I agree with @Mike Witherell  on the quick apply - I use it regularly Also, you can set keyboard shortucts to your most needed tools - and I've a bunch of custom keyboard shortcuts that suit my workflow.  You'll find it under the Edit menu. ... View more

Are you sure you've used the correct Style for the text, and not applied a different style, then manually changed it to the look of the other headings?  If it's the wrong style applied - try reapplying the style and clear overrides.    There's a few other reasons that might be the cause  https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/toc-not-ordering-all-text-objects-correctly/m-p/8613706   There's other threads out there on why TOC appears out of order. ... View more

Noticed you tagged 'UXP Scripting' - are you writing a UXP script?  It might need to be something like this /^[A-Z]\.\s*/ ... View more

@MaradrX  I think where things might be going sideways is in how you’re using your Parent Frames. Usually, you only want one primary text frame per Parent Page. The rest of the elements up there should really just be running headers, footers, folios, and any page decoration or numbering.   When you start working with your actual content, you override that primary frame once on the first live page, then thread your text from page to page (or use Smart Text Reflow). That way, the structure and position of the text frames still come from the Parent Page. If you later adjust margins or resize the parent text frame, those changes will flow through all the threaded pages automatically, as long as you haven’t manually resized or moved the live-page frames.   If you instead paste text directly into multiple separate text boxes, you’re effectively detaching them from the parent system. That’s why any later updates on the Parent Page don’t carry through you’ve broken the link.   As @BobLevine  mentioned, InDesign’s behaviour here is absolutely by design, and once you work with it rather than around it, it becomes very predictable. And @Mike Witherell  and @davecourtemanche  are spot on too the workflow really shines when you plan your parent setup before loading in the text.   Changing layout structure midway is always possible, but it’s a bit like trying to move the foundations after the house is built. It’s worth thinking of it as finishing at the beginning spend the time getting the Parent Pages right first, and everything that follows becomes a breeze.   Hope that clears up what’s happening it’s not a bug or an oversight, just InDesign doing exactly what it’s meant to. Once you get used to threading and working with Parents, it all clicks beautifully into place.     ... View more

Thanks Mike, although I have mentioned the normal view too. Great minds think alike ... View more

Couple of things could be happening   There are 3 frame types, Graphic, Text and Unassigned (as per below screenshot).   Ensure you have View>Extras>Show Frame Edges turned on  When in View>Screen Mode>Normal it should look like this If you still cannot see the frame edges - then you should check View>Overprint Preview when this is on it hides the Frame Edges When this is on it hides the Frame Edges ... View more

That's incredible, I'm gonna save this one. Never knew you could do this... interesting. ... View more

As they're drawn in InDesign with a Path and not linked, I can't see a way to find them.    If they were linked through the Links panel it might be possible.    Where the gloves are - are there any common text that would be searchable to find before or after the gloves - if there's common text it can probably be found.      ... View more

Literally just occured to me - the anchored objects are just text like anything else, which can be found with ~a   So if you need to find the gloves, the 3rd item in - then you can  (~a.*?){2}\K~a   Considering if all the icons are the 3rd one in the paragraph and all need the same offset   You can then change the Change settings to offset the baseline and move it down.      ... View more

@Scott Falkner is correct   If you give us a sample of your document with what you're trying to do and see if a script can work for you.  ... View more

You can if you like.  ... View more

I only copy to cloud storage once the project is completed. Otherwise I work locally.    I have zero reason to be on the cloud sharing projects in real time.  ... View more

If you need anything else or how-to's just ask - good luck. ... View more

Yeah, you’ve nailed it Gareth it’s almost certainly the OneDrive integration tripping things up. InDesign just doesn’t play nicely when files are under active sync management. Even if the files are “on this device”, OneDrive’s background processes still check file states, which kills performance during operations like updating a book file or regenerating TOCs.   You can confirm this by temporarily copying the entire book folder to a fully local path (for example, C:\Projects\BookTest) and opening it from there. You’ll see everything runs instantly again.   If you want to stay with OneDrive, try: In OneDrive settings > Sync and Backup > Advanced settings, disable “Files On-Demand” completely. In File Explorer, right-click your working folder > Always keep on this device. Exclude the InDesign working folders from real-time antivirus scanning if possible (Defender can also add lag). One more thing: watch for OneDrive auto-versioning. It can silently create temporary versions of .indd or .idlk files, which confuses InDesign into thinking a file is locked or modified externally.   Long-term, your best bet is to keep all active InDesign work on a local SSD, and only sync to OneDrive at the end of the day or via backup automation. It’s not glamorous, but it keeps InDesign smooth.   If you need active backups - then look into Windows Previous Version and have it work on the folder you're working on.  ... View more

Hi Jessie This issue has been cropping up for years in different forms. It usually ties back to how InDesign handles file locks across mixed environments (Macs accessing Windows shares or vice versa). The .idlk lock file doesn’t always get created or cleared correctly, which can cause that Read Only behaviour you’re seeing.   Can you confirm everyone’s using SMB (not AFP) for Mac connections to Windows servers, and to double-check that file versioning or sync software (like OneDrive, Dropbox, or server shadow copies) isn’t interfering. It’s also worth testing whether the issue disappears when files are stored locally if so, that confirms it’s network-related.   ... View more

That's to say you have to use a Diamond glyph from a font. And insert it 5 times into the dialog for the Numbering.  ... View more

Are each backdrop a separate file?  You don't need Data Merge for this - import the names from excel - copy and paste them in - it will come in as a table.    Then convert the table to text.    If you give us more context on what you're doing and how it will look in the end it would be easier to guide you. ... View more

Does the .ai file work in a new document?  If it does then it's likely your current document  Try File>Export> and choose IDML  Then open that and see if the issue continues. ... View more

Another way and the way I use is the Quick Apply - it's the Lightening Bolt in the top right of the app (can't rememeber the shortcut, something like CTRL Return or CMD Return key)   Then type in Recompose All Stories.    If that's helpful. I don't know. ... View more

In the InDesign preferences there's an option for something along this line - it might not be same thing see this thread https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/hamza-position-bug-with-novel-sans-arabic-from-adobe-fonts/m-p/15531163#M637395     ... View more

Hi @ashwin_0502,   Not sure if you've figured this one out - but trying to learn myself.   Can you set a default value in <sp-picker> by passing a value that matches one of your <sp-menu-item> entries?   For example: <sp-picker value="b"> <sp-menu-item value="a">Option A</sp-menu-item> <sp-menu-item value="b">Option B</sp-menu-item> <sp-menu-item value="c">Option C</sp-menu-item> </sp-picker> In this case, Option B will be selected when the picker loads because its value matches the picker’s value attribute.   Maybe if you’re updating it dynamically in UXP/JS, you could also set it in a script? const picker = document.querySelector("sp-picker"); picker.value = "b"; Would this give the preselected value?  ... View more

Hi Ali   Thanks for sharing the details  tricky issue, but I think I’ve got a few leads you (or your hired designer) can try. What you report no “space before/after” in InDesign, but unwanted spaces in the EPUB (and changing depending on which TOC mode you use) strongly suggests the problem is in the export HTML / CSS transition, or some hidden style override.   Below are steps I would take to diagnose and (hopefully) fix it:   Clear overrides / enforce consistent paragraph styles Make sure all your paragraphs are using the correct paragraph style (no local overrides). Use “Clear Overrides” (or reapply style) to eliminate hidden spacing settings.   Check “Space Between Paragraphs Using Same Style” in the paragraph style definition In recent InDesign versions there’s a setting called “Space Between Paragraphs Using Same Style” which can override or alter spacing behavior. If that isn’t set to “Ignore,” it could insert extra space between otherwise identical paragraphs.   Export both ways (with each TOC option), then inspect the EPUB’s CSS / HTML Unzip the EPUB or open it in an EPUB editor and look at the generated CSS. Check for rules like p + p { margin-top: … } or extra margin or padding on paragraphs. See what differences there are between the “good” export (no extra spaces) and the “bad” one.   Remove or override the CSS rule that’s adding space If you find the CSS rule that’s causing the extra gap, you can either remove it or override it (e.g. set margin-top: 0 for those p + p).   Simplify / adjust your TOC style Since the spacing changes depending on which TOC export mode you use, the TOC style may be causing paragraph breaks or extra wrappers. Try a simpler TOC style or one that does not inject extra wrappers or unusual HTML tags.   Inspect for stray blank paragraphs / extra returns Sometimes invisible blank paragraphs creep in. InDesign’s “show hidden characters” view may reveal extra returns that become real gaps in HTML. Remove them so that the only breaks are the intended paragraphs. ... View more

Hi Benjamin A few possible theories come to mind, since InDesign doesn’t just decide to drop Parent content for the fun of it:   Parents not carried over when combining docs If they used the Book panel (File > New Book), when synchronising or replacing documents, Parent pages don’t always travel with the compiled file the way styles and swatches do. It’s possible those four double spreads were defined as Parent in one component file, but when the compiled doc was made, those parents weren’t imported. In that case, the compiled file would create new blank parents (often just A-Parent) and the page numbers/headers vanish.   Pages re-assigned away from the parents Sometimes when you replace or shuffle parent pages in a document, the pages can lose their parent assignment. If the compiled document didn’t know about those parents, the spreads might have been reset to “None,” leaving the text frames gone.   Section markers or variables instead of static text If the chapter titles were controlled with section markers or text variables, they might appear blank if the compiled book file didn’t preserve the sections properly, or if the sync wiped out the variables. That would make it look like the content “disappeared,” when it was really a reference that got broken.   Corruption or odd parent-page overwrite In rare cases, if the user had identical parent names across multiple docs (say four different “B-Parent”s), then when the files were compiled, InDesign could overwrite one with another, leaving them empty. That could explain why it only hit those four spreads.   Viewing mode / PDF preset Less likely, but worth ruling out: if the PDF export preset excluded non-printing objects or layers, and the parent text was accidentally on a non-printing layer or hidden layer, they’d vanish in the PDF. But since they said the compiled doc itself looked empty, that seems secondary.   A few questions Did you create a Book file or merge everything into a single INDD? Were the parents uniquely named in each file? Were the titles static text or driven by markers/variables? In the compiled doc, if you check Pages panel, are those spreads still showing a parent applied or set to None? My hunch: Parent page names collided during compilation, so InDesign kept the blank ones and discarded the designed ones. ... View more

That's the setting I was trying to remember! Thanks! Don't have ME version installed on this machine. ... View more

Hey Hamza    Just a heads-up: there’s no “flip hamza above/below” switch in InDesign. Arabic diacritic placement is governed by the font’s OpenType tables (its GPOS/anchor settings etc) - at least that's my understanding, happy to be told otherwise.   Since the same “lam + alif + hamza above” renders correctly in Myriad Pro Arabic, the issue is almost certainly with the Novel Sans Arabic font itself (its diacritic anchor or mark positioning for that sequence is off). However, here are a few things you can try (no guarantees, but worth checking):   Composer / Language Option Make sure you’re using the Adobe World-Ready Composer (or the ME / Arabic composer variant) in paragraph/justification settings. InDesign’s Arabic / ME versions expose better OpenType layout support. Adobe docs say InDesign lets you adjust diacritic positioning (vertical/horizontal) via Character panel > OpenType / Diacritic options.    Diacritic Adjustment Settings In the Character panel (or its menu), there are options like “Adjust Horizontal Diacritic Position” and “Adjust Vertical Diacritic Position”. Tweaking those (for the affected text) may force the hamza into the correct spot.   Check for Alternate / OpenType Variants Sometimes fonts include alternate glyphs / stylistic sets or variants that handle specific combinations (like lam + alif + hamza). See if Novel Sans Arabic has those (in its OpenType / Glyphs panel).   Contact Adobe Fonts / Foundry Ultimately, since the font is the root suspect, raise a bug / feedback to Adobe Fonts or the foundry (Atlas Fonts). They can fix the anchor data so everyone using it gets the correct form. ... View more

If it's reproducable then you can log a bug here https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs   It's the best place for bugs to be seen and looked at. ... View more

Cool thanks for sharing! ... View more