InDesign

I have to create alot of swatches, and I need to include the cmyk values. Right now, I copy and paste from the swtach panel. Is there a script that can automatically pull this information and place it below each swatch?see example  Thanks in advance  Steve

Is there a way to extract HEX, RGB and CMYK colour codes quickly instead of copying and pasting each individually? Is there a way to select the colour and for Adobe to provide the codes at once? I have a large number of colours I need to do this for in a brand guidelines document I have created for a client. Thank you in advance 🙂

My computer is not compatible with the latest version of indesign and I cannot find the older version to install it. Please help, I need it for school it is URGENT ! 

Hello. I'm working on a school textbook that has a vocabulary section in each lesson. I'd like to format each item on the list to have the definitions be separated with a hyphen but with the rest of the lines of the body text aligned separately from the vocabulary term. To do this, my initial plan is to set the first line indent to a negative value up until the hyphen character. However, since the terms have varying lengths, it would be impossible to define one style for it, unless I ignore that and just do everything manually. Unless, there is a possible way to do it? If so, may I please ask how it is done?

Hi Hive-mind,   Some background: We use version numbers with two decimal places in artwork filenames. For instance, "Sample_v0.01.indd". When packaging these files, the Create Package Folder cuts off the version number.   It used to be that I could package a file in InDesign and simply click on the filename in the Create Package Folder and it would create a packaged folder with that name, including the decimal number. It even used to know to add the suffix "Folder".    Now when I do that, the folder is also named with the filetype (.indd), doesn't add the suffix, "Folder", and gives the following error.    Even if I edit the name, it will still add the filetype:   Yes, I can type the same filename in the field. That works, but some of the files have long names, and it's a PIA. Not sure if there's a fix, or if it has to do with the combination of MacOS version/InDesign version. Also, these are all local files, no server-based files.    MacOS: Sequoi

Hello,   I'm working to an In Design file not made by me. It shows a fixed green line (like a green frame) to the bottom but I'm unable to select it. It seems a fixed element but I don't understand how to change it. Any suggestions? Thanks      <Title renamed by MOD>

I made an interactive PDF form that has buttons to switch between metric and imperial measurements by turning the text boxes with the units (such as inches or mm) into buttons next to the fillable fields. I have Imperial measurement units set to show unless the metric button is clicked. Metric units I have set as hidden until activated by the metric button. I have an imperial button as well to make it switchable.   It works fine on screen, however if I try to print it without selecting imperial or metric on the form first, both will show. I'm trying to understand why the buttons marked "hide until activated" are showing when printed. If you click one of the buttons it will show correctly when printed. I tried making the unit button on top (imperial) with a white fill hoping that would help but it didn't. It still worked the same. Hopefully my question makes sense. Any ideas?     <Title renamed by MOD>

I have a script in InDesign, it essentially taken a selection of objects, groups them, creates crop marks, puts these on a temp document which resizes to the content and gives a dialog for PDF export options, finally returning to the original document.    When the colour profile doesn't match, the paste operation of the script triggers the profile mismatch dialog. I wonder if there is a way of supressing or ignoring this, or changing the values for this specific instance and returning them after the script finishes?    Thanks!    <Title renamed by MOD>    

Hello everyone,I'm handling a document where I need to manage a Table of figures. Since it's quite a technical document, the captions are sometimes a bit long. I'd like to include in the ToF only a part of them. For example: "Figure 1: General envelope. The blablablalbla": I'd like to have only "Figure 1: General envelope" in the ToF.  My first idea was to use two paragraph styles (let's say Figures and FiguresNOTOF) and use the former in the ToF, but I can't help having a line break in the caption, which should be avoided.  I browsed some discussions here but I couldn't find the best way to achieve this.What's the best strategy here? Thank you!  

I am trying to copy one page out of Document A to Document B. Both documents, AFAIK, share the same page sizes? Yet when I activate the Page > Move page command, after selecting my options and pressing the OK button, I get this warning  (French UI):   In essence, it's telling me that InDesign refuses to move the page to Document B because the page "format" is different from Document A. I wish that command would let the poor user know what page format attribute is different? It's not enough to reject the user needs without offering any kind of help. Have a heart, Mr Adobe! FWIW, both documents are single page, Letter size with zero margins and no bleeds. I could have 1) Select All, 2) Copy , 3) Paste the content into an empty Document B page manualy. I know. In the end, I splitted the InDesign windows to two, vertically, so that I could see both document windows  side by side : I dragged the page thumbnail from Document A page palette onto Document B window and releas

Hi,I have a problem which was resolved before, but the solution previously used doesn't work anymore for whatever reason.I have a Google Sheet with multiple hyperlinks per cell (see attached screenshot). I have to copy and paste the words with the related hyperlink in a table in Indesign (see attached). Hyperlinks are not automatically pasted from Google Sheets to Indesign. In the past I used to copy every single cell in Microsoft Words and copy the words with the links from there to Indesign. This solution worked and allowed me to copy both text and hyperlinks. This solution doesn't seem to work anymore. I have tried to download the Sheet as an .xlsl file. If I open the .xlsl file with Numbers (I am on a Mac), the whole cell only retains the first hyperlink, so all words copied into Indesign are subsequently all linked to the same hyperlink within a cell. If I open the file with Microsoft Excel for web, it copies the words but not the hyperlinks.I am at a loss, it is a 50 pa

Tengo un MacBook Air del 2019 ¿es compatible? Tengo instalado el sistema operativo Macos Sonorama 14.5. En principio creo que sí podría por espacio de disco pero no sé por qué no me deja. ¿Alguien puede ayudarme?

I have a list of Topics for the Index. I'm updating a book from a couple years ago with additional content. This includes new mentions of exisisting topics, but I've also added a couple more Topics to the Topic list. When generating the Index, whether replacing the existing Index or adding a brand new Index from scatch; the page numbers of existing references update, but no new references are added.   For instance, "Term A" is a Topic previously referenced and listed in the Index. Previously, it was only mentioned on page 280. That original mention is now on page 288 as new content pushed it down a few pages. The change from 280 to 288 DOES update in the Index after regenerating; but there are two completely new references to that same term on different pages that were not present before are not showing in the Index after regenerating.    Similarly, "Term Z" was only now added to the Topic list. It is not showing at all after generating the Index. I have literally copied

Hi All, I am getting below error when trying to build my native c++ plugin in xcode 15.2. Can anyone please help.Thanks Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:  "boost::this_thread::interruption_point()", referenced from:      boost::condition_variable::wait(boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex>&) in HttpUtils.o  "boost::this_thread::disable_interruption::disable_interruption()", referenced from:      boost::shared_mutex::lock() in HttpUtils.o      boost::shared_mutex::lock_shared() in HttpUtils.o  "boost::this_thread::disable_interruption::~disable_interruption()", referenced from:      boost::shared_mutex::lock() in HttpUtils.o      boost::shared_mutex::lock_shared() in HttpUtils.o  "boost::detail::get_current_thread_data()", referenced from:      boost::detail::interruption_checker::interruption_checker(_opaque_pthread_mutex_t*, _opaque_pthread_cond_t*) in

Purpose:  Variable Text can be controlled with paragraph styles but will ignore the GREP styles.  Once converted to static text, the GREP styles kick in. My sample code is here but I get errors at lines with colored text.  I'm hoping someone could look at this and if possible suggest something to make it work.   17 thank you's ! main();function main() { // Find variable text by Modificaton Dateapp.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = ("~o");app.selection[0].parentStory.findGrep(); // Convert variable to textapp.menuActions.item("$ID/Convert Variable to Text").invoke();}

Hi, I've been having a problem lately when saving interactive pdfs with renders from keyshot. The renders are saved as pngs, and ive tried a bunch of different settings on both keyshot and InDesign. When saved as any other type of pdf, it looks fine but I need to save them as interactive for work.  If anyone has any suggestions for settings or solutions, that would be much appreciated!   Ive Attached screenshots of the images in the pdf. The white fixture is the blurry one in interactive pdf and the black fixture is a print pdf.     <Title renamed by MOD>

Can someone tell me how I supply a double page spread map to KDP please? When I worked in house we used to split the map with 3mm either side of the gutter so we didnt lose parts of the map when printing. I've done this but KDP is not happy with the file. Its the only double page spread in the book and it doesn't bleed off the outside edges. Thanks. 

Dear community or Adobe staff, after updating to Indesign 2025 yesterday, I've noticed the following with individual table modifications: If I create a table and would like to customize e.g. some of its horizontal lines, I therefore select the relevant areas in the table itself and then select the horizontal lines to be modified in the control bar (the grid-scheme in the upper horizontal control bar). Previously, I was able to edit modifications for a certain selected area again and again – Indesign remembered the area and I was able to change e.g. line thicknesses, colours etc. as required as often as I wanted.Now this grid scheme behaves quite strangely: Sometimes it activates all lines in a table , sometimes it activates the outer lines or other times it activates a vertical line … but never the part that I edited before and I that I want to change.As this is quite difficult to describe in words only, I have made a screencast. I hope this helps:https://www.loom.com/share/8d0f2935af3

I'm trying to post charts from one InDesign file to another.  The chart I'm trying to paste has hand-made fractions in them. The font is superscript and baseline shifted. When I paste it into a new document, the text loses all that formatting. It seems like a preferance thing, but I can't find it.

I'm currently storing all my design files on Zoho Workdrive, which is an online platform for file synchronization, storage, and collaboration. However, when I try to use "save as" in Indesign to rename a design, the program crashes. Saving a copy of the file works fine, though.I am using Indesign 2025.Any help would be appreciated     <Title renamed by MOD>

Bom dia, Trabalho na editora de uma universidade e desde dia 17 que fiquei sem acesso às aplicações.Quando tento abrir o Indesign ou outra qualquer app dá-me o seguinte erro: We can’t verify your subscription status.We can’t reach the Adobe servers. This may be because you’re not connected to the internet. Check your connection and try again below. If you’re still having issues, please see our connectivity troubleshooting guide. Error code: 20400. Os administrativos informáticos não estão a conseguir e lembrei-me que talvez conseguisse aqui uma ajuda. Bem-haja

Hello everyone!I need a help. I need to duplicate a page X times. Does it means that I want to be able to choose how many times I want to duplicate the page.I found an interesting script that does it but it duplicate ALL the page of the document while I need to duplicate ONLY the active page. I have tried to modify the script but I couldn't.Can anyone help me?this is the script I found var n = prompt('Enter a number between 1 and 99.', '', 'Name of dialog');var reg = /^\d{2}$/;if (reg.test(n)){var doc = app.documents[0];var nbPage = doc.pages.length; // count doc pagesfor (i = 0; i < nbPage; i++) {var sourcePage = doc.pages.item(i + (i*n));for (j = 0; j < n; j++) {sourcePage.duplicate(LocationOptions.AFTER, doc.pages.item(i + (i*n)));}}}else{alert('Error \r Must be a number between 1 to 99');} 

I had the TOC numbering and styling all worked out, but now my client wants the chapter numbers to right align. (Everything else is great.) I know this has been covered elsewhere in the discussions, but I've not found a solution. (I even tried formatting based on a kind expert's sample, but it didn't work for me.) How to achieve?   Screenshot of TOC attached. Happy to share whatever formatting may be useful. Thank you.   PS: Using Mac OS / Sonoma, InDesign V 20     <Title renamed by MOD>

Our magazine had a print issue and I am trying to figure out what went wrong--I was not involved in this issue and I want to prevent this problem from arising again.   The attached images show the background color of the page does not match when there are objects or text in front of it. The "background" of the text/objects should be transparent, so there should be no color difference.  Keep in mind, there is no highlight on the text, and the issue does not show up in the PDFs--only in print.   Can anyone help figure out what went wrong? What issue is this?     <Title renamed by MOD>

I'm having some trouble with a print error (The Adobe Print Engine has failed to output your data due to an unknown problem). I've trouble-shooted with some articles on here and gone through the steps in this post: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/error-print-engine-failed-print.html   I was able to print the document through the workaround of exporting to a PDF, but want to know the reason why it was getting that error. I've run into this issue with a few files before, but had no luck figuring out the reasoning. Usually, the files that have the error have been originally set up by someone else or are a copy of a file.    In addition to the suggestions in the post linked above, I've tried trouble-shooting by isolating out layers/objects, etc. and re-sending to print to try to find the direct issue. No luck with this either.    Any suggestions? I've seen articles going back years with this same issue, but no clear reasoning for why.     <Tit