InDesign

Working with an older file and can not figure out how to get the side by side 8.5 x 11 pages to save as a 11 x 17 in PDF format The indesgn file looks right and the older PDF files were saved correct but I do not know how the previous person saved this. When I go to print the updated file It prints on two 8.5 x 11.

Years ago, in an earlier incarnation of both Photoshop and InDesign, I was able to scan a hand-written piece of  "art", manipulate it in Photoshop, then import into a bounding box in InDesgin, where I can turn b/w object to any color. Years later, I've been trying to figure out what I did then, but can't. I'm trying to figure out how to to save the image in Photoshop so it can be colored later in InDesign. But, without having to color it in Photoshop before I import it to InDesign. I have the older objects, in this case, hand scribbled alphabets that are b/w white but I'm able to change them in InDesign. If this sounds at all clear, please let me know how it can be done. Maybe the steps have changed in a decade. Below is a simple example. The original letter is b/w, tranparent background and saved as grey, in Photoshop. Then brought into InDesign, it's color changed then. I can't replicate this any longer. Thanks.

I have an ongoing issue with Indesign flickering on the monitor everytime I unplug/replug my Mac from the docking station. InDesign version 20.1Docking station: TB4H3TB Thunderbolt 4 BLAZE ALOGIC TB4H3TB Thunderbolt 4 BLAZE Docking Station User GuideMac Specs:  The Mac is connected to docking station via USB-C cable.I tried disabling GPU performance but no changes.This issue doesn't happen when I work on another monitor connected via the apple HDMI to USB C. Any help is greatly appreciated.    

He llamado porque no era capaz de visualizar una maqueta, me han dicho que desintale el Indesing que tenía para poner uno más actual y sorpresa... no hay ninguno compatible, me han dicho cambie de ordenador, entonces no puedo abrir ahora ninguna maqueta porque el Indesing que tenía me dicen que ya está en desuso y tengo muchos trabajos a medias los cuales debo terminar. Alguien tiene Indesing para este ordenador hasta que me pueda comprar otro? creo recordar cuando lo abría ponía 2018. Mil gracias.

Ever since the upgrade to InDesign 2025, after I open an InDesign file, close it and exit, and then need to rename the file or the folder it is in, or try to move the folder to a different location, I get the dialogue box:  "The action can't be completed because the folder or file in it is open in another program. Close the folder or file and try again". The folder and file remain in this state until the computer is rebooted. This does not happen with Illustrator 2025, or with Photoshop 2025 files and folders. This did not happen in InDesign 2024. I can copy these files into new folders and rename the copies, as long as they are not opened in InDesign 2025. It is pretty clear to me that InDesign [probably it's "Open Recent" file list] is locking these folders & files in place with something like a hidden database file, or similar.This is very difficult since most of my work is "Work in Progress" and until I get part numbers and drafting numbers need for my files and

Whenever I try to the article in InCopy, the Layout is empty. Any ideas?

Running 20.2 x64Windows 10 Pro When attempting to generate a style pack i get a "ReferenceError: Object is Invalid" script alert. No ID or code is given. My style packs remain empty after the error yet when I go to generate a new on it tallies up the default descriptor (ie. style pack 1, style pack 2, style pack 3 etc) but there are none being formally catalogged.   

Hello, I'm working on a book project and I'm having a problem I never had.Only the third digit of current page number isn't affected by opentype features.All numbers should be proportional oldstyle but the third digit actually isn't.Anyone could help?

Bonjour,Je compose un livre illustré comportant de nombreuses notes et ne trouve pas comment fractionner les notes de fin de document en notes de fin de chapitres. Je compose le livre en important successivement les chapitres et les notes se regroupent par défaut à la fin du dernier chapitre, ce qui donne 500 notes à la toute fin au lieu de 2 fois 250 notes à la fin de chaque chapitre. Auriez-vous une solution? Merci d'avance!

The object style aa is also created automatically, and the paragraph style "for aa" is applied to the text. I have set up the positioning of the object and the frame auto-fit, as well as the coloring.It's created automatically first, and I'll follow up by manually modifying the styles myself. Thank you.  

If the cursor is in a text box, it is assumed that the current target is this article.If a text or multiple textboxes are selected, it is assumed that the current target is the article in those textboxes.If nothing is selected, a prompt pops up asking if I want to target the entire document.target:app.activeDocument.selectione[0].parent;Thanks.

Hi there- first time posting, and I'm hoping to get some inspiration and help here! TLDR: I would like to maintain this 1 indd file to finally export 2 PDFs, one of which is just the full version and another of which is a condensed version with fewer pages.  I've been trying to find the best way to organize an indd file that consists of say 50 pages, but about 25 of those pages that are all spread across the file will be meant for PDF A, while the full 50 pages are meant for PDF B.  If any on the 50 pages gets updated, i would like for it to be reflected for both A & B during the export - trying to avoid having to maintain 2 files when they actually pages.I am trying to avoid alternate layouts/ complicated features like linked text that require retraining someone else how to use the file. Appreciate any thoughts and ideas! Thanks in advance,TW

Hi all! I've noticed a huge amount of lamentations about the "stupid page tool" in Indesign online, but unfortunately I haven't found instructions on how to get rid of it anywhere among them. So is it really still not working yet? Does anyone at Adobe follow the needs of those for whom the software is developed? After switching to the new Adobe, I was surprised that none of the real problems were solved (objects don't snap to guides, color in text box is primarily for the box, start and end arrows don't work in Acrobat, home pages that are just to get rid off, etc. etc.). There are a lot of tools that everyone immediately shuts down because they are useless to 95% of users. One of them is the famous Page Tool. I would be grateful for an answer to this problem, or information on how to get rid of this extra annoying tool so I don't keep accidentally clicking on it. Thank you! 🙂

All of a sudden ID no longer respects the fact that the front matter of my book is numbered with Roman numerals. The actual pages are numbered correctly but the pages in the dialogue box and navigation panel are not. This is somewhat inconvenient because when I try to go to the page numbered p27 it takes me to p17 (if there are 10 pages of front matter). I guess some preference has changed somewhere but I can't find anything. Or is it a bug in the latest version of CC? This has happened in all my files, i.e. the ones that were displaying correctly now display in this way too. 

Hi everyone, I wanted to know if anyone has ever developed a script that allows for the search and identification of x-ref within a specific document that point to other InDesign documents. Thanks!

I am having trouble copying and pasting one row to another in tables in indesign. I can copy the row but when I go to paste the " paste is greyed out" it does not paste even with command v.I never had this problem before. I used to do it all the time. THE FOMAT IS EXACTLY THE SAME in both rowsHELP!!!

I used to be able to manually omit a page number box right on the document in InDesign by shift+command click...now it doesn't seem to work. Please help. Thank you.

With thanks to our AI cohabitants. You need to have predefined a swatch in your doc called "BlankCell"; mine is simply a light yellow tint.  -- For every blank (and unfilled with swatch) cell in every table, replace contents with "<><>" and color it with swatch "BlankCell" -- 3/25, thanks to chatGPT tell application "Adobe InDesign 2025" tell active document -- set theBlankStyle to cell style "BlankCell" set blankSwatch to swatch "BlankCell" repeat with s from 1 to count of stories tell story s repeat with t from 1 to count of tables tell table t repeat with r from 1 to count of rows tell row r repeat with c from 1 to count of cells tell cell c --set cellContent to contents if contents is "" and name of fill color is "None" then --beep set contents to "–" --set applied cell style to theBlankStyle set fill color to blankSwatch end

I have tried many times to change the number of 'recent files' in file handling in preferences. It is supposed to show up to 30. It only show 5. I have changed it to 30 and restarted the program many times. It still only shows 5 recent files. Is this a bug in InDesign 2025? How can I change this? Do I need to uninstall the program and reinstall?  

So I have a drop shadow on a text box in InDesign. When I am working, it looks like this: When I export to pdf, it looks like this: Obviously, the simplest fix is to just use a black rectangle and place it in the position I want it to be in, but I want to know why this is acting like this and how to make it stop. These are my drop shadow settings, if that helps:

Hey community,im having a frustrating problem with indesign, i want to use action buttons to benefit from the rollover effect so ppl would know they had something to interact with. unfortunately, the "goto URL" only works with normal websites while gdrive links wont work at all for some reason. only way for them to work is if i use a hyperlink, thus lose the rollover effect. im exporting it as an interactive PDF and used adobe reader and chorme, still the same issue.Is there a way for me to have the action button open my gdrive links with ease ? 

Hi, I'm new here and have the following questions:Is there a keyboard shortcut key to start relinking a selected image?If the above shortcut doesn't exist, will Adobe consider adding it?I know I can use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+D (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+D (Mac) to open the Links panel, then select the "Relink" button. But I need a quicker way to start relinking my image.Any info will be appreciated. Thank you.

Every time I close a document the app crashes, it lets me save, export, even pack, but when I close a document it crashes, since the update 20.2.0.36

Hi, I am able to extract note contents from a story using the following code:alert(app.activeDocument.stories[0].notes[0].texts[0].contents); However, when I try to extract note contents from a table, it does not work:alert(app.activeDocument.stories[0].tables[0].cells[0].notes[0].texts[0].contents); Could someone guide me on the correct approach to extract notes from table cells in InDesign JavaScript? Thanks!

I am having this problem with a time-sensitive project. I updated Connect, and now only some fonts are loading. Even when "permanently on" a font I need is not loading in InDesign. Is there a solution?   <Title renamed by MOD>