InDesign

helloi need help how to instill arabic text direction, right to left.i use indesign cc2018i set up in the CC app and change the App language. then i have restart the progrom. but i still dont see the RTL option.THANKS

hi everyone, I'm a scripting virgin and was wondering if someone could help with what I imagine is a simple bit of script to add two fields in the dialogue box - no of copies horizontal and vertical: I've got a step and repeat script, but this works the same as CS3 step and repeat from the Edit menu, where you get n copies of a placed object on an offset of x and y. What I'd like is to make n by m copies of a placed object in one go (i.e. impose a grid of objects on a defined offset to get a sheet full of copies). Any takers? Thanx in advance if you have any eye-deers... :D The step and repeat script I've got is as follows: -- tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3" if (count documents) > 0 then set mySelection to selection if (count mySelection) > 0 then set myObjects to {} repeat with myCounter from 1 to (count mySelection) if class of item myCounter of mySelection is rectangle or ¬ class of item myCounter of mySelection is oval or ¬ class of item myCounter of mySele

Hi gang, I've been experimenting a lot lately with custom languages and custom dictionaries. According to the InDesign helpx info, a custom user dictionary can be saved and named with .UDC filename extension and also a .NOT filename extension.   So my question is: What is a .NOT file? How and why would I make it? Is it different from a .UDC file?

Hello. I'm working on a file which got curropted and now InDesign crashes when I try to open the file.Need help in recovering the curropted file. Thanks anf regards.

My original document only used Arial ttf format, after a period of time, open the document again, it shows that the lack of fonts, and is the lack of [otf], it is amazing, I have not used Arial otf ah. I have not used Arial otf ah. Found one, but it's hard to reproduce the example, so I won't post the file.Could it still be that the font pointing was confused?

I have 10 InDesign files i'm using to build a large 500+ page catalog and 9 of them are working perfect with the new Share For Review feature. I have been getting comments and updating them and updating the link to allow the users to see the changes. There is one file that keeps crashing anytime i try to update the link after some changes. It seems like it gets almost to the end of uploading the new link and then InDesign crashed completely. I am guessing it is something in the file but have no idea how to even begin the process of elimination to find out what it could be. Has anyone else had this experience and figure out what it could be? I have already deleted preferences once and also moved the file to see it that works. Any other ideas welcome.

Hello Adobe InDesign team,The current QR Code generator in InDesign is extremely limited compared to modern standards. We would love to see extended customization options similar to advanced online generators.Suggested improvements:Choice of edge marker shapes (square, circle, rounded)Selection of pattern styles (dots, tetris, geometric)Quiet zone size and color controlCustom foreground/background colors with HEX supportSupport for logo insertion (centered or in corner)Editable call-to-action frame (text + style)Size control with scan distance ratioHigh-resolution export for printLive readability preview or test modeCompatibility with brand guidelines (colors, fonts, ratios)Support for transparency or branding overlaysThis would greatly improve workflows for covers, posters, packaging, product inserts, and any visual material where the QR code must integrate aesthetically with the design.Especially on magazine covers, where foreground elements (like a model's head) overlap the masthead

I'm looking to add the open source Google font, Monsterrat to InDesign & other Adobe tools. Here is a link to the font: Google Fonts Is there any easy way to do this?

Hello, I have problems with the Indesigns text boxes. When I either make them bigger or smaller, the text inside them dissappears momentarily and only appears when I double click the text box again. Is there a way to turn this feature off?

Starting today, after updating InDesign to v. 20.2.0.36. One after the other, alwayas "Automatic crash" as I close any document. Lovely.

Hello, I'm new to InDesign and following a tutorial on Text Wrapping. I'm trying to wrap the text around the image, excluding the white background.I've placed an image that I downloaded via the tutorial exercise file so I know there is nothing wrong with the image itself, but the Contour Options section is greyed out?What could be happening here?

Using MENA version of InDesign 20.2. All the RTL features are visibly there, but whenever I click the button to switch the text direction to RTL, it just flips the paragraph orientation and leaves the text direction completely unchanged. New text typed into "RTL" paragraphs is also still LTR. Have found no way around this and no one posting about this specific problem.It's required to install a whole other regional version of the app to even get access to the extremely basic feature that is RTL text, and now that I've jumped through that hoop, the feature simply isn't working. (Baffled that a "professional-level" software is designed like this.) Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi, I have received the following dimensions for a flyer. Trim Size: 297mm(d) x 210mm(w)Bleed: 307mm(d) x 220mm(w)Image Area: 270mm(d) x 182mm(w)Safe Area: 285mm(d) x 198mm(w)What do trim, image area and safe area correspond to in Adobe Indesign? Is trim size the overall size of the document and how can I set up the image area and safe area? Also my Indesign always rounds up the mm, I'm not sure where to change this setting? My flyer has been created in Photoshop and I was hoping to import it in Indesign as a final step. Many thanks.

Hello Everyone!  I am reacquainting myself with InDesign after a couple of years of being out the workforce.  Could someone remind me how to put the yellow part of the table in a different frame (next page over)? I've tried a couple of things including resizing the frame so the threading red plus sign square would pop up but that doesn't work.  thank you!  

Hello,I created a summary on indesign for my thesis with hyperlinks to get to the right page but other links appear too. I don't know what they are, where does they come from and how to suppress them. I want the suppress everything before the introductionthank you !

Preferences in that interface zoom is not good control.Suddenly remembered that had given the large menu plug-in.Does version ID 2024 or 2025 have this plug-in?

I have been struggling with finding a simple way to import recipes into Indesign for a cookbook. Is there some kind of plug-in that will format it correctly that will just run a script? I know there are ways to do this but they are so time consuming, hoping someone has something I am not aware of! Thanks!

Hello,I'm doing a specimen and I need to write out all of the styles of one font.I have Sans Regular, Italic, Bold, Medium etc. and I need to write them and then individually select them and change them to the style its refering to.Is there any other way to do this? For example like selecting the font and "Write out and style the family of selected font" option?It's taking way too long...Thanks!

Sir,When I am pasting unicode malayalam font (MLU-Revathi) into indesign, the symbol (ു) jumps from the preceeding letter and joints with the succeeding letter. Please view the preview image.Pleaase Solve this issue.

Hey there,I have tried to draw simple, sloppy cirles in ID today and no matter what setting in fidelity and smooth, it always came out with that unwanted "dent": The curve is round, but the stroke just won't follow. Every single time. How can I get this curved in  a "straight" manner? Wind 10, 128 GB RAM, Quadro M5000, Dual Xeon somethingsomething.

Hello Adobe InDesign team,The Share for Review feature is a game-changer. It finally lets us send documents to clients without having to export and email PDF files—a slow, outdated, and messy workflow.Sending a live link instead is faster, cleaner, and modern. Thank you.But there’s one major problem:The way comments are displayed and handled is severely limited—for both the reviewer and the designer. Problem for reviewers:They can’t draw directly on the layout (e.g., circle something with Apple Pencil)They can’t use highlighting tools to mark areas of concernNo support for shapes, arrows, or freehand annotationsNo "spotlight" on affected elements (text, images, boxes)For creators/designers:Pins (comment markers) are small, inconsistent, or hiddenThere’s no quick visual overview of what’s been commented on Share for Review is the right direction. But for it to replace PDF proofing workflows, it needs to support true visual markup, better comment-pin integration, and tablet-fri

Paragraph pinstripe(backgroud): is there any way to make these two corners automatic rounded corners? carriage return？ That's too much trouble, there's a lot of it.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Can there be a script that makes object A the same size as object B? Here are two scenarios:The first, being a graphical object, lets A be equal in size to the target B.The second, if A is a picture and B is its caption, let B and A have two widths. The second is the most desirable, because very often the caption needs to be re-widened after the picture size is changed. It's a pain in the ass when you have a lot of them.If you choose an image and a static caption, you can have the caption quickly aligned to the image, including position and width. It would save a lot of work.     <Tiitle renamed by MOD>

Is it possible to reimplement the IControlView interface for an EditBox control in order to achieve a custom appearance for the EditBox?My goal is to render text in different colors within a multi-line EditBox control.To achieve this, I defined my own EditBox control like this:type EVEMyMultilineTextEditBoxWidget(kViewRsrcType) : EVEMultilineTextEditBoxWidget(ClassID = kMyTextEditBoxWidgetBoss) { };Class registration:Class { kMyTextEditBoxWidgetBoss, kTextEditBoxWidgetBoss, { IID_ICONTROLVIEW, kMyTextEditBoxViewImpl, IID_IEVENTHANDLER, kMyTextEditBoxEHImpl, IID_MYEDITBOXPROXYVIEW, kNudgeEditBoxViewImpl, } }, kNudgeEditBoxViewImpl is the default implementation of IID_ICONTROLVIEW for kTextEditBoxWidgetBoss.Since the SDK does not expose the header files or base classes for some components,a common workaround for reimplementing an interface without public base classes is to use delegation (or proxy),as demonstrated in the SDK sample project PanelTree

Hi a huge thank you to everyone here who helped me get my first book successfully to the printer. The printer advised they will edit the spine width in the PDF if needed. This is making me nervous. I exported the covers & spine from InDesign as one PDF. While I'm a newbie, I'm thinking surely it would be better for me to make any adjustments needed in InDesign and resend a fresh PDF. Or is this PDF editing by printer an ok practice?