InDesign

I am using InDesign CC 2017 on a Mac using OS 10.12.4. I can only see the frames when I click on the text with the pointer tool.   I want the option to leave the frames on, and have always been able to do this until now. I have the screen view set on normal at the bottom of the toolbox. Using View, Extras, Show frame edges doesn't work. Please advise.

Since the new latest version document which are sent for revies makes my InDesign extremly slow......EXTREMELY Slow for each adjustment....?Any other having the same problem? /Anders 

Hi, I've been working on a project for two months in InDesign, which was recently updated to InDesign 2025. As it has updated, it has created blank slides, but all my old files work normally. The file shows the thumbnail of my work to suggest that it is still there, however, it just opens 5 blank slides instead of a 40 page document with 28 slides filled in.  I have uninstalled the 2024 version and tried turning off the GPU, but it isn't available on my version of InDesign. I have even exported and saved it to IDML and re-opened it as an IDML file. I then tried looking at version history and it says the original date that I created it but it says there is no other version of my work. Is there anything else I can do as I feel as though I have done most things. Any help would be much appreciated as I have had to restart my work from scratch.

I don't know what is happening. I was able to pull photos in a data merge in the past without issues. But now it's not working correctly.   When it goes to pull the photo location to place the pictures, it keeps popping up that it can't find them because of the source file. It brings up this error:   The first half of that location is where the .csv file is saved. /Volumes/New Artwork/Artwork to Print/ARTWORK/Dealers/Dealer#4600-4699/4649 Interstate Ford/Holiday Cards/Drew Schendel/List/   and the second half is where the picture is saved.  S:\Calendar Cropped Photos\4649\0558856_0558856-R1-019-10.jpg   I don't know why it keeps thinking that they need to be together. I've checked the original Excel File and the CSV file to make sure they were written correctly and they are.   I've even made brand new files and put all the information in brand new. And this is still happening. We work on a really big server and different things are saved in different are

My company has a custom library of icons to use on various materials. To make this easily accessible across our marketing team, we built an Adobe Library so users can simply drag assets into their layouts. We intentionally included an un-filled, un-stroked square in each icon to help with visual alignment and consistent scaling. This works perfectly in Illustrator. However, InDesign ignores that square entirely, meaning just the icon itself appears.   This is a big problem for us. It will make it harder to spot inconsistent sizing and to properly visually align the icons. Adobe Library assets need to be treated consistently across Adobe products.   Is there a solution to prevent this issue? If not, I'd like to request this change be made (or at least a toggle be put in place in a library's options).   <Title renamed by MOD>  

Won't open at all. This is bull!

I recently had to erase and reformat my mac. I lost all my Adobe products in that process. Unfortunately, after reinstalling Creative Cloud, I discovered that InDesign 18.5.4 is not available for download. I need version 18.5.4 to work with plugin that pulls in company data. Is there any possibility of getting version 18.5.4???

I am using multi-state objects in a published online InDesign document. Everything is working, except that the multi-state objects are not printing. I have the buttons used for navigation and to control the states set to not print, which works. However, the multi-state objects should just print as the first state. What am I missing? I am trying to convince stakeholders that this is a viable solution. But if I can't get the images to print, this project is dead in the water. I appreciate any help you can provide!   The document can be found here:  https://indd.adobe.com/view/e3d2d249-4ada-46cc-859f-1410d4ad11f2     <Title renamed by MOD>

Good morning I would like to download Indesing 2023 (v18) but it has been removed from the creative cloud where can I find it? Thank you 

Hi everyone!I'm familiar with combining data from Excel into InDesign, but I'm having trouble figuring out if it's possible to place it all into the same text box.The fields should look something like this:"Name""Address""City"And then, the next person, like in a phone book or directory.So, the options I’m considering are:1. Creating a single box with three columns, where each set of data (Name, Address, City) appears one after the other.2. Keeping each text box separate, but finding a way to ensure the distance between each box remains consistent, even when the boxes contain different amounts of information. Thank you!!

I have a poetry group dead set on using the Electra font for their book I'm creating in inDesign. Is has been discontinued by Adobe since January 2023 as it is a type 1 font. If they were to purchase it for me, would i still be able to use it? Wouldnt it still be a type 1 font which Adobe says can no longer be used in inDesign? I dont know what to tell them. Does anyone know?     <Title renamed by MOD>

Does anyone else have issues with the InDesign Align tool numbers disappearing? This has been happening to me for years, across multiple computers and software licenses, so it's not just a one-off problem. Now it's even happening on my personal setup. I've tried everything—upgrading, downgrading, uninstalling, reinstalling, restarting my computer—but no luck. After 20 years of using InDesign, it's disappointing to see it become this glitchy and unreliable.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Hello ASC -  I find myself under pressure to create a few thousand COVID test results per day, with great urgency, using the excel output file of a molecular biology lab that does the work and needs to have it conveyed in a special PDF form to the government. I've solved all but the last steps of the process using DataMerge and the option to save as individual PDFs I can now generate the test bulletins. But for these tests to be distributed fast to hundreds of destinations and thousands of recipients, I need to be able to implement a naming protocol and this is where I got stuck. Each PDF should be named using a combination of specific fields from its content, such as test_result, pacient_name, test_date, test_place, etc I am relatively new to Indesign and have reached my competency limit with this one. I can probably crack it given enough time, but time is exactly what we lack. Can you help me please? 

The script is to fit the frame to the width of the column.Now there is a problem that it will fit the column to the width of the leftmost column.It should fit the width of the column in the upper left corner, and the Y coordinate should not change. Gods, who can help me revise it?Thank you very much.------------------------------var curDoc = app.activeDocument; var curSel = app.selection[0]; var gB = curSel.geometricBounds; // Masseinheiten, Ursprung und Nullpunkt speichern und bei Bedarf verändern hM = curDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits; vM = curDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits; rO = curDoc.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin; zP = curDoc.zeroPoint; _setPref(); // Variablen initialisieren var pWidth = curDoc.documentPreferences.pageWidth; pWidth = Math.floor((pWidth * 1000) + 0.5) / 1000; var pHeight = curDoc.documentPreferences.pageHeight; pHeight = Math.floor((pHeight * 1000) + 0.5) / 1000; var curPage = app.activeWindo

Hi, InDesign doesn't start at all. It starts downloading plugins, but after half an hour it freezes and closes. I had to Install V. 19.5 to work at the moment. Did you have the same issue?     <Title renamed by MOD>

if you are organized, and use tagged folders for current projects -Doesn't drive you crazy when you *place* (Command+D),InDesign can't see the folders in 'Tags'?   If you have a solution - tell us, if not or in any case - ask Adobe to solve it here: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/45588001-place-cmd-d-can-t-see-tagged-folders-on-mac   <Title renamed by moderator>

Ich möchte ein Inhaltsverzeichnis erstellen, welches doppelte Begriffe erkennt und dann nur bei den Seitenzahlen soll es alle Seiten anzeigen auf welcher der Begriff vorkommt? Wie geht das? 

Hi. I have a text box that has two paragraphs - one in english and one in hebrew: When the caret goes over the text* in English, it changes my keyboard input to English, and when I go to the text in Hebrew, it changes it to Hebrew. * to be more accurate, when I place the caret somewhere in the English/Hebrew paragraph, it doesn't change my input language. Only when I move the caret (with the arrow keys, for example) it will then change the input language. All these changes are a burden and make my work extremely slow, and I've never seen an app that changes your input language for you. I haven't found any info on this issue, so I wonder if it's a bug.I'm using Indesign 2022 on my Windows 11 laptop. Thanks!  

i am getting a problem with my indesign file. suddenly my document came out and after I reopened the text frame my work disappeared and a notification appeared. Story text begins - R25. Has anyone experienced this and can provide a solution? Thank You!     <Title renamed by MOD>

i am working on annual report of 300 pages where on every page there is so many borders to apply on figures  the issue i am facing is when i select 4 rows and single column and apply border to the cell 0.25 pt its fine manually, selected cells when i create new cell style and apply the style on same cells nothing happens the plus sign shows with style name, when option click on style name style applies but the bottom line is missing    now i want to clear the plus sign  when i click on style style applies  and bottom line to complete border what i am missing here. thanks for help         <Title renamed by MOD>

Just notice it today : there is no shortcut (and it cannot be created !) for Layout>Pages>Duplicate Spread... 😕😕Why that adobe ?? 😞

Does anyone know what typeface is used for the new math expressions?    <Title renamed by MOD>  

I am using ID to lay out a long novel. The book is broken into 6 indd documents and stitched together with one indb document. I recently used the "Package Book for Print" tool to make a fresh copy of the book to enter editor's corrections in a fresh copy.  In the previous mode, when I opened the book, the 6 indd files AND the 1 indb file would show up in the Book panel. After creating the new folder with "Package Book for Print" only the 6 indd files show up in the Book panel. Not the indb file. Everything works fine, but when I close the document, the indb file doesn't recognise the old indb file and acts as if it is being saved for the first time and replaces it. Any idea what is going on?

In Excel you can select rows in the first column and see the number of rows selected at the base of the document window. Is there some way to get this info in an InDesign table?

Okay, don't come at me. Not looking for a lecture on bounding boxes, I understand their purpose. I  just don't like them very much. When I find myself in situations where they are more cumbersome than helpful, I would love to be able to turn them off. Is this possible?  Thanks in advance!