences.pointSize = "15pt"doc.changeGrep();Does anyone know a workaround?Thanks,Rogerio

Hii all,I’m trying to add structured and array metadata in InDesign UXP using the new XMPMeta class, but I’m running into issues.I have also registered the namespace, but setStructField() and appendArrayItem() do not work.const doc = app.activeDocument;const namespaceUri = "http://test.com/ns/";const xmp = new XMPMeta(doc.metadataPreferences.rawXMP || "");xmp.setStructField(namespaceUri,"testKey",namespaceUri,"testName","testValue");Example to append an array itemxmp.appendArrayItem(namespaceUri,"TestArray","ArrayItemValue");doc.metadataPreferences.rawXMP = xmp.serialize();According to the documentation:XMPMetaObj.setStructField(schemaNS, structName, fieldNS, fieldName, fieldValue[, options])XMPMetaObj.appendArrayItem(schemaNS, arrayName, itemValue[, itemOptions, arrayOptions])But the metadata does not appear in Raw Data or the metadata panel.My questions:1. setStructField() or appendArrayItem() not fully supported in InDesign UXP yet?2. Is there a known bug or

Hi there,I have a question, I’ve created an interactive PDF, with buttons that appear and disappear when clicked, etc.Does anyone have an idea how I could get this to work in a browser, for example? We want to send it to an audience of older people. These people generally don’t have Adobe Acrobat installed on their computers.So is there a way to get this working in a browser or in a preview mode? Thanks in advance!

How can I export a PDF out of InDesign that is 95% the scale of the original? The current file is built as a multipage spread document.

As an American who lives in Japan, I used the Japanese version of InDesign and other Adobe software for many years, but now that I subscribe to CC I enjoy the luxury of being able to install either language version as desired. There are a few Japan-specific features not in the English version, most notably vertical writing. But as long as I don't need those features, it's easier to navigate the interface in English.But today a large print job had printer marks showing on the edges of many of the pages, and the printshop people and I discovered that the PDF export functionality in the English version of InDesign does not have the same types of printer marks.In the Japanese version, there are three choices of "Type" in the Marks section of the Marks and Bleeds tab. See this screenshot, where I'm showing the selection dropdown open, and translated the choices below. ("Center mark" is apparently "registration mark" in English.)But if you look at the English version, you'll see that there i

Just noticing for the first time (since updating to  ID 20.5) that numbered paragraphs are not exporting correctly to PDF. Here's an image showing the issue: on the left is the InDesign document, and on the right, the exported PDF. The indent formatting is stripped. I've tried various PDF settings, even exporting as EPS and importing into Acrobat; it remains incorrect.

For the second time in a few months a book I have designed (two diff books) in indesign has failed to open and suddenly given me error codes. Gives me an error window and says Indesign is shutting down. With NO recovery.This is on a brand new Mac. File worked yesterday. Tried to open today and it's corrupt. I am at a HUGE loss. First document was 90 Pg. of a Company profile I ended up recreating... Now i'm on a second book running into the same problem.   <Title renamed by MOD>

Hi everyone.I want to check the system time when running the script every Monday.Thank you.