InDesign

Can anyone explain to me why every single time there is an update to InDesign or Bridge on my machine, i immediately get the Application error 0xc0000142 unable to start correctly? I know that simply repairing Visual C++ Redistributable will fix the issue, but in my instance, that is an admin task that we are not able to accomplish without getting our IT Helpdesk involved. So basically everytime I update, I am dead in the water until my helpdesk team can get on it. It is just silly.  And yes, we have uninstalled and reinstalled both the Adobe programs and the latest C++ packages. What is the deal and how to correct this?

I updated to InDesgin V20.0 on a Mac and no matter what tool I select, the cursor/mouse pointer arrow changes to a hand with index finger pointing (see image below). This is very confusing and hard to adapt to. I also can't tell what tool I'm using by looking at the pointer as it's always the hand icon. I'd like to switch it back to the former arrow pointer or the tool that's being used but can't figure out how. Anyone else having htis issue or figured out a workaround?    <Title renamed by MOD>

When I select Paragraph or Text in InDesign file It will take time to select and then take time to deselect.Slow performance for each task why?

Depois que atualizei o INDD para a versão mais recente o desfazer parou de funcionar propriamenteSe voce fizer 10 ações ele some com as primeiras na aba historico e ficam só as 4 ultimas mais ou menos, só da para desfazer 4 açõesJa apaguei cache, remontei o cache, reinstalei e nada resolveuEu tenho 32 de ram, então não deve ser por causa de pouca memoria, mesmo porque até então funcionava muito bemAlguem tem alguma luz? Obrigado! 

Hi Adobe Team,As someone with years of experience using Photoshop and Illustrator, I find it frustrating that InDesign lacks certain standard mouse features found in these programs. This inconsistency creates unnecessary friction and makes the workflow less intuitive.Zooming with the Scroll Wheel: In InDesign, zooming requires holding the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) key while scrolling. This extra step is not required in other Adobe programs and adds an unnecessary layer to memorization and workflow. Direct zooming with the scroll wheel would align InDesign with industry standards and significantly improve usability.Middle Mouse Button for the Hand Tool: Many design programs allow users to pan by clicking and holding the middle mouse button (scroll wheel). In InDesign, this functionality is missing, forcing reliance on the Spacebar. Adding support for the middle mouse button to pan would make navigation faster and more intuitive.These features are essential for a seamless user experi

While working with images, InDesign displays a continuous blue spinning indicator. Image frames cannot be resized reliably, numeric dimension changes stop responding, and InDesign eventually freezes and must be closed through Task Manager.Troubleshooting completedRebuilt and fully updated Windows 11 -- Dell Precision 5570 running Windows 11Installed current Dell-supported drivers.Installed the Dell NVIDIA RTX A2000 8 GB driver.Reinstalled Creative Cloud, InDesign, and all required Adobe applications.Confirmed the issue persists after the rebuild and reinstall.Could I please confirm:Whether this is a current known InDesign issue. Which versions are affected. Whether a fix or supported workaround is available. Whether InDesign is expected to invoke cmd.exe. Which logs or diagnostic files should be collected.

For example, I select multiple objects, and then call functions that are suitable for the content of the framework.There are two ways, which one is more efficient (more scientific)?var d = app.activeDocument;var item = d.selection[0]; var items = d.selection; var sel = items;// 00001 outer loopfor (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++) { frameFitToContent(sel[i])}function frameFitToContent(s) { s.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT);}// 00002 internal circulation----frameFitToContent(items);function frameFitToContent(sel) { for (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++) { sel[i].fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT); }} 

I was working on a document in Adobe InDesign 2026, and suddenly, black boxes and other organic shapes started to appear on the screen. They seem to be embedded in the creative - meaning, they move with the screen, like a normal object would, but there's no trace of the editable object on the live page nor on the master. I can't remove it, and I don't know where it came from.

(Usually, I double click on that small square to shrink it.Now I want to implement it with code.)The framework is suitable for the content (sel [i]. fit (FitOptions. FAME-TO-CONNECT); ）It seems to have no effect on width.I guess this involves two steps:Firstly, set the text frame to automatically adjust to: height and width, without line breaks.Secondly, set the text frame to automatically adjust to 'none'.I don't know, is this safe?or , Is there still a better idea? 

Hi everyone. I am looking for a way to make a keyboard shortcut to “Break link to paragraph style”. I have tried to do it the usual way, but when I use the new shortcut, it changes (its not kept as it is). Does anyone have a solution for this? 

 Hi ​@m1b Long time no see, I miss you very much.The original post cannot be replied toToday I came across several strange pictures, some of which had their captions changed to 'Default' after using this script.Some of them are errors below the prompt. I guess they are not recognizing the image, or the image is outside the layout, or there are locked or hidden images?Also, can we avoid grouping images and captions together? Because this feature is actually not practical.  Here is the code (unchanged)/** * @discussion https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/is-there-a-way-to-apply-generic-static-caption-to-all-graphic-containers/m-p/13367937#M503941 */function main() { var doc = app.activeDocument, graphics = doc.allGraphics; // add caption to each graphic in document for (var i = 0; i < graphics.length; i++) { var contents = ( // try to get the graphic's xmp "description" getXMPProperty(graphics[i], 'description') /

Hi everyone,I'm formatting a document in InDesign and I'm trying to create a hanging indent for numbered sections.For example, I have this section:17. Amalgamation or transfer of assets and liabilities or division of multi-State co-operative societiesAt the moment, when the text wraps, I get:17. Amalgamation or transfer of assets and liabilities or division of multi-State co-operative societiesWhat I want is for the “o” in “operative” to start directly underneath the “A” in “Amalgamation”, like this:17. Amalgamation or transfer of assets and liabilities or division of multi-State co-      operative societiesMy current Paragraph settings are:Left Indent: 3p0 First Line Indent: 0p0I have also attached a screenshot showing my Paragraph panel.Could someone please explain what setting I need to change to make the wrapped line start exactly at exactly below of “Amalgamation”?I'm not trying to change the font or spacing between the words — I only want the wrapped line to align with the first

I couldn't find these settings here.https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#TabStop.htmlClear allDelete tabCopy tab againReset indentationI don't want to use the 'clearOverrides' option below, I'm worried it might clear some settings that need to be kept.texts[0].clearOverrides(OverrideType.ALL);Thank you very much

I need to insert pages into the middle of a document that has continuous text flow between pages.Each of the new pages has one text frame. I have connected those two pages together. But I can find no way to connect preceding pages to the input of the first new page’s frame, and the output of the last new page’s frame to the input of the subsequent page.Any attempt to link the frames with the input or output handles creates a new text frame on the clicked-on page. I found that to connect the two new pages I had to Shift-click each one’s text frame so they were both selected; but this is impossible with the preceding or subsequent pages.Any insights appreciated!The two pages in the middle need to be inserted into the flow. 

I have chosen some regular text, and I want to get the horizontalOffset of the first character after the longest character '：'.The horizontal offset of the word I circled in the picture.May I ask how to write the code? Thank you very much. 

I made a document on Apple pages and I want to transfer it to indesign. I want the background and everything that was in pages into indesign like copy and paste. And I wanna edit the text and the images and elements. If there is a zero cost solution pls let me know thank you

File A  File B Hi everyone,I'm trying to reproduce the paragraph/tab formatting from one InDesign document in another.I've attached two screenshots:File A = the correctly formatted document File B = the document I'm trying to formatIn File A, the section entries are formatted so that:the section number (e.g. 3.) is positioned at approximately 2p9 the section title (e.g. Right to information) begins at approximately 3p0 the Tabs panel shows tab stops at 2p9 and 3p0 the Paragraph panel shows Left Indent = 3p0 and First Line Indent = -3p0In File B, I have set the Paragraph panel to the same values:Left Indent = 3p0 First Line Indent = -3p0File B also appears to have tab stops at 2p9 and 3p0.However, I cannot reproduce the behaviour of File A.For example, in File B I have:4. Central Registrar.If I place the cursor after 4. and press Tab, the tab character is inserted, but the text after the tab does not jump to the 3p0 tab stop.The same happens when I try inserting a tab before the section

I want to develop a plugin similar to Word's Track Changes feature. Looking for clear guidance on where to start.It should include the following functionalities: Building a Plugin Panel: The panel interface should roughly look like this: a. dropdownlists to view changes from version XXX to version YYY. b. An "Add" button to create a new version. c. An "Accept All Changes" button. d. A toggle to enable/disable Track Changes. e. A "Deletion Show State" toggle: Toggles the display of deleted text between a small red dot and strikethrough text. Deletion Tracking: When text is deleted in real-time, a small red dot marker should be generated. Clicking the "Deletion Show State" button on the panel should toggle the visibility of the deleted text, displaying it with a strikethrough effect. (Note: This should be a custom visual effect, not InDesign's built-in strikethrough formatting.) Insertion Tracking: Newly added text should be displayed with an underline. (Note: Just like the deletions

När öppnar InDesign måste vi alltid ändra typsnitt, varför? Vi har installerat de fonter vi önskar och har redan dessa i vårt system, men måste ändå byta. Önskar våra fonter som standard.

I have documents with “Page A of #” on the Parent page.  If I add a page to the document, I currently need to manually change the Parent Page.  Is there a way to automatically update the number of pages - the “of #” - when a new page is added to the document?

I’ve done this before, but now I can’t get it to work (Windows 11 Pro; InDesign: 21.5.1). The font is Aviano Flare. I want to always substitute a specific “A” glyph. None of the Open Type Stylistic Sets work. How do I set up a new one? Also, do I need a style for both upper- and lowercase “As”? What am I forgetting or doing wrong? Many thanks for your help! 

I have looked at the issues but the posts are 11 years old . I have tried to sort and it’s still happening. ANY ideas welcome.It’s something within resolution, double screen I THINK but i have tried multiple options. Any ideas?

Unable to move the textual task bar over to my other screen.CheersNate

This feature was installed without my knowing it. It slows down my workflow because it takes forever to do a conversion and the cancel button doesn't work. I've accidentally activated it about four times today. I want to turn it off/uninstall it, but the Adobe page describing the feature doesn't tell me how. It's a beta, so I should be able to opt out. Anyone know how?

Hoping that someone can   help me. I have  several documents that all have numbered paaragraphs. I'm creatign an index so would like the index reference to not only show the page but also the paragraph. I see there is an option for  custom cross refeernce - but I don't know how to  add the  paragraph number. And in this index I only want to reference the first occurrence of  the item.  Any scripts would be most useful and appreciated.- so for example the bolded word Cape North needs to be indexed - it is on page2-11 and paragraph number 11, South Point - page 2-11, para #8.  and so on. In fact , all the bolded words need to be indexed. It seems like a script  should be possible for this.