InDesign

Hello in the screenshots I added to this post I'm trying to put a picture into the different frames and to do that I inserted everything into a compound path but when I'm trying to release the compound path to move the frames it removes everything except one frame as I showed in my image examples. Does anybody know how to do what I'm trying to do

Isn't there a way to convert, per example in my case, Adobe CC files into IDML for my CS6 softwares ? I even have a IDML file done on another account so I could open it in my CS6 account wich I cannot open at all even if its an IDML. And I can open this exact IDML on an cc account.It's really not helpful and really badly done to face these issues. It really is an handicap.[moderator changed Adobe to Indesign in the title]

When using presentation mode, is there a way to not have your content run up into the notch area? If your content is tall enough, it will run all the way to the top of the screen and have a big ol' notch cut out of it, when viewing in Presentation mode. Any way to tell InDesign, "hey, just push everything down below that bloddy notch, please." ?     <Title renamed by MOD>

Hi,  After the latest update for InDesign, I have issues with JosefinSans-Variable Font displaying in  very weird way, and not at all what it should look like.  It shows up differently in PDF form as well, with irregular spacings and does not look the way it should.     Basically it is the "regular", "medium" and "bold" fonts that are acting up. Please see screenshot attached.  What can I do to fix this? I am literally pulling out my hair at this stage.   Regards Ellen     <Title renamed by MOD>

What is the purpose of the note tool?

How do you swap links between two images that are already in a document? If I click on Relink, it takes me to Windows Explorer where I then have to select the image to replace the old one with.  But if that image is already on another page, why can't I link to it from the Links panel? Why can't I drag it to the frame from there?

I am struggling with a lingering visual difference between RGB elements in InDesign vs Photohop.Here is the download link if you are interested :Both RGB and CMYK.zip And here are two screen captures that document the visual difference.   First the "Print mode" version : And now, the "Web mode" version : To me, InDesign "correctly" renders the colors on screen when Transparency Blend Space is set to RGB.But, for the life of me, I can't understand why InDesign can't corretly render the colors when Transparency Blend space is set to CMYK?It's as though, the RGB elements created in InDesign were rendered differently than those elements employing the same RGB color space and blending mode in Photoshop?   I tried pushing the analysis further, by exporting to PDF : when the PDF is exported with no color conversion, the colors continue to appear "mismatched" in the PDF. But when the PDF is exported to RGB, the colors appear correct. I hate to bring this problem up again but it was

I'm struggling to understand this issue. I've created a button to close an interactive layer. I have my button actions listed as Animation with the option set to reverse. I have a second action listed as the Show/Hide Buttons and Forms. This visability is set to Hide. I have mutiple interactive layers to switch in and out from. When I preview the animation and click into the first interactive layer, then click the close button, and open the second interactive layer. I then close the second interactive layer, and open the first interactive layer again, my close button disappears.  How can I keep this from happening? We plan to export this to publish online and embedded into a website to be viewed and used.     <Title renamed by MOD>

After the usual annual update of Adobe InDesing some of my projects stopped opening. When opening a project, a window appears for a split of a second, then closes and nothing happens. The project wont open and no other error message is displayed:  How can this be solved? The project is not corrupted - same issue happens on three different computers - macOS and Windows. Seems like the 2025 update messed up something? Other projects, files and such open just fine without any problems. Any possible solution to that?

When exporting from InDesign 19 to PDF, the PDF file always is missing 2 specific pages. Any idea why this occurs and what can be done to include them?     <Title renamed by MOD>

I installed Indesign 2025 with MacOS 13.2.1. I can use it right after installation, but the next day when I start again, the app failed to open without any error messages. I don't know what the issue is. Now I have to uninstall and reinstall every day. It is very annoying!!     <Title renamed by MOD>

Just like the title says, I'm trying to create relative paths to an illustrator file and excel file in my template file. I'm using data merge to create a bunch of files from the template and when I the individual InDesign files, I run a script that places each of the new documents into a folder with the same name. I am then dropping the linked files into the new folders and kept the files the same name and kept the same file structure. So, if it were a relative path, it would update. But, it shows up as a missing link. After I make the files, I am running a script to open the files, update links, and export a PDF; so, manually updating the links kinda defeats the purpose.  If there's not a way to create a relative path, is there a script out there that will look for a file of the same file type and/or filename in the same folder as the document? Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone! I'm working on creating resources for my coding website  and want to make them more interactive. Is it possible to add elements like hyperlinks or embedded videos in InDesign that will still function when exported as PDFs? Any tips on making interactive PDFs that are compatible with most devices would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!   <Title renamed by MOD>  

Hi everyone. I have to create a lay out of a deck of cards. I wanted to know if it is possible to tile the front and back of the card without them being attached (so I keep the margins under control) and if it is possible to number only the cards on the right (which would be the front of the card) I attach example. Thank you

Hello Everyone, I'm a beginner JS developer.I need create a function to use at different times. When I indicate a paragraphStyle as a parameter, there is the following error: Example:function basicFunction(style){app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.NOTHINGapp.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = style...}var author = app.activeDocument.paragraphStyleGroups.itemByName("authors").paragraphStyles.itemByName("first author")basicFunction(author); The error:"Error Number: 30477Error String: Invalid value for set property 'AppliedParagraphyStyle'. Expected String, ParagraphStyle or NothingEnum enumerator, but received nothing". I didn't find anything on the forums about styles as parameters. Thanks a lot for the help!

I am using InDesign 2025, v20.0. When using the Find function within the Find/Change tool, I enter the search word "role" and the application consistently crashes/closes. This occurs across multiple InDesign files.      <Title renamed by MOD>

Hi there,I've seen other posts in the forum about the shift key no longer working to constrain proportions in Indesign.I'm having this problem, and I have also tried following the steps to reset Indesign's preferences (Shift+Option+Command+Control while opening Indesign) as is suggested as a fix, but the option to delete preference files is nowhere to be seen. I don't have Webroot installed on my computer. I'm on macOS, running Mojave 10.14.5, and my version of Indesign is up to date. Any help would be much appreciated as it's taking me ages to get work done without being able to constrain proportions with the shift key!

Good morning,   I am having an issue with sizing during export in InDesign, and I am not sure why this happens.   I export a file as a JPEG, and its 73mb's, so then I have to open it in Photoshop and resize it again there to get it down in size. Upon saving from Photoshop, its down to 26mb's, even though all I did in Photoshop was to open, go to Image Resize and literally not change anything, but just click "OK" and save.   Why is this happening? I only have the images under one layer and text under another.   Please advise. Thank you! 🙂         <Title renamed by MOD>

I have a plethora of para and char styles in several documents I am updating with a new font, but seems none of the applied styles will update (I am working on another designers files...)  How can I Apply (style), clear overrides for all? Instead of selecting each type box or type content throughout...

This is the official Adobe documentation:" Tip: All variations are downloaded to your computer in the following location:Windows: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\InDesign GenAI AssetsmacOS: /Users/username/Documents/InDesign GenAI Assets "I want to have this folder on an exernal SSD or Dropbox so if opened at a later date the InDesign file will see the assets in this location and/or give me the option of re-importing them - like the assets in Premiere/After Effects - anyone know if this is possible?

Hello,   Having really frustrating issues with InDesign crashing every moment. I have uninstalled and reinstalled many times, even downgraded to older versions as reccomended by others. Also uninstalled and reinstalled Creative Cloud. Im not having the same issues with other adobe sortware so im wondering if anybody is having similar issues? I don't have another laptop i can try the file with but i desperately need to finsih this work. Any help would be massively appreciated!  Victoria      <Title renamed by MOD>

Hello, I have a problem with the last project in ID. The file does not open after trying to export and the message appears: The command could not be completed, a database error occurred. The file is corrupted. Error code: 6. Version 20. I uninstalled everything, reinstalled, reset the settings. I made a blind change to IDML, but every time I get a message about a database error.

Hi can anyone help me please ,, i have 1 question about data merge from excel to indesign.i have huge pictures from ""photographer"" with file names  like this,  B49I1384.JPG B49I1396.JPG B49I1397.JPG B49I1188.JPG B49I1178.JPG     but client supplied excel sheet which is already mentioned real names in it,  Brian Christopher Ricky George Henry Keith Joseph my question is how to place these huge files names excat in excel next column of real names.   Your kindness is deeply appreciated, thank you.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Hi! i just found this script that allows me to export individual PDF from a book. Can you help me add 3mm crop marks to the script? I used this script: /*Export Book As Individual PDFsby m1b, posted here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-export-separate-pdf-files-from-a-book-but-keep-their-original-file-names-help/m-p/12418944#M447167*/function main() {exportBookAsIndividualPDFs({// 2-number array of 1-based document numbers// range: undefined, will export all documents of book// range: [1, 4], exports only the first 4 documents of bookrange: undefined,// name of folder to export pdfs into// will be created if it doesn't exist// folder is in same folder as bookfolderName: 'PDFs',// the PDF preset namePDFPresetName: '[Press Quality]'});function exportBookAsIndividualPDFs(params) {var range = params.range,folderName = params.folderName,presetName = params.PDFPresetName;folderName = folderName || 'PDFs';PDFPresetName = presetName || '[Press Quality]';tr

Will buttons made in ID be supported in KDP Print Replica or any of the other platforms that allow fixed layout ebooks?=============================================================I have an image-heavy ebook project that began as a print edition of the same.This is my 1st ebook project.   Problems I'm having, generally, are: I can't get ID-produced epub, PDF, or even publish online to work consistently across computer, tablet, and phone WITH INTERACTIVITY such as roll over captions wired in ID. I also tried "on tap/release" in addition to "on roll over." I wired buttons differently for epub (object states) and PDF (show/hide) versions. I want some interactivity and hoped to incorporate more in future projects... I'm checking on what I have here: Apple computer, iPhones, newest iPad.I have uploaded a PDF with on tap and roll over buttons to Kindle Create and don't see the functionality.I'm feeling like ID isn't useful for interactivity with systems commonly in use. &