InDesign

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

Hi all,I have a file that crashes (Mac) v. 20.1 upon start up. The problem started when I was exporting a pdf and it just never finished. I finally had to force quit. Since then, I rebooted, tried updated Indesign (first to 20.5.1 and then to 21) , deleted cashe files, and trashed preferences. No luck. Can anyone take a look? test 2 2.indd

I am using the eye dropper tool to sample a color for an image in indesign to create a new swatch. The colors coming up are gray or white instead of the colors I am actually sampling. Any suggestions? 

I'm working in a book and when I have a table the following text disappear. Somebody know what is happening? Thanks a lot.James

I am planning on creating a (completed) book for publication using Adobe InDesign, importing its sections from Word documents. The entire book is in the form of a dialogue. The style I wish to preserve is such that the initials of the two speakers appear to the left of their respective speech. I've achieved this, in Word, by writing the book in the form of a two-column, multiple-row table: the initials in the left column, and the dialogue to the right, which keeps initials and text separate. MY QUESTION: How can I maintain this style as I import into InDesign? ChatGPT and I have spent ten hours attempting this until I lost the will to live. Can anyone at least point me in the right direction?  Many thanks!

When using numeric paragraph attributes in Find/Change (for example, Left Indent in millimeters), manual Find works correctly, but the same query saved as a Find/Change preset fails to match identical paragraphs.This is not a unit conversion issue (mm to pt).The problem is caused by floating point precision loss when the preset is saved, followed by strict numeric comparison when the preset is executed.Steps to reproduce:Create a new document.Set document measurement units to millimeters.Create a paragraph with Left Indent set to 5 mm.Open Find/Change.Search for paragraphs with Left Indent equal to 5 mm. The paragraph is found correctly.Save this Find/Change query as a preset.Run the saved preset.Expected result:The saved Find/Change preset should behave identically to the manual Find using the same numeric value.Actual result:The saved preset does not find the paragraph with Left Indent equal to 5 mm.Technical notes:Manual Find appears to use high precision internal numeric values wit

My InDesign Beta app was updated today, and afterward, I couldn't connect to Slack. I had to uninstall the app, which is why I can't report this through the software. I can't use InDesign until this is fixed because my work depends on Slack.

Hi everyone, The issue is straightforward. Apart from the regular problems we are all experiencing with the bugginess of each new update of indesign - this time it seems like mine can't open a single idnesign template I've made in 2025. Force quitting, computer restarts and re-installing indesign from scratch - tried everything to no avail. Anybody else experiences a similar issue lately? Any fixes? I'm operating on the latest Mac OS. Many many many thanks in advance for any smallest suggestion that might take me out of this misery. 

Currently, it can only read the external B1.A1 and A2 are not recognized.makeDialog(); //cs will hold the result var cs, ps; function makeDialog() { //the dialog object var theDialog = app.dialogs.add({ name: "Test ", canCancel: true }); //add a dropdown list object, stringList gets the name of every available character style //note this would not get grouped styles with (theDialog.dialogColumns.add()) { staticTexts.add({ staticLabel: "UP： " }); staticTexts.add({ staticLabel: "Below： " }); staticTexts.add({ staticLabel: "Change： " }); } //note this would not get grouped styles with (theDialog.dialogColumns.add()) { styleA = dropdowns.add({ stringList: app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name, selectedIndex: 0, minWidth: 80 }); styleB = dropdowns.add({ stringList: app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name, selectedIndex: 0, minWidth: 80 }); styleBN = dropdowns.add({ stringList: ap

How do I get Menu path to a submenu using the C++ SDK?I need to use it in IMenuCustomizationData::HideSubMenu(const PMString &menuPath). In the script, you can retrieve menuItems and subMenus from the menu. How do you accomplish the same thing using the C++ SDK?

Indesign version: 20.4.1Windows 10cream__soda_0-1765660641675.pngcream__soda_1-1765660650354.png The text disappears when I write that last "a", and it's not because it's aligned to base grid. It has the little red box showing that there's overset text, but the text never appears even if I stretch the box. 

My rectangle frame tool is no longer working, when I put my cursor in the document is says 'options' and wants me to put in height and width.  I thought it was just the frame tool but I can't create a text box either.  It's like none of my tools are working.  I'm using the latest verson on InDesign, 21.0.2, Windows 11, Version 25H2.  Everything worked fine a few months ago.  I have uninstalled, reinstalling, shut down, unplugged my computer, researched everything and I can't found out why these tools are no longer working.  Even when I put in exact measurements and the frame was created, I couldn't move it, resize it, etc.  If you can't use frame tool or text tool InDesign is pretty useless.  Thank you. 

Why is my page breaking like this even though all Keep Options are off and there are no special characters, breaks, etc?  Screenshot 2025-12-13 111334.png

Hi team, I've had this error come up in my EPUB file. I've gone to line 262 in the file but there's nothing notable here, or am I missing the point? Fragment identifier is not defined.OEBPS/Inspiring-Independence-ePub.xhtml, line: 262 

Is there a script or a way to paste the same image on every page but each page a slight different position? I'm doing a fore-edge print and need the same image on every other page but each time it has to move 0.246mm left Thank You!

Why is one corner of my rectangle get rounded after and update yesterday?? Indesign 21.0.2  There is no corner option selected and this was not an issue before the update yesterday and I have never rounded a single corner on any design to date. hmmmAny suggestions?

Hallo, ich nutze die CS6, musste vor 2 Tagen Acrobat de- und wieder neu-installieren, weil es gehakt hat. Nun kommt bei InDesign, Photoshop und Illustrator eine Meldung, dass ich die maximal zulässige Anzahl von Computern verwenden würde (was natürlich nicht stimmt, weil ich nach wie vor den einen nutze) und ich solle innerhalb von 4 Tagen einen anderen Computer deaktivieren (was ich nicht kann, weil ... es keinen gibt, den ich deaktivieren könnte).Wenn ich auf den Button "Aktivierung wiederholen. Ich habe bereits einen meiner anderen Computer deaktiviert." drücke, zeigt sich das System unbeeindruckt und das Popup kommt sofort wieder. Weiß jemand einen Rat?BITTE BITTE BITTE

Please add the feature of links automatically updating as soon as the file (e.g. photo) is edited outside of InDesign (e.g. going directly through finder instead of editing via Links panel). If there is a legitimate reason for this not to be the default then at least add it as a preference.

Ever since I updated to InDesing 2026, my links palette is empty - even though I have files linked to my document. See attached. Document has several items linked, and one is selected, but the "links" pallet is empty. Is this an issue with ID2026 or did I accidentally turn something off?Screenshot 2025-12-11 at 2.55.52 PM.png

Having used Publish online many times successfully before the lastest update. When I try to publish online this time around i cant get past the initial details screen, when i press 'Publish' nothing happens, it takes me back to my document and thats it... Ive been through the doc with a fine toothcomb trying to find anything which might be stalling it. Bu cant see anything which should cause any issues. Basically just images and text. Any thoughts anyone???

Since updating to indesign 2026, all my indesign files, even though creates in 2026 asks me what application to open them in. And as of today, indesign 2026 isn't even an option, yet I have it open in the background...tatum_ellise_0-1765533307892.png 

When I group layers in a document, the “Ungroup remembered layers” option does not work, as it merges them into the layer where they are grouped. And when I ungroup them, everything remains in that layer.

Is it possible to save baseline grid color settings and ruler guides color settings to some kind of new default, or a user settings profile, so that someone who routinely has to change those settings in documents they work on can do so with fewer clicks? We're using InDesign CS6.  The issue: Our default color settings for ruler guides (cyan) and the baseline grid (light gray) are too light to be clearly visible for one of our team members, but those settings are ideal for many other colleagues. To change those color settings individually on each document that team member works on is a bit tedious, as they work on multiple new documents each day. These color settings appear to apply at the document level, as opposed to the user level -- as in, if the user changes the settings with one document open, the next document they open doesn't have those settings applied. What we're looking for is a less tedious way to update those color settings on every document that person work

lo pongo por aca ya que tengo la prueba gratuita de indesing, ya paso un dia desde que lo obtuve y me estoy preocupando.XiaraCeleste_Olivera7003_1-1765509451123.png  

How can I see the different versions of Indesign to be downloaded?