InDesign

InDesign will no longer package files even if they're saved locally and working locally. The package process starts but never completes. My files are small in size (13MB), I'm running the latest INDD using macOS Sonoma 14.3.

רכשתי אינדיזיין גיסא 18.0 כשאני מנסה להפעיל אותה אני מצליח רק לפתוח קובץ חדש אם אני מנסה לייבא קובץ וורד התכנה נסגרת תוך מס' שניות מה לעשות?

I wrote the below code to get username + hostname within Indesign. Works on windows but doesnt work on mac. It justs brings back username@null. I assume its not possible to get hostname through Indesign. But can someone offer a solution or direct me to the right place. My goal is to limit the scripts I wrote to a specific computer with a unique identifier. If I can only do it with username than I guess that would have to do.Any suggestion would be very helpful. Thank youvar userName = $.getenv("USERNAME") || $.getenv("USER"); // For Windows/macOSvar computerName = $.getenv("COMPUTERNAME") || $.getenv("HOSTNAME");var uid = userName + "@" + computerName;alert("Detected UID:\n" + uid);

Below are my own notes that I made in Swedish while investigating a problem where InDesign documents, as well as exported PDFs and IDML versions of the same document, were 15 MB too large.I have had it automatically translated into English to help as many people as possible: Sometimes you encounter InDesign documents that, upon export, result in enormous PDF files, without any obvious explanation. A page with just a few lines of text can result in a 15 MB PDF file, even with the [Smallest file size] option selected.The explanation may lie in the document's metadata. Perhaps you received the document from an advertising agency that used IgniteTech's Xinet, and the document, for some reason, went through their software.This was the cause in my case. It was components (programs) from XINET that had written a large number of JPEG image files in the form of base64-encoded sections in the XMP data; even with export and countless attempts to resave the file in different formats, the XMP

Wondering if someone can assist with this problem. Our workplace has installed InDesign for me on a Windows based computer. The QR code generator works well for others in the office (Mac users). For me, it is producing thick lines and I cannot see how to adjust them. The QR code still works but it looks wonky ... more like a blob. How can I fix this?Me: vs. colleague 

This problem has been going on forever, but as I'm doing more and more work at the office and at home each week, this has become unbarable. Problem: If I use InDesign (current latest version) on my laptop, and then plug in my external screen, all content becomes "hidden", and the only way to get it back is to quit InDesign and start it again, opening up all files manually. The same then happens, when I remove my external display. So this happens twice per day. Any suggestions for how to solve this problem? 

Liebe CommunityWir haben aktuell ein wiederkehrendes Problem mit Adobe InDesign Version 20.2 auf macOS 15.4 (Swquia):Sobald wir in bestehenden Dokumenten Text in Textrahmen oder Tabellen bearbeiten (auch ohne jegliche Formatierung), springt der Text in der vertikalen Position. Dieses Verhalten tritt sowohl in normalen Textrahmen als auch in Tabellenzellen auf. Es betrifft alle Schriftarten – inklusive Standardschriften – und ist unabhängig vom Inhalt.Wir haben folgende Punkte bereits kontrolliert und ausgeschlossen:Vertikale Ausrichtung der Textrahmen steht auf „Oben“Keine automatische Höhenanpassung aktiviertKeine Ausrichtung am GrundlinienrasterKeine auffälligen Objekt- oder Absatzformate im EinsatzExport als IDML und Neuerstellung der Datei – Problem bleibt bestehenVoreinstellungen wurden zurückgesetzt (beim Start über Tastenkombination)GPU-Vorschau deaktiviert – keine ÄnderungProblem tritt nur in bestehenden Dokumenten auf – neue Dokumente verhalten sich normalDas Verhalten beeintr

Hi all,  I am creating an interactive pdf that needs to  contain a table that is currently formatted for a landscape A4 print. The interactive pdf is being formatted to be predominantly used on Mobile devices, and the landscape format of the table does not work well with a portrait layout. Trying to turn the phone landscape doesn't work unless the user turns on the orientation lock - which will never happen.The table is a parts list for various size scaffolding structures. Columns 1,2&3 are the part number, part description and unit weight - all of which have to be kept. Columns 4-25 are the columns that show the relevant qty of parts required for 21 different heights of tower that can be made. Only one of these columns is really needed at any one time.I have been trying to find a way of incorporating horizontal scrolling and/or horizontal accordions to be able to view the whole table. The other thought I had was to use buttons/combo boxes that let you pick the corre

Please help, I have been trying to sort this myself but have drawn a blank so far.  I have created a list in InDesign and every item is bullet pointed. Some of the items start with Lato Light others use Lato Black. However, I cannot seem to control the weight of the font for the bullet piont itself, which means I have inconsistency across the document. How do I control this? 

Bonjour,J'aurais besoin d'aide, car je tente depuis plusieurs jours de résoudre un problème assez gênant, car je pensais que c'était la police de caractères qui posait problème, mais ce n'est pas du tout le cas.Donc le problème est le suivant, je crée un titre vertical grâce aux options disponibles avec le texte curviligne, mais au moment où je règle l'espace entre les caractères pour enlever le chevauchement des lettres lorsque je sélectionne "marche d'escalier", au moment où je trouve le bon espacement, et bien la dernière lettre est toujours décalée, j'ai tenté d'autres polices, et d'autres lettres, rien n'y fait, la dernière lettre reste toujours décalée. Est-ce que quelqu'un aurait une solution ? (J'ai la dernière version de InDesign, et je n'ai jamais eu ce problème auparavant, je mets également une capture d'écran du problème)En remerciant tout ceux qui pourront m'aider. Belle journée à tous.

Indexing newbie, second question for the day I am using Adobe ME because I work in English and Hebrew. My cross references ("see", "see also") are coming up in Hebrew instead of English. It's not just the style as it's actually translated the word for "see". How can I change this so that it indexes in English?

How should the end of my book file look in InDesign? Is it ok to end with a spread, or do I need an extra page like in the image? What Is standart?

I'm working on updating a former InDesign document and need to change all the character and paragraph from white to black. I've clicked on each style and tried to change the font but it only made a black stroke around each character and when I try to make the text black it keeps it white and puts a black background under it.So I'm not sure what to do to fix it.Can someone help?

Hello!Does anyone know if there are plans for Indesign to be made available for the M4 iPad Pro? I see that there are many discussions over the years for Indesign on an iPad. Adobe! This is a real need. Hoping for something soon . . .     <Title renamed by MOD>

Hello, I'm very new to InDesign and I have a maybe dumb question. I'm making a book and created a template with InDesign, the dimensions are A5 (5.83x8.27in). The bleed area is supposed to be 0.13in and when I have made the template it shows the bleed area outside of the white canvas, does this mean that the space between bleed line and white canvas is accounting for the size of the paper or is the size of the canvas true to size and it extends 0.13in do I have to put the bleed lines inside of the canvas?   <Title renamed by MOD>

My indesign version has menus in Dutch, probably because my Windows has Dutch as its language. I am working on a book in English, so I want the cross references in the index to be in English. The list of words plus page numbers is no problem, but cross references look like "SSC. Zie ook standard contract clauses." In an English book that should, of course, be "SCC. See also standard contract clauses". Any idea how I can teach the index function to use the language of my text? I know, there is a work around using search and replace every time I generate the index. But I'm looking for a real solution. Thanks for your help   <Title renamed by MOD>

Hello. I'm designing a book. The author requested the first chapter have a strikethrough on the first word, including in the table of contents. It is applied using a character style. The Table of Contents (TOC) list shows up correctly, with the strikethrough. Everything in the book is styled. The problem is, the strikethrough style is being applied to the TOC header each time I update the contents. It seems to be taking this style from the first chapter - the strikethrough style is not in the TOC header style. If I remove the strikethrough from the chapter, then it also stops being applied to the header. So each time, I have to select the header and remove the strikethrough style. Screenshot attached, content blurred for privacy. The file is created using a professional template from a book publisher so I don't think I can post the file. Possible bug, or problem with the style that were not seeing?

I encountered a couple of unexpected problems when placing linked content in my document. First, "Place and Link" creates an identically-named object in the document, with no indication that it's linked to anything. There's no symbol next to it in the layer list to indicate a dependency, and not even "(linked)" appended to its name. Do you seriously have to rename every instance of the item manually, in order to track dependencies? Second, I can't find any option to update the linked instances automatically when the parent changes. Isn't automatic revision the primary reason for linking? Sometimes a tiny yellow triangle will appear on an instance of the item when the parent changes (but this is not at all reliable), or you'll see an "error" indicated in the status bar if you look. Then you have to manually trigger an update. Must you really baby-sit every change? Thanks for any insight.

The title of the TOC I've got set up in my document is picking up the character style applied to the first entry in the TOC. If I remove the character style from the section heading being pulled into the TOC as the first entry, the TOC title goes back to its proper dark gray color, but as soon as I reapply the character color to the section heading being pulled into the TOC as the first entry and update my TOC, the title changes color to blue. Is there a way to fix this?Or maybe there is a different way to accomplish what I'm going for. Each section of my document is color coded, and I'm trying to pull that color coding into my TOC. Here is how I'm currently accomplishing that: Each section heading being pulled into the TOC is white text on a colored background. I've made the section heading paragraph style have a character color of gray but at 0%, so it appears white. Then I've applied a character color on top of the fake white to change the text to match the color coding of the secti

Hello,I have an InDesign document with several pages. Now a script should always save 2 pages in a new document (page 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 etc.).In InDesign 2025 (20.2.) everything works perfectly, but unfortunately not in 2024 (19.5.3). There the empty pages are not deleted correctly. The function removeEmptyPages is probably not working properly.Can anyone help? I have attached a sample file.if (app.documents.length > 0) { var doc = app.documents[0]; } else { alert("Kein Dokument geöffnet!"); } extractPagesInPairs(); function extractPagesInPairs() { var doc = app.activeDocument; if (!doc.saved) { alert( "Bitte speichere das Dokument zuerst, bevor das Skript ausgeführt wird." ); return; } var docInfo = pageinfos(); var totalPages = docInfo[0]; var docPath = docInfo[6]; if (totalPages < 2) { alert("Das Dokument enthält weniger als zwei Seiten."); return; } var exportFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Wählen Sie einen Zielordner"); if (!

Hello there,  I've noticed an odd occurence recently, where my imported JPGs are doing fine in InDesign, even after closing program multiple times. Then suddenly, I open the project and it's distorted with a glitch/artifact looking image (still attached).  If anyone has any pointers, it'd be greatly appreciated. I've tried to re-install the program. I started with TIFFs intitially, then downsized to JPGs.  Thanks, 

Hi there,  a few months ago I posted about a problem I had been having with indesign constantly flickering whenever I tried to move any assets. I was never able to fix it, and as such have had to use Illustrator for all of my file handling since.  Last night, I was absolutely sure I had managed to permanently fix it but this morning I checked and it's back to being dodgy. I was rather sleep deprived so please excuse any stupidity. I believe I 'fixed' the problem last night by turning off GPU Preview and switching to CPU. I cannot for the life of me find it on Indesign, but can on Illustrator so my best guess is a sleep deprivation induced hallucination. If there is a way to replicate this effect on indesign please let me know as my unparamounted joy last night went right down the pooper this morning.

Bonjour,Je suis sous mac (dernière version de sierra) et j'ai indesign CC 2017.Je travaillais dessus quand tout d'un coup le logiciel se ferme par accident. Je le ré-ouvre et là il m'affiche un message d'erreur en me disant que mon fichier est endommagé (code erreur 5). Impossible d'ouvrir mon fichier... Je relance le logiciel mais rien ne se fait, j'ai même téléchargé la denrière version de indesign cc 2018 mais rien y fait..  Quelqu'un aurait une solution pour récupérer mon fichier... Ficher très important.Merci à vous !Alexia

I'd like to type straight single quote (vertical apostrophe) rather than a curly apostrophe by default. Aside from unchecking the optinon under preferences > Type > Type Quotes > Use Typographer's Quotes or typing typing with alt + ' for windows or command + ' for mac. Are there other ways that would trigger my single quote to show vertically rather than curly? Thanks!

Hi, since the past week, we can't convert some templates we have to make pages with a version 15 or 16 to Indesign v14.03, creating conflict in some cases and in others sucesfully creating the file after try for a couples time. The question is if this conversion tool has been removed or not, because is a process from creative cloud as i understand, and if it has been removed can some other tool replace it.