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I tried with var doc = app.activeDocument;// --- Create / get highlight color ---var highlightColor;var existingColor = doc.colors.itemByName("JunkHighlight");if (existingColor.isValid) {    highlightColor = existingColor;} else {    highlightColor = doc.colors.add({        name: "JunkHighlight",        model: ColorModel.PROCESS,        space: ColorSpace.RGB,        colorValue: [255, 0, 0]    });}// --- Create / get character style ---var highlightStyle;var existingStyle = doc.characterStyles.itemByName("JunkCharStyle");if (existingStyle.isValid) {    highlightStyle = existingStyle;} else {    highlightStyle = doc.characterStyles.add({        name: "JunkCharStyle",        fillColor: highlightColor    });}// --- Loop through all stories and characters ---var stories = doc.stories;for (var s = 0; s < stories.length; s++) {    var chars = stories[s].characters;    for (var i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {        var c = chars[i].contents;        if (typeof c === "string" && c

Dear all,in my daily printed music production job it happens (albeit rarely) to need to create foldout pages when the music has not enough rests to allow for a comfortable page turn. To give you some context, let’s imagine that I have page 4 on the left and page 5 on the right. If I need a foldout page on the left I will need to number it 4-bis, while a foldout to the right will need to be numbered 5-bis. The next spread will continue to pages 6-7 as if nothing happened. The printer will then know what to do.How do I best achieve this in InDesign? I have seen something in the Pages panel about allowing Spreads and Pages to shuffle but I am not 100% sure I have understood how that works in practice. Also, how to manage proper page numbering? Thanks!

We are developing an Adobe InDesign plugin for macOS that requires the use of proprietary font files. These fonts must remain private to that Particular running InDesign instance after loading and protected from unauthorized access.The plugin must use these fonts for text rendering and layout within InDesign documents.The Objective is to Enable the plugin to load and use proprietary fonts dynamically at runtime without installing them system-wide and without exposing the original font files on disk.Functional requirementsThe solution must:Allow the plugin to use custom font files at runtime. Prevent permanent installation of fonts in system or user font directories. Avoid exposing original font files in accessible filesystem locations. Work seamlessly with Adobe InDesign’s text engine. Preserve typography features including: glyph shaping ligatures kerning OpenType features complex script support Security RequirementsThe implementation must:protect proprietary font data from unauth

Indesignで、小さめのテキストボックスを連結して文字を流し込みました。普通の文字列だと、問題なく表示されるのですが「々」の文字が入った場合のみ、文字が表示されず最後のテキストボックスのサイズを広げると初めて表示されるようになります。「佐々木」のようなものだと一番後ろのテキストボックスに表示され、「々」の文字が先頭にあると逆に問題なく表示されます。解決方法がわかりません。よろしくお願いいたします。（imac / mac OS sonoma 14.6.1 /  indesign2026） 

The InDesign files were originally for online only, not print, and as such, were set to 34 pages. We now want to print it, and it needs to be 34 pages.The design has been set up in a way that each page blends into the next, so adding two random pages will disturb the layout.I think adding one at the back should be fine, and will not disturb any layout, but adding one at the front will throw everything else out.How can I add a page at the beginning (front), to get to 34 pages, to fix this, and make it work?“Document attached for reference”Your help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hello!Wondering if this is even possible. In my work flow I usually have a print file in Indesign using multiple layers and artboards. I link these files to my "Proof Page" and use object layer options and pages to display different parts of the art. In the Proof Page I can have multiple instances of the art at a time showing various combinations of the layers. I was wondering if it's possible to have a script go through the Proof Page and automatically match the pages of the linked document to the corresponding pages of the proof page. So Page 3 of the proof would automatically update every instance of the linked file to Page 3. Bonus points if it can maintain my layer selections, but beggars can't be choosers Haha.Thanks again!Matt

Hi,I am working on an InDesign automation workflow where math content (MathML/XML) is imported into the document. I need to automate the import of math styles.

Looking to create a keyboard shortcut for Clear Transformations and it looks like it isn’t listed as an option. Am I just missing something?Additionally does anyone know of a script that would reset all object transformations in a document?Best,Matt 

**Product:** Adobe InDesign 2026 (Version 21.0)**OS:** macOS (en_GB locale)**Related apps affected:** Adobe Photoshop 2026---**Bug 1: Copy/paste from InDesign to Photoshop fails when document contains linked files**When attempting to copy a vector object from an InDesign document that contains linked files, the following errors occur:- InDesign displays: "Failed to Export the PDF file"- Photoshop displays: "Could not complete the Paste command because the clipboard data is empty or invalid"The Links panel reports all links as valid (no warnings or missing link indicators). Despite this, the copy operation fails. Vector objects in documents with NO linked files copy and paste into Photoshop correctly.This confirms the issue is triggered by the presence of linked files, even when those links are reported as healthy by InDesign.**Steps to reproduce:**1. Open an InDesign document containing linked files (all links reporting as OK in the Links panel)2. Select any vector object3. Copy (Cmd+C

"You cannot reverse this change with the Edit > Undo command. Do you want to continue anyway? (Yes, No) every time I open InDesign now, this window pops up. It comes up again when (at a minimum) the first document is opened. There is nothing I am trying to undo. Any insight as to where this is coming from or how to fix it?

Product: Adobe Photoshop v27.5.0Impact observed in Adobe InDesign 2026When exporting a PNG from Photoshop using Save for Web with metadata set to “All Except Camera Info,” InDesign only recognizes the image Alt Text. The Description metadata is dropped and does not appear in InDesign’s Object Export Options.Steps to reproduce:Open an image in Photoshop v27.5.0 Navigate to File > File Info > IPTC Enter text into both: Alt Text Description Export the image via File > Export > Save for Web with: Preset: PNG‑24 Metadata: All Except Camera Info Place the exported PNG into Adobe InDesign Select the image in InDesign and open Object Export OptionsActual Result:Alt text appears in InDesign IPTC Description metadata is missingExpected result:Alt text appears IPTC Description appears Camera metadata excludedIPTC Description metadata should not be removed when camera metadata is excludedTest:When the same image is re-exported from Photoshop with Metadata set to “All,” both Alt Tex

For example, I’ve selected a combination of an image and a text box.I want to move the text box to the end of the selection without ungrouping the objects.Below is the code that works when objects are not grouped.Is there a way to perform operations on objects within a group?// Sort the text box   Move the text box to the endsel.sort(function (a, b) {    var a;    var b;    if (“TextFrame” == a.constructor.name) {        return 1;    } else if (“TextFrame” == b.constructor.name) {        return -1;    }}); 

Is there a way to have something like this in a pdf form made in InDesign (or Acrobat DC) ? So the person filling the form can format the text he is writing 

Hi!When working in InDesign with elements using transparency (opacity) and/or blend modes (e.g. Multiply), the display corrupts intermittently: affected elements suddenly render at low resolution and blend modes are ignored. The bug only occurs when using a Wacom Intuos stylus — trackpad and mouse do not trigger it. Environment- macOS: multiple versions over the years (currently latest)- Hardware: multiple MacBook Pro over the years (currently MacBook Pro M4 Pro, 48GB RAM)- InDesign: multiple versions over the years (currently latest)- Peripheral: Wacom Intuos M, using stylus button in "Pan/Zoom" or "Zoom" mode- GPU acceleration: tested both enabled and disabled — bug occurs in both cases  Steps to reproduce1. Open any InDesign document containing at least one element with reduced opacity and/or a blend mode (e.g. Multiply)2. Connect Wacom Intuos, configure stylus button to "Pan/Zoom" or "Zoom" mode3. Work normally — navigate, move elements, adjust opacity4. Use the stylus button to zo

I have a column in a table that contains numbers between 1-100, and I would like the cells to fill with a color based on the numerical value. For example, 80-100 would have a green fill, 50-79 would be yellow, and 0-49 would be a red fill. Is there a way to do this? 

I have a fairly common problem - losing special characters on a data merge. I thought the cause of the problem was with the data file exported from Excel, but using a csv or even a plain text file correctly encoded to UTF-8 and testing all possible combinations of import options results in losing extended characters on data merge. So a name like Świeżewski is losing those non-standard characters and is coming through as ≈Öwie≈ªewski. It is not the font (Minion Pro - and I've tested every font I have), because I can copy the word out of Excel and paste it into InDesign without any problems. I've also tried various different encodings and regional character settings. I do this sort of work all the time and various workarounds have always fixed it in the past, but on this occasion I can't make it work. I would appreciate any suggestions. Using a Mac, which may be part of the problem, I don't know. Slight update: it appears that InDesign is ignoring the Unicode opt

I consistently get Share for Review errors when trying to update the share links.Restarting, clearing preferences don’t have any effect. 

Kun muunnan InDesign työni PDF -muotoon, jää PDF:stä pois taustalla oleva, osin läpinäkyvä, kuva ?(Liitteenä, kuvina ko. ongelma)

Hi folksI’ve come across this odd copy/paste bug in InDesign 21.2. Text fields are not located correctly when pasting a group of obejcts. Same thing happens with Paste and Paste in Place.I am pasting from the right window (A5) into the left window (A5) hence the size difference.Is this a known bug?ThanksRichard 

For the past few months I’ve been experiencing slow Indesign performance when editing documents but it has been tolerable until the past few days when Indesign started to be too slow to even launch. Closing the app is also extremely laggy, usually it does not fully close until I restart the computer.Indesign can launch but takes more than 20 minutes to get to the home page, and I haven’t been able to load it to the point of being able to open any files.I have already tried a clean removal + reinstallation of the app with the creative cloud cleaner tool, and also deleted all preferences. Most files are saved on adobe cloud.I am on Id version 21.3, Windows 11 Pro, OS 26200.8117Any help would be appreciated :) thank you  UPDATE: Running version 21.2 works fine it’s 21.3 that’s not working.

I'm slowly working on building proper TypeScript definitions for InDesign, and while trawling through the Object Model I noticed InDesign 2026 has two new event types: `BEFORE_SCRIPT_METHOD` and `AFTER_SCRIPT_METHOD`.Can anyone shed some light on them?

This has been a constant thorn in my side for the last year, it’s definitely an issue with recent updates as I have changed nothing about how I use these tools in the last 16 years.Every time I need to add some illustrator artboards to indesign to create a concept deck, there will be a few artboards that import in with something missing.I go back to illustrator to check to make sure there’s no hidden layers, no unusual settings differing between elements. Nothing. It’s completely random in what it decides it will show and what it will hide when imported into illustrator. This is what is in the illustrator file: This is what happens when I import the file to indesign as an artboard. I’ve tried everything I can reasonably do to fix this. Even creating entirely new files to put the artboards into. Deleting them, saving and then putting the text back and saving again so the file updates in InDesign. I’m at my wits end with this.

Hi -- This morning I upgraded to Adobe InDesign 21.3.  But now when I export my INDD file to PDF, I’m finding that the PNG and TIF images on my cover page, which is a linked file from Adobe Illustrator, are coming in pixelated:  Here’s a closeup:  When I’m in the Preview mode, those two images are crisp and render perfectly--it’s only when exported to PDF that the images look bad.Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!  

I’m formatting a book using InDesign and I'm using a template I created and have used many times without issues. But now when I tried to upload the file to KDP I get an error message telling me that some of the text is outside the margin. The culprit is always a lower case and the head is just going over the line. I know that I can just select the bleed option on KDP to remove the error but does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix/prevent it from happening again. P.S. I have tried several options suggested by Google Gemini and none of them worked apart from the altering the Composer in Justification for my Paragraph Style, but it doesn't; work every time.