InDesign

When I select a text that had is in more than one text box, it doesn't allow me to change font or edit text, it doesn't even show up in the properties panel. When I choose a text box that isn't linked to another it allows to edit in properties panel no issue.

Hello everyone,I have to create a data merge document including a plain text qrcode.My source is a CSV file from libreoffice.The trouble comes when I try to insert a line feed or a carriage return.Using excel formula CHAR(10) or CHAR(13) does not work, because the rendering return just the first line of the text.Is there a way to fix the issue?Thanks

 From previous post I've found (from 2011) this was supposed to be fixed by closing the file if it is opened elsewhere. However, it still persist for me.  My source file is saved in .CSV

Is there a way to make “long text variables” wrap automatically?Sometimes I encounter very long chapter titles, and when using variable headers, they don't wrap automatically. Is there a good solution for this?Currently, all the text is crammed into a single line.

Hello,I am looking to write a script to rearrange my object styles (with much subgroups) according to a personal order.Just a short example:MY_PRINCIPAL_STYLE_HORIZONTAL MY_SECOND_STYLE_HORIZONTAL MY_PRINCIPAL_STYLE_VERTICAL MY_SECOND_STYLE_VERTICAL​In this specific case, I saw that it required :- renaming with a number 002_MY_SECOND_STYLE_HORIZONTAL 001_MY_PRINCIPAL_STYLE_HORIZONTAL 004_MY_SECOND_STYLE_VERTICAL​ 003_MY_PRINCIPAL_STYLE_VERTICAL- then sorting by name001_MY_PRINCIPAL_STYLE_HORIZONTAL 002_MY_SECOND_STYLE_HORIZONTAL 003_MY_PRINCIPAL_STYLE_VERTICAL 004_MY_SECOND_STYLE_VERTICAL​- and then removing the number.MY_PRINCIPAL_STYLE_HORIZONTAL MY_SECOND_STYLE_HORIZONTAL MY_PRINCIPAL_STYLE_VERTICAL MY_SECOND_STYLE_VERTICAL​With ChatGpt and Mate, I make three scripts for the moment.  I'm stuck on part 2 taken from this post. This code app.menuActions.itemByID(113168).invoke();  doesn't always seem to execute correctly on each run.I use Indesign 2021 in

I have a 22 chapter book in Indesign. Formatted ahead of time in Parent Pages, sychronized successfully, images embedded. IND tells me I have no errors. Chapter Title appears on top left page, Book title on top right page, page numbers at bottom left and bottom right. Last chapter, I noticed it said, in lower. case instead of all CAPS (as formatted), "chapter 22" instead of chapter title. All the others are correct as formatted.I decided to say Chapter 1 , Chapter 2, etc. at the top of the first page of each chapter and moved the chapter title down at bit and centered. Now, every other chapter lists chapter title # at the top left of each left page for that chapter instead of chapter title. What have I done wrong? I copied and used a test book, synchronized the book but now the page titles (top left) alternate with chapter numbers instead.Anyone have experience or information about this? Would appreciate some clues. tanX

I have a problem with InDesign since the last update. If I open more than one file. Indesign "freezes". What can I do about it?

hi EveryoneI just bought Adobe Creative specificly for Adobe inDesign but looks like I can not download it to my laptop. It is a new laptop. Did anyone had this message and managed to find solution? Thank youAga

Hi, I am creating a calendar for my planner and wondering if I can create a sequential numbering instead of manually entering the dates?The calendar is made of lines not a table as it's more flexible for me to design, However, my computer will become very slow when there're too many layers. I wonder if creating a table would improve the performance? Also there's is a list/ notes on the side, I wonder if table could do that too? I am just curious how would you create a calendar + a list on the side if you were me. Thanks in advance 🙂 

I have a 24 page doc consisting of basic text and images. Everything looks fine and there are no preflight errors. When I export to PDF the majority of the document is fine and then sporadically from pages 6-11 some text and photos go missing. I  have cleared all preferences, I tried turning texted into outlines, I tried deleting images and exported to see if i could find a bad file. I've got nothing. Ideas?When I view the exported PDF I get "An error exists on this page. Acrobat may not display the page correctly. Please contact the person who created the PDF document to correct the problem."  I created the PDF and there were no errors.What it should be: What is exported: (Renamed by MOD)

I have made a custom OTF font using FontLab.  It displays properly (2 colors), when I view the installed font in Word, or the Font section of the Control Panel.  It also appears correctly when I open it in FontLab.  In InDesign, however, it appears all black (single color) with some sections inverted. I try to attach the OTF file, but it says it doesn't match.  Not sure what that's about.  A link is provided instead, if that helps.  I know very little to nothing about font design.  I struggled to make this one font, which is all I need for the product I am making.  Any help would be appreciated. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x6QxABsYhhXD0EbYDxGG8l86sbZjS6rl/view?usp=sharing Thank you!  

 Hello everyone,I hope you're doing well. I'm encountering an issue with the character direction in Adobe InDesign and I'm hoping someone here can provide some guidance.I'm currently using the latest version of Adobe InDesign with a premium subscription (up to date as of May 25, 2023). According to the information I found on the Adobe website, there should be a "Character Direction" option available in the "Character" panel to control the direction of individual characters within a paragraph. However, I cannot seem to locate this option in my version of InDesign.The absence of the "Character Direction" option is causing difficulties for me when typing text in Arabic or Hebrew. For example, when I try to type a period, it is positioned behind the text instead of appearing after it. It only moves to the end of the text if I type another word. This behavior suggests that the character direction is set for English, but I need it to be adjusted for right-to-left languages.I have alread

Object Styles, Paragraph Styles, I'm really trying to get a grip on them but my god. Simple example. I have an image frame and a text frame. The text frame contains the caption for the image. I want the text frame to sit at the bottom of the image frame. The image frame is a placeholder, because each page will have different size images. So the captions need to move with the image dynamically.  Anchored object? Group? I tried and at some point, the caption text remained underneath the image, even when scaling the image frame! But what about the image and text frames underneath them? I just want to make certain that the margins between each frame are the same for every page, and that I can increase a margin that is then corrected on all pages equally...editing in html is more user friendly than this. Everything is jumping around and it just reminds me wrestling with excel.

I'm having issues with all floating menus like this, this is the top right of my screen. When clicked on stroke menu for instance, the floating goes off the screen and I can't rearrange it. Is there any fix to this. Only happens when using dual monitors. <Title renamed by moderator>

Hi, does anyone have an idea when the regular support business hours are? (For help with InDesign)Can't find anything about business hours anywhere on Adobe's websites.I already tried to chat with Adobe this Saturday, around 09:00 CET, and 16:30 CET. First you need to answer a LOT of questions with, and then after like 10 minutes, it responds that Adobe is ready to help within their business hours, without telling when that is. 😞

Hello!I have a ticket that has a QR code on it that the customer wants in their color (blue). When using datamerge, the QR codes are colored black. The DB has 25,000 records. Anyone have a Javascript to accomplish this?  Thanks in advance! Bud

Hello Adobe Team,   I would like to request that Adobe InDesign once again include support (or at least a conversion feature) for opening **PageMaker (.PMD)** files.   Many designers and publishers still have important archives created in PageMaker, and it has become very difficult to access or update those files since modern InDesign (CC versions) no longer supports them.   Even a simple **"Convert PMD to INDD/IDML"** option or a **legacy import plug-in** would be extremely useful. It would save time, preserve historical work, and help users migrate old projects without depending on outdated software like InDesign CS6. I Know this is Very Old but if Including this Feature Indesign Again Market Leader and Forever.... I have tried many times to switch to InDesign, but I couldn’t because of this problem. I don’t just have one or two PageMaker files — I have a lot of them, and converting or recreating each one is very difficult. That’s why

"Command | " used to be an automated short cut for aligning (indenting) text to the same position as the line above after using a bullet point. But it no longer works for me which does my head in!  Can anyone help or maybe I'm loosing my mind as its one of those short cuts I used to do without thinking so maybe I'm not doing it right! Thanks,Mark 

I can make an interactive PDF quite easily and made many now.  But my question now (and i dont even really know how to ask the question really!) - once someone has completed a PDF how can i make it so they can upload it somewhere for me to then to retrieve that data. I am going to make a questionaire for our local village society members to fill in from a QR code in the printed newsletter, i had thought of doing this using InDesign as i know how to do this. Perhaps ID is not the right product for this, but i know my way around ID so well.  The numbers are not going to be huge, if i got 100 responses i would be doing really well, it might only be a few people to respond. It will go out to about 1000 houses and its first time we have ever done this around the village !  I would love some help please in this area, the village society has an (ancient) website, but i dont want it to get too complicated.  Or should i use google docs as a form instead - neve

hello guys,Is there any way to give numbers to spread? I've created an InDesign doc using facing pages (two pages make one spread ) and I have to number the spreads, not the pages. I tried creating a master page but it shows 3,5,7... I want spreads to be numbered. The snap below explains my problem  

Just upgraded my InDesign Oct. 31/2025 and it came up in Spanish; how to revert it to English?

Hello! I keep getting a note that I don't have access to the InCopy link I just created. I know this just launched and it is in Beta, but it will help my workflow tremendously, so just wondering if it is something I am doing wrong or if it is a bug.  Thanks Raquel   

Hola, tengo un problema a ver si alguien me puede ayudar. Estoy haciendo un libro de matemáticas, utilizo el editor de fórmulas de indd. Cuando empaqueto las fórmulas quedan como .svg, como es para impresión, debería poder obtener un .tif, o un .eps...  cuando exporto a pdf, aunque incruste perfil CMYK, la fórmula se exporta en RGB, por lo que el pdf sale con error. He intentado cambiar la extensión... no sé cómo solucionarlo y no encuentro en foros una solución. ¿alguien sabe cómo hacerlo? 

New InDesign Flex Layout function altering photo grid sequence randomly

This issue seems to have been raised before, but ultimately failed and was abandoned.I need a prompt to appear when cells are not dragged starting from the first row.For example: If you drag starting from the second row, an error message will appear.