InDesign

Hi, i have inserted an illustrator (.AI) file in my indesign document by file-place. So good so far. Worked fine.... now i edited the illustrator file and saved it (command s)  - now indesign tells me to "modified doubleclick to update" - which is normal - BUT as i want to update it it shows me "import failed"  or "failed to open pdf file" As this didn't work, I also tried just to place the edited file (.AI) over file-place again but also this doesn't work- it says " failed to open the pdf file."  Im not sure whats im doing wrong??? Thanks alot 

Hello users,  I was working, last few days, with Font Sarabun. Overnight this font doen not appear anymore. How is this possible?  

I have an odd thing happening a couple times per day at work where when I go to save an InDesign file, I get the beach ball spinning for 4-6 minutes then the error that the file cannot be saved in the current location. I will then save the file to my desktop so I don't lose my work. The file that is left on the server in the location that I cannot save is now locked and cannot be moved, renamed or deleted. At this point I have to have one of our I.T. staff delete the file. I am working in InDesign 2025 20.5, on a Mac Mini, Apple M4 Pro chip, Sequoia 15.6.1. This does not happen with every file, only once or twice per day. Anyone experiencing this as well and have a work around/solution?

I want to change a single page view to facing pages.  When I go to document setup and choose facing pages I get single pages which are shifted but not facing (see above).  What must I do to correct this? Thanks, Ira Glunts

Hi all,there's a new issue with my InDesing. In advanced mode and only when files are open, there's a grey frame in the upper right corner of my monitor, that will not vanish. It stays exactly there when moving the position of each file.I deinstalled and installed InDesign, but it's still there. The support couldn't help, even not with their access to my computer.Has anybody an idea how to delete this frame?Thanks

Bonjour à tous, j'ai acheté la formule InDEsign tout à l'heure, mais le creative cloud ne me propose pas l'installation pour le moment. Faut-il attendre que la commande soit validée pour pouvoir télécharger et installer ?Merci par avance.Antony

Hello — We create in-store shelf simulations based on our design proposals.(Proposals are created in Illustrator, but the overall simulation is done in InDesign). Obviously, depending on products category, the shelf is more or less wide and varies according to the creation phase we are working on.NB. I'm aware that InDesign may not be the best software to do such things, but it's what they use here at my work 😉 My question:- - - - - - - - - - -To avoid having to add/delete pages each time,is there a way to use JavaScript to create an InDesign JavaScript that, when called/launched, checks the page size and increases/decreases its length depending on the length of the shelf (numbers of objects/Rectangle Frames even there is an overflow)? Thank you for any feedback.Enjoy your day…  -  Dimitri 

I have 300 pages for a book scanned by Acrobat Pro into editable text and divided into chapter files.  I opened a chapter (.pdf) in InDesign and now have an .indd document.  My problem is figurining a way to format the document.  I thought I could format it by selecting all of the  text and text frames then formatting all the pages at once then returning to correct the headers, page numbering, chapter heading, etc.  This apparently is not the way to go.  What is the best way to format this .indd file? Also I downloaded this template.  How can I place my chapter txt from the pdf into this template?  And will I be able to change all the settings if desired. Thanks, Ira Glunts  

Hello,I'm encountering a persistent issue when exporting a PDF from an InDesign file, adding comments to the PDF, and then importing those comments back into the InDesign document.The problem is that on some pages, the imported comments are misaligned and do not appear in the position they were placed in the PDF file. From my observations, this seems to occur more frequently on odd-numbered pages.I have performed several tests, including:Generating different types of PDFs (Print, Interactive).Testing across multiple versions of InDesign.Extensively searching Adobe forums.Based on my research in the forums, this appears to be a common, uncorrected bug, even in the most recent versions. Here are some threads discussing the issue:Link 1: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/pdf-comments-not-aligning/td-p/10110055Link 2: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/category/349486-pdf-commentsLink 3: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/pdf

I have to create a PDF with a lot of linking to different sections in the document. When trying to link to bookmarks within the file I keep getting an error that reads, Cannot open the document "DBTmp218563218461526187" you may not have permission or the document may already be open.  It then removes any of the links that were alreadys set up and working. It doesn't seem to effect roll over interactivity. I wondered if it was an issue with bookmarks generated by the TOC so I did them manually but it's still struggling.  I tried uninstalling InDesign but unfortunately the error is still coming up. I'm looking for a fix as Interacticity is integral to this document.  

i encountered this error since indesign ver. 19, until now, im using indesign ver. 20.5im using (see pic below)can't eloborate because im not english speaking, just see my screen recordhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nSTE2_GeF507Iy7L58LDYss4Fgt92vP_?usp=sharingthe placed file in pages are ordinary .tif fileim just want to address this error, and improve the performance of InDesign.thank you!

When I use InDesign and other adobe programs I like it when I click on <Z> for zoom and just click and drag to zoom in/out. Sometimes when I am working in a program, it almost like the program forgets how this function work... It changes the mechanism, so that when I zoom I select an area, and it zooms in to fit the screen to that area. I don't really like this way of zooming. Is there any way to fix this when I am working in a project? why is this happening?Thanks

Can I use InDesign on both a Mac and a PC to open a document seamlessly? I'm the author of a very long, complex book (215 pages, full color, 625 MB when open). I've been a PC user all my life, but InDesign has never really behaved on any PC I've ever used, even a modern one (Ryzen-7, 128 GB, 4TB SSD). It crashes often, damages the file's contents in the process and so on. I would like to try using a Mac for production of this work, but having never used a Mac in my life other than opening my wife's Macbook Pro, I'm a bit hesitant. I'm of the impression that the document should open cleanly on either platform, but what about file hierarchies? My document is stored in Dropbox. Will Indesign be able to see the correct paths to the document on both a Mac's file system and the PC's? I want to be able to open it on either computer, depending on where I'm working, and have the document load without error and save without problems, then when I'm on the other computer (not at the same

Lately, when I open an InDesign document, some of the images either disappear or appear in scrambled form. I have to relink them. Sometimes they appear briefly then disappear. Most of them have been in this document with problems for years. Just yesterday, I Exported Book For Print, so all the images are in the Links Folder. What can I do?   <Title renamed by moderator>

I often edit books with variable formatting in InDesign, and I'm missing one feature that would be very useful: Story Style. Publishers typically want paragraph first lines indented by a variable amount, but they ask me not to indent the first paragraph of each section. Currently, I have to do this manually.Are the developers considering this feature for future updates?

On some pages running header current style not working and previous header name coming

I have created an interactive PDF of a brochure in InDesign with email links, links to YouTube videos and links to phone numbers.  They work when I open the PDF on my laptop. However, when I open them in my mobile, no links work. I have an IOS phone and my colleague has tried opening the same PDF on his Android phone and they don't work on that either.  We've also tried removing the links from InDesign creating links in Acrobat, but the same happens - they open on a laptop but not on a mobile.  This brochure we expect will be mostly used on mobile as it's for people in hospital, so it's essential to get the links working.  Please can you help! Many thanks

I've been having this issue with unwanted hyphens for at least a couple years.They appear when copy/pasting from Word, but not every time or even half the time.They appear even when hyphenation is turned off in InDesign.They appear where a hyphen would properly occur if the word were split.They don't correspond to any breaks in the Word document.If I paste text and the hyphens appear, I have to re-copy and re-paste the same text and to get rid of the hyphens.  

Is anyone else having trouble with the "Share for Review" function? I have been recieving edits on a file for over two months now, and every single time I "Update Content" on the review link, InDesign crashes. It does save my work and eventually, my file updates on the link, but it's super frustrating. My file is only 20mb, and I have tons of cloud storage left. Does anyone have a fix? 

I have a text document imported into InDesign in which one imported hyperlink remains red in the hyperlink panel, indicates "URL not available," and will not open the link. There are several other imported links that work properly. I can open Edit Hyperlink in the Hyperlink Panel and copy the link, paste it into my web browser, and it will open the link. I can also insert the link into a Word document and it will work. I have tried deleting the link from the Hperlink Panel and recreating it, both by typing it in and by copying and pasting the address from the web browser, when it opens the link. I have even tried inserting the link as the sole content of a Word document, then placing that word document into InDesign; that still only produces the "URL not available" message.From the other similar posts, my guess is that this is some sort of firewall or login requirement by the website I am trying to link to, but I am curious as to why only InDesign seems to encounter it? And I woul

I am using Creative Cloud 2025 on Windows 11. I do most of the graphic design, typesetting, and layout for print for my org. Once a book or project is published, I need to send a pdf/a to be archived.Is there an export to pdf setting from InDesign that will allow me to convert to PDF/A in Acrobat without first going into Standards and then using Preflight to finally convert to PDF/A?

Hi, everyone. This is the first time I've run into this. Basically, I have a client that is wanting to switch to a specific blue. When I went into our brand guide InDesign document and entered the new blue (45 /128 / 252), I get the Gamut Warning (fine, I've seen that before) but for some reason the the blue was being converted to this drab CMYK friendly color even though the RGB reflects correctly in the swatch.Here's the kicker though. There is another shape in the document that is reflecting the correct blue from that same swatch. So some of the pages the shape appears washed out (converted), the other pages the blue looks correct. I tried dragging the shape with the 'correct' blue to one of the pages with the converted blue and it converts itself! But they are using the same layout page. So, then, I tried duplicating the page that was reflecting the 'correct' blue and the shapes look fine. Absolutely no clue what is going on.

Hello Adobe Community, My name is Giampaolo Vimercati and I’m reaching out for help regarding a license issue with Adobe InDesign CS6. I own a legitimate perpetual license for Adobe InDesign CS6 (version 8.0, International English for Windows). The software is currently installed and working perfectly on my PC Desktop. Until recently, it was also installed and activated on my Surface Book 2, but due to a technical issue, I had to perform a clean reinstallation of Windows 11 (version 25H2). After reinstalling the OS, I attempted to reinstall InDesign CS6 on the Surface Book, but I received the following error message:"The serial number you entered has been revoked. This product cannot be licensed. Please contact Customer Support." I contacted Adobe Italy support, but they informed me they are unable to assist with legacy product activations.I also tried emailing abuse@adobe.com and support@adobe.com, but received either an automated response or a delivery failure. I understand CS6 is a

Hello, I'm looking for a script to be able to create a group of all items on page and to do it for all page in the document. I found a script here https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/group-all-items-on-page-in-a-document/td-p/8710941 but on line :if (spreads.pageItems.length > 1) {I get an "undefined is not an object"Configuration :Windows 11Indesign 2022 / 17.2.1 X64Thanks 

Bonjour,  Problème avec Indesign, je ne comprend pas je n'arrive pas à ouvrir l'application. Dès que je clique dessus l'application s'ouvre et se ferme immédiatement. Je n'ai pas changer d'ordinateur.