InDesign

Italic type and boldface type gets scrunched (especially when there is punctuation) when I export to EPUB from InDesign. Any fixes that don't involve going under the hood into CSS and coding?   Thank you.   <Title renamed by MOD>

Hi. I don't know if this is possible, but I need to design 100x individual wedding bingo cards. I've been given 45 phrases and my customer wants me to randomise the phrases across the 100 cards so that they are all different. They've asked for a specific design for the background of the bingo cards, with some text and colours specific to their wedding. I have an Indesign template ready to input the text but I don't really want to do this 100 times. Does anyone know if this is possible, even if it's not in Indesign but another programme? Thanks 

I can't install the trial because my computer doesn't meet requirements. I can't start the trial, so can I use the trial later after I upgrade my computer or is this it? Is there a way to cancel the trial so I can actually use it later?     <Title renamed by MOD>

Ich arbeite sehr gerne mit einem transluzenten Look, wie beispielsweise der Milchglasoptik. Aktuell nutze ich dafür Photoshop, würde mir jedoch wünschen, dass eine Weichzeichnungsoption direkt in InDesign verfügbar wäre. Dies würde es erleichtern, bei bestimmten Designs auf Schlagschatten oder äußere Schein-Effekte zu verzichten und stattdessen weichgezeichnete Flächen zu verwenden, was neue gestalterische Möglichkeiten eröffnen würde. Eine solche Funktion könnte den Workflow vereinfachen und die Kreativität direkt in InDesign unterstützen.I really like working with a translucent look, such as the frosted glass look. I currently use Photoshop for this, but I would like to see a blur option available directly in InDesign. This would make it easier to avoid the use of drop shadows or external glow effects in certain designs and instead use blurred areas, which would open up new creative possibilities. Such a function could simplify the workflow and support creativity directly in InDesign

I've made sure that text wrapping is off, I've looked at the ojbect styles and made sure that's alright, I've looked at character and paragraph styles, and I am absolutely flabbergasted at why I continue to see that thick, black box around my endnotes and why the start of each endnote is blue (including, per the screenshot, a continuation of an endnote from one page to the next).  I've looked around these forums to no avail (that's why I knew to try some of the things mentioned above). I didn't have this problem with my endnotes until recently. This is part of a series of booklets, so I usually copy/paste the old indesign file into the new booklet's folder and then start formatting on the copied file, so the settings haven't changed, so this is a new thing in my files. I'm on Indesign 19.5, in the US (if that matters), and I don't know a whole ton about this being self-taught and Google Search taught. I'll take any help I can get. I'm dying here. Please and thank you.

Amigos,A minha pergunta é relacionada com Sumários e Índices nos livros.Além do «Sumário» [barra de menu layout - sumario, etc.], em muitas obras que pagino preciso fazer um «Índice Remissivo», ou Onomástico, etc., e tento usar a ferramenta [Janela - Tipo e Tabelas - Indice], mas não entendo como funciona. Para mim foi sempre um problema no INDD a questão dos Índices: as entradas do índice são fornecidas pelo editor/autor (num documento .doc), depois insiro um marcador nesse termo/nome que corresponde à entrada de índice, mas o número de página a que corresponde essa entrada não aparece quando se executa «gerar índice». E também não consigo importar os tópicos para dentro do documento.Quem conseguir ajudar, por favor, publique o que souber.Muito grataMargarida Diogo  

There has been a low-level technical change in the way InDesign v20 (2025) exports images in reflowable EPUB. If this change was documented, I didn't see it (and, unfortunately, it would be an exception; Adobe has not documented any of the changes to EPUB export in the last several releases).   The change affects only those who use CSS re/styling on reflowable EPUB. Images are no longer exported as div model (e.g. an Object Style of PICTURE has heretofore been exported with style code under div.PICTURE), but under figure (figure.PICTURE). So if you have any existing projects that use the div style reference, you'll need to review the default CSS component of the EPUB and adjust your custom styles to match.   AFAICT, nothing else has changed, just the technical grouping of these style definitions. The most obvious result will be that any existing code that modifies images in your EPUB project will stop working, even if you update the style elements... unless you remap it to fi

I know there are similar questions, but the answers don't work for me.   I'm formatting a white paper that has 52 references, each of which are cited multiple times in the text. When I say "reference," I basically mean "endnote," I guess. Superscript numbers in the text linked to a numbered list at the end of the document. (I'll try to explain exactly what I mean, but this really isn't a question about proper terminology, I'm just trying to solve a specific problem.)   I need to be able to generate a PDF that hyeprlinks the superscript numbers in the text to their corresponding endnotes - and then back again to the text when you click the number in the endnote.   I already had to mine forums to learn that you only get hyperlinked endnotes at all if you export the PDF as "High Quality Print." NO other PDF setting works. Just mentioning it here because it's unbelievable. (Why would you even need a print to have links?) But that's the kind of quirk that Adobe likes to leave

Dear All,I need help with a task in Adobe InDesign. I have a document with 13-digit numbers inside tables, and these numbers are part of grouped items. I want to:Find all the 13-digit numbers in the document.Create hyperlinks for these numbers automatically.Ensure that the hyperlinks are applied correctly, even if the 13-digit numbers are part of grouped items (i.e., text frames or objects grouped together).Could someone guide me on how to achieve this, possibly with a script or using GREP expressions? Any help would be greatly appreciated!i tried Indesign javascript:// InDesign JavaScript var myDoc = app.activeDocument; var myStory = myDoc.stories; var urlPrefix = "https://www.librairesdelest.fr/livre/"; // Find 13-digit numbers app.findGrepPreferences = null; app.changeGrepPreferences = null; app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "\\b\\d{13}\\b"; var foundItems = myDoc.findGrep(); for (var i = 0; i < foundItems.length; i++) { var match = foundItems[i]; var thirte

I have 32GB of RAM. Is that not enough for InDesign anymore?  When working on a project that's not even all that big (5-20 mb), I'm occasionally limited to 2 or 3 undos at most. Not even after anything complicated -- it happens after simple actions like moving objects around, text editing, etc. Quitting / reopening InDesign only fixes this problem for a short time.   What else can I try to fix this?    Notes: I've already tried resetting all prefrences, and completely uninstillaning / reinstalling indesign several times SPECS: 32GB RAM / Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1255U 2.60 GHz  / System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor local disc only about half full This has been a problem with Indesign 2024 and the newest 2025 version. I'm not running anything else intense while using Indesign. Sometimes photoshop, which wasn't a problem in the past.  I'm running Windows 11 on a Surface Pro 9 (I've been a user of various Surfa

InDesing 2025 does not support drag and drop to open files?It doesn't seem to have been revolutionized, and I've heard that it uses more CPU than previous versions.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Hi all, I have a product catalogue - https://indd.adobe.com/view/5fdb11c8-8c8f-4346-853a-840085184228 I need to increase the Trade prices throughout by 2%. I have a style sheet set up whereas I can target just the Trade price (leaving the RRP alone). Is there a plugin or script that will allow me to do this? I have been using Price Adjuster  2025 for currency conversions but I don't think this plug in will allow me to increase by percentages.  Many thanks for your help     <Title renamed by MOD>

I have followed every tutorial, reviewed every other forum on this, went step by step with all preferences and my gradient still pastes as an image. Is it the new update that refuses to copy/paste swatches between the two? Please help. Thank you.

I am using the new indesign CC 2019 on a PC. When I go to change text formatting by using the eyedropper tool, it changes the color of the text and not the format. There is no "T" next to the eyedropper tool which I thought was weird because there was a minute or so before. Also, I am highlighting the text first, then clicking the eyedropper tool, then clicking the text formatting that I want to copy. I made sure the text was highlighted and not the boxes. Is this a 2019 bug or is there some way to fix? Never had an issue on 2018. THank you!

Hallo zusammen, gibt es eine Möglichkeit, damit zwei verschiedene Personen einen Review Link aktualisieren können? Als Beispiel wäre Bearbeiter A der das Dokument erstellt und dem Kunden einen Review Link als Vorschau schickt. Der Kunde trägt dort seine Änderungswünsche ein, aber leider ist Bearbeiter A jetzt krank und ein Kollege Bearbeiter B übernimmt das Projekt. 

I'm using data merge in InDesign (Version 15.0) on a file with two pages in the InDesign file, and I'm changing text on both pages. Is there a way to export the merged documents to separate PDFs, both consisting of two pages? Right now in the "Export to Adobe PDF" panel, I'm selecting "Create Separate PDF Files." This ends up creating a separate PDF file for each page, giving me a folder like the following:- Merged_01    |   (Page 1, first row of data)- Merged_01(1)    |    (Page 1, second row of data)- Merged_02     |    (Page 2, first row of data)- Merged_02(1)    |    (Page 2, second row of data) Is there anyway to get something like this as an output:- Merged_01    |    (Page 1 & 2, first row of data, a multipage PDF)- Merged_02    |    (Page 1 & 2, second row of data, a multipage PDF)

Product Version Adobe Indesign 20.0 On Windows 11 Pro 24H2 The bottom bar in which pages can be created, deleted and alternative layouts created is overlaid by the text with the number of pages and print sheets on the left-hand side when collapsed. As a result, the buttons can no longer be operated correctly.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Hello, after solving several problems with datamerge in indesign i have a (hopefully) last one:I want to place multiple Elements on one page. To be exact: There should be 10 on each page. (5 rows, 2 coloumns) Due to an issue i dont know there are only 4 Elements placed in one coloumn.  Then the next page is started - again 4 elements on the page. The right coloumn and the 5th line of the first coloumn are not used.I did not find any answer so far. I need urgent help. Thanks in advance.auf deutsch/German:Ich will per Datenzusammenführung mehrere Elemente auf einer Seite platzieren. Das klappt nun auch endlich. Aber obwohl locker 10 Elemente auf eine Seite passen (2 Spalten je 5 Reihen) wird nach 4 Elementen in der ersten Spalte bereits die nächste Seite begonnen.Ich habe bislang keine Antworten dazu gefunden, brauche dringend Hilfe. Anderes habe ich zum Glück schon gelöst.

When I open the color picker to adjust a shade, I usually automatically do so in HSB, since I usually want a lighter or darker shade of what I'm working on. But if I don't actually click on the radial buttons for the HSB value I'm working on, InDesign will give me some wild colors! It seems to be confusing HSB and RGB somehow--but I don't know why or how, since I'm editing in the HSB boxes.   As an example, let's say I want a darker version of this blue:   So I'm going to go to brightness and reduce it to 50%. This is what I get:   Like I said, if I toggle the button to "B" instead of where it starts out in"R," it's snapps back and starts behaving again:   It's not a huge problem, but it's still kind of annoying. Does anyone else experience this?   <Title renamed by moderator>  

Hallo,ich habe seit einigen Wochen das Problem, dass ich meine InDesign-Dateien weder direkt in der Cloud speichern noch downloaden kann. Das herunterladen funktioniert nur über die Creative Cloud App, jedoch nicht direkt in InDesign (Bilder dazu unten).  Vielleicht kennt ja jemand das Problem und hat eine Idee zur Lösung. Ältere Versionen der App herunterladen, Einstellungen zurücksetzen usw. haben bisher keinen Erfolg gebracht... noch zur Info ich nutze InDesign auf einem MacBook Pro.  Schonmal im Voraus vielen Dank für jede Hilfe!

I think this wast´t a topic already. I have three questions conserning the Color Management Policies in Indesign.Given that the color profile from a JPG placed into an Indesign dokument is different than the profile in the color settings: - convert to working Space: The profile stays attached to the JPG- preserve embedded profiles: The profile stays attached to the JPG- off: The JPG profile is converted to the working space- CMYK, Preserve numbers (ignore linked profiles): The JPG profile is converted to the working space 1.) Shouldn`t the profile under "convert to working space" be also converted?2.) We have three, in case of CMYK, four different options, but only two different outcomes. What`s the difference between them?3.) When I check "ask when pasting" I don´t get a dialog when I drag and drop JPGs into Indesign. I thought that´s what it´s for. Thanks for your help.  

I'm an experienced InDesign & GREP user, and experienced in Bengali typesetting. But I've encountered an issue I can't solve. I have some Unicode Bengali text (converted from ANSI encoding) with some invisible characters hindering the correct formation of the characters. When I cut & paste the problem word into Find/Change, it renders it as ~I in GREP (or ^I in 'Text'). But when I search for either of these characters, or even for the text I just copied, it cannot find it. When I copy the offending text into another software and then cut & paste it back, the offending characters are removed. My questions are:1. What are these invisible problematic ~I/^I characters?2. How can I remove them with InDesign's Find/Change?I've included a screenshot here and attached a sample file. 

Can't install Indesign 6 or 8--the labeling is ambiguous--on my Windows 11 machine. Adobe help is no help. I get this error:     <Title renamed by MOD>  

I'm producing labels for museum gallery objects.  We are printing them on adhesive vinyl with peel off back (i'm not sure what the correct term is at the moment).  We pay for the labels by the sheet.  It costs the same whether I get 2 or 6 labels on an 8.5 x 11 sheet.  We get anywhere from 10 to 200+ of these labels print at a time so you can imagine it can be a challenging puzzle to maximize the use of space in order to minimize the wasted space on each sheet.  It is essentially the same issue that people using laser cutters or CNC routers run into.  The material is too expensive to let any real estate go unused unless necessary.Is anyone aware of a plugin or script that can process a document and move text boxes or objects around to the most economical arrangement possible?  I could also produce these labels in Illustrator if this issue cannot be addressed within InDesign.Thank you in advance for you advice!Brandon

Indesign 2025 will open files made in the 2023 version but won't open the files I made in 2024 version just a month ago. And don't tell me to install the older version. I have the older version and yes I can use it. But I would prefer to use the newer version moving forward. I have a project that I continually update which took me a long time to make. I am not going to remake the whole thing in InDesign 2025 just because of some stupid bug. Please fix it.