InDesign

I am currently running InDesign v21.0.2 and I cannot publish any documents online. I have uninstalled and reinstalled.  Tried different files and still no joy.  To top it off, when I save and then come out of InDesign, the software crashes.Any ideas what is going on ?  I need to publish something today.  Is there a working version if I roll-back ? I only have to publish this document every quarter, so it was working three months ago, so I could guss at what version was running then I suppose, but am I the only one having this type of issue ? Thanks

I have envelopes to print in the hundreds. Each one must be addressed individually, so clearly a job for variable data. My problem is that the customer does not have an Excel file to provide me, instead they have hundreds of individual PDFs, and within each PDF is the address that needs to go on the adjoining envelope. Normally I would just do an image merge to plunk that one part of each pdf down in the address field, however a further problem is that the addresses in the PDF are all out of order for US mailing. (Zipcode first, then name, then state, then apartment if there is one, then street address last), so I would need to descramble the lines into a mailable order. Some have a line for apartment or office, some don't, some have an 'in care of' line, some dont. Is there a way to automate all of this? Thanks!

Ich erstelle täglich dutzende Inserate. Auf diesen Inseraten muss die Inserate-Nummer abgedruckt sein.Der Name der Indesign-Datei lautet nicht wie die Inserate-Nummer. Das zu ändern ist leider keine Option.Der Speicherordner der Indesign-Datei lautet aber wie die Inserate-Nummer.Nun war meine Idee, eine Textbox zu erstellen, in der die Textvariable «Übergeordneter Ordner» steht.Das ist aber leider nicht möglich, da es eine solche Variabel nicht gibt. Hat jemand eine Idee? Ich habe ebenfalls schon versucht, ein Script zu erstellen. Dieses müsste aber manuell ausgelöst werden, was ebenfalls keine Option ist. 

#target "InDesign"; var mainFunction = function(args) { var pageNum = args[0]; var newWidth = args[1]; var doc = app.activeDocument; var pageIndex = pageNum - 1; if (pageIndex >= 0 && pageIndex < doc.pages.length) { var targetPage = doc.pages[pageIndex]; doc.documentPreferences.allowPageShuffle = false; var currentHeight = targetPage.bounds[2] - targetPage.bounds[0]; targetPage.resize( CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES, AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR, ResizeMethods.REPLACING_CURRENT_DIMENSIONS_WITH, [newWidth, currentHeight] ); alert("Page " + pageNum + " resized successfully to " + newWidth.toFixed(2) + " pts."); } else { alert("Error: Page number " + pageNum + " is out of range."); } }; var showDialogAndExecute = function() { if (app.documents.length == 0) { alert("Please open an InDesign document and try again."); ret

This is very annoying. I have a document with missing fonts, the easy answer is to replace them. On opening the file indesign used to say these fonts are missing and gave me the option to replace. It no longer does that. So now all I have is a sea of pink. Should the creator have used paragraph styles? Yes of course they should. But they didn't. How do I get the popup to reappear? Why is indesign just totally going backwards, will adobe reduce the price until the fix out all these bugs? (thought not)  

hello, I'm working on page layout of a 600 page book that has thousands of equations, some inline and some set on their own line(s). The author has created the equations in Word using the Word Equation Editor (I think). The equations do not import into InDesign at all when I place the Word doc, not even an empty space or box. There are thousands of these equations, and some of them are very simple, so the author could have just formatted them with local styles like italic or subscript, but he didn't do that as I requested. Sigh. I think there might be a way to save the equations from Word as PDFs or something, but there are SO MANY. There is no way I want to risk the error of missing some, or placing them into the wrong part of the text.  Is there ANY way at all to get these equations to import into InDesign and maintain their formatting? I'm happy to pay for a plug-in of some sort if needed. I'm using InDesign 2026 (v21.0). Thanks for any advice!

It didn't happen before with the same files, but now every time I copy paste something from Word to Indesign, this shows up between the letterscream__soda_1-1765913931128.png I wish I knew the name of this character so I could search this up.

For the past two months, every time I package a file, nearly half of the images are saved as 0KB. This results in a corrupted package that I’m unable to export, forcing me to manually reload the original images each time. It’s become a recurring issue that significantly delays my workflow and increases the risk of missing or damaged assets. I’m hoping to resolve this as soon as possible to ensure smooth and reliable file packaging moving forward.

Explanation:When I create a master logo file in Illustrator, I structure it so different orientations are on different artboard, ie landscape, portrait, compact etc. Then I will have the various colour options for each orientation on different layers ie, colour, reversed, white, black etc. This way I only have one file for all the different formats available.Then when I use them I import the artboard with the orientation I want and switch on/off the appropriate layers to chosen colour variation I want.Issue:Previously when I would import Illustrator files, I would only see one set of layers regardless of how many artboards were used in the Illustrator file. But over the past month or so, when I follow this same process i've been using for a years of importing the Illustrator files in to InDesign, i'm now seeing the layers repeated for each of the artboards.Simple example to help illustrate. If I have an illustrator file with with two artboards and two layers called 1 and 2. Normal

Hello everyone,I have encountered a problem several times when exporting PDFs in InDesign. Images with straight but slanted lines suddenly become wavy during export. I have tried various export settings, and this happens with both print PDFs and interactive PDFs. This does not happen when exporting to JPG or PNG if I activate the ‘Smooth edges’ field. Is there a similar setting for PDFs? Or does anyone know of another solution? I am at a loss!This is a section of the original image.This is what InDesign does when exporting...Until now, I had always exported the pages as jpg files and reassembled them in Acrobat Reader, but of course this means that many functions get lost. I'm really struggling here, so thank you in advance for your help!Kind regards, Paula 🙂

Bonjour,depuis que je suis passée à InDesign 2026 (installation auto via le CC) j'ai pas mal de soucis tant avec les outils qu'avec des crashs...Par exemple, quand je veux remplacer un texte par un autre avec un caractère spécial (espace), indesign planteQuand je veux utiliser la pipette pour copier un style de texte, ça ne fonctionne pas...C'est très pénalisant pour mon travail, surtout en termes de temps perdu.Y a t-il un moyen de régler ces soucis ?Merci 

When the Shift key is pressed. I want to change the right-click menu.I'm testing behavior in the C++ SDK with IMenuFilter's FilterMenuItem.// #include "KeyStates.h" if (::IsShiftKeyPressed()) CAlert::InformationAlert("");It responds to the right-click menu when a text frame is selected, but it doesn't respond to the right-click menu when nothing is selected. Is this expected? Also, I'm trying to implement this in the C++ SDK, but is it possible with Script?

I have a book document intended to design both the print and ebook editions. For the most part I use layers to control what shows in the ebook and print versions. For print, I have some anchored objects in certain places: QR codes next to the text they support, and stylish section headings that I couldn't figure out how to do as simply inline so they are anchored text frames. I anchor them so that they stay in the right place (including the right page) while I experiment with font sizes, line spacing, margins, etc. But the problem is that because they are anchored to the main text flow (which is in the layer that is used for both print and ebook), the graphics are showing up the EPUB export - I don't want that. Is there a way to exclude all graphic content (or all anchored content) from EPUB export? Or a setting for the object itself to say it should not be exported? Google AI Overview says no (it suggests a hidden layer or moving them to the pasteboard, both of which defeat the purpos

Hi all, Has anyone noticed a problem with form buttons in the new Indesign 26 when exported to Acrobat the buton have a good 5 mm rebate at the top. I have attached two versions of the pdf. If you click the Prepare Form of Acrobat you will the difference. The problem is that the button is now block the use of checkboxes on a dynamic form. 

How to Read and Write Text Files Using the C++ SDK.I also want to know how to obtain the path to the folder containing my own PlugIn.

Mac OS 14.7.1 and Windows 11Adobe Indesign 2026 I have been receiving the error message "adobe there was an error updating the artifact" since last Thursday (11.20.25). I usually get this error after the 10th or 11th time I've updated the document, but now it occurs whenever I try to update a link. In the past, even when I get the error, the link updates. That is not the case now.  I can create a new link with no issue, but once that link is created I can not update it. I have tried this on both my Windows and Apple machines. I've reset my preferences and that didn't fix anything. My internet connection is strong, so that isn't the issue. I can create a new document and update the link to that, but that doesn't help with the document I am currently editing. I don't know what is wrong with the document I am editing due to the fact that the error gives no explanation. Am I going to have to rebuild a 28 page document, or is there something else I'm not seeing?

hi, i have very much years of 3d,  PS, AE and AI experience but i´m quite new to indesign and i have a question belonging layers and master pages. i dont understand what the idea is to have more masterpages, and why only one layerwindow for x masterpages?...what logic is behind the fact that i cant see on which masterlayer the layers are drawn? can anyone explain me that in 1 or 2 sentences please. many thanks for help!thomes

I reported this in 2023 and 2024. Here we are again. Creating a new language deactivates spellcheck and hyphenation features.We could have more languages in InDesign, given that there are Hunspell packages available. For instance, in Spain we could add Basque, Galician. Many countries in South America could install variants of Spanish (for Argentina, Mexico, etc.). Resetting preferences and deleting caches is of no avail. The only solution is reinstalling InDesign from scratch. We are stuck with the list of languages installed by default. Please, give us a more language-aware application, because we need to work with other languages than those installed by default. 

Hi everyone. When I import a docx file to transform into a book, it loses the footnote character style and also de weblinks. What do I need to do in order to fix it once and for all? Thanks,James

Hi there, another Share for review problem.So, the issue im having is the link goes up all fine and is shared with the client ok. The problem occurs when I go to update the link all Im getting is a warning sign saying this...It doesn't matter which project it is im getting the same warning everytime when I go to update the link. The only thing atm that works is deleting the link and starting again. Which obviously makes the feature pointless. Using a MacBook Pro 2019, latest Indesign, Sonoma 14.7.4Any help or acknowledgement appreciated! Getting really hard to rely on this feature now. Might have to axe it as Its making me look a bit stupid with clients.  

text boxes all move going from facing to single and back to single. I was trying to check the bleed on a 2 page spread.???

I started working on this script some time ago and it's since fallen to the wayside - I'm not using it. But I was tinkering around some unused and unfinished script projects    I've taken it as far as I can go in terms of a learning curve for me - if anyone wants it or wants to tinker with it and make it better feel free. All it was meant to do is give a starting point to a GREP search for people not familiar with GREP to give them a leg up on the starting point of the GREP. But I feel it could be more robust.   #target indesign (function () { if (app.documents.length === 0) { alert("No document open."); return; } if (app.selection.length === 0 || !app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty("contents")) { alert("Please select some text."); return; } var txt = app.selection[0].contents; var grep = ""; var i = 0; function isDigit(c) { return /\d/.test(c); } function isLower(c) { return /[a-z]/.test(c); }

I am writing to seek assistance regarding an issue I am experiencing while trying to install an Adobe application. I keep encountering the following error:“Your computer appears to be offline” (Error Code: 206)I have already tried the recommended troubleshooting steps, including:Checking my internet connection (stable and working).Restarting my computer.Running the installer as an administrator.Disabling Windows Firewall and antivirus temporarily.Despite performing all these steps, the error persists and the installer fails to complete.Could anyone please provide guidance on resolving this issue? I would appreciate any instructions or alternative methods to install the application.

Hi, up until now I have used the excellent Count Text script. Sadly this no longer works in indesign. Does anything else exist out there, as part of my tender work we usually have a word count and having to take it out and put into word just to get that is tedious.

I create a weekly grocery ad. Every item is created in .indd and saved as .indd. Normally, I open a new weekly ad PAGE file and PLACE the .indd files. Since the upgrade to InDesign 2026, there is a bug that when creating a pdf file... NONE of the PLACED images appear after the pdf is created. (see attachment) The cheese and crackers photo, the Christmas bulbs, and the background (all PLACED photoshop files)  Lots of workarounds floating around - none of which worked. If i were to make all my indd files (thousands) to IDML, it works great in Affinity, but not InDesign. I don't really want to have to do this, and may just jump ship after using InDesign for over 25 years. Please advise timeline for fix!Thank you.MaryScreenshot 2025-12-15 at 1.26.21 PM.png