InDesign

Hi everyone~It seems there’s a history feature, and I’d like to capture the direction in which I moved the object in the previous step.For example:I just dragged an object, and now I want to know the direction of the movement—whether it was left, right, up, or down.If the object was moved both left and up at the same time, take the direction with the largest movement value.Thank you.

I’ve always wanted to implement quick alignment of objects to guides.But since InDesign doesn’t allow selecting both an object and a guide at the same time, it seems impossible to achieve.Today I just came up with a new approach: have the object align to the nearest guide.There are too many possible alignment directions, so it’s unnecessary. We only need to align the selected object to the nearest guide to the left or right. This requires two separate scripts: one for left alignment and one for top alignment.Consider only the top and left margins.Take top alignment as an example:You can define what constitutes “nearest” by setting a value yourself. For example, the detection range could be set to ±8mm; objects beyond 8mm will not be affected. If necessary, manually drag them within 8mm.(Including the guide lines on the Masterpage.)You might be able to align it even in complex situations by pressing the button repeatedly. 

Please share your recommendation on the most effective way to create a new InDesign file form an Illustrator file. The quality must be good, and they InDesign file will have a long life. We are at the initial design (mostly in Illustrator) with a long way to go before production. This is an environmental graphics project for the USN Seabees, the files are 20 to 30 feet final size. The files are prepared at half size. Thank you!

I’m not referring to vertical justification within table cells, but rather to distributing several table rows evenly from top to bottom of a frame — like vertical justification in text frames. Has anyone found a way to vertically justify multiple table rows in InDesign?

It’s somewhat difficult to tell in the screenshots below but if you compare the skateboarder with the red shirt on the top left in the first photo (in InDesign) you can see his shirt is faded in comparison to the jpeg opened in Photoshop.  The Transperancy Blend Space is set to Document RGB.  What might be the cause of this?  Thanks.    

The Control panel menu (gear), hamburger, and lightning bolt icons are unresponsive. I particularly miss the link to "no break".) I'm using version 20.5 on Windows 11 Pro. I reset preferences and rebooted but that did not help. Thanks...

How do I put a missing space between punctuation and a capital letter? I’ve tried a few GREP codes but they aren’t working. Is there a find and change I can use? Or does anyone have a GREP code that definitely works? Thanks.

Hi everyone~Can I specify the number of steps to undo? Or can I only undo the last step?Or undo a specific function? Alternatively, you can specify a range to undo. Second question: I’m using `undo()` in my code, but I’ve found that I can no longer use the global single-step undo feature (app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'name')). If that's the case, there won't be any reaction.try { app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'name')} catch (e) { };Thank you. 

Hi I would like to have a script i can run to clean up (delete) all items on the pasteboard.I dont want to do it if the item is on the page and off over the bleed. I just want it to do items that are completely within the pasteboard.If anyone can share with me how to do this would be great as currently manually deleting items left.

I’m running InDesign 21.3 but on program launch, it immediately boots into Touchscreen mode, and while I have a touchscreen laptop, the computer is docked all the time and I use my external monitors. I’ve tried undocking and opening the program but still can’t get out of the touchscreen mode.  I’ve uninstalled/reinstalled via Creative Cloud numerous times and tried to install older versions, all to no avail.  My computer is managed by the company I work for, so access to some fixes isn’t available to me (i.e., using Device Manager to update touchscreen settings).  My IT dept. is completely stumped.  Any help would be appreciated.

Buenas tardes,Trabajo habitualmente en InDesign, ahora mismo con mi mac con OS Tahoe 26.3.1, y me he dado cuenta de que no me deja empaquetar los archivos porque “no se pueden copiar los archivos vinculados necesarios”. He buscado aquí y en otros foros y lo único que he encontrado al respecto es que da problemas trabajando en Servidores… pero yo siempre he trabajado en el servidor. ¿Alguna idea de cómo hacer que funcione?

CS6 Aktiverung nicht möglichWir besitzen Adobe CS6, welche jetzt auf einem neuen Rechner installiert werden soll, da der vorherige defekt / nicht mehr existent ist. Diese Aktivierung schlägt mit dem Hinweis fehl, dass die Seriennummer bereits aktiviert ist.Der Support teilte mir mit, dass für CS6 keine Aktivierung mehr möglich ist, da die entsprechenden Servern von Adobe abgeschaltet wurden und wir bitte ein Abo abschliessen sollen!Was soll das Ganze? Wir haben eine Dauerlizenz (für viel Geld) erworben, welche wir auch dauerhaft und ohne Einschränkungen nutzen können.Wie sieht dies Lösung hierfür aus?Falls Abobe wirklich Kunden durch die Hintertür untersagt, wäre das praktisch Betrug und ein Fall für eine Strafanzeige.Sorry für meinen Unmut. 

Hi,I’m facing an issue while exporting a Tagged PDF from InDesign.Issue:When I use the font Arnhem Pro Blond, the exported tagged PDF splits each word into separate <Span> elements inside a paragraph <P>.Example from Tags panel:<P> <Span>Lithography</Span> <Span>is</Span> <Span>a</Span> <Span>technique</Span> <Span>used</Span></P>Instead of expected:<P> Lithography is a technique used...</P>Observation:When I change the font to Minion Pro, the issue is resolved The paragraph exports correctly as a single continuous text node No changes in styles, XML, or export settings — only font changeEnvironment:Adobe InDesign (version: ___) Tagged PDF export enabled Using structured/XML workflowImpact:Breaks accessibility structure Screen readers may read word-by-word Not compliant with proper tagging standardsQuestions:Is this a known issue with certain OpenType fonts like Arnhem Pro? Does font e

Hi All,My boss and I both work in Adobe Creative cloud and are constantly sharing, opening and closing the same InDesign files back and forth. We both have the same font book, google fonts, and adobe fonts activated. With that said, we have the same Poppins font. For some reason, if I create an InDesign file with Poppins, whenever he opens it a dialogue box shows up for missing font. And the mission font says its Poppins OTF, and so he changes the font back to 'his' Poppins and saves and closes. And if I open it again I get the same dialogue box, with the missing Poppins OTF. Its really frustrating having to change the fonts back every time so there are no errors showing.Does this happen to anyone else? Is there a fix?

I have tried EVERYTHING, Done about 13 Export for Printing attempts, but I never, ever succeeded in generating a single-page PDF from a 330-page book designed with facing pages. And I had no choice but creating that book with Facing pages since it is a book about art where several artworks span over two pages, the reason for having designed it as Facing Pages.  The Basic and no-brainer, EXPORT Single Page, not Spread: does not work, it creates Spread facing pages PDF. Tried to change the InDesign setup, unchecking the “Facing Pages”, no more luck. When exporting, I tried with and without the bleed and crop marks, no more luck. I even tried to make a copy of my InDesign, and crazy type of work, but if at least it would have worked, I have tried to separate all my spreads manually (330 pages !!!!) so they look as single, not facing pages anymore on the right hand side Page window: When separating the facing pages manually, it corrupted the page design and background colours. In despair,

I have recently reinstalled Creative Cloud on a new laptop, and am needing to use InDesign 19.2 for a newspaper system we run across a large team. I am unable to locate this particular version in the “other versions” dropdown. Has Adobe stopped supporting this older version?

Above image is the Word document, below is what imports into Indesign.Font is DIN. Why does it import like this and how do I change it back to the original format?

Hi everyone,I’m having trouble with the 'Share for Review' feature in InDesign yet again. I’ve already double-checked all my links, but I can't find a solution. This is the second time this has happened with this specific client, and for the sake of professionalism, I cannot generate a new link.Does anyone have a 'magic trick' to fix this situation? I’m honestly feeling quite discouraged.Thanks in advance for your help!Sandrine 

I’m trying to print a project as a booklet on InDesign. I’ve printed a few before that were successful (after some troubleshooting), but I’m currently having an issue I haven’t run into before: When I test print the first four pages of my file to make sure the front and back are aligned, the front of what’s printed on the page is about 1/8” longer than the back. The front spread is 10” long and the back spread is 10 1/8” long.  In the InDesign file, the spreads are 12x9.5 inches, but I’m printing at 85% scale, so maybe that’s the issue? However, 100% scale is too big for my printer (I created the file before I realized I would be printing at home). I’ve also printed previous projects at different scales and it went fine, so not sure why it would stop working now. The creep is set to 0 inches. Any idea what could be causing this? P.S. I’d rather not print from Acrobat. I was having major margin issues and could not get the pages to line up for the life of me (and yes, I adjusted the pri

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All,While creating PDF with hyperlink extra [dot] appearing in the link, when a paragraph having no enddot.Screenshot 1: There were no [dot] in the hyperlink. Screenshot 2: Checked link Property as well, there were no [dot] Screenshot 3: When I use copy link location, [dot] appearing.Anyone came across these type of issue, kindly suggest.Its tagged PDF, is that accessibility feature adding the end paragraph [dot] if there were not [dot].Shaji

I recently updated to Indesign CC 20.0 from 19.0. I used to have this issue with CS2 but I can't remember how I fixed it. When switching to and from the text tool Indesign lags for 5-6 seconds each time. Double clicking on a text box gets the same result, as well as using ESC to exit the text box and return to the pointer tool. I'm using Windows 11. There are 13 fonts in this 26 page document, lots of links but I was not having this issue until just the other day when I updated. I have reset my preferences and that did not help.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Hi,I would like to configure Adobe Indesign Server (service) so that the cache files are cleared every time Adobe InDesign Server starts up. Can this be set via a parameter? Thank you. 

I’m working with a InDesign template created in earlier versions, where the first page is an even-numbered page (page 2), with automatic page numbering. In version 21, when I place an object on page 3 (for example, an image), InDesign changes the numbering of the first page to 1 and makes it an odd-numbered page (and so on with the page numbering throughout the document); and if I try to manually reassign the number 2 to the first page, the application simply ignores it and keeps it as page 1. The only way I’ve found to keep the first page as an even number is to place it on the first page, select ‘Start page numbering at’ and assign it the number 2. But then, when I add the documents to a book, it forces me to change all the documents back to the ‘automatic numbering’ option, which slows everything down unnecessarily. Does anyone know of a way to avoid this and ensure that the pages retain the order of the template, as in previous versions?

Tengo un archivo en el que he estado trabajando, de repente se ha ido la luz y se me ha cerrado el programa en medio de un guardado, ahora me salta que el archivo esta corrupto con el siguiente mensaje: archivo.indd puede estar dañado. ¿Desea abrirlo de todas formas?. Despues de esto si le doy a OK se cierra el programa directamente, he intentado abrirlo como copia, moverlo al escritorio etc. Dejo el link a wetransfer o si no algun otro metodo.https://we.tl/t-sB3CBrUMWxgU70vN