InDesign

I installed the latest update to version 21, and InDesign won't launch. It doesn't give any errors, but it won't start. It doesn't do anything at all. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it, but that didn't work. Version 20 works perfectly, even the beta version 20.6. I tried reinstalling it by deleting the preferences, but that didn't work. I tried reinstalling the Creative app and reinstalling InDesign, but that didn't work.Bridge does the same thing, but it gives me error OXC0000142. InDesign, on the other hand, doesn't have any errors. Old Bridge works, but the beta version doesn't I have windows 11 last updatedWhat can I do?Thanks a lotNicola

I can’t believe this is happening again. We really should get some sort of discount or refund for all the time we’re wasting lately with this issue.After being solved, this problem shows up again with the last update. I suddenly lose all UNDO steps, past the last four or five, just like what happened a few months ago.If the problem is related with the History panel, JUST DISABLE THE HISTORY PANEL. We didn’t have this issue before the panel, so I guess it has something to do with it. 

Hello, I’m having a very frustrating issue opening files in InDesign version 21.2 that were created in earlier versions. The files are not automatically converting, and as a result, the text appears against a pink background and cannot be edited. I’ve had to create entirely new files instead of reusing the old ones as all the attributes for my new project are the same. I’m now working on a similar project where I’d rather reuse my old files instead of reinventing this wheel again. Does anyone know how to fix this issue? Thank you for your help!

Hi, all. I am hoping you can help me fix this dieline size discrepency. The .dxf dielines that I use are created in Inventor by an Engineer (not myself). When I open that .dxf dieline in Adobe Illustrator, it measures 300 mm width x 600 mm height and has a corner radius of 3mm. The dieline has a stroke of .709pt. The stroke is aligned to the center. But, when I copy and paste that same dieline and/or place it into my Indesign file, the dimensions change. The dimensions in InDesign are larger—the dieline measures 300.25 mm width x 600.25 mm height with a corner radius of 4.233 mm. If I align the stroke to the inside, the dimensions change back to 300 mm x 600 mm (which is correct), but the corner radius stays the same, 4.233 mm. I need the corners to be 3 mm. How do I fix this? I am hoping to create a workflow that is uncomplicated, and doesn’t require many steps. I have thousands of graphics that have this issue. The dimensions of my Indesign file should match the .dxf dieline. I’ve at

Hallo,ich bin neu in InDesign und habe ein Problem. Auch nach langem nachlesen komme ich damit nicht weiter.Ich habe in meinem Projekt die Kapitelüberschrift über ein Absatzformat definiert. Dieses Absatzformat heißt "Ebene 1". In diesem Absatzformat erhält die Überschrift gleich eine Nummerierung über Aufzählungszeichen und Nummerierung in den Einstellungen des Absatzformates. Dafür habe ich eine Liste "Ebene 1" definiert und dafür genutzt.Bilder, welche in das Dokument kommen, sollen eine Bilduntschrift erhalten. Die spätere Darstellung soll so aussehen:Abbildung Kapitelnummer . Nummer der Abbildung: ... (Beschreibungstext)Ich hätte gern, dass die Nummerierung der Kapitelüberschrift als erste Zahl kommt. Nach dem Punkt soll dann aufsteigend die Abbildung in jedem Kapitel hochgezählt werden. Wenn ein neues Kapitel beginnt, soll die Zählung der Abbildung wieder bei Eins beginnnen.Für die Abbildungsbeschriftung habe ich auch schon ein Absatzformat angelegt, genannt "Abbildungsbeschriftu

Hello, I’m trying out the new tool that allows sharing a link and editing text. It works great, but I want to restrict the size of text boxes to prevent editors from overwriting. Is this possible?Thanks 

Updated to the latest version of InDesign 21.2, since then my documents do not export with the same filename.Any ideas or fixes?

Hello,  I’ve added section markers to title each section but i need to add a subtitle as well that also appears on every page of the section, I’m not able to add another section marker with text. I tried using a running header or defining my own variable text but I can’t figure out how to use it, I’m not sure if the issue is that I’m doing it all in one document instead of a book?  Some help would be very appreciated!  Thanks :)

InDesign 2025. If I go to the menu, choose Object > Generate QR Code and type in the ISBN number in the Content Plain Text dialog box, will I get the correct barcode? How do I test it?Thank you.

Hello All,I am trying to delete text from a text frame using a custom function. However, the function only deletes the visible text inside the frame. There is still additional text present as overflow (indicated by the “+” icon at the bottom right of the text frame).It seems like my code is only targeting the visible portion and not the entire content of the text frame.Question:How can I delete all the text from the text frame, including the overflow text?What I’ve tried:I have written a function to clear the text, but it only affects the visible content.ErrorCode DeleteText(const UIDRef &textFrameUIDRef){ ErrorCode status = kFailure; do{ IDataBase* iDataBase = textFrameUIDRef.GetDataBase(); if(!iDataBase) break; InterfacePtr<IGraphicFrameData> frame(textFrameUIDRef, UseDefaultIID()); if(!frame) break; if(frame->GetTextContentUID() == kInvalidUID) break; InterfacePtr<IMultiColumnTextFrame> mcFrame(iDataBase, frame->GetTextContentUID(), UseDefaultIID())

Does anyone know how to hide the "Application Bar" in InDesign CC 2020? It is useless to me and uses screen real estate. (This is not the Application Frame, which I have turned off. Nor is it the Control bar, which I have turned on.)

In swatches have create a colour group in InDesign (latest version) which contain regular colours I use. I would like to move this group/folder to the top of the list of swatches. So I would like move my 'Primary colours' and 'Secondary colours' folder above the general swatches listed there in my attahed screen grab. Any ideas why this can't be done if at all? 

I have a 14” MacBook Pro M1 Max with 32 gigs of ram. Running Tahoe 26.3.1If I have to use my MacBook Pro screen with Indesigne, and this has been happening for a while now, I would say at least last 2 versions before current version. If I leave indesign open with a document open and close my MacBook Pro and plug into my external 27” 5K Samsung display via that usb-c / thunderbolt port the document window is the colour of the artborad and I cannot see the open document no matter what I do. Zooming out. command 0, etc. It can be in windowed mode or frameless mode. Screen shot above shows the document open but the artboard only being seen.  Anyone else have this issue and found a solution for it? Keep hoping an update will fix it but it never does. 

I got a new computer and installed InDesign. I have a document that I design in color and then export to pdf in black and white for printing.  I used to have a preset which is gone now. I can re-create it but I have no black and white options in the color destination option that I can see.  

I recently joined a new company and their onboarding paperwork stipulates that I need to download InDesign v.19.5.1 in order to compatible with the rest of the team. However, when I go to download older versions of the app the drop down list only goes to v.20, is it possible to find v. 19.5 somewhere and I’m just not looking hard enough? Thanks in advance!

Hallo, liebes Community, ich habe ein Problem beim Einfügen der Tabellenzeile nach unten (das gleiche wie oben auf dem Screenshot). Es funktioniert leider nicht. Die Ebene, in der auch die Tabellenlinien ist, lässt nicht aktivieren und ist auch nicht geschlossen. Liegt es an der Musterseite? Wenn ja, was muss ich da machen/ändern? Danke vorab für Eure Unterstützung. Liebe Grüße,Christine

I have a document that will be exported as web viewed PDF, I’ve set up the glossary with hyperlinked text anchors. But I’d like to include another link to jump back to the text so that readers aren’t ‘stranded’ in the glossary. Is there an easy or automated way to do? Or do I have to set up text anchors that move in the opposite direction (from definition to text).

I’m having trouble opening older InDesign-files. Files from 2023 won’t open anymore in InDesign2026. I get an error like on the screenshot. But it will never repair the files. The older files do open in Indesign2024 … 

I’ve asked about this issue with duplicate entries in the table of contents before.I figured out the cause: it’s because the table “doesn’t span pages or columns,” but the “Skip header row” setting is enabled.As a result, duplicate entries appear in the table of contents.Yes, if you just disable “Skip header row,” this problem won’t occur.But in real-world work, layouts are constantly changing, and there are many tables—you can’t keep adjusting the settings over and over.I wonder if the new 2026 version has fixed this bug.Or if there’s a permanent solution.Thanks

I was forced to update to InDesign 2026. (Mac Mini, Ventura OS) It’s being extremely buggy. I’m now having issues where I’ll open a doc from the Book panel and the doc opens but a modal box stays up saying “Open 1 documents” and typically hangs showing the name of a placed image. Of course, as with everything CC, the “Cancel” button never actually cancels. I can’t do anything but Force Quit and then the fun of having InDesign say files may be damaged.I’m in the middle of a colossal project and basically have to be prepared for a hard crash every moment and don’t dare leave any files open. The Book features is super buggy, but these inherited files were set up this way (due to somebody not understanding text variables for RH, so every chapter is a new volume with 6 master pages, thanks).Has anyone experienced this and figured it out? I now do keep updating InDesign, hoping this is addressed.I’m syncing on DropBox, I’ve selected “Make Available Offline” to hundreds of GB of files so they

I have created a book and at the back is a bibliography which is just a list of titles and authors. In the print version, the title and the author are separated by a leading row of dots which looks very smart with the titles up against the left margin and the authors up against the right margin.. However, when I try to convert it to an e-book and look at it with Kindle Previewer, the dots have disappeared. Can anyone suggest how I can achieve leading dots with a list in an ePub? I have already asked the question to an AI source and received many many CSS solutions, none of which has resulted in the dots showing in the Kindle previewer.

Hello. Brand new laptop (HP Zbook with touchscreen, Windows 10), just installed InDesign and open for the first time, I get this unfriendly "touch" screen (see screenshot) but cannot click (or touch) anything, or press any keyboard shortcut. I also tried what's described here without success (this is the first time I open InDesign on this computer). I'm running out of ideas, please help, thanks!   <Title renamed by moderator>

Hi,I'm experiencing frequent crashes in Adobe InDesign 2026 (version 21.0.0, build 192) on Windows 11. The crash always shows an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xC0000005) error, and the faulting module is CoolType.dll. According to the crash report, the error occurs during drawing/rendering operations (CShape::ProcessDrawShape and related UI functions).It seems to happen when opening or working with certain documents.Additionally, I need to open a .indd or .idml file that was created in Adobe InDesign 2025. Could that be related to the issue?Any idea how to fix this or what might be causing it?Thanks!

I have the changed the language to English, I set the Preference to Create AI Alt text when placing, I am logged in to my account (with many AI credits) but  no Alt text is generated, No blue icon is shown (not even the preference for it) and when I go to Object Export options, under Custom the button to generate AI Alt text is greyed out.Why is this funcyion disabled? (No enterprise or whatever, just 'normal' version 21.3 US English.