InDesign

I’m looking for tips on setting up consistent layouts, handling multiple sections, and efficiently updating headers, footers, and page elements without breaking the design across large, multi-page documents.

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I'm using a new Mac and the first time I clicked on the epedropper tool it told me i need to allow screen recording and audio access, which i did. now, however, when i try to click on the eyedropper tool it won't even let me click on it... I quit and restarted several times, reset preferences, updated settings... Nothing seems to get it to work. Any ideas why?

converting pdf into indesign not working

InDesign 22.x (for 2026) seems to have a different file format than 21.x. At least, when I tried a pre-release version of 22 and opened a file, edited slightly, and tried to save, it would not Save, it would only Save As, which is a pretty good indication that it uses a new file format. Is this true? If so, can an older InDesign such as 21.x open this file format if one needs to revert to an earlier version (e.g., 21.x) of InDesign? On a related note, I found that editing a big file in a pre-release version of InDesign 22.x was way, way faster than editing the same file in my existing version 21! With big files in 21.x, I often use Copy Editor (Beta) because in 21.x I sometimes have to wait a second for each character I typed to appear on the screen. But pre-release 22.x was as fast editing a very big file as 21.x was with a very small file. Or even faster. Very excited and can't wait for the official 22.x release!

indesign 21.2 avec macbook R 2024 : probleme avec la touche  espace qui fait sortir d'un document et dysfonctionne   [Moved from the CC Desktop forum by moderator]

InDesign isn't recognizing either of these file types as importable. Running InDesign 2026 on Windows 11 machine.

When I want to import another chapter (copy of an other chapter to keep my paragraph templates) it crashes immediately without any errormessage. I have done this many times, but now suddenly it causes a crash. I tried to go back to an earlier version of 21. Same problem.I tried to go back to 20.5. But then I am not allowed to import some of the chapters. Created in the newer version. Catch 22. Really annoying. I now have a book nearly completed (26 chapters, 500 + pages) and I am stuck! Please help, urgently.Ola PS: What? I cannot attach indesign book files here?I have tried to attached a chapter (3368 kb) that causes the crash. That also does not work!! Stops halfway. I am not impressed. Had to cancel attachment.

I am about to update a large book I designed for a client about 10 years ago. When I opened the files, I noticed that all of the elements are in place, but the page sizes have all changed to larger dimensions. When I put them back to what they were for the first edition, it messes up the design. Any thoughts as to why this happened and how to fix it?

PLZ can someone help me... I've been trying to export an interactive pdf, but it keeps saying: "Export of PDF failed. Possible cause of failure on page 91." I've tried:Deleting the pageDown-sizing imagesResetting my system preferences NOTHING works...

Hello,i need the InDesign Version 19.5, as a client has a content management system that's only compatible with InDesign version 19.5. What can i do?Many thanks and greetings

Hi. Very much a newbie. I was feeling good, having nearly finished formatting my first InDesign novel. After my nearly final WYSIWYG copyedit, I decided to experiment adding a left/right header  (author name/book title) to the parent page to see how it would look. The header appeared properly on all appropiate Chapter 1 pages and to suppress it on the chapter's page one. Then I tried to use synch to apply the header to the remaining 42 chapters. The synch failed after two or three additional chapters.  On principle, I've never touched CoPilot, ChatGP, or any of that, but Google AI has been indespensible in getting the novel formatted, giving useful answers to convoluted questions even many lines long. This time Google advised me to export my front matter file and the forty-three text chapters to IDML, save them with new file names back to .indd,  create a new book with a new file name, and add the newly 'cleaned' front matter and 43 chapters to the new book. &n

Ich schreibe in einen Textrahmen, temporär "verschwindet" der Text. Wenn ich hin- und her scrolle, kommt er dann wieder. Das ist wirklich störend und hält mich bei der Arbeit unnötig lange auf.Windows rechner, Windows 11, GPU in den Voreinstellungen ist ausgeschaltet, Version 21.1 (eine höhere wird mir in der CC nicht angeboten.

I’m working on a multi-page document and want consistent line spacing across all text frames and pages. I’ve enabled the baseline grid, but some paragraphs don’t align correctly. What settings should I check in paragraph styles, preferences, or document setup to ensure everything snaps properly to the grid?

I built a GREP tester just for InDesign.No Python tabs. No JavaScript flags. No features you'll never use.Just the parts that matter for InDesign — hidden characters, a GREP reference panel, nothing else.Give it a shot. It's free:https://grepr.eastpole.nl/ 

I updated to the new Tahoe just a couple of days ago and I've had nothing but problems with my whole adobe package since. The most basic document of 16 pages is constantly crashing in Indesign, I've done force-quit more than in the past five years. After raising prices for the package (again) extremely dissapointing performance. 

Everytime i create a new document a new duplicate is appearing.What can cause this issue in indesign (21.1) - Cache deleted, Preferences deleted. (no plugins installed).Screenshot 2026-01-13 153815.jpgCan this be from a script or from a restricted folder (read/write)/access to folder restricted due to security?Thank you.

InDesign 2026 crashed while I was actively working on an INDDC cloud document.Since then, opening this file immediately causes InDesign to crash with a “serious error” message.Other INDDC files open normallyLocal .indd files open normallyRestarting macOS and InDesign does not helpThe file exists only in the cloud. There is no way to open, duplicate, or convert it to a local .indd file. Adobe has also removed the ability to pause or disable syncing, so there is no recovery path when a cloud document is corrupted.I’ve tried restarting, signing out/in of Creative Cloud, opening from Recents, force-quitting Core Sync, and going offline. None worked.This makes INDDC unsafe for production work.Is there any official way to recover or export content from a crashing cloud document?Is this a known issue in InDesign 2026?ReiCamus_0-1765959424461.png 

Hello, I have created a GUI for recent files. A list of functions is provided below.DATA SOURCES AND FILE MANAGEMENTThe script retrieves a list of recently opened files from the Windows Registry and the system Recent Items folder. It identifies the specific Adobe InDesign version used to create a file by reading metadata directly from the document. Users can perform a recursive scan of selected folders to identify all contained InDesign documents and their version data. The interface allows for immediate filtering of the document list by filename, or sorting.INDESIGN PAGE PREVIEWSThe script extracts image data directly from the document internal metadata. It detects and displays the exact number of page previews that Adobe InDesign has stored within the specific file. Users can navigate through all available page previews using next and previous controls. The tool utilizes PowerShell to convert the extracted metadata into temporary JPG files for viewing within the interface.Preview_pag

bonjour,  Je cherche à utiliser la fusion de données dans indesign pour remplir automatiquement un tableau. Pour le moment, la fusion me crée plusieurs tableaux au lieu de m'ajouter des lignes au tableau. Je ne sais pas si cela est possible.Tous les tutos que je trouve sont utilisés pour créer des nouvelles pages ou blocs de texte / tableaux distincts.  Pour ajouter de la difficulté, j'ai des styles de cellules différents et irréguliers dans le tableau : la fusion de données est-elle toujours possible ?   merci beaucoup

Hello, Since I updated InDesign to the latest version, it can no longer find this font. This is the “official” font we use in our company. I have thousands of InDesign documents, and every time I open one, I have to replace them to correct the error, which is incredibly time-consuming.The problem is that the font is present on my PC, and I can use it everywhere, including the version 19.5.2 of InDesign that I have also installed separately.I don't understand why, after the update, the font is not detected when I open any document. Even more absurd is that I can always replace it with the same font in the Library and it corrects the error. How can I solve this without having to replace it every time?Thank you

The latest InDesign upgrade is very glitchy for me. The program is randomly shutting down - once or twice a day for no apparent reason. Additionally, while in the program, some text boxes simply disappear from view. I can move the text box and get the text to be visible again but this is getting really frustrating.  Is a program bug fix coming or should I uninstall and use the 2025 version?

I am using Indesign 21.1 x64 which the CC helps me keep up to date. I don't code. I am typesetting an ebook and at the end of each chapter, I want to have a hyperlink on the words 'Study Guide' which, when tapped, sends the reader to the back of the book where that chapter's Study Guide is located. So, a hyperlink or endnote or crossref of some sort which links to a particular heading.IMG_E8017.JPG I believe I need a Text Anchor, but when I ask how to create one, all the 'Correct' answer so far in the forum are out of date. They tell me to go to Window-Interactive-Hyperlinks-New Hyperlink Destination, but this menu option does not exist. I improvised and this is the red flag I got.

I'm working on an older file (~2023) with a table. Any modifications to the text in the table causes it to be overset text. This includes just deleting a character. The font has not been changed. Please send help. Screenshot 2026-01-22 at 12.03.21.pngScreenshot 2026-01-22 at 12.03.37.pngScreenshot 2026-01-22 at 12.08.07.png

I am laying out an epub, and at the end of each chapter I want to type the words Study Guide and have a hyperlink or bookmark of some sort on that, to let the reader jump to that chapter's study guide at the end of the book. Sounds simple, but it isn't.   All the instructions I could find (voted 'correct') are out of date. The help files are even more out of date, and will tell you to link to a Text Anchor, but if you can't create a Text Anchor, you're stuck with [None] in the drop-down. And by the way, wouldn't you think the Hyperlink panel would be under Type-Hyperlinks & Cross References? No. It's under Window-Interactive. I call No Fairs. When I finally found it, it was as confused as I was.   Please help but please don't ask me to code.