InDesign

InDesign won't allow me to select text, or select any preferences. I've done an update in Cloud, and it says I have ID version 20.5.2. I've never had an issue like this. I'm using a Mac Studio Tahoe 26.2.

This pops up when copy/pasting a vector image from Illustrator to InDesign. Only from recent update.Needs to be fixed ASAP.   

Hello! Opening illustrator files from InDesign, working on them, saving them and going back to InDesign. The links are all updated, but sometimes it’s leaving anomolies, like double shadows of the figure in. Friends are having the same problem, one had the cursor x/y measurements from the illustrator file appear in InDesign - which wouldn’t even have saved into the file? Anyone else had this problem?Pictures - show the x/y (illustrator on the left - inDesign on the right) and the double calendar which is most definitely not there in the illustrator file! 

I am working on making the digital version of our document accessible. The math equations were placed into the InDesign (v 21.3) document using the Math Expressions (MathML) panel. After exporting the document to PDF with the “Create Tagged PDF” option enabled and running an accessibility check, the equations were flagged for alt‑text issues. There are more than 200 equations in our document, so I am looking for an alternative to creating alt-text for each of them. What is the most efficient way to resolve this accessibility problem?

I am experiencing a persistent "Error updating links/artifact" when trying to update an existing Share for Review link. I need to keep the current URL to preserve existing client comments, but the update fails every time with a generic error message.I have inspected my UXP logs and found a specific HTTP 400 (Bad Request) error. Here is the relevant snippet: [Error] [console] Unknown error getting asset with cloud ID SAMError: [UNKNOWN] Unexpected response status: 400 for https://platform-cs.adobe.io/content/directory/resolve?id=xmp.did:1937be00-1b1b-49fd-a2ff-1b62346e8a9cTechnical Details: InDesign Version: 21.3.0.60 (2026) OS: macOS (Mac Pro) Error: artifactUpdate failure for asset urn:aaid:sc:US:2b61c263-aa20-4bf9-a872-70744038f35f Troubleshooting done: I have tried restarting CC services, clearing UXP caches, and re-linking the document, but the "resolve?id=xmp.did" call continues to return a 400 status. Is there a way to force a metadata refresh or fix the server-side artifac

I have endnotes created in InDesign using the InDesign Endnote options. Created a PDF using Made-to-tag. When I created a PDF, I either get an error in the Acrobat Checker saying “Nested alternate text -failed” as I added Alt-text to the link-OBJR tag in the note tag, however if I do not have alt-text on this tag I get a PAC error saying "'contents' entry on an annotation exists, but is only comprised of whitespace.". How do I fix this manually in Acrobat? or in indesign?

I’m using InDesign to create a magazine. I’d like to remove the background for some of the photos I’ve placed. Usually I would use:Edit > Edit with… > PhotoshopHowever, ‘Photoshop’ isn’t popping up as an option. Instead, Adobe Express Beta is the only usable option. As such, I tried using Adobe Express’s new Beta feature to remove the background. It does a great job-- however, once you hit ‘APPLY’, it seems to automatically save the photo as a .jpg without giving you the option to save it as any other file type (that I can find, anyway). This makes the whole thing a bit pointless, as the background is just white instead of transparent due to the file type. For context, the pages are black. A white box for a background is worse than if I just left the normal background. I might just be unfamiliar with the new feature, but is there any way to save those images as a .png instead of the automatic .jpg? It would be really convenient if not for this hiccup. I can still use Photoshop, i

I’ve cleared preferences through library, and when starting indesign.It has several bugs randomly appearing. eg. Suddenly can’t undo, takes ages to quit, there’s a slight delay importing images...

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? 

Since a week or two I often don’t see a document name when I try to save a document. So I open an older document and when I try to ‘Save as’ the document name spot is empty. See screenshot.  Behind ‘Bewaar als:’ there usually is the document name! There also is no document name when I try to save the document as a pdf. Not all documents have this problem: some do and some don’t.I wonder why there is no document name with some documents… and of course I also wonder how I can prevent this from happening. Is there a setting I accidentally enabled or disabled…?I am on macOS and use the latest version of everything. 

Hello, in short, what it says on the title: InDesign 2025/2026 freezes (ends up as “not responding” in the Task manager) when interacting with the Paragraph Panel or with other, simple interactions; there are also multiple CEP HTML Engine instances that are generated, and there might be a possible file corruption, though I couldn’t verify that. More information below:SOFTWAREInDesign 2026 (21.2).Windows 10.HARDWARECPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor 3.70 GHz.GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB).RAM: 64 GB.Storage:(I installed Adobe apps on my D Drive),233 GB SSD KINGSTON SA2000M8250G (C Drive, 70 GB of free space),466 GB SSD KINGSTON SA2000M8500G (D Drive 155 GB of free space).PROBLEMSince late 2025 (I cannot pinpoint exactly from which version this started to happen) until now, the problem that I have been having is triple:1. Merely invoking (trough the Window > Type & Tables > Paragraph), opening or selecting the Paragraph panel freezes the program (in the Task Manager

I'm working on a product catalog in InDesign (CC) based on an Adobe template. This week I noticed that text in certain table cells had disappeared across all my saved versions. After extensive troubleshooting I've narrowed down the issue and am hoping someone has seen this before.The Situation:Tables were built from an Adobe template Affected cells are body rows manually styled to look like headers Text is completely visible and intact in Story Editor # symbols appear in the cells in layout view, suggesting overset text, but cells are actually empty in layout Selecting all in the cell selects nothing The file was opened on a second machine around March 13th via CC syncWhat I've Already Tried:Replaced missing Source Sans Pro (OTF) with Source Sans Pro (TT) via Find Font with Redefine Styles checked Cleared paragraph style overrides Corrected paragraph style definition to reference available font Toggled Display Performance to High Quality Exported to IDML and reopened Updated InDesign C

Ich bekomme die Ordnung meines Inhaltsverzeichnisses nicht richtig hin. Mein Dokument besteht aus einzelnen UND verketteten Texten. Das liegt daran, dass ich ein Word Dokument platziert habe, welches Überschriften beinhaltet, welche im Inhaltsverzeichnis auftauchen sollen. Zusätzlich gibt es einzelne Textrahmen nur mit Überschriften.Nun werden aber alle Überschriften des verketteten Textes VOR den anderen Überschriften angezeigt, obwohl diese im Dokument teils danach liegen.Kann ich das Inhaltsverzeichnis einfach nach Seitenzahl ordnen lassen? oder selbst die Reihenfolge bearbeiten?Danke!

I have a top of the line machine. i9-14900k, Radeon 9070XT, 64gb DDR5 RAM, and a fast NVME drive.InDesign lags more than any adobe program, because of the AI Generated Alt Text, which is enabled by default and I cannot disable it, as I have a pro plan.Every time I drag an image onto a file, it lags for a good 5 seconds while the AI generated text does its thing. I want to disable this feature fully. I do not use any AI in InDesign.Please recommend a way to permanently disable this feature, as it nearly doubles my working time on any document, lagging with every adjustment. If I have to edit something in the registry to do so, or block something on a firewall, so be it. Please release me from this torture

I have a document that the client insits it has top navigation on each page, is there a way to make this accesible so the people on screen reader dont have read it every page, it is created in indesign and I know I have to fix in acrobat and I can't seem to find the answer for this. Any help appreciated

t seems like INDD files from before 2021 won't open in 2024 19.5.Or it takes a really long time to open them—that doesn't make sense.But they open in 2026; you just need to convert them to IDML and then open them in 2024 19.5.On May 19, 2024, opening an IDML file that had just been converted from 2026 also took an unbelievably long time.2026 still seems a bit sluggish; so far, 2024 19.5 runs more smoothly. What a waste of time. Is there a script that can convert older INDD files to a format compatible with 2024 19.5 with a single click?

Hi everyone,I’m working on macOS using InDesign 2023 (and I’ve confirmed the same behavior in InDesign 2026).My document contains several mathematical formulas created with MathMagic, imported as EPS or PDF files and anchored inline within the text flow. I have also tried converting them to outlines, but Acrobat's "Read Out Loud" feature doesn't recognize them.I want the screen reader to ignore the graphic/paths and strictly read the custom description I’ve entered in the Alt Text field (Object Export Options).Could you please advise on the best workflow to ensure that: These MathMagic objects are correctly tagged (e.g., as Figure or Formula) so they aren't skipped. Acrobat prioritizes the Alternative Text instead of trying to interpret the vector data. The reading order stays consistent with the surrounding text. I need to make sure the specific description I wrote is what the user hears. Any advice on the proper export settings or tagging would be greatly appreciated!Thanks!

Hi everyone,since updating to an InDesign 2026 version (currently 21.0.1), I can no longer save any files. Whenever I click “Save” or “Save As,” only a completely black window appears, and I’m unable to proceed. To troubleshoot, I installed an older InDesign 2025 version (20.5) in parallel, and everything still works normally there. I have already tried the following without success:Uninstalling and reinstalling InDesignUsing the Creative Cloud CleanerDeleting the AppData foldersUnfortunately, the issue persists in version 2026. Has anyone experienced this or found a solution?Thanks in advance!

It doesn’t matter if I hand type the text or copy and paste it. I select it to create the hyperlink and when done it’s gone and sitting as overtext. My text box is plenty big enough so I don’t know why this is happening. I can do Undo but then it brings back the text without the hyperlink. 

Bonjour, je viens de tester la mise à jour InDesign 21.3 sur Windows 11. J’ai une petite fenêtre rouge en bas d’écran qui me demande de tenir Windows à jour. Je ne peux pas fermer cette fenêtre rouge. Et comme je suis dans une grande entreprise, je n’ai pas la possibilité d’intervenir sur Windows, c’est une version imposée par l’entreprise et sécurisée. Je ne peux pas non plus quitter InDesign qui me dit qu’il y a une tâche en arrière plan, mais si j’ouvre la fenêtre “tâches en arrière plan” ,il n’y a rien. Je viens donc de revenir à la version 21.2 qui fonctionne sans problème. Une solution ?

Hallo! Ich muss für die Firma, für die ich arbeite, zwingend in der InDesign Version 19.5 arbeiten. Ich habe diese Version vom Support erhalten.  Leider kann ich diese nicht auf meinem Macbook (Mac Tahoe 26.3.1) installieren. Nach der Installation kommt immer der Fehler “missing required System Fonts or cmap Files”. Davor hatte ich macOS Sequoia aber da war es das selbe Problem. Ich darf leider nicht in einer anderen Indesign Version arbeiten. Gibt es irgendeine Möglichkeit, diese Version auf meinem Laptop zum laufen zu bringen?Vielen Dank! 

Hello, I am using InDesign CS6 and I want to design a Paragraph Rule that automatically starts with a Circle shape and ends with a Rectangle shape, as I have applied a specific color to the rule and need this custom look for my layout. Since the standard Paragraph Rules options are limited, could you please suggest if there is any built-in feature, a specific Stroke Style setting, or a JavaScript/JSX script that can achieve this effect so it moves dynamically with the text? If Paragraph Rules cannot support these custom shapes at the ends, I would appreciate any advice on how to automate this using Anchored Objects or any other professional workaround. I am share a screenshot for more understand. Thank you!  

Hi, one of our customers is facing this error since a few days, when they try to start adobe indesign 2026.See the attachment for the error Adobe indesign 2026 won't start on Windows. Things we did to possible fix this: Re-install of windows visual C++ latest versionRun SFC scan and DISMRe-install of Adobe indesign 2026checkdisk Adobe indesign 2025 is still running on the system without errors Configuration of the laptopHP ZBook 17 G6CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9850H CPU @ 2.60GHz32GB memoryWindows 11 build 24H2 

scenario…multipage pdf at size 8.5 x 11 is placed at x0 y0 on 11x17 pages in indesign. Now every placed page needs to be duplicated or “stepped up to the right at x8.5 y0so it look s like 2 of the same pages placed on an 11x17 looking for a script that can automate this copy and paste scenario for all pages

Ensure the key object is always the first element in “sel”.Other objects should always be positioned to the right. I intend to set sel[j].geometricBounds so that the keyObject remains stationary while the others are arranged to its right.The code below doesn't seem to be working.var sel = app.documents[0].selection; var key = app.selectionKeyObject; var sb = key.visibleBounds; sel.sort(function (a, b) { var a = key.visibleBounds; var b = b.visibleBounds; if (a[1] > b[1]) { return 1; } else if (a[1] < b[1]) { return -1; } });