InDesign

In picture 1, you can see that the page number is oddly printed on the inner corner instead of the outer corner. When I export the design file into PDF, all the page number is correctly on the outer corner. Here is my step of exporting: File > Export > Adobe PDF (Print) When I send to the printing house, I told them to print in perfect bound. This is meant to be printed in perfect bound. The reason why I didn’t go to File > Print Booklet is because the pages are not matching with each other in the preview. Any solutions?

I'm having problems moving the image in InDesign v20.1, when I click on the image it immediately moves the area away from the cursor, this makes it difficult to move to a specific place I need, both for image and text, and I'm not able to drag the pages and change their position, I've already uninstalled it, switched to other older versions but I'm still having the same problem, what could it be? 

I have searched and have not found the correct answer. I am banging my head with this one.  What I am trying to do is export individual pages as separate jpgs after a data merge. I need each file to have a unique name that is populated using a text frame with a data field labeled "FileName" and a style applied to it called FileName. What is happening is, I get the 3 unique files with the correct data for each. However, when it  saves it is only pulling the "FileName" from page 1 for all 3 pages. FileName.jpgFileName2.jpgFileName3.jpg I need each one to have the unique FileName field for identification and distribution sorting. There will be a little over 5k files that I don't want to hand name. Below is my current script. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you. var doc = app.activeDocument;// Prompt user to select a folder to save the exported filesvar mySelectedFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select a Folder to Save Files");if (mySelectedFolder != null)

Hello, I am in need of a script to help export pages of different web sizes to jpeg with the File name + websize name. Examples: Job123_Email_600x300.Jpeg  | Job123_web_1200x700.JpegI have each page within indesign built according to the size of the web. I couldnt for the life of me figure out how to somehow specify within a script to name page 1 = email_600x300 and page 2 = web 1200x700 and so on.  I don't have any knowlege with scripting, I did however created a script 2 years ago from just trial and error and messing with example scripts to export pdf or jpeg with multiple variations ( layers on or off) // Proof pdf export version, smallest file size. var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);var myDoc = app.activeDocument;var layers = myDocument.layers; var slots, tables, hosted, nonHosted, hotel, promos, translation, i, myFileName;// Export locationvar myFolder = Folder.desktop;// PDF Preset specification// PDF PRESET SELECTIONSvar myPresets = app.pdfExp

Hello, I have a specified CMYK process colour palette in an Illustrator file that I'd like to match with an Indesign file. I saved the palette as a .ase file and imported it into InDesign.  When I copy artwork from Illy and paste into InDesign, it automatically adds a duplicate swatch of the exact same colour (plus the tints) instead of adhering to the specified swatch. I'd like to keep this neat, and be ale to adjust colours from the palette globally.  My colour spaces are the same, and synchionrised using Design Bridge. Does anybody know what might be causing InDesign to duplicate them? Thanks P.S. Export and place is the normal process, but on this occassion Id like to be able to edit the layout and content in InDesign. It's a raft of pie charts that cannot be made in InDesign.

Whenever I click on an object in Indesign, whether it's a text box or an image or a rectangle, it shifts to a random direction very slightly and I have to undo it to have it go back in place. I'm only clicking to update the shape of something or the position or the style or the text but it involuntary shifts the location for me whether it's up, down, left, right. Why might this be happening? The same thing happens when I use my trackpad and my mouse. I am certain there is a problem or a misconfigured setting in my Adobe Indesign. I have also reinstalled Indesign and also installed an older version yet it continues. This problem does not happen on other Adobe programs that I have used. I've also recently switched to a new macbook, my previous macbook did not have this problem. MacOS version: Sonoma 14.2.1 (23C71)Indesign version: 19.1

I'm currently artworking translation documents in Arabic and would like a simple script to change all the text boxes in the document to read from right to left? They are now reading from left to right based on the english text. Does this exisit for InDesign? 

Hello, community! I have an issue after changing the CHARACTER STYLE/FONT; from a sans to a sans serif font; which causes the changes of the text frames. Usually, when there is overwritten text, it will be highlighted, with a "+" symbol. However, it is not happening this time.  On the Preflight Panel, it shows 1 error, and I click the #1 nothing is selected/happened; after I duplicated the page(because I have two background colors on my page setting for the design), it changes to 2 errors with a #3; click on them and nothing happens again. Is it weird? If I duplicate ONE error, then it should be 2 x One error, right? What I've tried so far:1. I have backup my old document and I try to find out where are the error. The error appears after I edit that character style, so I believe it's the text issue. That's why I try to find it out in my "txt" layer. So I have tried deleting the whole text frame. Unfortunately, the error is still there even if it is just a blank page(see

Is there a script somewhere that allows you to move all contents from 1 layer to antoher? ex.. Layer 1 to Defalut? I have a script that creates a layer and adds a text frame to it but i cannot figure how to move everyting from that frame to a different one. Thanks as usualChris

How do I increase the gap between the title and the text? 

Hi due to computer problems where I had to send my computer that has capability to run InDesign to the tech store for repair, I had to upload my InDesign file to Adobe Express to keep working on it. Now I have my Windows PC back, I want to upload the Adobe Express design back into InDesign to keep working on it. My google search says to upload it as a PDF which makes me concerned since it isn't a design format, will it interfere with the quality of the design? Would it be better to keep working in Adobe Express to finish the book? I really want it in InDesign to use ruler guides as in the attached screenshot to ensure everything is lined up exactly right. Eg, I want the headings on each page to be in exactly the same place on each page. With Adobe Express, I've had to hold a ruler against my screen which feels really imprecise.  I hope you can help. I always try to self-resolve with Google/Adobe online info first but I really appreciate your real-life expe

Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a strange issue in Adobe InDesign. When I try to move a selection or frame, as soon as I click and hold, it suddenly jumps far to the right of my cursor. If I drop it outside the page, it gets stuck and blocked. I’ve tried resetting preferences, checking snap/grid settings, re-installing InDesign, but nothing has worked so far. Please see the attached video for a better explanation. Has anyone encountered this before? Any suggestions would be appreciated!Thanks in advance!

I am dealing with the 'failed to export to PDF' error - however I have gone through all the possible solutions including saving as IDML, checking all missing links/fonts, exporting smaller sections at a time. It changes which page it has an error with every time, and even if I delete all the content from that page - it says it still has an error with them. The only thing I can find is when I try to package the file it says there is only missing font, however this is on a different page, but all it doesn't say the name of the missing font and just says '???'  If i take the content into different indesign files and export smaller sections, sometimes it works - sometimes it takes an issue with random pages again. Please help?

Hi community,   I created some text boxes and added some a fill gradient property. My client requested to leave some room on the left side of the box for an icon. However, "Bottom" , "Left", and "Right" settings are blocked along with the chain icon at the center.   The only setting available to adjust is the Inset which affects all sides as equals. The only workaround I found was creating new text boxes and going to the "Text Frame options" pop-up box, which is time-consuming. Do you know why that happens?   Thanks!     <Title renamed by MOD>

Sometimes the table is too long, even several pages, you need to exclude the header, continuation, and end of the table, dragging and selecting may be your best way, but it is still a bit cumbersome and troublesome.What's the best way to do this?Or a script that selects only the cells in the columns that have the body style applied to them.After selecting a column, you can perform many operations, and then selecting a row is faster! Thank you very much.(Attachments available) 

This green arrow had no blue dotted line around it until I hyperlinked it to an external web page. You can see from the screen grab shows that its box has no stroke applied to it. Any thoughts on why InDesign is imparting this unwanted dotted line? Thank you in advance! 

Good afternoon, comunity,I am trying to help a friend create a table where data will be pulled from an Excel spreadsheet. The Excel spreadsheet looks as follows:Report Number Date Title Recommendation Number Recommendation Text Funds      Please see the attached picture for reference.The outcome should be sorted based on the last five characters of the report number (in descending order), and the date (in ascending order). Additionally, the data should be grouped based on the Report Number, Date, and Title. Finally "open Recommendations and Potential Monetary Benefits" as seen in the picture should be repeated on each page. The full file can be found here.Now, my question is: Is this even doable in InDesign, and if yes, how?Thank you in advance. 

Hi, Has anyone seen this? It happened when I dragged the panel into the dock. Now, it's stuck like this. It's perfectly useable, but just a bit annoying. It appears like this no matter which workspace I use. The panel is a specialised one from a company I work with, but it has been fine up until now. I'm on a Mac with InDesign 2023 (client required). Thanks in advance, Karen 

"I am attempting to create a script to export a PDF from a data merge, but nothing is working.

Hi , I am new to InDesign. And I hope my question is not silly. I created an artist brochure, which I have already published.However, I cannot find it on the list, so I will select it again to update it.How can I can happen I am not sure.  Is there any way I can open it again on the InDesign to update it?Thank you so much for any assistance you can provide. Belgin 

Hello everyone,Im currently working to convert the idml file into html and try to fix this via automation. And tried with some extendscript codeMain(); function Main() { // Check to see whether any InDesign documents are open. // If no documents are open, display an error message. if (app.documents.length > 0) { var myDoc = app.activeDocument; // Build the filename var myDocName = decodeURI(myDoc.fullName); var myDocBaseName = myDocName.substring(0, myDocName.lastIndexOf(".")); // Export the page to FXL HTML with (myDoc.htmlFXLExportPreferences) { // HTMLRangeFormat = PageRangeFormat.EXPORT_ALL_PAGES HTMLRangeFormat = PageRangeFormat.EXPORT_PAGE_RANGE // HTMLPageRange = "1-2"; } myDoc.exportFile(ExportFormat.HTMLFXL, new File(myDocBaseName + ".html"), true); } else { // No documents are open, so display an error message. alert("No InDesign documents are open. Please open a document and try again.") } }My requirement is to convert the idml file in

I accidentally deleted an endnote, no 67, in a book I'm working on. I have tried to reinsert it on the original page in the text and to get all the subsequent endnotes to reorder, but every time I do this it stubbornly goes right to the end of the endnotes, no 131, and also appears as 131 in the text. This is driving me mad, and I'm frightened of messing up all the endnotes in the book. If anyone can suggest how I resolve this I would be most grateful!Tom.

Hi,I have created an InDesign document with three columns. In column 1 are 4 regions, North, South, West and East. In column 2 are the corresponding suppliers of each region and in column 3 are the contact details of each supplier with hyperlinks.In column 1 and 2, all regions and text boxes are converted into buttons. These buttons have the property of making the other buttons visible or invisible.When opening the pdf, only column 1 is visible. For example, if you click on region North then the corresponding suppliers will be visible in column 2 and if you click on one of the suppliers then its contact information will be visible in column 3.If you then click on another region then the data in columns 2 and 3 should become invisible. That is where it goes wrong, in column 3 the contact data remains visible while it is set to invisible.I have already saved the document as .idml and reopened it but that does not help.Attached are some screenshots for clarification, the InDesign document

Has anyone ever written a script to merge all tables (multiple not just one) in a document and then export the completed table to excel? I need to extract the data from tables to then be used in excel format in a structure format in one single spreadsheet?

(I need to translate everything from Dutch to Englsih, so maybe some words are not translated right)Hello!I need to assign 100+ hyperlinks to different elements in my InDesign file, so I need keyboard shortcut to do it faster. But if I check keyboard shortcuts, I can not select 'Make Hyperlink' or anithing related. It is just not in the list. How can I assign a shortcut to 'Make hyperlink'?