InDesign

The normal behavior I encounter after running a script on an entire document, is that hitting undo jumps to whatever page I ran the script from.Just now, running the same script and hitting undo kept me on the same page I was currently looking at, so I could toggle back and forth to see changes to multiple pages. This is PREFERRED for some of my scripts and edits within InDesign is there a way to toggle this on and off? Closing InDesign and reopening a document restored Behavior 1 on the same document the only thing I can think is the prior session the file had crashed, and opened a temp version. Behavior 1:Page 1 → run → Page 2 → Undo → Page 1Behavior 2:Page 1 → run → Page 2 → Undo → stays Page 2

Whenever I install new fonts from Adobe's font website, the fonts do not appear in the drop-down menu on InDesign. I have restarted my computer, forced sync, and ensured that InDesign is up to date. I have also installed all these fonts directly onto my computer through the Creative Cloud, and they still do not show up.  This has been a problem four times now as I need to install new fonts for typesetting and book cover design regularly. Eventually, they do show up after hours, but that is not conducive to my work as these things need to be finished quickly. Is this a bug? Or this is an issue that I could somehow fix on my end? Thank you.   <Title renamed by MOD>

I was unaware that InDesign AI was now creating alt text, and even more surprised that the AI thinks this brown background image has a nude figure in it. Is AI good for anything?

 My Command Console III plugin for InDesign is now ready for testing.It’s fitting that I announce it here first, as this is where it all started: the very first script I shared with the community, on the old InDesign scripting forum, was a primitive, ScriptUI dialog-based version of it: https://community.adobe.com/questions-671/indesign-command-box-859385. A version of this tool has been my constant companion throughout my scripting career, and this is its newest iteration.A few more details in the YouTube video: So, what is it? A developer tool running directly in InDesign as a UXP panel, offering a REPL-like environment where you can quickly test and inspect your script snippets live, with full history and all the conveniences you would expect from a modern developer tool.You type a bit of ExtendScript or UXP, hit Enter, and the answer comes back in the panel, complex results as a tree you can click open. On ExtendScript, modern JavaScript works, it’s translated down to ES3 with Babe

When we apply a paragraph style, the font is applied but the color never is.We still have blue characters underlined in blue.We tried changing the colors, but it doesn't work. We're using CMYK in this project. In the first screenshot, you can see that the “Text2” style is applied and that the font and font size are correct, but the color is wrong.First screenshotIn the second screenshot, the selected color is indeed black in CMYK, but the text is still blue.Second screenshotThis issue occurs with all paragraph styles, whatever their colors are.How can we get the paragraph style to apply???Thank you for your help !

The new feature auto generates pornographic alt text in pictures it cannot seem to identify. It does seems to work ok on real photos but all complex icons have nude people and body parts described. It seems to me instead of giving a warning that it can’t identify a content it correlaties it to pornographic content. I don’t know if there was no introduction/pop-up to this new feature or if I simply missed it, but auto generating nsfw text is not okay. Why is there no filter that stops it from doing so?   

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?  

I would like to understand why the new Generative AI options for inDesign that cost credits, were on by default?Briefly, I have ended up with an annual medical report full of hundreds of unwanted, incorrect alt texts that I have had to remove.To add insult to injury, these unrequested alt texts cost credits! There is no simple way to strip these out (tip: please add this feature) I have had to resort to a python script to clean this document This could have been avoided if my inDesign update had offered me this feature via an opt-in dialog.

For the past month or two, any time I try to Place a file or update a Placed file, InDesign usually freezes. The cursor turns into the spinning circle. I can close and save the files after this, but cannot close the InDesign app. I try various ways to place the files. File > Place or Ctrl D or copy and paste the placed file from another InDesign file. The files I use are typically on my Google Drive and I’ve installed the Drive app on my machine.This is REALLY getting annoying. Adobe used to be so good with bugs. Any ideas? I’ve read a few posts that say they thought version 21.3 fixed this issue but I’ve still got it.I’ve reset preferences, cleared old versions of InDesign, reinstalled InDesign. InDesign 21.3Core i9 processorWindows 11 home64 GB RAM500+ GB hard drive space Thanks in advance for any tips.

Hi everyone, I’m exploring ways to automate a publishing workflow using Adobe InDesign, and I’d like to confirm if the InDesign API would fit my use case.Here’s what I need to do: I’ll receive structured data from a web page (for example, text fields like title, subtitle, author, and body).This data should be automatically placed into a pre-designed InDesign template. The result should be returned as an .INDD file (or at least a file I can open and edit in InDesign afterward). Essentially, I want a web service that takes JSON/CSV input, applies it to an InDesign layout, outputs a native InDesign file (and optionally a PDF). So my questions are:1. Is InDesign API the best way to achieve this? Or would I need InDesign Server instead?2. How can I gain access to the InDesign API?3. Is there any information about pricing or usage limits for the InDesign API? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!Thanks in advance

After correcting a page number in the Hyperlinks panel (Edit Hyperlink), then applying the style to something other than [regular font underlined blue link style], the page number reverts to the previous page that text linked to in the Table of Contents.I’ve now deleted all the hyperlinks and will try replacing them with a new link for each page number.

    We are a manufacturing company of 300 employees. We have 20 engineers that use Office and Solidworks, and One guy (me) who uses Adobe software to publish the Install Manuals and Submittal Data Sheets. Our printed documents are attractive and professional and clean, even thought they are the end result of the Excel files and Word docs and Solidworks renderings. The process of Word to InDesign is manageable for small companies, but we are growing, and as we add even more engineers and new types of products AND we need to revise a lot of these every year.        I am swamped.       I have been pushing for Incopy now for years, but it has not (obviously) been approved. I just muscle my way through the influx of marked up PDF files and revised Excel files and word docs.       I open my InDesign files in my license of InCopy and wow,, this is weird.  I need to learn this.       So,, my question is:  Is Incopy the solutionfor a company that wants to allow the Engineers to edit the Install

Every so often, since working on my current iMac (2017), my Application Frame in InDesign gets stuck on my second 32" Benq monitor. The top bar area sits just behind the menu bar. Once it's there, it's there. The accessibility to reposition the frame is now not possible. Even switching the Application Bar, the background frame is still stuck and cannot be moved.Surely, there must be a limit from stopping the Application Frame from running off behind the menu and off the top of the screen, or at least allow an interactive method in a dropdown menu to reset the Application Frame back within the frame of the monitor.For the moment, the only way I have found to resolve this would be to 'Delete InDesign Preference file' (Shift+Control+Option+Command) on start-up and reapply my personal settings and workspaces.After resetting, this crucial part of the frame is now visible.I'm running MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.3, on an iMac 27-inch 4.2Ghz Intel Core i7 running a second 32" Benq screen. Curre

Hello everyone. Sometimes, after several hours of work, the InDesign menus get completely misaligned! For example, right now when I click "Save As," the "Print Booklet" window opens instead. It’s a real hassle—everything is off! Thanks for your help, and have a great day. Olivier

"Hi everyone,I recently switched to a new MacBook and I am trying to set up my workflow. I have several ongoing projects that were created using InDesign 2024 (version 19.x).To ensure the layout and formatting of these existing files remain perfectly intact, I do not want to convert them to the latest version of InDesign at this stage. I specifically need to install the 2024 version on my new machine to continue working on these files.However, when I check the 'Other Versions' section in the Creative Cloud Desktop app, the 2024 version is not listed or available for download. I have searched through various Adobe help pages but haven't found a direct download link or a way to make it appear in the app.Could someone please guide me on how to access and install InDesign 2024 on a new macOS system?Thank you in advance for your help!"

InDesign Book: Chapter starts on right-hand page but displays an even page numberI'm working with an InDesign Book containing multiple chapter documents.In the Book panel, Book Page Numbering Options is set to Continue on Next Odd Page.Example:Chapter 9 ends on page 61. The Book panel shows Chapter 10 starting on page 63. The Document panel shows Chapter 10 starting on page 63.  However, when I open the Chapter 10 document, its first page is a right-hand page displaying page number 62.I've also seen the same behavior in other chapters when the previous chapter ends on an odd/right hand page. Things I've already checked:Automatic Page Numbering is enabled. Document Chapter Number is set to Automatic. The page number is an automatic page-number marker. I found and removed one rogue section, but the problem persists in other chapters. The affected pages are right-facing pages but display even page numbers. Updating all numbering in the Book does not change the page number. The parent page

When i open InDesign the app crashes. I’m unable to even open the app. I have re-installed the app, which didn’t solve the issue. I also tried installing other update versions, which also didn’t solve the issue. All my other Creative Cloud apps are up to date. What to do now?

I saved an indd file and when I open, most of the text is missing. Only 2 text boxes are there, the rest is missing. Any ideas as to what is happening here?

Hi all, is it possible to upload my InDesign snippets to the Adobe CC Library?

Even though I don’t want to use it all, I have activated the entire Adobe Garamond Pro family as that seems to be the only way to be sure of accessing the fonts I do want to use. When I go to the character menu, a limited number of them are available. Yet the paragraph and character styles include the correct fonts. It’s only when I select a few words whose font I want to change that this is a problem. The work around is to impose a paragraph style and then change the font, but that seems absurd. 

I no longer use the Monotype program. How do I delete the plug in from InDesign?

Hola.Para un proyecto necesito usar Indesign 2024 pero solo durante unos meses.Por eso estaba pensando en pagar la licencia mensual, que se puede cancelar en cualquier momento, no las anuales.Pero lo que no se es si con esa suscripción tengo acceso a la versión de indesign 2024 o solo a la más reciente. ¿Alguien sabe algo en relación a este tema? Muchas gracias.

Hellow everyone.I want to generate new selections for some of the selected cells based on a certain condition.For example, I want to convert the first half of the current column into a new selection (although the actual conditions are more complex than this)I found that following the following approach yields an array, not a collection of cells.var item=app.selection[0]//Please select a cellvar c = item.cells;var cl = c.length;var curHalfColumn=[];var curColumn=c[0].parentColumn;//Filter cells that meet the criteriafor(i=0;i<curColumn.cells.length/2;i++){curHalfColumn.push(curColumn.cells[i])}