InDesign

Hello all, this started happening happening on the latest update of InDesign. When I export High Quality or Press Quality PDFs from InDesign, my output PDF shows images as pixelated and with jagged edges. Jpgs come out blurry too. This was not happening before. Here is an example:  Here are my settings for Exporting PDF.   If my memory serves me right, this was an issue on 2018 CC version. I think it's happening again.  Any ideas or fixes? Thanks!!

I’m learning how to merge data and images into an InDesign file. I’m new to this process. I have a bunch of charts (PDFs) that I’m importing via the merge function. They are merging, but they are all over the place in terms of size (98%, 107%, 160%). How can I “force” them to pop in at 100%? And secondly, is there a way to make sure they always merge in at the same x/y coordinate? Thanks!

I opend Indesign and can get into my work but ones inside I am unable to edit anything. I can not add or subtract any work. I have tried to quite the app, but when I do, a message window pops up saying “cannot handle the request because a modal dialog or alert is active.” I can't uninstall InDesign to reinstall it.

Linked image within illustrator file not appearing when placed in indesign.I have a map created in Illustrator with a background (flattened) tiff which displays fine in Illustrator. Once placed into InDD, the tiff won't appear (layer is ON and printing) and doesn't get included in exports (thus eliminating a rendering issue of any kind). This has happened on 2 separate files but is fine in others with the same set-up. On occasion the tiff will reappear…This is fundamental to my job.Illustrator 30.2.1InDesign 21.3OS 15.7.4 (24G517)

Ever since I updated to Indesign 2026, anytime I place an illustrator file, there is a fairly high chance that one or more of the layers refuses to display or the file will be in a rolled back state. Its not just a visual glitch, when I export to PDF, the placed file will still not show what its supposed to. It seems to happen more frequently when the illustrator file is larger, but I’ve also had it happen on tiny files. The ONLY fix I’ve found so far is to save the illustrator file as a PDF and import that.  

We are facing an issue with accessibility tagging in InDesign while exporting to a tagged PDF.The table is designed across a two-page spread//split (full-width layout). However, after exporting the file as a tagged PDF, the table structure is recognized only on the first page. The content on the second page is not identified as part of the same table in the PDF tags.Observation: First page table is tagged correctly Second page table content is not included in the table structure Reading order and tagging break across pages  Expected behavior:The table should be recognized as a single structure across both pages in the tagged PDF. Questions:Is this a known limitation in InDesign? Is there any workaround to maintain a continuous table structure across pages in tagged PDF? Are there any recommended best practices for handling full-spread tables for accessibility?Any guidance or confirmation from Adobe team would be helpful.Thanks in advance.

When having a file open in InDesign 2024 on my Macbook Pro (Sonoma 14.2.1 OS), close the lid, plug into my LG UltraFine external monitor and wake the computer up, the InDesign window is still open and all the tool bars are visible and working, but the area where the artwork is becomes black/blank and I can't see the work. I can see the bounding boxes if I select all, but no image or text. The window is entirely blank. The same thing happens if I'm working on my LG monitor, unplug the display and then open the Macbook to work. I always have my Macbook closed when plugged into the LG display and use both an external keyboard and trackpad. The solution is to always save, quit InDesign and reopen. If I go through that it works again. Is it a bug with Apple? Is it a bug with Adobe? My LG firmware, OS and Adobe InDesign are all updated to the latest versions.

I have an indesign document with a ton of different images, 1 on each page of the doc. I’ve updated a few of these links today and the newly linked updated images have this icon on the bottom left corner which I’ve never seen before. Any idea what this is or what it means? These are not text boxes, there are no primary text frames in this document and no threaded text.It is definitely attached to the linked image and nothing else, as it moves around with the image when I move the image.   

I've been reading Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book 2026, and I noticed that the book uses "work area" and "workspace" as two distinct terms — seemingly intentionally.The book defines them as follows:Work area: "The InDesign work area encompasses everything you see when you first open or create a document." — described as distinct from the Home screen. Workspace: "The configuration of the panels in the work area is referred to as the 'workspace'." — i.e., a named preset of panel arrangements, selectable from Window > Workspace (such as Essentials or Typography).This distinction makes a lot of sense to me. The Home screen and the work area seem to be treated as two separate, opposing states of the application — and "workspace" is reserved specifically for panel layout presets.However, Adobe's online manual defines workspace much more broadly:"To create and manage documents in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, you can use various elements, such as panels, bars, and windows. Any arra

I’m facing an issue with Tagged PDF export from InDesign.A single paragraph (with no hard returns or forced line breaks) is getting split into multiple [P] tags — each line appears as a separate paragraph in tools like PDFix and Acrobat Tags panel.Details:Text is continuous in one frameNo soft returns (Shift+Enter) or manual breaksUsing standard paragraph stylesIssue appears only after PDF exportExpected:→ One [P] tag for the full paragraphActual:→ Each line exported as separate [P] tagsHas anyone encountered this? Is this related to composer settings or a known tagging issue?Thanks in advance!

Hi,Is there a way to apply a Parent page to all the odd or even pages?After adding a page in between the existing pages i have to re-apply, by manually selecting each odd or even page.*edit: spelling (replaced uneven with odd)

Sometimes my table doesn’t quite fill the text box, so I have to manually adjust the row height, which takes several attempts and is quite a hassle.Is there a way to use a script to adjust the row height of the table body so that the text box is quickly aligned at the bottom? 

At a juncture now where it’s necessary to create a matte spot varnish file for text only in an illustrated edition. The text is comprised of body text and titles in K only, and hundreds of sidenote annotations in a custom pms spot (a Pantone grey mix), which, due to the unforeseen effects of the printer’s UV LED offset process, are rendering now as an undesirably glossy text on our matte, natural finish Arctic Volume White stock, deliberately chosen for its non-glare properties. We’re preserving, however, the richly saturated and glossy look on the imagery that UV LED printing introduced (so a flood coat won’t do), but the text, in a dense and lengthy scholarly edition, can’t be encumbered with glare. The printer uses only Toyo ink and after many conversations with them and Toyo in the EU (where the printer is) the kabosh has definitively been put on Toyo Ink resurrecting their matte formula, eliminated 8 years ago. This would’ve allowed printing all text as a matte spot ink, avoiding

Suppose I’ve selected three objects. In the end, I want those three objects to remain selected and be moved to the top of the stack relative to all other objects.I tried the code below, but it seems to only support a single object.Of course, only one can be at the very top.I just need the selected objects to be on top of the others.   var d = app.activeDocument;    var item = d.selection[0];    var items = d.selection;     var sel = items;//do something      d.selection = sel;        for (j = 0; i < sel .length; j++) {            //sel[j].bringToFront();sel[j].bringForward();        } 

english fontenglish font correctly selects it.but farsi font does not.farsi font 

Hello everyone! I’m trying to create a small plugin to manage my product listings.It’s a user interface that contains the information needed to automatically fill out my document.The plugin uses named objects such as “Model Name” and automatically fills in the fields with data from a CSV file. Previously, I had written a windowed version to test and debug it. But I needed a palette/dialog box to scroll through the entire document while I enter the information (which doesn’t work with a windowed version because the document remains static). And I wanted an OK/Apply button to confirm changes and continue working without the page closing, while still being able to navigate the document at the same time. For now, the problem is at the end of the script with dlg.show();The dialog box closes instantly when I click on it. Here is the code. Can you help me?:)   // ======================================================// PRODUCT SHEET// ======================================================if (

Is it necessary to display a warning for missing fonts when importing from Word?Sometimes I don’t need it.I’ve already unchecked the “Check fonts” option under “Advanced Text” in “File Handling” in the Preferences.It doesn’t seem to be working. 

I’m creating book pages and I create a frame, and then in frame fitting options I select “fit content to frame”. But it’s not doing that. It’s not forcing the content to fit the frame, it’s fitting the content proportionally. Which I don’t want. Any idea how to fix this?You can see below that it’s fitting the content proportionally, not to the frame. 

Hello, everyone.I want to use ‘s.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT)’ to shrink the bottom of a text box, but I want to exclude cases where the bottom border is part of a table.I'm not sure if there's a way to do this.Thank you 

Hello guys,the indesign client allows it to move a page item into a rectangle by copy it and pase with the option "paste into selection". How this behavior can be achieved by scripting on the indesign server?Thanks for the answers!

Hi! I know there were similar topics, but none of them answered. Sorry for asking again, but this is a serious issue. We develop .zxp extensions. They need to be updated from time to time. And new extension files need to be signed correctly. The problem is that ZXPSignCmd requires a .p12 file to sign the extension. It's not just another container format, the .p12 file contains a _key_ along with the signing certificate. The key is mandatory, without it you can't sign. And CAs don't seem to export signing keys anymore.For this reason: https://knowledge.digicert.com/alerts/code-signing-changes-in-2023 If there is a CA that still exports .p12 files, please let us know. It would be a lifesaver. At least for a while. But in any case, ZXPSignCmd requires PKCS#11 support. Or its successor. Or another option. The .zxp file contains a digitally signed XML file, which is a bit hard to replicate, but technically possible. I'm sure there are people skilled enough to create such

 I am using macOS Ventura 13.7.8.

Hi everyone,I have several computers that have InDesign 2026 installed.On one win11 machine, the first two general preferences are missing.I uninstalled using the Creative Cloud Cleaner exe.Reinstalled the 21.2 (available just today to the east coast of the US)Those general preferences are still missing!I have reset as well as deleted cache files.Any suggestions as to what I can try to get a fully-restored version of InDesign working again?

I’ve seen this problem mentioned in the InDesign Community a few times in the past, but has anyone recently had problems with Share for Review comments unmapping from their pins? 

Wenn ich eine InDesign-Datei exportiere, erhalte ich unbrauchbare Resultate. Text ist OK, aber die Bilder unbrauchbar. Bis vor kurzem hat alles geklappt, jetzt nicht mehr. Preflight zeigt an, dass alles OK ist.Ich arbeite mit MacOS Tahoe, InDesign habe ich auf die neueste Version updated.Ich bin dringend darauf angewiesen, ein Layout als PDF verschicken zu können und bitte um schnelle Hilfe.