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I designed an image heavy 5.5 x 8.5 book, originally intended for print. Finally it became an interactive PDF. Cool. Now I'm thinking of repurposing this InDesign CS 5.5 file for Kindle. The file still shows "Print" intent in Page Setup (it didn't cause trouble for the interactive PDF...) and I cannot change "Print"to "Web" (the Kindle spec), it is greyed out.So, I'm kinda lost as to why this would be greyed out, what to do, and should I even worry about reformatting the file for Kindle, or just hand the 5.5 x 8.5 book PDF file as is to Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing?

I’m having an issue with the selection tool in InDesign. When I try to move objects or any elements, they don’t follow the direction I’m moving them in—they seem to shift in the wrong direction instead.

When you Publish an InDeisgn document online, is there a way to remove the "InDesign Publish Online" link from appearing when you embed it on your own website? It appears in the top left corner and sends you to this page: https://www.adobe.com/learn/indesign/web/self-publishing-online?locale=en&learnIn=1

Hi All, I need some help in designing a good and reliable multi-tenant InDesign Server architecture: We run a multi-tenant infrastructure with multiple Digital Asset Management instances. No we'd like to add InDesign File processing with this features: * Preview creation (small, medium, large) of the first 300 pages* full text analysis including frame positions (so what text is where on what page)* link analysis including frame positions (so what image / linked ressources is where on what page) Today we have an InDesign Plugin that does all that already. No we d like to do this without user interaction automated in the cloud. Technical situation: Each tenant has ist own logical volume in a Ceph based file storage cluster. Each tenant is aware of when what file changes, so we can trigger preview generation if a new file appears of something changes. Questions we have: 1) What is the best and most reliable OS to run the InDesign Server on2) Can the

I moved to a newer computer recently and cannot figure out this problem. I'm currently on InDesign 19.5 (we keep consistent with coworkers so I can't just update without getting others involved.) InDesign is auto-applying the "hyperlink" character style to a URL but I do not want it to because it is also a print file. The original copy is coming from another InDesign file that does have a hyperlink associated with the text box, but has NO character styles applied to it. I've tried looking at preferences or the hyperlink panel but nothing comes up on why it's auto applying the character style. Yes I can just change the character style every time but this is coming from a "template" that we use and it's ridiculous to have to manually take off the character style every time! Can anyone help please??   

I keep running into the issue of fonts that I am actively using being uninstalled. I can't find a setting that would stop this from occurring.  It's a tedious process of going to Adobe Fonts - seeing that it shows the font is "installed" - uninstalling then reinstalling it. Lately, I've even had to go into my creative cloud and install the font from there as well. However, this is not a permanent solution since it is still a recurring issue for me. 

Hi,to improve our workflow, it would be very helpful if generated QR codes would also be clickable (hyperlink) when exporting to interactive pdf format.We want our logo's to always link to our website. When I add a hyperlink (attribute/image map/URL) to our logo (from the cc library) in Illustrator, and then try to use it in an indesign document, the hyperlink is gone. Would be very helpful if we could simply drag our logo's from the library and that the hyperlinks are already included.

I see this has NOT been resolved since 2014:I lose words when i uncheck hyphenateI want to have 2 paragraphs of text that simulates ancient Greek manuscripts.  NO hyphens and NO breaking at a syllable.  When they ran out of space in the papyrus roll they just continued the word, wherever the break was, on the next line.I tried to turn off hyphenation for the one paragraph.  All text gone for the rest of the doc.  I tried setting up a new style with no hyphenation.  All text gone...4 years, and InDesign has not fixed this problem.I pay for a subscription and can't get support for a bug?  This is bs.I will now start looking at Lulu and other vendors who don't require you to work with a POS program once I finish this book.Short of typing each line individually, counting letters, and then hitting return (with single space) so I get the look I want, I see no other  solution.  Does any InDesign employee want to try to keep me in the camp?  And kee

When I duplicate a page InDesign crashes. It's not everytime but it seems to be most times. Think it may have something to do with have Grouped text/image selected and then duplicating. Not sure. New bug as of most recent update. Please fix.Every new Adobe update either breaks Photoshop or InDesign recently. Incredibly hard to do my job.

Bonjour, Je rencontre un léger problème qui est assez frustrant...En effet, lorsque je sélectionne un vecteur dans InDesign, et que je commence à le déplacer, celui-ci se décale largement à droite. Comme si une souris imaginaire suivait mes mouvements mais bien loin de ma sélection. Cela est assez problématique et ne me permet pas d'être précis, sauf si j'utilise les flèches diectionnelles. Pourriez-vous m'aider ?Merci !

Hi, I have a problem with the online version of my pdf. I am exporting the page spreads and would like the numbering to be as these spreads are i.e. 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7 etc. The whole thing is 500 sts and in the pdf it shows 250. And the table of contents loses its meaning here at this point, because it is not easy to find the pages with this layout. I would be grateful for your help.

Hi, i'm creating an interactive pdf for a client in Indesign. The pages need to have buttons which open other pdfs. The final pdf will be used in places with no connectivity so I can't host or link to these pdfs, they need to somehow be embedded within the main pdf. I appreciate I can add these as pages within the main ID doc, but some have multiple pages themself so addign each page of these resoruces as individual pages will become a problem. Is there a way I can create a button to open one of these pdf resources as an extra window in whatever pdf viewer they're being opened on? I tried this a few years ago by linking the files within the same folder as the main pdf, but when the folder containing them all was moved onto different platforms the button link was lost, so each user needed to re-add it in Acrobat, which became a problem. 

Why is it giving me this error if I have my link images right in my folder?

I'm trying to export various GREP queries, which unfortunately isn't possible to use it with my colleagues. Therefore, I'm trying to incorporate longer expressions into an existing XML query. However, the characters aren't displayed as they appear in the GREP search, neither in Visual Studio Code nor in a regular text editor. How can I solve this problem? (InDesign 2025/Mac)

I have found this freeware script to transpose table rows to coumns (Indesign Transpose Tables Script). Works amazingly well but one slight draw back is you have to do each table one by one. I am new to jS ro would like some advice on how to edit the script to make to work on all tables selected.  Script syntax below: // Table Transpose v1.0// by Iain Anderson// indesign@funwithstuff.com// USE ON BACKUP COPIES// NO RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED.// free to use -- may not be sold// please report bugs -- I'll try to fix any show-stoppers// but cell borders are unlikely to be transposed any time soonwith(app){var myTempContents;var myTempFont;var myTempSize;var myTempStyle;var myTemp;var myExtraRows = 0;var myTextFrame = selection[0];// error catchvar myError = 0;if (selection.length <= 0) {myError = 1;}else if (selection[0].constructor.name!="TextFrame") {myError = 2;}else if (selection[0].tables.length <= 0) {myError = 3;}// error alertsif (myError == 1) {//

Why would the CSV file used in Data Merge when auto-importing images from a folder be ordered randomly?I have a folder of images named: SEP 01.psd, SEP 02.psd, SEP 03.psd, etc. but the resulting CSV after running the script looks like this: I know I can re-order the CSV file but I want to know why is this happening because I've used this script extensively in the past with no problems. I've tried all 3 formats of the ImageCatalog script included in InDesign, plus a custom version I always use, and they all yield the same unordered results.

I have a book with numbered chapters and some unnumbered back matter (e.g. References).My TOC Style is a Numbered Contents Table.  The Paragraph Style for the TOC Chapter Entry specifies a Numbering Style with Format 1, 2, 3, 4...  The resulting TOC has automatically numbered Chapters (as wanted).Within some Chapters are Headings, which are included in the TOC with a (Level 2) TOC Heading Entry paragraph style specifying Bullets and Numbering = None.  The resulting Headings in the TOC are not numbered (as wanted).At the end of the book is some back matter titled References, which are given TOC Chapter Entry paragraph style.  The resulting References are numbered as an extra chapter in the TOC.  I want to remove this numbering in the TOC.Each chapter also has a Chapter Number with a matching style, but the References are not given a Chapter Number. Is there any way of using this Chapter Number in the TOC, rather than the automatic numbering in the TOC

Hello. I hope that the community can help. My high school students use InDesign to create pages on Macbooks for our school newspaper. Each page designer is assigned a Mac and creates their page on their Mac. However, we have not found a way to "transfer" pages between accounts or Macs. In other words, when there is an issue with a created page, only the person who created the page can access it to solve the issue, which means that they have to be present with their Mac. Because kids leave and logout of their computers, we cannot access their file. Sharing a page with another student doesn''t work as downloaded fonts are dropped and many of the design elements are lost. Is there a solution for this? Meaning, is there a way that multiple page editors could have access to one page that is created on a Mac other than their own, keeping all the design components of the page, and being able to edit the page. Thanks for considering. 

I am working on a large budget book and the client wants to be able to edit the excel files (tables) on their end and just have me link to them from the InDesign file. The tables are not all the same headings and have different row headings and content. What's the best way for me to link these files? Data merge? The file also has to be turned into an accessible pdf (which I know how to do but have never worked with linked excel files befofre). Thanks so much for your help!

Hello,I need an option to restart end note numbering per page in Adobe InDesign Currently, end notes continue numbering throughout the document and story but I want them to restart from 1 on each page.Is there any built-in option for this, or do I need a script/plugin? If anyone has a solution, please guide me.Thank you!

In the current book I'm formatting in ID, the text threads seem backward. They usually go in top left to out the bottom right. Note the screenshots of the two examples. One right, the other wrong, I think.I'm hoping I won't have to start over with a fresh document and PLACE the text all over again. I've done this process hundreds of times, and this has never happened when using the autoflow. Anyone have an idea what happened and how to fix it?

Hallo an alle, ich bräuchte sehr DRINGEND Hilfe bei folgendem Problem: Ich soll eine Weltkarte mit benannten Ländern überarbeiten, die leider nur als PDF verfügbar ist und in Illustrator geöffnet werden kann. Das Problem ist, dass die Namen der Länder nur als Vektordateien verfügbar ist, aber nicht als Text. Ich soll die ganze Datei aber am Ende als .indd Datei mit den Namen der Länder als Text abgeben. Kennt irgendjemand ein Tool, das automatisch Text erkennen kann und auch automatisch ein Textfeld in einer .indd Datei erstellen kann? Vielleicht hat auch irgendjemand eine Idee, wie ich das lösen kann.Vielen Dank auf jeden Fall für die Hilfe. Liebe Grüße

Hi, I have a problem about spacing/ justification.One line in a paragraph become very widely justified. the setting looks fine. Only the first line of a paragraph is like this. Other paragraphs are also fine.How can I fix it? Thank you in advance?

I'm working with an InDesign document created by someone else. There is a text box sitting atop a backgraound illustration. I couldn't select the text box to move it, so I moved the background illustration out of the way to get to it. I still was unable to move or edit the text box. I'm not sure why this text box is not movable or editable but it's very frustrating. I've relaunched the application to no avail. Is this a bug? Anyone have any ideas? I'm under deadline, so any responses to this issue would be great. BTW - I can see text edit markings - end of line characters, etc. - so, I know the text is editable and hasn't been converted to a graphic...if I could only get to it!!

Hello, I am designing a theatre program in InDesign 2025 and always use a dot leader when listing scenes. However, I have a name AFTER the dot leader tab with a period in it -  "Mr."  When I tab with the dot leader without using the period after Mr, it aligns fine, however, when I use the period after MR, that forces the rest of the listing to the next line. I don't have "align on" set with a period. I just don't know how to stop this from happening and still be able to use the period in the Mr title and use a period for the dot leader. First example without period, 2nd example with period. I can't figure out how to fix this! Thanks!