Questions

Hi, After upgrading to InDesign 2021, we experience periodic issues with files that open in read-only mode.Files are stored on a Xinet server (Linux), which we connect to via afp.The permissions on the files seem to be ok (Read and write) InDesign: 16.2.1macOS: 10.15.7 Does anyone know what the problem might be?

Hello. I'm making a script. Is there any way to track frame changes on the page through the script? For example, I made a test script. It makes a frame on the page according to the height and width specified in the input fields. When I click the Preview checkbox, this frame appears on the page. If I change the height or width in the input fields, it updates the dimensions of the frame on the page. Since it is a ‘pallet’ window, I can interact with the frame on the page. That is, I can manually resize it (by dragging the corners or side) and to update the fields in the script, I made a ‘Refresh’ button. But it's not very practical to click on the button every time. Is there any way to make it so that when I manually resize it, it will automatically add new data to the input fields? Is there any such functionality?#targetengine "session"; var palette = new Window("palette", "Test"); palette.orientation = "column"; palette.alignChildren = "left"; var groupSize = palette.add("group"); gr

Dear Adobe InDesign Team,I am writing to report a critical bug in Adobe InDesign 2023, version 18.5.3, specifically when working on Apple devices and primarily using the Hebrew language.The issue arises when creating text frames with Block Text Alignment (Justified Alignment). When the file is exported to a PDF format (via Acrobat), punctuation marks at the end of sentences, such as periods and commas, disappear.This bug poses significant risks for professional publications, including books, advertisements, and any other design projects using Hebrew text with Block Text Alignment. Missing punctuation in exported files leads to errors that can severely impact the quality of publications.The issue has been widely reported among advertising agencies and graphic design studios in Israel, where Hebrew is commonly used in publications.To help illustrate the issue, I have attached a screenshot showing the InDesign layout (left) and the exported PDF (right), where punctuation marks are missing

Why is it slightly different if I selected the same exact stlye for all?See video attached please.thank you.

I created an email signature in inDesign with hyperlinks to my website and Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.  Everything worked beautifully in the pdf.  However, nothing worked when I imported the pdf into Outlook to create an email signature.  Any suggestions???     {Renamed by MOD}

There is a bug in indesign. I have a file of 100 pages with a lot of content already.I then hid a bunch of spreads.Then I could no longer select my text in most of the pages/tekst frames. The frame, etc., i still could select but not words in the text frame.I shut down everything and restarted and the problem was still there. Then I uninstalled and reinstalled InDesign and still did it.Out of desperation I thought perhaps I'd better not hide the pages anymore. and then suddenly I could just select all the text again! So that was the problem... So where can I report that so Adobe can fix it? 

Hello After making a standard document with warning text and some images and a paragraph style with bullet list, I moved all the pages to another document. But the bullet list jumps with what looks like one tab.  See images below; original image Copied to document What am I doing wrong?   

Leider schaffe ich es nicht, den Preis am Schluss in ein verschachteltes Format zu packen - auch Grep gelingt nicht. Kann mir jemand weiterhelfen?

I designed a book document to InDesign to print a 6X9 book.  When I export the PDF the size properties are are 7.5 x 10.  I have made multiple attempts to export to get the correct size going into advanced setting but none of my exports work.  Please help!

I've tried to place text and images in this template but they do not show up. I thought bringing to front would do it, but no. View is in Normal mode. How do I place images and text into this template?  

Hello! Can anyone help me calculate what my spine width should be? I have been asked to prepare a catalogue for print that was designed by someone else. The print specifications are as follows: A4 - 210 x 297 mm,PUR glue (longer side)Pages 84 + 4,  mat 300g + mat 170g, (4/4)+(4/4), Mat laminatem coverAny assistance would be greatly appreciated! 

Over many, many months, it has driven me somewhat mad to have a current book divided into 47 separate chapter files, along with 10 additional files for front and back matter. This division has hindered the curation of illustrations and design elements, as I would have benefited from viewing and considering the work as a whole. It would've allowed me to make or eliminate choices more effectively while working on the entire project. I understand the purpose of InDesign’s Book feature, but it hasn't been ideal for my needs, given a strong preference to see everything in context and make sweeping changes as necessary. This fragmentation truly slowed progress. Now, however, all design and editorial decisions are finally locked in, and I find myself contemplating whether to continue with these separate files or consolidate them into one InDesign file, rather than a PDF.Why?Initially, I started with just such a massive file containing all the chapters, but after over thousands of iterartions,

I am looking to export multiple cropped images on a spread with original linked names and specific dimensions. Do I need a a script for this? Has anyone done this?  I'll attach a preview so you can see the spread with the containers. 

Hi there I was trying to export a shared drawing animation from Pages by clicking on the animation its self then sharing to icloud as a movie (m4v) file then placing in indesign.  (Digital publishing)  I was hoping this would be a smooth migration but not so much.  I tried using google drive and it doesnt even recognize the file.Is there a way to get the animation to show in indesign to make an epub.Thank you in advance.

Greetings all!I am making catalog templates. There are a bunch of little ads that can be added to the spreads. These ads are stored in a CC library. They come in various sizes and configurations. As such, I'd love for each ad to pull from a dynamic source so that if I ever have to update them I just update the source and not each ad. I thought Data Merge was THE WAY, but if I have multiple ads on one spread, each ad pulls from the same cell of the excel sheet.Is there a way to do this? I know (or it seems) it's not possible to have mutliple data merges in a spread, but that's basically what I'm looking for. Multiple dynamic sources. Thanks in advance!

Hello all, Currently in search of the contextual bar in InDesign. It is switched on in the Window tab. And while I do have additional monitors, it is not hiding in any of them. So I'm quite confused as to where it could be. Did the last update remove it altogether?Any assitance would be very much appreciated.Paola

Hi There,I'm a total newbie to InDesign and I'm stuck working on someone else's file and I am totally confused.I have to remove a listing from from the file and every time I delete the listing (In this example "Magnets" in example_1.png) the text moves up but the red square remains at its current location (see example_2.png) Is there a way to get the red square to move up as well. I'm not sure how this list is set up. Any help would be extremly helpful!

Hello. I have made my script. It works fine on windows. When I decided to run it on a macbook, InDesign crashed immediately. I spent some time trying to find the cause.I have two drop-down lists in my script. One shows all the fonts available in the system, and the other shows all its styles (regular, bold, italic, etc.). I don't know why, but on windows everything works fine, but on macbook m1 on macOS sequoia it doesn't want to work.var GroupFont = panelTextTab.add("group"); GroupFont.orientation = "row"; GroupFont.add("statictext", undefined, "Font:"); // Getting an array of Font objects var fontObjects = app.fonts.everyItem().getElements(); var uniqueFontNames = []; // Array for unique font names // Collecting unique font families for (var i = 0; i < fontObjects.length; i++) { var fontFamily = fontObjects[i].fontFamily; // Check if the font already exists in the array var isFound = false; for (var j = 0; j < uniqueFontNames.length; j++) { if (uniqueF

I'm having an issue where I can't print multiple booklets from a single print job on a 2021 M1 iMac. After checking an older iMac that was able to print correctly, I noticed that certain print settings on the problematic iMac were grayed out and couldn't be changed. These settings include options in the "Setup" section, as well as the "PostScript" and "Data Format" dropdown menus in the "Graphics" section. I suspect this is related to the PPD selection dropdown, which is also grayed out and unchangeable on the problem iMac (this box was editable on the older iMac). I’ve already tried reinstalling the drivers from Xerox’s website, but that hasn’t resolved the issue.   

I am a novice in indesign and I am trying to modify an existing document. I am trying to dual brand the document, the current logo is already there and exists over a blue box. But when I try to add the second logo, no matter what I do it will not populate on top of the blue box, it always sits behind it. I have figured out my edits need to be made in the parent page, I have tried to send the rectangle back, I have tried to bring the new logo forward, which doesnt appear to be an option, I have locked and unlocked both logos. Need some guidance on what I am missing.

Hello,I am attempting to create SDS sheets using InDesign 2024, but I'm having issues with InDesign's Datamerge. My process is: enter the data into google sheets (Column A is the header names, B will be the product information for the SDS sheet.... transcribed into columns... and then downloaded as a CSV), and then import into InDesign using DataMerge. This is the first time I'm using a larger data set (300 rows of text, transcribed into columns). At around the 84th row/column, InDesign does not import that data into the datamerge. I am not getting any errors. I had no problems placing the headers, and everything imports properly until around row 84. The file is only 13 KB, so I'm surprised that I'm having issues. Any advice/tips? Pictures attached of the google sheet, and InDesign doc where the data fails to import (before and after preview is enabled).   

My Excel for Mac (v16.93) recently added features this week, and now spreadsheets exported as .CSV or .TXT aren't recognized by InDesign for datamerge. I'm getting the error that "The data source file you selected either has no records or is not a supported file format. Please fix the file"...TextEdit recognizes the data, but even after resaving it from there without changes, InDesign still gives me the same error.Files made from previous dates are recognized (Nov/Dec files)...so it's either an error with the MS update or Adobe.Anyone else encountering this?  

Hi,I am facing this issue since I have started using Indesign and found no solution to it till date. The textframes sometimes thread perfectly but most of the time they dont. I have attached a 4 mins video of how I am creating a document and threading. Also the problem can be seen. Its an RTL document. Ideally page 1 should be threaded to page 2 but here its threading to page 3. Similarly other pages are haywire. What is the permanent solution this, can anyone please help? Thanks for your time. I have attached idml file also.

I recently reinstalled Creative Cloud and downloaded Adobe InDesign v20.01. However, whenever I move or resize objects, the screen flickers black until the object is placed.To troubleshoot, I downgraded to the older version (v19.5.1), but the issue persists. The flickering happens regardless of the specific project or settings.Has anyone encountered a similar issue or knows a fix?Thanks in advance for your help!

Many of my dialog windows such as paragraph styles, or when I place items appear off the screen (I see the bottom of the window, but not the top which means I cannot move them around)  - Any suggestions?Laurie