InDesign

When I need to see the stacking order of objects in a given layer on the Layers panel, I click these little arrows (“disclosure triangles,” according to the docs) to expand the layer. If I want to compare the stacking order of a given layer in two different INDD documents, I’d expect to be able to expand the layer in both documents and control-tab between the two INDDs to compare. However, I find that control-tabbing from document to document refreshes some or all (???) of the exposed tree in the Layers panel, and collapses what I’ve expanded. I’ve seen the same behavior when I’ve been trying to compare bookmarks in two INDDs - leaving the document closes all of the expanded sub-bookmarks. Is this something buggy about my install, or is this typical for v21? I can’t recall ever having encountered this behavior, but it’s not a task that my typical workflow would require me to perform. So maybe it’s been this way all along, and I haven’t noticed? I added the caveat “some or all” to my ex

I’m working on a document with over 500 pages (a few images but not many) and a lot of footnotes, some of them very long. I already have rules added above the first footnote on the page. Now the client wants to add rules above footnotes that are continuing from the previous page too, but Indesign freezes as soon as I switch those on. I’ve tried re-saving the file as IDML and switching to Fast Display, updating Indesign and trying it on a different computer, all in vain. How can I fix this?

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I have complicated PDF files/tables in Arabic that need to be edited and brought back into my Indesign layout.  I have tried in Acrobat pro but the flow is wrong.  the edits are appearing left to right not right to left and when I add sentences they are not being inserted in the correct places.I have also tried converting them in InDesign and Illustrator both disastrous results.  I am at a loss, any suggestions?  Thanks you 

I want to publish my interactive pdf file online, but i get this error message everytime when i do so, anyone know how i can fix it?  

Hyperlinks to other parts of an InDesign book do not produce clickable links in exported pdf.

Hi everyone~It seems there’s a history feature, and I’d like to capture the direction in which I moved the object in the previous step.For example:I just dragged an object, and now I want to know the direction of the movement—whether it was left, right, up, or down.If the object was moved both left and up at the same time, take the direction with the largest movement value.Thank you.

I’ve always wanted to implement quick alignment of objects to guides.But since InDesign doesn’t allow selecting both an object and a guide at the same time, it seems impossible to achieve.Today I just came up with a new approach: have the object align to the nearest guide.There are too many possible alignment directions, so it’s unnecessary. We only need to align the selected object to the nearest guide to the left or right. This requires two separate scripts: one for left alignment and one for top alignment.Consider only the top and left margins.Take top alignment as an example:You can define what constitutes “nearest” by setting a value yourself. For example, the detection range could be set to ±8mm; objects beyond 8mm will not be affected. If necessary, manually drag them within 8mm.(Including the guide lines on the Masterpage.)You might be able to align it even in complex situations by pressing the button repeatedly. 

Please share your recommendation on the most effective way to create a new InDesign file form an Illustrator file. The quality must be good, and they InDesign file will have a long life. We are at the initial design (mostly in Illustrator) with a long way to go before production. This is an environmental graphics project for the USN Seabees, the files are 20 to 30 feet final size. The files are prepared at half size. Thank you!

I’m not referring to vertical justification within table cells, but rather to distributing several table rows evenly from top to bottom of a frame — like vertical justification in text frames. Has anyone found a way to vertically justify multiple table rows in InDesign?

It’s somewhat difficult to tell in the screenshots below but if you compare the skateboarder with the red shirt on the top left in the first photo (in InDesign) you can see his shirt is faded in comparison to the jpeg opened in Photoshop.  The Transperancy Blend Space is set to Document RGB.  What might be the cause of this?  Thanks.    

The Control panel menu (gear), hamburger, and lightning bolt icons are unresponsive. I particularly miss the link to "no break".) I'm using version 20.5 on Windows 11 Pro. I reset preferences and rebooted but that did not help. Thanks...

How do I put a missing space between punctuation and a capital letter? I’ve tried a few GREP codes but they aren’t working. Is there a find and change I can use? Or does anyone have a GREP code that definitely works? Thanks.

Hi everyone~Can I specify the number of steps to undo? Or can I only undo the last step?Or undo a specific function? Alternatively, you can specify a range to undo. Second question: I’m using `undo()` in my code, but I’ve found that I can no longer use the global single-step undo feature (app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'name')). If that's the case, there won't be any reaction.try { app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'name')} catch (e) { };Thank you. 

Hi I would like to have a script i can run to clean up (delete) all items on the pasteboard.I dont want to do it if the item is on the page and off over the bleed. I just want it to do items that are completely within the pasteboard.If anyone can share with me how to do this would be great as currently manually deleting items left.

I’m running InDesign 21.3 but on program launch, it immediately boots into Touchscreen mode, and while I have a touchscreen laptop, the computer is docked all the time and I use my external monitors. I’ve tried undocking and opening the program but still can’t get out of the touchscreen mode.  I’ve uninstalled/reinstalled via Creative Cloud numerous times and tried to install older versions, all to no avail.  My computer is managed by the company I work for, so access to some fixes isn’t available to me (i.e., using Device Manager to update touchscreen settings).  My IT dept. is completely stumped.  Any help would be appreciated.

Buenas tardes,Trabajo habitualmente en InDesign, ahora mismo con mi mac con OS Tahoe 26.3.1, y me he dado cuenta de que no me deja empaquetar los archivos porque “no se pueden copiar los archivos vinculados necesarios”. He buscado aquí y en otros foros y lo único que he encontrado al respecto es que da problemas trabajando en Servidores… pero yo siempre he trabajado en el servidor. ¿Alguna idea de cómo hacer que funcione?

Hi,I’m facing an issue while exporting a Tagged PDF from InDesign.Issue:When I use the font Arnhem Pro Blond, the exported tagged PDF splits each word into separate <Span> elements inside a paragraph <P>.Example from Tags panel:<P> <Span>Lithography</Span> <Span>is</Span> <Span>a</Span> <Span>technique</Span> <Span>used</Span></P>Instead of expected:<P> Lithography is a technique used...</P>Observation:When I change the font to Minion Pro, the issue is resolved The paragraph exports correctly as a single continuous text node No changes in styles, XML, or export settings — only font changeEnvironment:Adobe InDesign (version: ___) Tagged PDF export enabled Using structured/XML workflowImpact:Breaks accessibility structure Screen readers may read word-by-word Not compliant with proper tagging standardsQuestions:Is this a known issue with certain OpenType fonts like Arnhem Pro? Does font e

Hi All,My boss and I both work in Adobe Creative cloud and are constantly sharing, opening and closing the same InDesign files back and forth. We both have the same font book, google fonts, and adobe fonts activated. With that said, we have the same Poppins font. For some reason, if I create an InDesign file with Poppins, whenever he opens it a dialogue box shows up for missing font. And the mission font says its Poppins OTF, and so he changes the font back to 'his' Poppins and saves and closes. And if I open it again I get the same dialogue box, with the missing Poppins OTF. Its really frustrating having to change the fonts back every time so there are no errors showing.Does this happen to anyone else? Is there a fix?

I have tried EVERYTHING, Done about 13 Export for Printing attempts, but I never, ever succeeded in generating a single-page PDF from a 330-page book designed with facing pages. And I had no choice but creating that book with Facing pages since it is a book about art where several artworks span over two pages, the reason for having designed it as Facing Pages.  The Basic and no-brainer, EXPORT Single Page, not Spread: does not work, it creates Spread facing pages PDF. Tried to change the InDesign setup, unchecking the “Facing Pages”, no more luck. When exporting, I tried with and without the bleed and crop marks, no more luck. I even tried to make a copy of my InDesign, and crazy type of work, but if at least it would have worked, I have tried to separate all my spreads manually (330 pages !!!!) so they look as single, not facing pages anymore on the right hand side Page window: When separating the facing pages manually, it corrupted the page design and background colours. In despair,

I have recently reinstalled Creative Cloud on a new laptop, and am needing to use InDesign 19.2 for a newspaper system we run across a large team. I am unable to locate this particular version in the “other versions” dropdown. Has Adobe stopped supporting this older version?

Above image is the Word document, below is what imports into Indesign.Font is DIN. Why does it import like this and how do I change it back to the original format?

Hi everyone,I’m having trouble with the 'Share for Review' feature in InDesign yet again. I’ve already double-checked all my links, but I can't find a solution. This is the second time this has happened with this specific client, and for the sake of professionalism, I cannot generate a new link.Does anyone have a 'magic trick' to fix this situation? I’m honestly feeling quite discouraged.Thanks in advance for your help!Sandrine 

I’m trying to print a project as a booklet on InDesign. I’ve printed a few before that were successful (after some troubleshooting), but I’m currently having an issue I haven’t run into before: When I test print the first four pages of my file to make sure the front and back are aligned, the front of what’s printed on the page is about 1/8” longer than the back. The front spread is 10” long and the back spread is 10 1/8” long.  In the InDesign file, the spreads are 12x9.5 inches, but I’m printing at 85% scale, so maybe that’s the issue? However, 100% scale is too big for my printer (I created the file before I realized I would be printing at home). I’ve also printed previous projects at different scales and it went fine, so not sure why it would stop working now. The creep is set to 0 inches. Any idea what could be causing this? P.S. I’d rather not print from Acrobat. I was having major margin issues and could not get the pages to line up for the life of me (and yes, I adjusted the pri

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