InDesign

While working, my Indesign changes the dictionary in my default settings from German: 2006 spelling reform to 1996. It happens in a wide variety of situations. When inserting text (in a wide variety of ways) when I click a text field. I don't even have to have a document open. If I open the presets more than once and don't exit with OK but with Cancel, then it also changes.

I want to create an epub in InDesign of my book. On my title page (not my cover), I have a vector image of the title I brought over from Illustrator. When I publish the epub, the image is essentially reoriented vertically across several pages. (I use Amazon's Kindle Previewer to check my epub.) Here is how it's supposed to look:Here is how the image is distorted upon export:   

Hello,  Please may I get some help regarding a script aimed at moving selections up by a baseline height  - its part of a larger array of movement scripts. Anyhow...There is logic to centre a the smaller item in a group of two things. // Function to ensure smaller item is centered within the larger item So the script when run is making the box smaller with each time it is run, it makes the smaller object a baseline in height and keeps it centre  - Dont worry about the offseting being slightly wrong I am aware of it as if i reverse the shrinking origin that then offset is fine... anyhow  -- // Function to offset the position of the smaller group item -- is why is it not quite centre This works fine for graphic to graphic but if i try image to text where the text is smaller than the image then it doesnt work. Do not question why I am trying to make such a stupid script, it is the fault of a daft content management system which deals

Is it possible to use wildcart in user dictionary of InDesign?I use scientific literature citations with year and letter for multiple references by a given author in a given year: 2024a, 2024b etc. Those are flagged as potential missspellings. I would like to add something like\d\d\d\d\. to the user dictionary.However, I get error that dictionary words can only contain period as punctuation.The goal is that spellcheck will ignore all four-digits plus one letter "words", without me having to add every single possible combination manually to the user dictionary.Thanks!

Hello,In my plugin, I use the following to determine if an object is a text frame or a graphic frame.Utils<IPageItemTypeUtils>()->IsTextFrame(pageItemUIDRef) Utils<IPageItemTypeUtils>()->IsGraphicFrame(pageItemUIDRef) Utils<IPageItemTypeUtils>()->IsEmptyGraphicFrame(pageItemUIDRef)But I cannot find a corresponding function for frames with "unassigned content". The best I can do is to see if it is a spline object and, if so, what type, using the path geometry by calling the 2 functions below (error-handling code removed for the sake of clarity):InterfacePtr<IPathGeometry> pathGeometry(itemUIDRef, UseDefaultIID(); pathType = Utils<IPathUtils>()->WhichKindOfPageItem(pathGeometry); Are frames with "unassigned content" actually splines ?Very best regards,Olivier

These are a few pages that I placed from a Word.doc. I can't figure out what is going on with Page 1. It seems to have overset text but I can't find it. I can see it in Story editor but can't release it. Also, I can not resize it. Does anyone know what it is?Thanks for any help

I am using InDesign daily for more than 12 years. For years, we are crying for multi-core CPU or/and GPU acceleration (Win platform). The current situation, where all CPUs are favoring multi-core architecture with less focus on single core performance (the correct way) is making InDesign to be so absrud, that InDesign withing heavy/large workflows are borderline unusable. Right now I am sitting on 6k+ USD computer setup, upgraded to oblivion just to wait seconds to InDesign to zoom in. My last project was exporting for 8 hours and cca 30% of really big gigs are freezing without noticing. So you must constantly checking background tasks, and cannot even let this run overnight. Seriously what the hell Adobe.

I am trying to save an .indt file to Cloud Documents so it may be shared by members of my team. No luck so far. I can save them to a CC library, but you still have to export it locally first.      <Title renamed by MOD>

I'm encountering an issue with Arabic diacritics in Adobe InDesign. While working on Arabic text, I noticed that one of the diacritics (small maddah) is not positioned correctly in InDesign, though it appears perfectly in Microsoft Word. I've tried adjusting the font and settings, but the problem persists only in InDesign.Has anyone faced a similar issue or knows how to resolve it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!Thank you!

Hi,Is it a problem if I create my vector graphics in Figma, then import them into Illustrator to convert to CMYK and save as AI? Is that ok, or could it cause problems? I’m more confident and experienced working in Figma, and this would drastically speed up my workflow compared to working in Illustrator. Most of the graphics are very simple and straightforward to design, so Figma should be sufficient. The book layout is for print and is being done in InDesign. Thank you!

Hello,I am running InDesign 18.3 (because I had issues with newer versions and just decided to stya put) on Windows 10. When I run general find and replace commands, I have no issues. When I run most GREPs, I have no issues. When I run this GREP \h+(?!\n)$ to remove trailing spaces, the program crashes. I have run this in the past without issue. Only the last two times I have used InDesign have given me trouble. Any help would be appreciated.

When inserting an inline graphic into the middle of a text line, by default, the bottom of the graphic's frame aligns with the baseline of the line, as shown in Figure 1. However, there are cases where we don't want it to align with the baseline. For instance, we might want the graphic frame to offset downward by 20pt, as shown in Figure 2.This can be achieved by using void IAnchoredObjectData::SetYOffset(PMReal yoffset). However, after applying this offset, the graphic overlaps with the next line of text.  as shown in Figure 3.To avoid this, we can apply text wrap to the inline object so that the next line of text moves down automatically, as shown in Figure 4.The problem arises when the inline object is in the last line of a text frame. In this case, the graphic moves out of the frame instead of pushing the line to the next page when there isn’t enough space, as shown in Figure 5.To solve this problem, one possible approach is to rewrite the composition engine, but this is impra

Hello everyone! I have a question to ask.I have added Tags ABCD in InDesign, and I want to use a script to change the color of these Tags during the operation, to distinguish between the state before and after the operation.I have reviewed some related materials and found that the color of Tags can only be set when adding an XMLTag, but I can't find a way to modify the color of existing Tags using a script.I hope someone can guide me. Thank you all!

Good morning, I am working on a 260 page document composed of many one page individual protocols. The document needs to be used in two ways:1. One version must be a fully compiled 260 page .PDF document with embedded links referencing different pages.2. Another version will be uploaded to a website, and will be parsed by protocol into individual .PDFs for ease of access (and to reduce individual file size). Because we have several people working on this document, we decided to develop each protocol as a separate .indd file. We are thinking that we will be able to combine all of the files as a book to generate the fully compiled document. My problem is that I need to come up with a paradigm for linking between these documents that will work for both solutions. I am thinking that linking to relative paths would make the most sense, because then the file structure could be uploaded directly to the website to preserve those links.1. Does anyone know the correct way to place

I have a book project, at 316 pages. It's an autobiography. There are 2 distinct sections with a break in the middle. I didn't add the “blank pages” in the middle, and everything has been indexed. The indexer did a magnificant job, and I hate to ruin it, or manually have to change each entry. How can I add 2 blank pages at the beginning of Section 2, without throwing all the following page numbers off? I am using InDesign 20.0, and have set up an indb file. Thanks!

Hello Again I have a table of Studen'ts Results I asked Claudia AI to write a script If a pupil doesn't have any degree less than 5 then he is "ناجح"If a pupil have a degree or two less than 5 then he is "مكمل من"If a pupil have three degrees less than 5 then he is "راسب" I asked AI to write a result in the last row of the selected row/rowsBut it didn't work Any help to make it work? Demo document in the attachments Thanks in advanced! // تأكد من وجود مستند نشط if (app.documents.length > 0) { var myDoc = app.activeDocument; // التحقق من وجود تحديد if (app.selection.length > 0) { try { // الحصول على الخلايا المحددة var selectedCells = app.selection[0].cells; // التكرار على كل صف محدد var currentRow = selectedCells[0].rowIndex; var rowGrades = []; var resultCell; for (var i = 0; i < selectedCells.length; i+

I've run into file corruption before. Asked for advice at the time and he fixed it for me for free.He couldn't be bothered to share his method with me me when I asked him to show me how to do it.I have also seen similar tools available online, the free ones can't fix it and the paid ones I haven't tried.In the past few days, I have seen online that you can use a script to convert the file to IDML, is there really such a script?Convert directly with a script without opening the file?   <Title renamed by MOD>

Radio buttons append when copy/pasted, right? For instance, when a text field is copy/pasted, the new field will have a number appended onto the name. Field 1, when copy/pasted, becomes Field 2. That way multiple fields can have the same name and tab correctly according to the numbers in the name. We have been creating a bunch of forms over the past few months and I swear I have used copy/paste on the radio buttons. There are multiple radio "Yes No" buttons in many of our forms that need to have numbers appended to the names for them to tab and work correctly. I started on a new form that has 26 lines, with four radio buttons on each line. There will be multiple pages with this exact setup. I always get the first line set up and named, then copy/paste all the lines after that so that they tab in order. This time I noticed the radio buttons weren't working, and on further investigation realized they will not append when copy/pasted. I KNOW they were doing this before but now I'm qu

Hi, I am working on graphics and diagrams for a book layout and when I place them in InDesign, the PPI is much higher than 300. Does that matter, or is it not an issue as long as it's above 300?The graphics are very simple, mostly just shapes and lines. Thank you!

I have now produced several epub books with Indesign/Sigil successfully (thanks in no small measure to Community help), mainly just text but I have managed to combine them with a cover image. I have also managed to add some images into the text, combined with a caption by grouping it with the image - and anchoring the image to the accompanying text. So far so good. But now I have a project where there are about 100 pages of text, followed by a series of about 14 images of varying sizes - including captions - followed by another 100 pages of text. With this series of images I can anchor the the first one to the text immediately above. But what do I do with the remaining images? If I don't anchor them they all revert to the end of the book but there is no text to anchor them to. Can I anchor them to each other in some sort off daisy chain? Or do I add a hidden element and anchor to that? At the moment I am baffled and would value some advice.

I have a problem. I have a workspace called Keith. It is my default. When I open a file on my laptop, it opens with the Keith workspace. However, when I open a file on my desktop, it opens with either the Essentials workspace or no workspace. I have trashed my preferences, twice, once with an older version and just now with InDesign 2025. I keep my worskpaces synced between my laptop and desktop using GoodSync (wonderful program). I just moved all of my workspaces to a backup folder and then copied all of my workspaces from my laptop to my desktop but the problem persists. Obviously there is something that is not in a workspace file, and not in Preferences, that is telling InDesign the wrong thing about which workspace I want. Anyone have any idea where that erroneous information resides and how I can correct it? Thanks in advance.

Regardless of how high the resolution of the image (300 dpi and higher), I keep getting a pixilated image when I publish the document on line.  I have tried resaving the PSD file with different names, different extensions (PSD, TIFF, etc) and I am having this issue with one image.  I have even used a different image and for some reason, this one image, regardless of what version it is and how high the DPI, it is always pixilated when published on line. Can anyone help?

Hi, I'm stuck with a weird problem with IdDesign 20.0.1 and 19.5.1 on MacOS. For a month or two I've been working on different macine (PC), then went back to Mac to fina out that after some Apple and Adobe  updates InDesign improperly register mouse clicks. As this misbehaviour started recently I suspect that some Apple patch broken something. But I do not experience any issues in other applications! Everything seems to work normally but InDesign. If you click a frame, InD registers a click-and-hold while I just clicked it with trackpad and lifted the finder up (see video). Second, if I put editing mark into the text and go to Paragraph style to apply it, the palette doesn’t register the click properly—it seems it registers a drag, not a click! I can only try to click multiple times in a row, very quickly, and then there’s a chance the click will be registered (as on the second video). Clicks with Wacom tablet seem to register properly in first case, while

Hello,I am working on my first book layout and was wondering if graphic placement like this is standard? I know every book is different, but I am unsure if this is ok. This is a non fiction book. I will have more graphics throughout the book. What is the best way to ensure consistency across various graphics that will be added into the layout?  Thank you! 

HiFrustratringly I can't click to add or delete pages at the bottom of the pages panel as all the buttons are hidden by the summary overlay. No matter what I do (i.e. rescaling the window etc) the issue remains.This has literally only just happened since the update - which btw, you seem to force us to use as the previous app edition always disappears from my sidebar.My previous issue raised in another discussion thread is STILL happening. Literally just done it again - where the work on my pasteboard just disappears from sight.See below for visual reference of issues: