InDesign

I can't overwrite pdf files from the export menu it says 'file is still open' I've had this issue before and it is back - It is so annoying. I've tried closing both indesign and Acrobat - same issue again and again. My Only option is renaming the file. Meaning myworkflow file name structure is effected. Surely there must be a fix by now for this ? indesign 19.5.  Stephen McEwan   

Hi everyone, My team and I are also experiencing this issue. Indesign 2024. I was wondering if it could be a clash with Incopy? We have writers who go in and edit copy in our documents using Incopy and these are the only documents we have the corruption on. We were working on Onedrive, but had too many issues so have moved to Dropbox. We are very careful to make sure everything is synched and assignments are updated before saving or exporting but every now and then the file corrupts. It's an 80 odd page document and the Indd file is 100mb. It's a lot of work to rebuild. Thanks for your advice, opinion

  CC reports a font could not be activated due to a conflict, yet the "Activating Font" task is stuck until I quit InDesign. When I try to export a PDF, it is stuck behind these never-ending tasks in the queue, thus preventing me from exporting it. Bug? (MacOS Catalina 10.15.4, Indesign 15.1.1)     {Renamed by MOD}  

This drives me crazy. After typing a letter and creating ounlines I get my anchor points. With the direct selection tool clicking on the anchor (only that singel one is solid, others are hollow) I simply cant drag it with my mouse. I can drag the bazier anchor point without problem, but not the anchor points itself. Im clearly missing something, please help me (inDesign v.20.0.1) That weird too, holding the shift key im able to move the seletcted anchor point, but only vertically in a line. Not horizontally, nothing with 45°.  Thanks in advance 

My understanding is indesign dropshadow effect needs to be updated for the option: size within the dropshadow panel to be able to accept 0 - 1000 points for scripts. You can input higher numbers within the size by doing it manually but not with scripts for whatever reason. It will only accepts 0-144 point or 2 inches within the code.Indesign CC 2025Run the attached script a 100 in height image and you'll get the error.On the dropshadow applied to have the distance 5.0 in and size 5.0Distance: 5.0 in and Size: 0.0694 inScript attached.I have a script to automatically apply dropshadows and we have a formula where we take the height of the image and multiply that by 5% which gets placed in the Distance and Size. This works for smaller images but when there are larger images the number it puts into the distance works but the size seems to be limited to 2 inches. But if I do it manually it can go up to 13.8889″for the sizeI get this error: ERROR in applyDropShadow: Error: Invalid value for

Hi all, I would love your insight on something. I have came accross a bit of a problem while designing a digital planner. On this planner (document 1), I've added text anchors hyperlinks in the document, linking to anchors in this document. It works great, no problem at all (when exported as a PDF). I have created another document (document 2 - additionnal pages for my planner that people can add to their planner if they choose to), that link to the text anchors created in the first document. I've selected "document 1" when creating the hyperlinks in document 2, but after exporting it as a PDF, the hyperlinks don't work anymore (I've included document2.pdf in document1.pdf). Is this normal? Is there a way to do what I want to do? I've tried so many things, and yet it doesn't work... I hope it's clear! Thanks in advance for your help. Yuna

InDesign's Feature Generative Fill is usefull, but the files are in a place difficult to access (C:\Users\admin\Documents\InDesign-GenAI-Assets\...) and the long file names make it difficult to identify when they are many. When cooperating with others, they are needed: it would make sense to have them in the folder of the indd. Or somewhere configurable.

I'm trying to fill table cells like this post: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/how-do-i-make-a-diagonal-lines-fill/td-p/6731341 Is this possible to do it in Adobe InDesign as well? I've tried looking everywhere but I haven't been lucky. Thanks so much!

I understand that Adobe fonts will not package, but that is not the issue I'm having. Until very recently, I would always get a "Document Fonts" folder for those fonts used in a file that are installed on my system. In fact,  the last issue of this publication I packaged 2 months ago contained a Document Fonts folder, but not with this most recent job. The summary reads 22 fonts used, with 0 protected, missing etc. I'm kind of at a loss as to why it no longer pcreates a Document Fonts folder at all when I package. Help!

Hi, I am in the process of designing my first book (non fiction) in Indesign. Earlier this week I came across the topic of justification and realized that it was something my text blocks required. I did some research, but overall, this topic is still a bit unclear and I want to make sure its setup correctly. Questions: Is there a specific percentage I should avoid going over or under in the various options in the justification settings?Are there specific things I should look out for?How can I ensure that I have no H&J violations? It always seems that when I adjust it one way, somehting else gets violated.In general, I don’t have much knowledge about this topic besides reading a few things online, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated.Thank you very much for any help in this area! 

Hi,I am sure this question has been asked in the past. I couldn't really find a solution. I have a document that needs to be in UK English. The text came from different sources and some have used US English. I have changed the language to UK English in Preference, selected every word in the document and converted it to UK English and even changed the Paragraph Styles. Inspite of all this, US English words do not show up when I run a spell-check and are not highlighted with 'Dynamic Spelling' switched on.  Has anyone had any luck with this problem?  Thanks,Vijay.

Hallo liebe Community, bald kommt die E-Rechnung und da ich alle meine Rechnungen im InDesign erstelle, brauche ich bitte einen Tipp, ob und wie ich aus InDesign E-Rechnungen erstellen kann. Wer kann bitte helfen? Vielen Dank, beste Grüße, Stefan

How can I have my paragraph stlyles uptaded when just changing it in one document?

Why is my text not continuing to next documents...?

Hallo ZusammenIch besitze Privat einen Mac und Geschäftlich Windows. Weiss jemand ob es möglich ist Adobe Programme auf diesen unterschiedlichen PC`s zu installieren? Oder braucht es für Windows ein anderes Programm?Danke

Hello,I would like to know if is still possible to download InDesign 18.x from the Creative Cloud.We are having problems with Indian languages where some characters/ligatures show corrupted in versions 19 and 20 but not in 18.It doesn't matter what font we use or what paragraph composer, the corruption is still there.For what I can see in Creative Cloud the earliest version you can download is 19.0.Thanks

How can I write a JavaScript script for InDesign to export JPEGs while ensuring that any leftover text in the "Suffix" field from previous exports (e.g., "_^P" left after exporting pages) is cleared or replaced? Currently, when I use an export script, it adds "_01" to every image due to this leftover input. Is there a way to access and modify the value in the "Suffix" field through the script? Any help will be appreciated. 

Hi (sorry I'm so frustrated), so the elements on a page ie. 20mm down and 20 mm in, from the upper left corner, is described in the toolbox by X: as 63,5 and by Y:126,5 - numbers that i have no clue what means. It is very disturbing for the flow of creation. I have worked with Adobe products since 1995.... Do you have any clue? Can you help me get the numbers match?Thanx, Marina 🙂

Bonjour, j'ai un problème lorsque j'exporte une image depuis Indesign en PJEG. J'obtiens une image avec des légers décalages (surtout visible en basse déf). J'ai essayé différentes version d'Indesign et photoshop mais toujours le même bug.Du coup je suis obligé d'enregistrer sous eps et ouvriri sous photoshop. Laborieux.Surtout que j'utilise énormement cette option d'export JPEG pour les différents contenus RS.Avez-vous une solution?MerciS.

Why don't I get the option of story direction.In previous cc versions, I was always able to select a direction without a problem.In the past year, I'm having so manyh issues with this.It keeps on not appearing and I keep on having to uninstall/ install indesign again.It is extremely frustration and very time-consuming. I just reinstalled indesign, and still don't see the option!Texts are appearing totaly the wrong direction!! 

Hey i study grafic design in germany and got myself with one of my laouts in trouble i think (without knowing)I have created an InDesign layout where text is used as a design element, with large typography spanning across the full double-page spread. Now, I need to add gutter space (inside margin) after the fact. What is the easiest way to do this without completely reworking the layout?I added 2 screenshots for better understanding. The black lines in the background on the inner side mark the gutter space.I am hopefull and greatfull for your help!

Since updating my macOS in December to the latest version I get the following message whenever I try to open an InDesign file that is on a network volume:  Apple could not verify “xxx.indd” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy. Then I have the option to click Done or Move to Bin. Anyone else having this problem and found a fix? All the permissions are set to anyone can edit.

how can I copy a full document so I can open it in a new document and do changes with the same format...while still having my old document available to open up.

Why isn't my paragraph stly go to the next column just like the first time I did it??

Hello - I recently noticed that creating a new InDesign from scratch with nothing in it is resulting in a immesely bloated file at 800 MB. I de-installed InDesign and re-installed and this is not changing anything. Help!