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I mistaked one document for another and closed the file without saving. When Indesign asked, I clicked, dont save. Now I realise my mistake, and a whole days of work has been erased!!! What can I do? Can anyone help??

Hello, after the last post with at last count about 46k views, this is a major issue with a thread that is now missing? Some have said it has resolved but I haven’t been able to get it resolved because Windows Update KB5078127 isn’t available for me after checking for updates (in AUS running 25H2).The problem is that for files saved on OneDrive, InDesign crashes upon open or when trying to save.What another helpful user has said:Discovered a workaround on this, thanks to the help of our support company Air IT Group. On opening the file, make a change in the document (e.g add a cyan square to pasteboard), rather than 'save', click 'save as' and save as over the existing file name > then close the file > reopen the file again and 'save' function should now work without falling over, erroring or crashing out. Each time you open it for the first time, you'll need to do the 'save as' each time over existing file name for it to work. It's a frustrating workaround but at least you'll be

Hi all, I was wondering what’s the best way to export a brochure document in Indesign 2026. I want to make a rgb version in 171dpi and a cmyk version in 300dpi. Whats the correct way to do this? I have one document now in rgb. Can i do this by only use the pdf export settings, that would be a fast way.Hope anyone can help? 

Hello,I’m experiencing a blocking issue with the Package function in InDesign 2025 on macOS Tahoe 26.On macOS Sonoma 14.7, the Package function works perfectly with the same document.On macOS Tahoe 26, I tested on two different Macs and the issue occurs every time.When trying File > Package…, InDesign returns the error:InDesign could not package the document. Cannot copy the necessary linked files.  Details:All links are valid (no missing or modified files).Fonts are activated and not missing.The issue happens whether I try to package to the Desktop, to a folder in Documents, or to an external volume.Tried with “include fonts” checked/unchecked → same issue.Tried saving as IDML before packaging → still fails.This looks like a compatibility issue between InDesign and macOS Tahoe 26, possibly related to new file system permissions. Is this a known bug? Is there a workaround or an upcoming patch?Thanks in advance for your help

I want to create a photo book:
What I already have:
A Blurb book template for InDesign
 A .csv file with all the photos A frame on each A-parent frame How  can I ensure that there is a single, different photo on each page- with captions if possible?  

indesign cc why all my odd pages  are blank

Changing display text for hyperlink is removing / deleting the hyperlink.Manually typed in footnotes. I highlighted the text “10” > right clicked > New Hyperlink > Put in URL (for this example dribbble.com). Went back into the doc realized “10” needed to be “20” highlighted my hyperlink and typed in “20” > Hyperlink is suddenly gone. And it’s happening with every hyperlink I’ve changed the display text on. I’ve never had this issue before. I’ve also done full resets of everything and I am running the latest update. Screenshots in order of process. help.  

Bonjour à tous, Depuis quelques heures, j'ai un souci avec Indesign qui m'empêche d'exporter tout type de fichier.Dans la fenêtre "Tâches en arrière-plan",  j'ai 2 lignes "ajout d'une police". La première ligne a une ligne de progression qui tourne en boucle et la 2ème ligne est "En file d'attente..."Quand je veux exporter mon fichier, l'exportation passe après l'ajout de ces typos et ne s'exportent donc pas. L'exportation est également "En file d'attente..." (voir la photo) Est-ce que quelqu'un a déjà eu ce souci ? Quelle est la solution ? Merci d'avance,

After an INDD upgrade I am warned that “unconverted documents in <file.indb> will need to be converted when updating numbering or synchronising …” What does this conversion do? Is it likely to affect text flow around placed images, or create text box overflows? 

Every since my InDesing updated to 20.1, when I select a window or block of text, it will not show as highlighted, but it is. I have to click off and then click back onto the block a few times so that the box appears normally selected. Overall, InDesign seems to be running a bit sluggish as well after this update. Obviously, something needs to be fixed in this last update because the "removes bugs" didn't work. Now I have NEW bugs that weren't here before.

Hi again! 🙂 I just converted a PDF into an indesign file, but I noticed it came with a bunch of section breaks —  the page numbering restarts every 1, 2 or 3 pages. I've selected all pages and tried to override the sections by starting a whole new section in "numbering and section options" but it just affected the first section/the first two pages. By any chance, does anyone know a good workaround so that it won't be necessary to manually reset all the sections one by one, not in this nor in future converted documents, please? 

Adobe InDesign: Beim bearbeiten eines Dokuments kommt immer die Meldung "Diese Änderung kann nicht mit dem Befehl -Bearbeiten- Rückgängig widerrufen werden. Möchten Sie trotzdem fortfahren"

In the last few days InDesign has started crashing on close. This happens whehter or not there is a document open when I close. It does not seem to happen if I open InDesign and then close it without opening a document.It does not seem to corrupt documents on crash, but for obvious reasons I’m nervous about that, especially after the recent cloud-drive fiasco. I’m using Win11 and version 21.2 of Indesign. (I am not positive about the versoin, becuase the version number in the About dialog appears to be set in 4 point font.)Suggestions?

If I have an .indd project file inside a OneDrive folder on my desktop (I like to work on the cloud to avoid any loss of data), after a few saves the .indd file gets corrupted. What is this mess? why won’t Adobe update such a simple feature and make it work with Cloud apps? This is 2026 ladies and gentlemen.

Hallo zusammen, ich habe seit dem neuen Update auf InDesign 2026 Probleme mit dem proportionalen Skalieren von Rahmen. Der shortcut geht nichtmehr (auch bekannt als die Kralle). Hat das noch jemand und weis wie ich das zurück bekomme? Egal ob gefüllt mit Farbe, Bild, Grafik oder gar blanco.

I'm using macOS Sonoma 14.2.1. I need InDesign version 19.0, but the "Other Versions" pop-up window in Creative Cloud only shows versions up to 20.0. How can I access InDesign version 19.0? I urgently need help. 

Hallo Community,ich habe ein Problem mit einem größeren Projekt.Es handelt sich um ein Buch mit etwa 1000 Seiten.Es ist aufgeteilt in 4 einzelne indd-Dateien, die über eine Buchdatei "zusammenhängen".Am Ende des Buches soll ein Index aller Indexeinträge angehängt werden.Ich habe den Index erstellt und dann festgestellt, das nicht alle Einträge angezeigt werden.Im Indexfenster habe ich die Verweisliste, in der ich die einzelnen Indexeinträge einsehen kann.Da erscheint dann z.B. ein Eintragswort "Absolutes", welches ich dann "aufklappen" kann und dann werden darunter diese Seitenicons angezeigt -- für jedem Eintrag eins.Mein Problem ist folgendes. Neben einem Seitenicon stehen ja normalerweise die Seitenzahl --, das ist auch bei mir so, ABER nicht hinter jedem Seitenicon.Der fertig generierte Index scheint mir aber nur die Einträge wirklich mit Seitenzahl anzuzeigen, wo im Verweisfenster auch Zahlen daneben stehen.Wenn ich auf ein Seitenicon klicke, das keine Zahl daneben hat und es so m

HelloThis is again on the issue of rendering Arabic marks in front of characters in InDesign, there were great contributions made by ​@Joel Cherney ​@Dirk Becker ​@Barb Binder regarding the rendering of marks in general in InDesign for Latin (LTR), where the mark renders in front of the base character but in Arabic (RTL) the mark goes behind it like this:In my case I have a book that it is dedicated for kids learning with custom colorized marks that must be put slightly in front of some base characters, the result is absolutely the mark will render behind the base character making part of it invisible (as shown above).To experiment this problem, we can copy this the Arabic word "اْدوبي" (Adobe) and paste it in InDesign using any font that supports Arabic script (Adobe Arabic or Arial), this word has Arabic Sukun on the first letter Alef, by colorizing the mark only and selecting them both (base & mark) using Diacritic Positioning in InDesign we can move the mark vertically (-90), t

I have the Indesign file for our company 2025 Calendar, and I wanted to update it for 20269. The person who created the 2025 Calendar is no longer here so I can not ask how they set it up. From the googling and chatgpting I did it looks like there was a script to add the Calendar dates. However, when I look at the script file it is not there. Any suggestions, tips, help on what I can do to update this for 2026?

 Hi.I’ve meticulously formatted a non-fiction book of some 330 pages, with 12 chapters (defined as Sections with section markers applied.) Paragraph style for Chapters includes “Keep Option “Start on next odd page. I have a seperate parent page design for the chapter pages. This is assigned as required.Here’s my problem: the client now wants to add 20 new graphics, causing, of course, a ripple reflow of all the text in the book. I know how to add new pages, but when I do, the assigned Parent pages that define my Chapter starts do not ripple with the text content. So:If I have Section 3 starting on book page 27Then add 4 pages to section 2 (manually or with auto reflow)Section 3’s start STAYS on the document’s p27 when I would expect it to be shunted to p31Also, the parent previously applied to p27 doesn’t move “forwards” by 4 pages either, throwing off everything thereafter.Is there a different way I should be doing this?ANY help appreciated.thank you

Hello. I am new to creating my own book, so forgive my naïveté and what I believe are some simple questions. I have set up my book (which is essentially a photography book with limited text) with .05 inch margins on each side of the page. My photos are centered in the margin space of each page. When printed will there be a .05 inch margin aka white space around each photo? I would prefer the white space to be smaller around each photo. Can I do .375 inches around 3 sides of the page and then .5 inches for the inside binding area? Will that allow the printer enough space to trim? And I would still have white space around my photo? (I am aware if I want a full page photo to place the image to the bleed line.)Thank you for your help, Kelly T 

I work with a colleague. We use the same InDesign files. I have recently encountered a problem. It only happens to me; my colleague does not have this problem, even though he uses the same files. Text sometimes “jumps” down a bit when I enlarge the text box, change the font size, or simply duplicate a page. I have already researched this, but have not yet found an explanation for it and nothing has helped. We both use the font via Adobe Fonts.

I just published my 468-page 8.5” by 11” book with over 1,000 illustrations. It was designed in InDesign using bleed, margin, gutter settings, text anchoring with word wrap, 27 object styles, subtle object style overrides, image groupings,  paragraph styles, character styles and more. I now want to know how to start the process of Kindle and other ePub conversion. It seems that trying to work in the current document setup, which was tailored for print, would be very awkward. I downloaded Kindle Previewer and Adobe Digital Editions for previewing my edits, but what about InDesign workflow and document setup? Any suggestions to make this process easier?Thanks!

I have been trying to create a threaded table in InDesign.I created the original table and then struggled to thread it into another frame.  After many attempts I managed it but have no idea how. Threading works fine through these two frames but now I want to extend to a further frame. Whichever way I try it just won’t work. When I try to add rows at the bottom of the table I don’t get an overset text indicator, the new rows appear OVER THE TOP of the existing table. By enlarging the frame widthways the new rows then space out to the side within the enlarged frame which is not what I want.I have tried creating a new frame first and then linking the frames by clicking the out point of the first frame to load content and then placing into the new frame. This links the frames but does not load any of the table or text.If I load the content and then just place on the blank page a new linked frame is created but again no table or text within it.Is the fact that I don’t see an overset text in

ProblemAdobe InDesign 2026 may freeze on macOS (especially Apple Silicon) during startup, imageimport, or PDF export. The app opens but becomes unresponsive.CauseDeadlock caused by CEP/CCX extensions (onboarding and experimentation web panels) related toCreative Cloud, IPC, and CEF services.Permanent fix1. Quit InDesign.2. Go to:/Applications/Adobe InDesign 2026/Adobe InDesign2026.app/Contents/Resources/CEP/extensions3. Rename the folders below by adding '.DISABLED':- com.adobe.butler.OnBoarding- com.adobe.butler.OnBoardingForLearnPanel- com.adobe.experimentationOr run this code in terminal:cd "/Applications/Adobe InDesign 2026/Adobe InDesign 2026.app/Contents/Resources/CEP/extensions" || exit 1sudo mv "com.adobe.butler.OnBoarding" "com.adobe.butler.OnBoarding.DISABLED"sudo mv "com.adobe.butler.OnBoardingForLearnPanel" "com.adobe.butler.OnBoardingForLearnPanel.DISABLED"sudo mv "com.adobe.experimentation" "com.adobe.experimentation.DISABLED" 4. Relaunch InDesign.⚠⚠⚠⚠⚠Emergency command⚠⚠