InDesign

I know there have been posts about this but I can't dredge any up.   When I close a Book (INDB), InDesign insists on treating it as modified/converted file and a new name or a confirmation to overwrite the existing one. Has this always been the behavior? Is there a point to it, or is it simply an overlooked glitch in file handling?   (v20.1/Win11, but I've encountered it since at least v19.x. Don't recall the last time I worked with a Book project, so can't say if it occurred in any prior/less recent versions.)

Anybody came across this issue that seem to have affected installations of Indesign 6.03/6.04.  This is on an intel Mac with OSX 10.5.8. Strangely this issue does not affect a machine that has 10.5.6 and indesign 6.01"The network connection was lost for the file QualityAwardsProg09.indd, or the file was modified by another process."This was followed by:"Adobe InDesign is shutting down. A serious error was detected. Please restart InDesign to recover work in any unsaved InDesign documents."InDesign then shut itself down, and the error message came up:"QualityAwardsProg09.indd could not be found. Do you want to postpone it's recovery? Click yes to recover this document later. Click no to delete recovery data for this document. Click cancel to postpone all document recovery until later."This crash only affected the document I was actually working on, the other 3 InDesign docs I had open recovered fine.I came across this article which explains the issue but its the wrong version of OS

Hi there,   Does anyone have any odea how to run a script to check for a character style name and then amend the text found to Title case?     <Title renamed by MOD>    

Dear all,   Due to issues with one of our employees' computers, Creative Cloud automatically updated the InDesign program from version 18.5 to the latest version 20. Reverting to the previous version through Creative Cloud is not possible (only version 19 is available).   Is there a way to reinstall version 18.5? This is important to us as everyone in the office is working on this version, and for certain reasons, we hadn’t planned on updating to a newer version.   Thank you in advance fot the informations.   <Title renamed by MOD>

Bonjour, Les repères de placements qui suivent les objets lorsqu'on les deplacent a disparu et impossible de trouver comment faire pour les remettre. pouvez vous m'aider ? 

Is there any way to duplicate pages but place them (duplicated pages) right after each other? When I try to duplicate any pages InDesign moves them at the end of my document. It's really annoying when you have 300 pages, I have to move them always manually. I need to add some new pages in the middle of my book. Any sollution?

Hallo, immer wenn ich ein Bild in den Hintergrund lege und mit Effekt/Transparenz eine Deckkraft von z.B. 40% definiere, werden unterbrochene feine Linien angezeigt. Sowohl im Bildschirmmodus normal, wie auch in Präsentation. Im Ausdruck ist alles ok. Wie bekomme ich die weg? Habe einen screenshot in den Anhang gegeben. Vielen Dank!

Hi all, We have a set of 9 c++ plugins developed for InDesign and I have updated them with the new SDK 20.0.0.95 version and tried using with InDesign 2025 (20.0). Out of 9 plugins, 2 of them give me the "Adobe Indesign does not recognise xxx as a valid plugin." error. They were working ok with the SDK 19 and InDesign 2024. These two plugins are doing some file related operations and uses boost libraries in the SDK. Can anyone think of a reason why this is happening?   Thank you.

The latest Adobe CC update deleted my InDesign 2023 automatically and I have no way to go back to install it again. I used it specifically to use an arabic calligraphy plugin called Tasmeem that I paid for over $1,000. I need help! This is very unprofessional from Adobe. I have many documents now that I can't even edit! or access!

Hello all,   I am trying to create a 3x3 layout into one spread within INDD, for creating an Instagram grid. I am finding the directions online unclear. The following link is where I have been seeking answers, but I am not getting the results I need.    https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/pages-spreads-1.html#:~:text=You%20can%20include%20up%20to%20ten%20pages%20in%20a%20spread.   I have managed to get all 9 pages into one spread, but I am finding it difficult to get the pages into a 3x3 layout. Does anyone have any advice as to how to do this?   <Title renamed by MOD>

I am using InDesign cs5.5. I am attempting to create a catalog with the data merge option. I am attempting to do a data merge from the Master Page. As you can see in the image, I have inserted my fields from the data source file. All images, original file, and data source file are in the same folder. I am inserting this info on the left sheet of the master file. When I select "Create Merged Document" the "select multiple records per page" is greyed out, however, there is plenty of room on the page for the 8 records I want it to show. See image below.After watching tutorials, reading, etc. I made sure that my document does not have facing pages. I deleted my "page 2" to avoid that conflict. I made sure that the placeholder "allows overwrite from the master". I also deleted my "cache"/settings" by doing "ctrl, alt, shift" when reopening the program. I read that it may be because the files need to be on the right hand sheet of the master, however, when I move my info to the right sheet, I

Sure, one always tends to change a couple of things at the same time: - Adobe updated InDesign to V20.0 - Logitech launched its Creative Console And I upgraded and would like to use both. Thing is: when I scroll in InDesign it seems InDesign tries to push the last scroll movement so that the page - or some point into the viewport. Which results into jerky last scroll-action. I had to install Logitech Options software which is doing a pretty good job but MacOS and Logitech scroll-settings and mouses havent been a good marriage in my persepcetive. So now I have got to a point where I use Logitech Options in combination with the Mos-plugin to a 90% satisfaction.   Scrolling works fine in Illustrataor as expected but Indesign behaves jerky; anyone else having this issue?     <Title renamed by MOD>  

Hi there,   I've updated to 2025 Indesign recently and my scaling objects and snap to centre of the canvas points just don't work anymore. The screen flickers between white and black when moving objects and generally just buggy. Any help please?   Even drawing a text box to the width of a rectangle doesn't work? Not sure why as 24 was perfect.      <Title renamed by MOD>  

Hi,I am trying to get vertical text (ie letters underneath each other) in my new CC version of InDesign. All the help pages say to use the vertical type tool, but I can't find this - I only have the Type Tool and Type on a path tool showing. I can't find the option in Object file menu to change to a frame grid either....Help would be greatly appreciated!! I only use InDesign about once a year for a project so do find I'm having to re-learn it - but usually can get by with help..not this time CheersRachel

I have some strange color rendering / color management issue with InDesign. All colors within the document and UI are dull and desaturated and don't respond to any color settings. The colors within the color picker and in all exported files are perfectly fine. The screen is calibrated and properly color managed. The issue is only appearing in InDesign, not in any other program. What I have tried so far:   Reinstalled InDesign, tried different versions Created new document using a web preset (probably doesn't matter, but still tried) Added just one single square, no images, no copy-pasting from other documents Colored the square using an RGB color swatch Working space set to sRGB IEC61966-2.1 Transparency blend space set to RGB Proof colors turned off Overprint preview turned off Additional manual conversion to sRGB color profile Reset Windows color profiles    Specs:  Windows 11 23H2 InDesign Version 20.0. Dell XPS 17 1910, Intel Core i7-11800H, 64

I've been having this problem for quite a long time, and can't seem to get rid of it. Ctrl-shift-B, the shortcut to apply bold to text, automatically defaults to applying semibold when it is available. Most of the time, I just want the text to be bold, and not semibold, so I have to change it manually. This is very frustrating, because I can't seem to find a way to change this default. The Keyboard Shortcuts just says that Ctrl-shift-B applies Bold, and while this is the case when there's no semibold installed, it's still very annoying when it is installed.   How do I fix this? It takes up so much time to fix manually every time.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Bonjour à tous,Je suis bien embêtée, je souhaite appliquer une couleur (celle du dessus sur la capture d'écran) mais lorsque j'appuie sur entrée, la couleur est automatiquement modifiée par Indesign pour une couleur plus terne qui ne correspond pas du tout à ce que je souhaite obtenir... Avez-vous la solution? 🙏  

Hi everyone, I’m trying to apply paragraph shading to a specific text segment (e.g., "Job Title:") with rounded corners in InDesign while leaving the rest of the text (e.g., "Truck Driver/Operator") unshaded. I also want to change the font style and size for the shaded part and then remove the colon ":" after applying the styles. I’ve attempted this using paragraph styles and characters style in nested styles,  but the paragraph shading is being applied to the entire line instead of just the specific segment. I need a way to:   Apply paragraph shading with rounded corners to only the selected text (e.g., "Job Title:"). Change the font and size for the shaded portion. Remove the colon ":" after applying the styles. Do this efficiently for multiple headings.| Any guidance on how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!     <Title renamed by MOD>

Previously you could place the illustration in an ai file as large as possible in a frame in Indesign (Shift, option, command E). Now the page size of an ai file is decisive, not the illustration. I find this much more difficult. How do you solve this, apart from having to convert the page size of each illustration (read logo) in Illustrator to the size of the illustration?

With every old version of InDesign it was possible to open documents by dragging them onto the InDesign interface. With InDesign 20.0 this isn´t possible anymore if the "Start-Screen" is disabled in the preferences or a different file is already open. So even by enableling the "Start-Screen" you can´t open a second file via drag and drop.I am working on a Windows 10 based Terminal Server.And yes, I am aware that I can open a document by double-clicking or using the menu. But I have gotten used to opening by drag and drop, it's the easiest way for me and I can't figure out why this no longer works in the new version. So if anyone could help I would be grateful. Drives me nuts.     <Title renamed by MOD>

HI All, I am working on an indesign c++ plugin and looking for a solution for following scenariowhat protocol and subject I need to use to observe content change in text story.in autoattach, autodetach and update function  Regards,Alam

Good morning,   In my company's process we need to export a PDF from Indesign, then open it with Adobe Illustrator (I know, it's not optimal, but it is what it is). The problem is that many clipping masks are created (during export? when opening in Illustrator?) while they do not exist in InDesign. The file then opened in Illustrator is unusable because it takes a long time to delete them one by one. These masks appear randomly on very different elements on the page. Sometimes there are even full-page masks for a single microscopic element. It's really incomprehensible. I've tried all possible types of exports but nothing works and I'm lost! Could you help me? Thank you so much

Ich habe in meiner Agentur für jede Art von PDF eine eigene joboption (pdf export setting) angelegt. Im neuen Indesign fehlen diese alle wenn ich auf »PDF exportieren« gehe. Wo muss ich diese ablegen, damit diese wieder angezeigt werden. Der bisherige Pfad in der Library hat diese drin, allerdings fehlen sie trotzdem.Ich hab dazu diesen comment gefunden:https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/48955421-indesign-2025-removes-all-pdf-export-setting-filesGibt es da schon eine Lösung?Bisheriger Pfad war ja: 1. Gehe zu – oben anklicken2. alt-Taste gedrückt halten und LIBRARY anklicken3. Application Support anklicken4. Adobe > Adobe PDF wählen5. SETTINGS wählen>> hier können SETTINGS abgelegt oder geholt werden 

I try to adjust document. Before it I set adjustLayoutPreferences: doc.adjustLayoutPreferences.enableAdjustLayout = true;doc.adjustLayoutPreferences.enableAutoAdjustMargins = true;doc.adjustLayoutPreferences.allowFontSizeAndLeadingAdjustment = true;doc.adjustLayoutPreferences.allowLockedObjectsToAdjust = true;doc.adjustLayout({width: "1200px"});  After this I got new page size and new font sizes, BUT old margins.Is it an error in InDesign?

I have placed a PDF into an ID document. Now I want to add picture boxes on top of it. When I draw one, the PDF image vanishes. If I am successful and it remains, when I try to drag an image into it again everything disappears, or the image I am trying to drag doesn't go into the box. I can search for images to place them, but dragging is (or used to be) much simpler.     <Title renamed by MOD>