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I created this code for duplicating a header row into body row, but unfortunately, this code doesn't go well with the InDesign server version, since the .select() method is not available (but works okay in desktop version) // create a simple table with one header row, put the cursor on the FIRST cell and run this code table = app.selection[0].parent; table.rows[0].select(); app.copy(); var newRow = table.rows.add(LocationOptions.AFTER, table.rows[0], {rowType:RowTypes.BODY_ROW}); newRow.select(); app.paste();Is there any way to copy a HEADER_ROW, create a new BODY_ROW and paste the copied HEADER_ROW into the selected BODY_ROW? Later, I would do some changes to the body_row. Any idea which will work in the Server version? Please let me know your thoughts?

Hello, please.What should I write in the next sentence? merge the rows where the cursor is and fill in Cell with the word "Continue"No need to select the  the row. thank you~

Hi! I'm trying to write a function, that could update QR code on a page after save. I used code examples from these two discussions in order to solve my problem: https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/is-it-possible-to-generate-qr-codes-in-indesign-using-current-page-number/m-p/13749888https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/is-it-possible-to-run-a-script-automatically-when-a-document-is-saved/m-p/7257249In the end I got the following code:#target indesign #targetengine "session" var myEventListener = app.eventListeners.item("mAfSave"); if (!myEventListener.isValid) { myEventListener = app.addEventListener("afterSave", updateQR); myEventListener.name = "mAfSave"; } function updateQR() { if (!app.documents.length) { return; } var doc = app.activeDocument; var label = 'QRCode'; for (var i = 0; i < doc.pages.length; i++) { var page = doc.pages[i]; var qrCodeFrame = getPageItemByLabel(page, label); if (qrCodeFra

I used InDesign to lay out a 600 page novel. It is set up to be published as a paperback. There are 6 main sections that are actually separate ID documents which are linked in ID as a book. The 6 sections are separated with full-bleed illustrations, and there are chapter headings at the beginning of each chapter. In addition each page has a header with page numbers and section titles, etc.  (see attached PDF) Now I want to export an ePub file to use as the platform for a Kindle ebook. I exported a trial epub file from ID, and all the text and illustrations are there, but unfortunately there are two problems:1) All the text is sort of smashed together with no breaks between the various chapters.2) There is no TOC information to help an ebook reader navigate the ebook. Do I need to completely reformat the paperback ID file in a different way to be useful for epub? If so, is there a good tutorial on how to set up an ID project to work for epub exporting? Thanks fo

I'm currently managing a document with 13 master page layouts:12 tailored for each month.1 for a non-specific month.Additionally, I have static designs for daily, weekly, and monthly views. Here are the issues I'm facing:Reducing Master Page Count and document weight: I'm trying to avoid creating 12 variations for each of the 3 types (daily, weekly, monthly), which would result in 36+ master pages.Efficient Design Updates: I need a way to update one static layout and have those changes automatically reflected across all similar layouts.Layer Management: I considered using layers within each monthly layout to switch between daily, weekly, and monthly views. However, toggling a layer on or off affects the whole document, not only the page I am working on.I'm looking for advice or techniques to manage this efficiently. Are there InDesign features like nested master pages, conditional text, or perhaps scripting solutions that could help? Or any other method to control visibi

 Text is not completely left aligned in the frame, I have tried everything I can but there is still space between. Also with other fonts. I would like the text to be completely left against the line of the frame.

Hi guys, Indesign has a flowing text and every time the frame needs to be reduced by a third of the left and right page. For example, after running the script, can it perform this reduction process from the point where I click with the mouse to the end of the page? (Note: Sometimes the opposite is needed. I need to spread the text all the way to the end of the page)

Just bought a new MacMini with M4.Exporting a simple InDesign 2025 text page to pdf on my old iMac Monterey 12.7 OS takes 1/2 second.Exporting the same file on my new MacMini Sequoia 15.2 OS the 45 second.Worried how long it will take for a normal artwork with picturesIs that a known issue ?

Hi everyone  I've been trying desperately to fix this issue which has been driving me nuts forever. All solutions I have found were already disabled in the first place. When I try to decrease the leading in this Character Style, at some point (around 12pt) the lines stop moving closer within themselves and only the whole box moves upwards.I am not using (Auto) leading on any text in this document, the Character style is not based on any other style, I've set the Paragraph Style to [No Paragraph Style] and Baseline Grid is disabled, Vertical Justification is set to top. I've also tried to set Auto Leading in the Paragraph Justifciation menu to other values, no change.I'd be eternally grateful for any help here! Thanks a lot. CheersT. 

Hello, I've just updated to InDesign 2025 and I'm experiencing pretty severe lag when trying to do anything. From switching view modes to simply clicking on an object and moving it, it take a half second to do anything. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? I've used the Adobe suite for years, and never had this issue. I'm running it on a MacBook Pro 14-inch, 2021, M1 chip, 64gb RAM, and 1TB storage.

Sorry, I feel guilty.I don't know how to express it.Translations are sometimes wrong because of language differences. The idea is actually very simple, but very useful.Hopefully the images and scripts share a script.There is three cases: Fit  to  columns, type area( layout area? ) and page margins If it's a text frame, it aligns to the column width.If it's an image, it's scaled up or down to the column width.  In my sample, pages 2-8, 1-3 scenarios are provided.   

اللغة الإنجليزية واللغة العربية لا يتوافقان في الفقرات وتظهر اللغة الإنجليزية معكوسة فما الحل؟مع العلم أن أغلب النص عربي ولكن الانجليزي لا يتوافق حتى بعد تغيير الخط رجاء الحل سريعاشكراً لكم 

A recent update seems to have left me with a beta version of Indesign. I have popups like 'Generative Expand beta'. I’m not a casual user, I use Indesign for paid work so don't want beta stuff. Also I'm quite competent so don't need 'ai' doing stuff for me. Perhaps we need ‘ai’ and ‘non ai’ update options? Sorry if I sound a bit annoyed as I don't know if Adobe read or reply on this forum. I see others have posted issues with different unwanted features. Advice for how to get rid of or disabling beta features (on an iMac) would be appreciated.

I was trying to create a pdf with some short videos included that I could send to clients. I didn't realize that the videos I watched where you can export videos included in a PDF were old and that this was no longer possible (at least to my knowledge). So if there isn't a way export the document with the video included, why is there even an option to import videos? It's like going to a restaurant, ordering from the menu and they tell you they actually don't make that dish. If that's the case, shouldn't that option just be removed?

I have inherited some documents from a client where all the text frames are not threaded. When I click the out-port of a frame and then hover over the area of the in-port frame that I want to thread it to, I see the cursor change to the thread icon, but when I click, it creates a blank text frame and threads to it. All frames are on the same layer and unlocked. I am showing all frames but I am unable to target the in-port of the frame I want to link to. Is there a way to display the in/out ports without hovering over them? Is there something I am missing in doing what should be a simple task?Thanks in advance for any help.

Hello sirI am using indesing cs6. I want to change my all image at a time CMYK to Grayscale or RGB to Grayscale.  Please help me and suggest how this possible. Please provide any script or option in indesign cs6

Can anyone help me create a script for InDesign? I've tried a few things, but I couldn't get everything to work properly or without causing errors.How it should work: Objective: Create a circle over an item. This circle will represent the correct answer to the test questions I'm creating.I select the text with itens (alternatives) and run the script. The script will ask me which answer is correct. I choose an answer (from 5 options), and it will create a circle over the selected item and anchor this circle right at the beginning of the text.In the future, I'll apply a condition (Conditional Text) to this anchor, so I can hide the answer whenever I want.

Hello, Coders,I'm trying to create an InDesign Extension that will allow me to hold buttons/Links to some of my JavaScripts. However, with ChatGPT, I can create an Extension, but it does not display any buttons/Links, I tried a lot, but nothing works. The link below holds the bundle I'm using to create a ZXP.https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11ETyDraYrpLfqu9MqEWojN5f_25lTQ4S?usp=sharing I'm on MAC OS 14.4.1 using InDesign CC 2017 to CC2024.I use "Anastasiy's Extension Manager" to install the ZXP extension. I created a Palette, but that requires loading from the Script Panel, so instead, I'm trying to create a menu item that will always be available under the Extension and can be docked to my workspace. Can you please help me create a ZXP template, so that I can add buttons/Links and JSX scripts to it as per my requirement. Thanks,  The current output Extension Palette does not display any buttons/Links… Instead of a Blank Extension Palette, I wan

[Apologies for cross-posting. I mistakenly posted in the InDesign SDK earlier, where it didn't get a lot of views or helpful responses. I couldn't find a way to move the post.]I am looking for a way to programatically export embedded images from InDesign documents. These images are not linked files are a placed image would normally be. Instead, they seem to be completely embedded within the InDesign file; exporting as IDML causes the raw image data to be exported within XML itself. The itemLink property is null for the Image object.Searching in the scripting reference leads to the Image.exportForWeb and Image.exportFile methods. However, when I tried the exportForWeb function, it failed silently and returned null.The exportFile method worked but it takes as input the export format. Since the format of the original image is not available within the script, using exportFile will entail a potentially lossy conversion. (Checking for the imageTypeName for the Image object throws a "The prop

Hi, I am working on my first book layout in InDesign.I was told that hanging widows should be avoided. However, does it matter when there is only a little text, like in the example? I can't adjust the width of the columns. If I have a hanging widow (right), it looks a bit nicer, but if I don't (left), it feels a bit odd.What makes the most sense for my example? Or just in general tables with little text? 

Hello,Is there a direct way to get/set the XY values of a frame ?Currently I use the following (pared-down down code for simplicity) which is really complex and relies on the page height/width and whether pages are facing or not. It seems unnecessariuly complex.Is there a more direct way ?Very best regards,OlivierInterfacePtr<IGeometry> itemGeometry(curBoxIDRef, UseDefaultIID()); gBoxRect = itemGeometry->GetPathBoundingBox(InnerToParentMatrix(itemGeometry)); if (IniSettings.FacingPages) { // left page object bounding boxes need to be shifted by a full page width if (pcr->pageNum % 2 == 0) { gBoxRect.Left(gBoxRect.left + ToPMReal(IniSettings.PageWidth)); gBoxRect.Right(gBoxRect.right + ToPMReal(IniSettings.PageWidth)); } } else { // page object bounding boxes need to be shifted to the right by a half page width gBoxRect.Left(gBoxRect.left + ToPMReal(IniSettings.PageWidth / 2.0)); gBoxRect.Right(gBoxRect.right + ToPMReal(IniSettings.PageWidth / 2.0)); } // 2024-12-18

Hello,I'm setting a one-page print document, in Minion Pro defining an organization's mission and vision. The last section lists the organization's core values. The subhead, "Our values" is in small caps, and below it, each value (one word) is italicized, followed by a brief description in roman. Is there any agreed-upon convention included or excluding punctuation (ie. period or colon), after the italicized word? I typically like  consulting the Bringhurst book, but didn't see anything there. Example: Excellence. We strive for relevance, innovation and diversity in programming, while recognizing people as basic forces of change and improvement.or Excellence We strive for relevance, innovation and diversity in programming, while recognizing people as basic forces of change and improvement. Thank you much.Andrew

Hello dear community,if you could help me here, that would be great. These lines appear in Adobe InDesign. What are they? And what exactly needs to be done to make them disappear? Thanks 🙂 

I am working on a book that has 114 pages. I have two files. One is titled "a" and the other "b". The "b" file was the first file I created. It has 114 pages with 58 spreads. File "a" is the second file that was created and also has 114 pages with 58 spreads. I created file "a" to re-place images that turned out exceptionally blurry when I printed file "b". In file "a" I also reordered some of the images and then edited the contents page numbers to reflect the reordering that occured. When I initially printed file "b" 12 blank pages were added, so instead I added 12 photo pages, 6 extra spreads. So file "b" was initially 102 pages and 52 spreads. When I go to file > print booklet > booklet type set to 2-up perfect bound > signature size 16 > preview, I have no extra pages added. File "a" is file "b" edited. When file "a" is open I go to file  file > print booklet > booklet type set to 2-up perfect bound > signature size 16 > preview I have 15 blank pages ad

Why are my paraphraph stlyes not working as it should be. The first page is working right, but not the rest. See video.   <Title renamed by MOD>