Are you saying you went days without saving your file? ... View more

How do you know it's not a Mac issue. It wouldn't be the first time that Apple had to fix bugs in its operating system which resulting in InDesign issues. I'm not saying that's the case here but I wouldn't bet against it. ... View more

That file is definetely a problem but it has no effect on other files. That PDF was created in Illustrator and was saved with AI editing enabled so you can open it there and edit it. ... View more

Could be corrupt preferences. Have you tried resetting them? Can you post one of the troublesome PDFs for us to look at? ... View more

I gotta disagree a bit here, Mike. Table and Cell styles were added to InDesign when Adobe bought the plugin from Teacup somewhere around 20 years ago. There have been zero improvements made and they're clunky as hell. And you still can't set the cell inset as part of the style which forces an overset in many cases. Yes, like every other feature, they're powerful, but they need to be easier to use.   Going back and forth betwen paragraph, character, cell, and table styles is just way too much work unless you need the exact same style over and over and over again. As I said in my original post it's probably easier to do them externally in Word or Excel and place them as formatted tables. ... View more

You can create the table in Excel and place it as a formatted table in InDesign. Might need a bit of tweaking but you'll probably find it faster and easier than futzing around with InDesign's table tools. ... View more

Where is that text coming from? Can you post the file? ... View more

I understand the frustration but InDesign is a very powerful application that takes time to learn and a whole lot more time to master. If you're new to InDesign and find yourself saying there has to be a better/faster way, I can pretty much assure you that there is. ... View more

What operating system? Did you do any system updates? Are you opening from your harddrive? ... View more

You asked if it worked. What about it doesn't? ... View more

Why are you creating an interactive PDF? What if you export as Print PDF and then reduce the file size in Acrobat?   How many pages is it? You could create a new ID document at the right size and then place and scale the PDF that way then export a new one. ... View more

There's your problem. Update it. ... View more

You've already gotten your answer. Did you notice when you export the PDF it is specified as Adobe PDF. Beyond Acrobat on a desktop, these things are a crapshoot. ... View more

No, it's not. If you want to pick the fonts for the text fields you'll need to do it in Acrobat or you can try this:   FormMagic – Id-Extras.com ... View more

To be as blunt as possible...you're wrong!   When you override a parent item, any attribute that you do not change is still tied to the parent item. So, if you simply override and paste the text, any changes you make to size or position on the parent will cause the live page item to change. If you make those changes on the live page, then you will break the link. Try it EXACTLY as I outlined it. ... View more

I just tried it to be sure and it absolutely works.   1. Go to the parent page. 2. Draw a text frame where you want to start out. 3. Go to the live page and override the text frame. 4. Paste your text into the frame. 5. Go back to the parent page. Make the changes in size or position of the text frame. 6. Just kidding. There is no 6. You're done and this will flow through to every page you've used that parent on. ... View more

The problem is not with the way InDesign works; it's with your workflow. How long have you been using InDesign? Have you had any formal training? I'm not trying to be snarky, but I've been using InDesign since 1999 and I can tell you that one of the best features of the application is how master/parent pages work. ... View more

I'm sorry, but you are sending some seriously mixed messages here. If all you want to do is paste text to a live page, just do it. Draw the frame and paste the text.   If you add guides to the parent page it's a piece of cake to snap the text frame to it. ... View more

I don't think so. If all you do is override it and paste into it, it should still be tied to the parent for anything you didn't override. So, if you change the size or position, the live pages should follow.   I haven't needed to do that with text frames in ages, so give it a try. ... View more

Yes, everything should be as finalized as possible before bringing it into InDesign. If you did that you could place the text and be done with it beyond the typical tweaking that's always needed. ... View more

You can but you can't paste into a parent frame.  ... View more

Not good? Why not? What's the point of parent items if you can just select them without an override?  ... View more

No, there's not, and nor should there be. You could just drag out some guides where you want the frame to be and draw it on each page then paste your text in ... View more

What EXACT operating system are you using on the Mac? ... View more

You're not missing anything. That's how it works. ... View more

Do you have "Available on this device" enabled for that folder? If not, make sure to turn that on for all users. "Available when online" can cause InDesign to time out while trying to download all the files. ... View more

Did you try it? Do you have a specific question about it? ... View more

Are you not seeing an Add Family button when searching for fonts?   ... View more

You need to clarify what you're doing. You can't export an INDD file, you can save one. ... View more